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By: gordon the magnificent

gordon the magnificent — Thu, 26 May 2005 17:53:00 +0000

And I worked there part time because I am a full time mother – probably the hardest most thankless job there is imaginable.

I wish more parents shared your commitment to family.

We decided we’d rather go single income and raise kids then rob them of time with us.

By: gordon the magnificent

gordon the magnificent — Thu, 26 May 2005 17:53:00 +0000

And I worked there part time because I am a full time mother – probably the hardest most thankless job there is imaginable.

I wish more parents shared your commitment to family.

We decided we’d rather go single income and raise kids then rob them of time with us.

By: Kricket

Kricket — Thu, 26 May 2005 17:19:00 +0000

Bob, don’t presume to assume I have never done anything other than Walmart work. I have done electronic assembly, I have done office work, and I have years of fast food experience as well as telemarketing. Work is work. None of it is gonna be easy, even being a rock star (my cousin is the guitarist of a well known 80′s hair band). Working at Walmart may seem like a pansy job to you, but you try dealing with people day in and day out that treat you like their own personal slave, get no recognition – from your coworkers or your customers. As I mentioned, I took the job for supplemental income. Then I got injured and am on my own – can’t get Walmart to pay out for workman’s comp and don’t quite qualify for disability. And I’ll tell you now, I don’t consider being a cashier or stockman at Walmart or Kmart a pansy job. It’s hard work. It’s physical work. And it pays next to nothing. And I worked there part time because I am a full time mother – probably the hardest most thankless job there is imaginable.

By: Kricket

Kricket — Thu, 26 May 2005 17:19:00 +0000

By: mad heron

mad heron — Thu, 26 May 2005 15:01:00 +0000

Or can it be that these liberal left-wing rags are losing readers becuase they have lied too often? too bad:lol:

By: mad heron

mad heron — Thu, 26 May 2005 15:01:00 +0000

Or can it be that these liberal left-wing rags are losing readers becuase they have lied too often? too bad:lol:

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 26 May 2005 14:25:00 +0000

Hey Kricket,
“But they still pay less than most of the employees deserve, especially with all the crap that they have to go through.”

Guess what: if we all got paid according to the crap that we had to deal with, plumbers and McDonalds cooks would be rich, and rock stars would be dirt poor.

Vinny is so right; any fool who wants to raise his or her children on a Walmart retail salary should stop being a panzy and get a job that pays better – try waiting tables (at LEAST $15 an hour), being a grunt laborer (at least $10 an to start, often closer to $20), or managing a small store (like a Family Video – they make over $30,000 a year). The problem is that these jobs I mention require more than just showing up to work – you’ve got to really bust ass. I know that a Walmart job might suck, but it isn’t hard work by any stretch of the imagination. And if you think it is, you’ve never waited tables, managed, or worked construction before.

By: Kricket

Kricket — Thu, 26 May 2005 12:58:00 +0000

I totally agree. I took the job for supplemental income, not for sole income. But they still pay less than most of the employees deserve, especially with all the crap that they have to go through. I do agree though that it isn’t a place to work to raise a family on.

By: Vinny

Vinny — Thu, 26 May 2005 11:49:00 +0000

That may very well be true, but let’s call a spade a spade. Wal-Mart is an entry level retail job, full-time or not. It’s not necessarily a job to raise a family on. That’s my problem with the people who argue Wal-Mart should pay more to its people.

Just because you have a job doesn’t mean you have a right to support a family with it. I’d love to be a paper boy, but something tells me I couldn’t make a living doing that alone. Therefore, I won’t choose to be a paper boy.

By: Kricket

Kricket — Thu, 26 May 2005 11:37:00 +0000

As a former Walmart employee, I can tell you right now that they don’t pay near enough for the job required and the stress involved.

By: Kricket

Kricket — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

As a former Walmart employee, I can tell you right now that they don’t pay near enough for the job required and the stress involved.

By: Vinny

Vinny — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

By: Kricket

Kricket — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hey Kricket,
“But they still pay less than most of the employees deserve, especially with all the crap that they have to go through.”

Guess what: if we all got paid according to the crap that we had to deal with, plumbers and McDonalds cooks would be rich, and rock stars would be dirt poor.

By: mad heron

mad heron — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Or can it be that these liberal left-wing rags are losing readers becuase they have lied too often? too bad:lol:

By: Kricket

Kricket — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

By: gordon the magnificent

gordon the magnificent — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

And I worked there part time because I am a full time mother – probably the hardest most thankless job there is imaginable.

I wish more parents shared your commitment to family.

We decided we’d rather go single income and raise kids then rob them of time with us.