Wednesday, April 29, 2009

LISSA: Warning to all my friends

If you have ever thought about working for Wal-Mart, read this before making your decision.

Wal-Mart has a team of lawyers and regulation writers who change the rules for Wal-Mart as state laws change. This way they are always legal on everything they do. But I have found one thing of interest.

Recently, a person at a local Wal-Mart got fired. The reason they stated was "under performing". This person had worked for Wal-Mart for years, and this came without warning. But Wal-Mart has a policy that they can hire and fire whenever they want to, and without reason. It was just odd that they fired this person the day he came to work as a her.

After a little research, I found out something a little interesting. It is written in their rules that someone working for Wal-Mart cannot judge on race, color, religion, sex, or "in some states, sexual orientation." Basically saying, if you live in a state that does not have gay rights as a state law, then Wal-Mart can use sexual orientation against you, either in promotions, raises or employment.

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