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a_bit_of_wit_2) wrote2006-02-17 09:53 pm
a_bit_of_wit_2) wrote2006-02-17 09:53 pm
It's Wal-Mart Survivor!
And then there were eight.
I'm starting to have a strange feeling that I'm a character in Agatha Christie's murder mystery, "Ten Little Indians." Why and how?
Our second Photo associate, Todd, was fired today. Two in 5 days. Both decent workers. Both pretty well-liked and known. Both fired for the "official" reason of too many unexcused latenesses. Difference: Dana went quietly. Todd went kicking and screaming.
Really, the store is trying to save money by nailing ANYONE for ANYTHING. People are getting coached (which is the Wal-Mart politically correct term for formal bashing and having a documented ugly mark on your record) and fired for having just a minute or two of overtime--people who normally have otherwise clean slates with the company. And they're getting rid of people who already have been coached for some minor infraction.
Since the 2 associates fired were full-time associates, the store has saved 80 hours of labor a week until someone gets hired in the lab to fill those positions. I like Allison's idea--why are we getting rid of the good associates for minor things? You wanna save money? STOP HIRING NEWBIES!!! Put in place a hiring freeze until the store genuinely needs more labor--like in the warmer seasons.
So now it's 2 full-time associates and 6 part-timers in the lab.
And I'm starting to feel paranoid.
I'm starting to have a strange feeling that I'm a character in Agatha Christie's murder mystery, "Ten Little Indians." Why and how?
Our second Photo associate, Todd, was fired today. Two in 5 days. Both decent workers. Both pretty well-liked and known. Both fired for the "official" reason of too many unexcused latenesses. Difference: Dana went quietly. Todd went kicking and screaming.
Really, the store is trying to save money by nailing ANYONE for ANYTHING. People are getting coached (which is the Wal-Mart politically correct term for formal bashing and having a documented ugly mark on your record) and fired for having just a minute or two of overtime--people who normally have otherwise clean slates with the company. And they're getting rid of people who already have been coached for some minor infraction.
Since the 2 associates fired were full-time associates, the store has saved 80 hours of labor a week until someone gets hired in the lab to fill those positions. I like Allison's idea--why are we getting rid of the good associates for minor things? You wanna save money? STOP HIRING NEWBIES!!! Put in place a hiring freeze until the store genuinely needs more labor--like in the warmer seasons.
So now it's 2 full-time associates and 6 part-timers in the lab.
And I'm starting to feel paranoid.