walmart has been refering to employees as associates since at least the 80s when I worked for them, back when sam was still alive and the company actually gave a damn.
"associates" hahaha newspeak FTL
Surprise! We live in a fvcked up world!
Looking at this chart:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_Canada
Walmart stacks up pretty good.
Canada ranges from $9.95 - $11.00 USD per hour minimum wage.
The highest I saw was Australia @ a Whopping $16.88 USD per hour.
The lowest was Sierra Leone @ a big old $00.03 per hour about $5.75 a month.
Looking at this chart:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_Canada
Walmart stacks up pretty good.
Canada ranges from $9.95 - $11.00 USD per hour minimum wage.
The highest I saw was Australia @ a Whopping $16.88 USD per hour.
The lowest was Sierra Leone @ a big old $00.03 per hour about $5.75 a month.
I see no issue holding a food drive for employees by employees. Some people cannot manage money regardless of how much they are paid, Fact. Some employees may have had a stroke of bad luck ( house burned etc... ) we don't know.
How is that funny you jackass?
These are people who are busting their ass to support their family, yet still need help. These aren't people sucking on the teet of the government, they are the workers that keep the country running.
You are an ignorant moron. Its people like you that ruin the country for people like these. Fuck you and die in a fire.
"The welfare programs Wal-Mart workers rely on include Medicaid, subsidized housing and SNAP..."
"A 2002 survey by the state of Georgia's subsidized healthcare system, PeachCare, found that Walmart was the largest private employer of parents of children enrolled in its program."
"Hundreds of Maine workers employed by Wal-Mart are enrolled in the states public assistance programs, including Medicaid, Food Stamps, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, according to data released by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
Wal-Mart tops the list both in terms of total number of employees receiving benefits751and what percentage of the companys Maine workforce this represented."
You're right, Wal-Mart is the one dong the sucking by not paying a wage enough to live on so other tax payers have to subsidize the employees salary. So even if you do not shop at walmart you still pay towards its profits.
so again...tell me what is funny about people trying to make a living?
You ignorant, self righteous, entitled, dick shit
He's not criticizing Walmart employees. He's talking about the corporation which pays its employees so little that the taxpayers have to top up their tiny salaries in the form of welfare.
If your job is doable by 250 million of the 300 million people in this country, your wages will be extremely low.
This is a fact of life. Get over it.
read the OP, he laughed at them
This is true. However, WalMart abuses the system and affects the rest of us. They already get tons of subsidies when they open up a new store. They milk the welfare system to act as their "employee healthcare". Even if the WalMart continues to provide low wages...they should at least foot the bill for healthcare. Even with the ACA, they will find a way to cheat the system.
He could be laughing at the absurd situation where such a successful corp in the land of capitalism cannot afford to pay its employees to stay off welfare rolls but can afford to pay its execs megabucks with plenty left over for the shareholders. Walmart is basically shafting the taxpayers to make up for the low wages it pays its employees.
Nonsense.
Most towns BEG Walmart to come and open a store. Why? Because it benefits the community.
Lower cost products for low income people
Job opportunities for people with low skills / no education
It attracts "satellite" businesses, including hotels for Walmart's suppliers, trainers, etc.
Walmart goes into communities that have no economic prospects, creates a micro-economy surrounding its store that generates jobs and tax revenue, and gets blasted because it doesn't pay enough.
Guess what - if Walmart wasn't there, most of those poor, low-paid employees would have no job and would be 100% dependent on social welfare programs.
Nonsense.
Most towns BEG Walmart to come and open a store. Why? Because it benefits the community.
Lower cost products for low income people
Job opportunities for people with low skills / no education
It attracts "satellite" businesses, including hotels for Walmart's suppliers, trainers, etc.
Walmart goes into communities that have no economic prospects, creates a micro-economy surrounding its store that generates jobs and tax revenue, and gets blasted because it doesn't pay enough.
Guess what - if Walmart wasn't there, most of those poor, low-paid employees would have no job and would be 100% dependent on social welfare programs.
Just because the politicians beg for it does not mean that the people really want it. Again, even if they were to beg for a WalMart, WalMart ends up getting hundreds of million dollars in subsidies to build their stores. Why should any one company get that kind of financial advantage?
I'd rather have those would-be employees be 100% dependent on welfare rather than have them still dependent on welfare, deal with the impacts of WalMart to small businesses, and dishing out money for them to build their stores for free.
nice attempt to deflect but none of that is mentioned or even relevant.
OP is a moronic troll who is stealing oxygen from worthy humans. You are a commy bastard who is not much better.
Its easy to spot the libtards. They want everyone on welfare and all big businesses to close.
Commy bastards.
He's not criticizing Walmart employees. He's talking about the corporation which pays its employees so little that the taxpayers have to top up their tiny salaries in the form of welfare.
Why is it Wal-Mart's responsibility to provide a "living wage" to its employees? They pay what the job is worth.