Originally Posted By: dareo
I'm glad to be out of walmart management and into a great small business environment. Walmart makes people take 2 breaks and an hour lunch. They also don't staff anywhere near what a store really needs. So its always a game of chasing what area needs people shifted around. Somebody was probably temporarily covering the area then took the keys to lunch. Nothing will happen to that key loser. Much of WM policies are centered around not getting sued, mostly by employees. The employees do not perform and cant easily get fired. There are no incentives to work hard and losing your job is not very likely. The small percentage of hard working, semi intelligent, and courteous employees they do still have get absolutely nothing in return.
At the very top of WM is some of the very best business minds and policy makers, but it still can't prevent terrible entry level employees. WM is everyone's favorite law suit target. Promote a male instead of a female? Lawsuit. Give someone an extra raise and not someone else? Lawsuit. Any kind of injury, no matter how petty, Lawsuit. WM today is nothing like what Sam Walton started. Neither is the United States of America.
One WM near us has great sporting goods people, but the ammo is never instock.
WM should have built its own ammo factory when Obama was first elected. Great Value 22 long rifle, 9mm, 40, 45 and 223. They could put even more price pressure on other makers to have the shelf space since their brand is there for such a low price. The supply could be there to fulfill the demand and prevent other merchants from charging high prices. WM has about a 25% margin on ammo. Federal and others are making money wholesaling to WM, so i don't see why they couldn't profitably run their own ammo plant. Just as long as they don't let WM employees work in it.
Tip to finding WM ammo: Show up late at night, about 11-12 pm, they will have mostly unloaded that day's trucks and will be about to put the ammo in the case. Ask nicely and the person working the freight might find the box or boxes of ammo, open them up, and sell it to you before they even make it to the case.
how long did you work at walmart? i worked there for 5 years and overall i felt the environment was positive, i had some great years and memories there. however i did choose to leave because things were changing and i feel justified in why i left. i loved having the structure of 2 15 min breaks and an hour linch - but you only need to take 30. problem was as you said not enough help and angry customers because youre not there pronto. that and i was wxpected to cover 4 depts. you just cant do that with wm traffic. have tons more to say but am typing on my phone.
