Wal-Mart not sponsoring Jeff Gordon

[Legacyofthe24]

It may partly be a fact of globalistation, but multinationals destroying countless Small to Medium Enterprises and deskilling jobs to the absolute minimum does bring the economy down.

WHAT?

anyways i have never had any problem with people associated nascar or walmart with rednecks, southerners, country folk w/e b/c by god im from the great state of georgia and i'll take w/e you wanna associate me with with me. walmart, nascar or any other stereotype. nascar's a badass sport and walmart's got low prices so i can save money to go to the races.

 

[Rixster]

Walmart also did not attract all that hate publicity until they passed KMart as the biggest retailer. Microsoft was everyone's favorite rags-to-riches success story until they got huge. Then they were Satan incarnate. Bottom line, the guy at the top of the heap takes the most potshots.

I'm sorry, but having worked for Walmart for quite a while, I can tell you in my personal experience, all that junk about making people work off the clock and unequal pay for women and all that garbage is just that: GARBAGE. Walmart actually skews the other way. Working off the clock is grounds for immediate termination and Women seem to get promoted far more readily than men.

The truth is, Walmart (and retail in general) is a high-pressure business with limited pay. So Walmart starts floor associates at lower pay scale because there's an 80-90% cance they won't be able to handle it. I worked there 4 years and went from $7.50 an hour to $13.75. What companies do you know that give $6 in raises in 4 years? If you can take the work and work hard, you get rewarded. that's how America worked before so many unions got overpowered and forced companies to increase pay for below-average workers. And once you make the leap from Associate to Department or Assistant Manager, your pay shoots up quite a bit. My store manager was making nearly $150k a year. Why? His store was one of the top 10 in the company. And he started out pulling freight at 16 for $3 an hour.

Walmart rewards merit, not union strong-arm tactics. I'm not saying they don't have their faults, but as someone who is working a crappy job after my job with GM got liquidated, I have seen firsthand what happens when a company loses control of itself to an out-of-control union. And I appreciate being able to get more for my money, since thanks to GM and UAW, my income has been greatly reduced. Leave Walmart alone. If the people of your area are goofy enough to chase out the biggest company on Earth and pay higher prices because of some mindless prejudice, more power to you. Your loss.

Sorry if I sound a bit angry, but when I worked for the company, I traveled often to many stores around the country to help with remodeling and things like that. Walmart people (employees and customers alike) are for the most part good, hard-working people.

Very well said sir, I agree with you 100%. I worked for Wal-Mart for a short time myself and my wife currently works for Target. Wal-Mart does not treat it's associates no worse than any other retail chain, and as you pointed out does reward for hard work which a lot don't.
I have no idea why they won't do any sponsorships in NASCAR, only they know. All I know is there go all the Wally world schemes people have been coming up with.

 

[pennst24]

I hate NASCAR stereotypes. People who bash them are shallow people. People who bash NASCAR have never watched the sport.

 

[Enter Sandman]

Very well said sir, I agree with you 100%. I worked for Wal-Mart for a short time myself and my wife currently works for Target. Wal-Mart does not treat it's associates no worse than any other retail chain, and as you pointed out does reward for hard work which a lot don't.
I have no idea why they won't do any sponsorships in NASCAR, only they know. All I know is there go all the Wally world schemes people have been coming up with.

My brother is very happy to be at Walmart now after his time as the foreman of a local lumberyard. He started as a remodel associate and has since moved up a bit. He's also already getting better benefits there after a few months than he did in 10 years at the lumberyard.

I also definitely have to agree that ignorant people won't change their opinions no matter what. Apparently I'm an angry, violent person for liking Metallica according to some. Do I care about their opinion? Hell no. I know what I think and I'm damn proud of it. The issue isn't the stereotyping, it's the stupid people behind it.

 

[undedavenger]

It may partly be a fact of globalistation, but multinationals destroying countless Small to Medium Enterprises and deskilling jobs to the absolute minimum does bring the economy down.

Actually, Walmart provided me with better workforce training than any job I've had, before or since. They don't just that you increase your skills, they demand work ETHIC. And that is far more important in the long run than a piece of paper saying you know something you actually forgot ten minutes after taking a test.

I've worked for and with several "small businesses" over the years, and they always mark up their product ridiculously. The only thing Walmart did was come in with the competition to show the locals they they were getting had for years. People can protest Walmart coming to their area all they want, it's a virtual certainty that more customers will come through the doors of that store the first week than have passed through a local business for the past YEAR.