Comments on: I Hate Wal-Mart http://www.exploding-boy.com/2005/07/18/i-hate-wal-mart/ A weblog about design, music, entertainment and life. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:13:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Todd http://www.exploding-boy.com/2005/07/18/i-hate-wal-mart/#comment-15420 Todd Sun, 17 Dec 2006 01:58:30 +0000 http://www.exploding-boy.com/2005/07/18/i-hate-wal-mart/#comment-15420 I am a recent former Sams Club employee who got fired for doing my job. I worked in the Canton Michigan club # 6666; and that number really did not bother me until my new supervisor, Damein, said he was named after the son of the devil. I was hired in as a cashier and was riding my bike to work everyday; rain, shine, detroit smog, you name it. It got the attention of some of the good managers at the club and soon I was a sales associate in hardlines. I think the fast movement pissed Damien off, so he tried running me down with his car one night after work. The next day I asked him why he tried what he did and he just smiled like the devil and asked me if I wanted my ass kicked. Now at this point I thought for sure he was gonna get fired, not like I wanted him too, but he gave me no choice. I then told the general manager Brian Bergain what had happened and he told me that it was going to be taken care of. Well he made Damien my supervisor and the harrassment became untolerable. Soon I was finding three to four play station portables stolen in my department when Damein told me to go on my breaks. I thought that was kinda funny so I started to take my breaks at different times and the more I did that the more crap I got from damien. Now when I was moved to the sales floor I was told that my job was to monitor shrink and report it to my supervisor, but he just took the packages to claims and the money came out of all the associates bonuses at the end of the year. Now i already busted my ass for chump change and a $1,500 dollar bonus sounded better than a $50.00 dollar one so I tried to catch the people responsable; I did with a Wayne county shariff named Tim who worked there too in tech. The culprate was a 70 year old maintence guy who stated that he thought that it was okay to take since he saw others doing it and he had been doing it for fifteen years. I did feel bad for the guy, he had put so much time into the company and felt like he deserved more, he probably did. The culprate was caught in december of 2005 and by the begining of the new year the theft stopped. I was nominated for some kinda courage thing but I was harrassed non stop by Damien; until one night when I was invited to a employees birthday party. When I arrived at the party Damien and his girl were there along with other young associates who I thought to be good people. I started making converstaion and the embezzlment scheme came up about who caught the maintenance guy stealing. Now, I had never caught anyone stealing before and I thought since it was coming out of all our bonuses these guys would be happy I did what I did, but I wasn't CIA or FBI agent so I opened my stupid mouth and claimed resposibility. Damein said, "so it was you" and I then realized that there where more embezzlers within the company than I thought. They tried bribing me, giving me info that was to my advantage to sue the company; like Brian Bergain gropped people at another location in chicago and was transfered to our store in account that he made the company more money than most in sales. Anyways I need to sum up my grievences so I'll just say soon after that little party, I contacted Jeff the district manager and told him what was said. Damein was moved to overnights and I was finnally at peace. Sales where up $1,200,000 in my department from the year before and it was because of shrink controll. In September of 2006 I suddenly became ill with an internal staff infection and I was going to the docter a lot. Also I was still in mourning over the suicide of my stepsister who just recently applied at my store. In October my staff infection had appeared again and I started criying at work in the break room. When I wiped my tears away I noticed an maintance employee smiling at me. I then realized that I probably been poisoned and that maybe my life was in danger. I the only guy I thought that I could trust in the cash office and explained to him what had happened and the next day I was fired for making threats towards associates. I was told if I wanted to keep my health insurence for my staff infection and unemployment that i needed to sign the termination papers. I did as they asked, feeling as sick as ever, and signed my life to a shithole. My health insurence was immeditly canceled and unemloyment denied my claim. I know a lot of people do not like snitches and maybe feel that I got what I diserved, I was just doing the job they paid me for and I guess I just did it too good. I hate wal-mart Todd I am a recent former Sams Club employee who got fired for doing my job. I worked in the Canton Michigan club # 6666; and that number really did not bother me until my new supervisor, Damein, said he was named after the son of the devil.
