Not big greedy evil Wal-Mart, enemy of the common worker? Never.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jillian Koskie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:36 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart > > Again, I haven't followed this thread closely, so I might > just be repeating something that has been said before. > > Wal~Mart has incentives. > > When your store falls below a certain shrinkage limit > (shoplifting, waste, etc.) for the year, you receive a bonus. > > There is also profit sharing. > > I worked there 4 years and received both bonuses 3 of the 4 > years... and they were $1000+, nothing to sneeze at! (the > bonuses are pro-rated to whether you are full or part time) > > Also, if you buy Wal~Mart stock, they match your > contribution... and if you received 3 positive comment cards, > they gave you a full share. > > >Unless i'm mistaken, McDonald's offers decent salaries, a safe work > >environment, promotional oppurtunities, etc.... > > > >Micky D's competes with Wendys, Burger King, etc, for the > same workers. > >Competition for these workers requires the addition of incentives. A > >company which refuses to offer these benefits risks > employing a force > >of unmotivated, unhappy workers...making their business a less > >desirable place for the consumer, which in turn hurts their > bottom line...... > > > >Long story short: free market competition compels the companies to > >address the social concerns of their workers. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192779 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
