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Originally posted by DrinkingHard
Here is the way I see it, be it right or wrong this is my personal opinion.
We live in a free country and people have the right to work where ever they like. It's not like they are being drafted into walmart slavery! LOL! They have the conscious decision to either apply for a job or not to. They knew that this was not a high paying job when they applied.
The simple fact is that even though Walmart is a market leader in the retail industry they can simply not afford to give each one of their employees illustrious $20 an hour jobs or huge stock bonuses. Their jobs (for the most part) do not entail anything that require the skillset that a $20 an hour job with stock bonuses would entail.
As for insurance, at least they HAVE some kind of insurance. If those employees were working with some small company they would not be offered ANY kind of insurance and would have to foot the bill entirely themselves. Hence it's better than nothing ;)
Walmart has lowered inflation, given 1.5 million people around the world jobs, stimulated the economy and given customers a great experience (well I think it's pretty good!).
Anyways just my  on the matter
DH
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I think you're missing the point. When the Walmart comes to a small town, they kill most of the other local jobs. If people want a job, they have no choice but to work for Walmart.
As far as a $20.00 per hour wage, I don't think anyone would expect that kind of wage at any entry-level position. The point is that Walmart refuses to let an employee work a full 40 hours per week. This move denies employees any rights to benefits and you can forget about overtime pay.