So this is why they call Wal-Mart evil . . .

[crispfin]

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/03/26/kaye.walmart.update.cnn
Maybe they should change their phrase to "Low Morals. Always."

[Penny]

I hate hate wal-mart.

Wal mart was the worst place I ever worked. And I am so glad the Lord made a way for me to leave that horrible place.

[RamboPreacher]

I don't get it. why is Wally World the bad guys? why are they evil?

because they are following the process that had been in place and that they family agreed on?

I agree with wallyworld. it is a sad situation, but that doesn't mean they should make an exception to an existing plan, that was legal and binding.

That doesn't preclude wallyworld from doing something extra and outside of that process, but if they do, do you think we will hear about it? probably not.

[Sherry]

What a heartbreaking story!

[dawgs10]

people will stand before God one day and answer to the greed like walmart is showing.

[RamboPreacher]

people will stand before God one day and answer to the greed like walmart is showing.

do you propose that we change to socialist or communist type government? I am sorry, but you make it sound like you are prejudging "walmart" as a sinner.

While I agree that the story is sad, from what I saw, there is not only no laws being broken, but it is not even stretching.

is it because of the money? are we jealous because "they" get billions, but "we" don't?

sorry, but I don't buy into all the "walmart is evil" bandwagon. a capitalistic company that supplies jobs for many, MANY people. are there core people getting rich? probably, but the billions you see is company money and is allocated in different "buckets". no I don't always like the GAAP categorized accounting systems, but as long as they are not breaking our laws, and shoe integrity; and are not a monopoly, I say good for them.

[crispfin]

I don't get it. why is Wally World the bad guys? why are they evil?

A litany of Wal-Mart's sins and other interesting info can be found at this helpful link:

http://www.walmartmovie.com/facts.php

This presents the statistics presented in an excellent documentary on Wal-Mart "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices" which exposes their treatment of their workers, the devastation their company does to local economies, and the questionable labor practices of their suppliers. If this is capitalism, what indeed does Jesus think about such things and what indeed would Jesus do?

[RamboPreacher]

I don't get it. why is Wally World the bad guys? why are they evil?

A litany of Wal-Mart's sins and other interesting info can be found at this helpful link:

http://www.walmartmovie.com/facts.php

This presents the statistics presented in an excellent documentary on Wal-Mart "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices" which exposes their treatment of their workers, the devastation their company does to local economies, and the questionable labor practices of their suppliers. If this is capitalism, what indeed does Jesus think about such things and what indeed would Jesus do?

kewl. where is the other side? the internet is chock full of anti- this and that or pro this and that.

[dawgs10]

we are a capitalist sociaty. but men will be held to a higher standard before God. greed like that is sin. walmart has destroyed towns and other companys and hold there employees hostage with low wages and long hours. i know. i have been a retail manager for 15 years. walmart and others like them will one day stand before God, not alan greenspan. by the way i have never worked for walmart and never will. but there are people that do. and this kind of story opens up to the world the greed and sin that is in retail today.

[crispfin]

[/quote]where is the other side? the internet is chock full of anti- this and that or pro this and that.[quote]
Here's a pro site:

http://www.walmartfacts.com
Um, it is run by Wal-Mart though, and I don't know too many self-loathing corporations . . .

[RamboPreacher]

we are a capitalist sociaty. but men will be held to a higher standard before God. greed like that is sin. walmart has destroyed towns and other companys and hold there employees hostage with low wages and long hours. i know. i have been a retail manager for 15 years. walmart and others like them will one day stand before God, not alan greenspan. by the way i have never worked for walmart and never will. but there are people that do. and this kind of story opens up to the world the greed and sin that is in retail today.

just who is this walmart person that will be judged? I am sorry, I don't understand. you make it sound like there is a single person behind this. how can a corporation stand before God? only individuals are available for salvation.

again, I repeat that the story in the OP is a sad one, but where is the "fault"? didn't she agree to the walmart policy? There are other choices for insurance. and again, I will say that i personally don't like their stand, based on this heart-ache article. but I don't know that I personally would have done anything different, were I involved in the insurance and HR departments of WM. However, again repeating my paradigm - that does not preclude them from doing something outside of the agreed on contractual arrangement.

[one love]

very tragic story, wow I would hope wallyworld would do something such as keep there policy binding as Rambo said but maybe make a charitable contribution. I will say this they are not evil because of success if they dont succeed how many of those people would wish they had there jobs back. The fact is if we as a society keep pushing toward socialism and make all the rich cooperations evil, they may leave the table, where would we be then?
They employ a lot of people which greatly contributes to our daily economy. We can complain about the rich but the poor are not hiring. Complain about each rich company and keep taxing them to death as punishment and we may find them gone one day to another country, then we will ask why are jobs going overseas.

I do feel for this lady and her family and pray that they could somehow make a contribution that would exceed the money they are asking for but they sadly are following there own policy, this would be the reason they keep winning in court.

[jessicacook]

I worked at Wal-Mart for a little over 2 years when i was a teenager. I am glad I got out of there too. I felt as if I had gotten my life back!

I told the managers I had that I could not work on Sundays or Wednesdays because I had church. They repeatedly scheduled me for Sunday. Did they really need me? No. Sunday was a relatively slow day. I never backed down though. I refused to work on Sundays. They hired me knowing that.

I could go on and on about them. I had a woman manager that couldn't stand me. I honestly don't know why. I never bothered anyone. I always did my work to the best of my ability. No one ever had a complaint on me. One day she walked by me and a co-worker and spoke to my co-worker, but not to me. I walked by her one day and spoke to her and she ignored me.

Like I said....I was so glad to be free of that place. They expected to be number 1 in our lives even if that wasn't someone's primary job. I knew it was time to leave when I would get physically sick everytime I had to go in.

[jessicacook]

It doesn't surprise me one bit that Wal-Mart would do something like this to someone. Even if it was in the papers they signed when she hired on, the higher ups at Wal-Mart should have morals. They are not excluded.

[pastorables]

we may find them gone one day to another country, then we will ask why are jobs going overseas.

Where you been man? This took place at monumental levels with the passing of NAFTA. Ask my dad, he was a casualty.

pa