I just recently caught up with an old friend from school days. Turns out she used to work for the company and hates Wal Mart too. It's like I've said before... only people that work for Wal Mart REALLY know what it's like. With her permission, I am posting her letter to me. Here is her experience:
Hello,
Well I worked for Wal-Mart in Denton during a remodel in 2004. I was staying with my sister, she had twins. I was helping her and trying to get a job and place so that we could move back that way. It did not happen, but when I first started I loved it. The people I worked with were all great. Well the remodel was over and I was asked to stay on, but things were not working out and I needed to get back to my husband and kids. Well when I got back and the Wal-Mart here was hiring, I got the job. It was good at first, then oh OMG, management sucks there too! I worked almost every where: started as a cashier. The CSM's sucked ass. I never got breaks on time nor lunches. Then I went to service desk, then over night in Electronics. Over night was great, but I was not getting much sleep with 3 kids and a husband. Then a position came open for sporting goods, 2nd position to the department manager. Well I was in that department for 1 week. Then they sent the Department Manager to another store that was just opening to help them out, and there I was by myself, not knowing shit. I had to do everything a Department Manager did and had not been shown anything. She worked Mon-Fri. All scans had to be in on Thurs for orders and all paper work, everything. Well the Assistant Mang. over that area had me off every Wed and Thurs. She wanted me there on the weekends because she didn't like the old guy to work on those days. My work was not getting done on time because the guys that worked evenings and overnights did not do a damn thing! I went to management over and over about the situation and nothing was ever done!! Time came for modular change and yeah, I was the only one doing it. No one, not even management, would help. So, of course, they were late and I got my ass chewed out. So after about 6 weeks of this, I snapped and said screw this! When I went to management and quit, they had only 3 part time guys working in the dept that did nothing and no Department Manager. I was so pissed! I tried to work there but when there is no help, why bother? I hate going in to Wal-Mart! If I have to go, I can only be there a short time, or else I become the biggest bitch. Oh and I was full time, so I got insurance on me and my husband. They did not cover shit and said everything was preconditioned. I went to the doctor because I was getting stomach ulcers from working there. They did not even cover my x-rays or blood work. My husband had gone because he was having lots of heart burn. Wal-Mart insurance did not even cover that. I will never go back to there! It sucks because that and the General Dollar is about all we have around us!
-Stephanie
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