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Wal-Mart rant

P ^PuF^Old Faithful
I've a cousin that has been in retail for over 30 years with an impeccable work record.
She's been at WM (Florence) for the last 15* years and was making top money (considering it was WM)....until today. The other day she found a 50 cent piece of ribbon she liked in the crafts dept. and, as many other employees do with items, put it in her locker* and was going to pay for it on her break. Next thing she knew she was being called into the office and accused of stealing then suspended four days without pay and escorted out of the store.
Today she had to go in and talk to internal affairs. She pointed out that what she did was a common practice and no different than when people eat a candy bar while shopping then have the wrapper scanned so it can be paid for. Some even do it with things like popcorn chicken.
Internal affairs claimed people that do that are shoplifters and are always caught and charged. HA.
So today she was offcially charged with shoplifting, fired and escorted from the store, again. And her excellent work record is no longer excellent.
She's 49, never married, no kids, extremely intelligent and she has a wonderful phone voice. She's worked the WM phone-line for the past two years. Also, everyone that knows her knows she's a good person.
I told her i would spread the word about what happened and figured this would be a good place to do it.
:::end of rant:::

* please see corrections on page 2.
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SmoothcatSmoothcatFamiliar Face
I've worked there for five years, but you aren't going to see me defending them. That place is about as horribly managed as a store can be. IMO, things were a lot better under our former store manager Tammy, who was promoted to a district position over a year ago. The only reason I'm still there is I see no reason to change jobs until I graduate, which will be this May.

I'll assist y'all in spreading the word around. I already do all of my shopping at Target or other places. The lousy 10% discount (which can't be used on food) isn't enough for them to get any of my money.
L LightFamiliar Face
Here's another interesting scam WM pulls. At their Mexico stores...they don't pay their sackers, they have kids 14-16 working as sackers for nothing. It is traditional in Mexico that the kids to donate their time (according to an article I read) to companies but considering the economic situation in Mexico wouldn't it be good public relations to go ahead and pay kids for their work? It seems inhumane and petty to me.
GuffawGuffawOld Faithful
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Originally posted by (aka)PuckerupFrog:
The other day she found a 50 cent piece of ribbon she liked in the crafts dept. and, as many other employees do with items, put it in her locker


Sorry, but your friend was stupid and deserved to be fired.

It sounds like your friend is trying to make up an excuse for her actions to avoid embarrassment over getting caught stealing. If she had full intentions of paying for it, she should have picked up the ribbon as she was leaving the store and paid for it like everyone else. Simple as that.
GuffawGuffawOld Faithful
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Originally posted by Smoothcat:
I've worked there for five years, but you aren't going to see me defending them.


So, you ought to be able to tell us: Do you personally take stuff from the floor and palce it in your locker so you can pay for it when you leave?

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I already do all of my shopping at Target or other places. The lousy 10% discount (which can't be used on food) isn't enough for them to get any of my money.


I'm also curious why you still work at Wal-Mart if it is such a terrible place to work? Why aren't you working at Target?
JustMeJustMeHall of Famer
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Originally posted by (aka)PuckerupFrog:
I've a cousin that has been in retail for over 30 years with an impeccable work record.
She's been at WM (Florence) for the last 15 years and was making top money (considering it was WM)....until today. The other day she found a 50 cent piece of ribbon she liked in the crafts dept. and, as many other employees do with items, put it in her locker and was going to pay for it on her break. Next thing she knew she was being called into the office and accused of stealing then suspended four days without pay and escorted out of the store.
Today she had to go in and talk to internal affairs. She pointed out that what she did was a common practice and no different than when people eat a candy bar while shopping then have the wrapper scanned so it can be paid for. Some even do it with things like popcorn chicken.
Internal affairs claimed people that do that are shoplifters and are always caught and charged. HA.
So today she was offcially charged with shoplifting, fired and escorted from the store, again. And her excellent work record is no longer excellent.
She's 49, never married, no kids, extremely intelligent and she has a wonderful phone voice. She's worked the WM phone-line for the past two years. Also, everyone that knows her knows she's a good person.
I told her i would spread the word about what happened and figured this would be a good place to do it.
:::end of rant:::


