I used to work there, fuck that place. I dont go unless i absolutely have to.
I worked there as a kid. It was...interesting.
- On the first day of work, they straight out tell you that more employees steal from the store than shoplifters. I lost two supervisors during my time there.
- The store managers had zero sense of the local market. Sorry fella, but the folks in New England don't need "Southern Living" magazines in cashier isles. And take off your cowboy hat and leather boots. It's almost like HQ wants their managers to not fit in to their local market.
- Stop sending us shrubs that can't be grown north of the Mason-Dixon line. They fill be frozen by September. How does this make sense for a company that prides itself of cutting costs?
- Guy buys a lawnmower on Friday after work. Guy returns it Monday after work. It looks like he took a golf club to it. Yet, they accept it back.
- Guy brings in a BBQ grill that we don't even sell. Gets money for returning it.
- Lady shows up at my checkout line. Plops a beach chair on the counter. I ring it up. She says "No, the sign above the chairs said they are $1. The customer is always right. You will sell it to me for $1." My reply was "no". And I didn't want to be bothered with calling my supervisor. I assumed she was the person that changed the sign anyway. She went away.
- The local folks I worked with were GREAT. I hate it when people shit on Walmart employees. The vast majority are:
1. Moms seeking some extra income while kids are at school.
2. Guys who are working another job on the side.
3. People who understand why they are in a point of their life working at Walmart. Many were taking night classes to get a degree of some sort.
- With that said, the more career orientated employees sort of made me feel weird. They acted as if "If the company sees how loyal I am to the brand, they will take care of me." I never saw an instance of the company (or a supervisor) being loyal to the employee.
That's all I can think about from the top of my head.