On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:58:01 -0600, Jim Redelfs
wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

I did a ~two-year, part-time "stint" at a local
Wal-Mart Supercenter a few years ago. I loved the job
and would/will work there again in a heartbeat.

I'm curious

What did you love abt the job? Serious question as
working at Walmart always seems to get a bad rap

Just remember that a 34-year unionist is writing...

I enjoyed working with the younger folks in Electronics. I taught them
customer service basics (thank-you, may I help you, etc) and they taught me
about PS2, Nintendo, etc.

Almost everyone I met while on duty and in the break room seemed content being
there. I never encountered anyone with a truly BAD attitude. After all the
years working for The Phone Company, my Wal-Mart experience was a refreshing
change.

The company went BEYOND flexible when it came to scheduling my work times to
accommodate my full-time work schedule and other requests for time off. The
pay was good with monetary incentives to work particular hours and days. The
employee discount was an added bonus. Profit sharing and company match of
stock purchases are just a couple of benefits I enjoyed while there.

I have been "gone" for several years now. When I shop at the place
(regularly) I still see more than a few familiar faces. One in particular, a
Greeter, is always glad to see me and always friendly to me and virtually
everyone else that walks through the door.

working at Walmart always seems to get a bad rap

That has always frustrated me. Wal-Mart is the world's biggest capitalist
success story and yet it gets drubbed by many. You'll notice, however, that
those doing the drubbing are always from the political LEFT. Ironically,
those are the same folks that freely tout their compassion for the
down-trodden and less-fortunate among us, easily the most deserving recipients
of the lower prices found at Wal-Mart and also as a potential employer.

Wal-Mart may have its "warts" but what mega-corporation doesn't? Without the
"help" of a unionized workforce, they treat their employees well. Sam Walton
would be proud.

Have you typed Walmart and Evil into a search engine? There seem to be
some legitimate gripes. Not just the way they treat the workers, a
point of view that seems to have many supporters among former Walmart
employees. There is the way that it drains the cash out of a
community, killing off local stores. Or the way that it gets such low
prices, by having low prices paid abroad for the products.

Sure, you can get stuff cheap. It isn't clear that it is a net plus
however. I try to avoid the big box stores and shop at local stores,
for instance my local hardware store over Home Despot. It's tough
though; I really do like Costco, and I hear that they actually treat
their workers very well. I've noticed that they are closed on certain
holidays, so their employees can be with their families. Plus they
close at 6pm on the weekend, apparently for the same reason. I think
that's called family values.