I Hate The Human Race!!!

[kenndogg]

I'm in the same boat as you man. I always wondered why Wal-Mart does not have a union. Now I now why, they simply don't give a s**t about the lower end workers(i.e. the recieving crew, stockers). I worked at Wal-Mart for three years now and I'm only making 6.79! I also noticed that those who get all buddy buddy with the assistant managers and manangers tend to get what that want. I've been trying to get moved to another position for the last year and a half and have no luck. Yet someone who started 3 months ago gets moved to another position when they requested it. I come to work clock in, do what I'm asked to do and then some yet I feel like I'm not appreciated.

What I learned over the years is that when a customer gets in your face, don't get rude(they want that and will try to bait you). I just start using large college vocabulary words that they don't understand. It makes them feel stupid but at the same time they can't really run to a manager and said that you outright dissed them. Another thing that I do is wait until I clock out and confront them. Since I'm off the clock I have no problems sinking down to their level.

You should of reported the incident with that girl who slapped you. At least have her kicked out of the store. What she did to you was uncalled for and I don't care if its Wal-Mart's policy that customers comes first. Your a human being and should be treated so.

Working at Wal-Mart for the past 3 years, I'm surprised that I haven't completely went off the deep end. I'm glad I will be graduating from college in a couple of months b/c I don't know how much longer I can put up with this. I've had days where I wish I could just go to the sporting goods section, grab a Remington 870, a box of steelshot and go apes**t on some of the people there. With retail and customer service jobs you just have to have a tough skin.

[fcpchop]

wow, u should go work some where else, hopfully things get bettr 4 u

[Timmee]

Gee, when I was the Sporting Goods department manager, selling multiple firearms each day (especially around hunting season), every customer was pleasant and listened to my replies to their questions.

Here's my Wal-Mart story (very condensed). I was working for Wal-Mart for 3+ years as a sales associate, getting passed up for promotions and getting to work for people that didn't know the first thing about the department instead of me (who did). Finally, while volunteering to do inventory prep at another store when they needed it, I busted my (posterior) for 240 hours in 4 weeks (the last day being a 21.5 hour day), all to get offered a DM position 45 highway minutes from my house (all for $8.75/hr).

When I finally couldn't take working as a department manager for that Wal-Mart anymore, I got a job at the local casino. I wanted to transfer back to the original Wal-Mart I worked at, part time for some extra money. I ended up being offered 5-10 each night, unloading trucks for $7.50/hr (not even a sales associate at one of the deaprtments I'd run at the other store). I did that for 2 months before I quit. Thus ended my illustrious 4.5 year career at Wal-Mart.

The moral of the story is this: It's Wal-Mart. Use it for long enough to earn some money and gain some experience, then get a good job.

BTW, I currently work at one of the tribal casinos in CT, and I make very good money, and still like my job after 2+ years. :)

[vf-xx]

I'm kinda rushed right now so I haven't read everyone's responses, but on the cracking fingertips thing.

If Walmart is still not taking appropriate actions to safeguard employees from hazards on the job call OSHA. Nothing scares a company like OSHA. :)

[PyRo]

Originally posted by Spleen
pyro, what job was that?

i had the same shis happen to my hands from work. it sucks.

I worked at a gas station...
$7 an hour off the books, plus I got $1-3 an hour in tips. When noone was there I got to sit inside and watch movies, do you know what they make per gallon of gas? My boss told me that I can yell back at people and such. But in 2 years I only got 2 people like that I can remember. And one of them I kind of deserved, I had the radio on and some song about gay people came on and some lady had her kids in the car.

[lopxtc]

Having dealt with OSHA several times I can tell you while this is true ... way too many times OSHA calls ahead to let the store manager (or site manager in the case of construction) know they are coming.

I cannot tell you the number of sites I have worked on that will actually suspend a day of work just tiddy up the place the day before OSHA comes in to inspect.

Aaron

Originally posted by vf-xx
I'm kinda rushed right now so I haven't read everyone's responses, but on the cracking fingertips thing.

If Walmart is still not taking appropriate actions to safeguard employees from hazards on the job call OSHA. Nothing scares a company like OSHA. :)

[Restola]

lol if you had filed assault charges that would have been classic. From now on carry your cell phone, and call the cops. Even if it wouldn't have gone anywhere, it would still have been funny.

