![]() Its like stealing hours to make someone be available the whole time, yet send them home without pay for that time. Plus I could have contracted to work with someone else for those hours. The cost & time of getting somewhere and only working 4 hours instead of 8 is not worth it. In any case, if a company I work with decides to send me home early (unless given previous notice) without compensation for the full hours agreed, I will not work with them again. I am actually a small business owner & independent contractor so pay double taxes. They probably end up profiting off the government because they have amazing tax lawyers and pay a percentage below most people who make under 40,000 per year. So we are actually giving walmart money out of our taxes. On top of that, tax payers are subsidizing healthcare, because walmart doesnt want to since they choose to intentionally hire part time workers. If you are profiting more money than you could ever use, and keep profiting yet make it impossible for others to even work a full week (and these are people that want to work) then that is wrong, plain and simple. But unfortunately greed and the corporate mentality (which is where shareholders are separated from the reality of their earnings… makes it easier to justify doing whatever it takes just to increase their dividends) manifests this cruelty towards humanity. Im all for people working hard, starting their own businesses and being rewarded for it. With so many aspects of company policy originating from the home office, it appears unlikely that such retaliatory actions against employees are isolated incidents restricted to a few store managers.Īs even more light is shed on what it’s like to work for the world’s largest retailer, we will continue to support Walmart employees speaking out for decent wages, adequate hours and respect on the job. This latest revelation lends further credence to the federal government’s case against the company for alleged unlawful retaliation against employees exercising their rights. “I could never send an honest feedback such as this email to anyone of authority at Walmart without being retaliated.” Just as many associates have faced retaliation for speaking out, including being outright fired, the author echoed similar concerns for his own job. These people can barely pay their rent as it is and with no notice we cut their hours.” “Do you know how hard it is to go to someone that makes $8.85 an hour and tell him, sorry but I have to cut you down to 25.5 hours. The company previously required 60 percent of employees to be full-time and has now cut that down to 40 percent full-time, 40 percent part-time and 20 percent temporary workers who are not entitled to any benefits. Walmart has also imposed new restrictions on the number of full-time employees at each store. Whereas store managers used to be able to provide raises, “now all pay is controlled by home office.” Walmart has increasingly centralized its employee policies over the last two decades, including hourly raises. Many of these changes came directly from the home office. “I have many associates who have not received a raise in nearly nine years,” he claims. The company has also initiated new programs, such as pay caps for certain positions. “Walmart has been hacking on its benefit and pay structure for years to save on cost,” he says, including merit-based raises, profit-sharing programs and full-time hours. The author describes in detail how the company has systematically slashed employee benefits over the course of two decades. The current assistant store manager was compelled to share his own experience after reading several accounts written by store associates. Following a series of articles from Walmart employees describing what it’s like to work for the world’s largest private employer, Gawker has just published an anonymous email from a much different perspective: a longtime store manager. ![]()
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