If you think it would do any good, PM me her name and I will call the store manager and voice my concern with the mistreatment of a long term valued employee. I for one am guilty of drinking a drink in the store while I shop. Plus I never see them doing anything about the people who eat grapes, etc that you have to pay for by the pound. There is no better way to let our concern over this be know that to contact the management and make our protest heard.
~*~Freebird~*~~*~Freebird~*~Hall of Famer
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Originally posted by GoFish:
quote:
Originally posted by (aka)PuckerupFrog:
The other day she found a 50 cent piece of ribbon she liked in the crafts dept. and, as many other employees do with items, put it in her locker


Sorry, but your friend was stupid and deserved to be fired.

It sounds like your friend is trying to make up an excuse for her actions to avoid embarrassment over getting caught stealing. If she had full intentions of paying for it, she should have picked up the ribbon as she was leaving the store and paid for it like everyone else. Simple as that.

I have to agree with GoFish on this one, I hate that she got fired.Even if it is a practice all walmart employee do, it was wrong and she was one that got caught. You are to only put your personal stuff in your locker not merchandise from within the store.(Common sense)

My daughter eats popcorn chicken every time we go to walmart and I pay when I checkout so does that make me or my daughter a thief. NO, I would not think it was THIEF until I leave the store. thats a question for LAWGRL shes a lawyer.

If she thinks she was in the right then she needs to contact a Lawyer and see if she has a case
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LAWGRLLAWGRLHall of Famer
PuckerupFrog, I am sorry that your cousin finds herself in this situation. Unfortunately, it comes down to whether she violated a known store policy. If she did, regardless of how many others did the same thing, they were justified in their actions. And it PAINS me to say that because I am an absolute Wal-Mart hater. I have a suit pending against them now, in fact. But these issues come down to store policy and whether that policy was violated.

I hope she finds a better place to work than that place!
T Taciturn (Guest)
A 15 year employee with an impeccable work record? I'm sorry but I just can't believe this. Why were they watching her in the first place? I can't see anyone firing a 15 year employee over 50 cents if she had "an impeccable work record". I could see her being suspended for 4 days without pay but firing her? There's more going on here than she's telling you, or than you're telling us.
T Taciturn (Guest)
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Originally posted by JustMe:
If you think it would do any good, PM me her name and I will call the store manager and voice my concern with the mistreatment of a long term valued employee. I for one am guilty of drinking a drink in the store while I shop. Plus I never see them doing anything about the people who eat grapes, etc that you have to pay for by the pound. There is no better way to let our concern over this be know that to contact the management and make our protest heard.


I agree. I would love to asked mamgement about this too. I would like to hear their side of what happened. If she was going to pay for it on her break, was she not on break when she got the ribbon?
GuffawGuffawOld Faithful
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Originally posted by SwindleMaster2007:
I personally know the woman who was let go and I know for a FACT she did NOTHING WRONG!


You mean other than trying to steal a 50 cent ribbon, right?

It doesn't take much of a rocket surgeon to know that regardless of what "others" do, you should not place something in a locker, coat pocket or other hidden place unless you want to get your butt fired.

I can't believe you folks would support this person.
S SwindleMaster2007@yahoo.comHall of Famer
BUT the fact remains BEFORE she had a opportunity to pay for the item they stopped her. The fact is this. Wal-Mart wants thier full-time people to quit. 1. So they will not have to pay benefits and 2. To hire cheaper people at a cheaper rate of pay. It does not take a rocket sceintist to figure that one. There are many on here who know the empolyee. She will continue to have my support and prayers. She will be working for a better place soon and very soon! TheSwindleMaster
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