I have been there also. I spent 2.5 years in a credit customer service call center. It sucks. Nothing more to it. Miscue's post nailed it. These people get their kicks doing this stuff, and you simply have to shrug it off as long as you can. Took me 2 years to hate it, and 6 more months to leave the pay.

[trevorjk]

Originally posted by lopxtc
Having dealt with OSHA several times I can tell you while this is true ... way too many times OSHA calls ahead to let the store manager (or site manager in the case of construction) know they are coming.

I cannot tell you the number of sites I have worked on that will actually suspend a day of work just tiddy up the place the day before OSHA comes in to inspect.

Aaron

oh god they make us clean the whole store when superiors from outside the store come in i can only imagine what they will do when osha comes in

and with my fingers my mom got me some aquafur and some other stuff that i have yet to read the name of lol but so far over night there looking better cuase of no deadskin but they look like plastic but i acn at least move my fingers again

[PyRo]

Well your manager is patitally right. When year dealing with nasty wood or somthing you shoud wear gloves. When I worked at a gas station in the winter I would wear latex gloves under my regular gloves to keep gas off my hands. And in the summer I would just be carefully and wash my hands frequently, that gas smell stays on your hands for like 14 hours or so if you don't get it off really really quickly.
When I work for a construction company, even in the summer in 100 degree weather gloves are a must. I didn't my first day, and you should have seen my hands.

[MantisMag]

Originally posted by PyRo
When year dealing with nasty wood or somthing you shoud wear gloves.

[Machina123]

fgdf

i worked at walmart for like 2 months. its no picninc. they are constantly watching everything u do. i was a carage *sp whore and was outside in 15 degree weather. But i cant believe they gave u a3 day suspension when those mexicans started with u. AH well trust me leave walmart and find a new work

[trevorjk]

im already looking :)

[Miscue]

Palettes can eat up your hands, and working around cardboard boxes = nasty cardboard cuts.

Where I was doing sales, the manager wanted us to sign something that said we were responsible for our cash drawers. I had a simple question: "What protects us from the management when they count our drawers behind closed doors?" Basically, if he steals stuff from our drawers I don't want to be liable... because people of low IQs in management will assume that money missing from "my" drawer means "I" took it... which is a bunch of crap.

He said "Do you really think I would steal?" I asked him, "Do you really think I would steal?" And, I know this guy and another manager collectively stole 10's of thousands of dollars of cash and products. Can't prove it because he would mess with the accounting and he had access to all the security tapes.

During this argument, his girlfriend starts to yell at me... telling me how she's worked at K-Mart for 10 years and that's how they do it, or something like that. I had a hard time to keep from laughing when she was explaining how she worked at K-Mart for 10 years... thus she would know. She was there all the time and acted like she owned the store, and she was allowed into the back room all the time where the money and expensive stuff was.

He threatened to fire anyone who did not sign. I successfully rallied everyone not to sign by scaring the crap outta them with all the ways the management could screw them and the blame would be on the employee. He could not fire everyone, and the matter was forgotten.
He eventually got canned because the store had too much theft, and last I heard he sells furniture by the freeway. And guess what... no theft problem ever since besides customers.

I haven't dealt with that guy in a few years, but I'd STILL like to beat the snot outta him and napalm his car that he paid for with stolen money. He did all sorts of horrible things... I could go on for pages.

[cheetah256]

i'm just gonna say it again. "welcome to retail"

i've worked at a grocery store for a year and a half now. some people are just beyind help. it's gotten to the point where i don't even wear a name tag or uniform shirt that often. pretty much only when the store owner comes in. it doesn't seem to click with customers that the person putting yogurt on the shelf from the giant cart of cases is an employree unless he's wearing a shirt, so i don't get asked many questions.

[Miscue]

There was a CompUSA next door, and I'd go there sometimes with my work shirt on and name badge. People would pester me like I worked there. Some of them would get pissed because they wanted me to help them and I explained that I did not work at that store. If they were persistent, just for fun I'd just totally piss them off... knowing that I would not have to deal with it. That was entertaining.

"If you're gonna talk to me that way, you can go... and shove... with... up..." :)

"And now you're thinking about complaining to the manager about me. That's great! His name is Jim, and he hates... like you. He will be glad to show you the stick that you can shove... and if you're lucky he'll lube it up some."

Saying something like that is totally out of character for me. But I swear, working retail totally screws up your mind... it eats at you. Eventually you gotta vent or you'll just go nuts and kill someone.