http://www.consumertesting.org/ en sstewart@ufcw.org Copyright 2010 2010-03-27T20:44:26+00:00 http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/the_last_couple_of_years_have_been_an_increasing_struggle/ http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/the_last_couple_of_years_have_been_an_increasing_struggle/#When:20:38:43Z I have worked for Wal-mart for almost 5 years now. I work at store 5260 and at one point in time I could say that with pride. The last couple years have been an increasing struggle just to survive with Wal-mart. Corporate Culture, Discrimination, Scheduling, Wages 2010-03-25T20:38:43+00:00 http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/walmarts_dirty_little_secrets/ http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/walmarts_dirty_little_secrets/#When:20:19:40Z I am a zone manager in a Walmart in Laredo Texas and I know every little dirty secret that they hide from the workers and the customers, this is an evil company and I am actively looking for another job. Corporate Culture, Discrimination 2010-03-19T20:19:40+00:00 http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/things_have_gotten_really_bad/ http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/things_have_gotten_really_bad/#When:20:16:02Z I have been with Walmart for almost three years and since I've been there things have gotten really bad. I have been skipped over for a higher position and I have had to be multi-coded for everything up front except maintenance. The store manager has threatened peoples jobs for family emergencies. Corporate Culture, Health Care, Scheduling 2010-03-13T20:16:02+00:00 http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/hand_filling_bags_of_fertilizer_pesticides_herbicides_etc/ http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/hand_filling_bags_of_fertilizer_pesticides_herbicides_etc/#When:20:10:43Z I work in Logistics at a Wal-Mart Distribution Center. New this year: we are being asked to hand fill bags of fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, etc. We are handling anywhere from 100 to 2000+ of these bags. The chemical dust and exposure made one man violently ill today, and another went home with symptoms. Management refuses to do anything about this as they say wal-mart lost too much money doing it the old way (the safe way of transporting full, wrapped pallets directly to stores.) No one should be exposed to these checmicals indoors on a daily basis. Corporate Culture, Health Care 2010-03-12T20:10:43+00:00 http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/its_not_just_hourly_employees_being_mistreated/ http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/its_not_just_hourly_employees_being_mistreated/#When:20:06:16Z It's not just hourly's that suffer the wage/hour abuse. Salaried managers because of there exempt status are often required to work not 10 or 15 minutes over their schedule but 12-14 hour DAYS over their schedule half the hourlys made more per hour than I did in my last store and I'd been with the company 18 years 16 of it salaried. Try not getting a vacation for 9 months and then having to take 4 in 3 months all because of "Store" needs and if you say no its insubordination and your gone. Hell as an overnight manager I didn't get a lunch for 15 years hows that for management abuse. Corporate Culture, Scheduling 2010-03-11T20:06:16+00:00 http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/a_laid_off_sams_club_employee_speaks_out/ http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/a_laid_off_sams_club_employee_speaks_out/#When:17:04:01Z WHERE IS THE SEVERANCE PAY??? IN THE MAIL???I was part of the Sam's Club lay-offs, I worked the demo department. There are so many things i want to report, mainly the way these lay-offs have affected our lives. I personally have been reduced to standing in a food line to be able to eat.(STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY PROMISED SEVERANCE PAY & it's been, well, six weeks this Sunday) WHERE IS THE SEVERANCE PAY"????? Corporate Culture 2010-03-05T17:04:01+00:00 http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/walmarts_inflexible_scheduling_strikes_again/ http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/walmarts_inflexible_scheduling_strikes_again/#When:15:48:55Z I applied at Wal-Mart in early 2009. I got a call in April to start working, but due to a death in my family I couldn't start until May. I started on the remodel crew as part of the chain-wide remodel project.I worked with the remodel crew until late June when the store was finished but Wal-Mart wanted to keep me around for the big inventory count which was coming soon. Throughout this time I never worked weekends. August 8th was my official hire date at which time I started working as a cashier. I worked approximately 30 hours per week as a cashier until January 2010. In January 2010 Wal-Mart reduced my scheduled hours to less than 20 per week. Because of this I was forced to find a second job. Corporate Culture, Scheduling 2010-03-02T15:48:55+00:00 http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/walmart_shows_no_respect_for_individuality_with_new_scheduling/ http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/walmart_shows_no_respect_for_individuality_with_new_scheduling/#When:15:35:36Z Been with Walmart for 15 years; watched a lot of changes come down the pike, and the latest crop of changes are appalling! How can a company that espouses "respect for the individual" completely disregard the individual by computerized scheduling and work-function micro-management? Corporate Culture, Scheduling 2010-02-28T15:35:36+00:00 http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/this_is_an_interesting_web_site_i_visit_daily_and_read_the_associate_letter/ http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/this_is_an_interesting_web_site_i_visit_daily_and_read_the_associate_letter/#When:16:30:00Z This is an interesting web site. I visit daily and read the associate letters. One reason I do is so I can find out if the rules/hours/pay... whatever... changes are really coming from home office or they are just our Management making changes. I am a LONG term assoc. and have had this game played on me a lot in the last 20+ years. Corporate Culture, Scheduling 2009-06-19T16:30:00+00:00 http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/scheduling_games_and_forced_part_time_hours_hurt_the_wallet/ http://www.consumertesting.org/index.php/speak-out/story/scheduling_games_and_forced_part_time_hours_hurt_the_wallet/#When:19:17:00Z I worked for Walmart for 2 1/2 years. I thought it would be a place where I could move up. I was a cashier for five months, working part time. When people would want to be off, I offered to cover their shifts since I wanted more hours. Apparently, that is not allowed. Corporate Culture, Scheduling 2009-06-18T19:17:00+00:00