I was hired in as a cashier and was riding my bike to work everyday; rain, shine, detroit smog, you name it. It got the attention of some of the good managers at the club and soon I was a sales associate in hardlines. I think the fast movement pissed Damien off, so he tried running me down with his car one night after work. The next day I asked him why he tried what he did and he just smiled like the devil and asked me if I wanted my ass kicked. Now at this point I thought for sure he was gonna get fired, not like I wanted him too, but he gave me no choice. I then told the general manager Brian Bergain what had happened and he told me that it was going to be taken care of. Well he made Damien my supervisor and the harrassment became untolerable. Soon I was finding three to four play station portables stolen in my department when Damein told me to go on my breaks. I thought that was kinda funny so I started to take my breaks at different times and the more I did that the more crap I got from damien. Now when I was moved to the sales floor I was told that my job was to monitor shrink and report it to my supervisor, but he just took the packages to claims and the money came out of all the associates bonuses at the end of the year. Now i already busted my ass for chump change and a $1,500 dollar bonus sounded better than a $50.00 dollar one so I tried to catch the people responsable; I did with a Wayne county shariff named Tim who worked there too in tech. The culprate was a 70 year old maintence guy who stated that he thought that it was okay to take since he saw others doing it and he had been doing it for fifteen years. I did feel bad for the guy, he had put so much time into the company and felt like he deserved more, he probably did.
The culprate was caught in december of 2005 and by the begining of the new year the theft stopped. I was nominated for some kinda courage thing but I was harrassed non stop by Damien; until one night when I was invited to a employees birthday party. When I arrived at the party Damien and his girl were there along with other young associates who I thought to be good people. I started making converstaion and the embezzlment scheme came up about who caught the maintenance guy stealing. Now, I had never caught anyone stealing before and I thought since it was coming out of all our bonuses these guys would be happy I did what I did, but I wasn’t CIA or FBI agent so I opened my stupid mouth and claimed resposibility. Damein said, “so it was you” and I then realized that there where more embezzlers within the company than I thought. They tried bribing me, giving me info that was to my advantage to sue the company; like Brian Bergain gropped people at another location in chicago and was transfered to our store in account that he made the company more money than most in sales.
Anyways I need to sum up my grievences so I’ll just say soon after that little party, I contacted Jeff the district manager and told him what was said. Damein was moved to overnights and I was finnally at peace. Sales where up $1,200,000 in my department from the year before and it was because of shrink controll.
In September of 2006 I suddenly became ill with an internal staff infection and I was going to the docter a lot. Also I was still in mourning over the suicide of my stepsister who just recently applied at my store. In October my staff infection had appeared again and I started criying at work in the break room. When I wiped my tears away I noticed an maintance employee smiling at me. I then realized that I probably been poisoned and that maybe my life was in danger. I the only guy I thought that I could trust in the cash office and explained to him what had happened and the next day I was fired for making threats towards associates. I was told if I wanted to keep my health insurence for my staff infection and unemployment that i needed to sign the termination papers. I did as they asked, feeling as sick as ever, and signed my life to a shithole. My health insurence was immeditly canceled and unemloyment denied my claim. I know a lot of people do not like snitches and maybe feel that I got what I diserved, I was just doing the job they paid me for and I guess I just did it too good.

I hate wal-mart
Todd

]]> By: Jeremy Flint http://www.exploding-boy.com/2005/07/18/i-hate-wal-mart/#comment-27 Jeremy Flint Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:08:41 +0000 http://www.exploding-boy.com/2005/07/18/i-hate-wal-mart/#comment-27 I live near the Lakeshore Wal-Mart (West Homewood) and I will actually drive to the Wal-Mart on 150 in Hoover just to avoid the Lakeshore location. I hate that place. I live near the Lakeshore Wal-Mart (West Homewood) and I will actually drive to the Wal-Mart on 150 in Hoover just to avoid the Lakeshore location.

I hate that place.

]]> By: Christopher http://www.exploding-boy.com/2005/07/18/i-hate-wal-mart/#comment-23 Christopher Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:40:39 +0000 http://www.exploding-boy.com/2005/07/18/i-hate-wal-mart/#comment-23 Exactly, I shop at the Lakeshore Wal-Mart, and like you usually get frustrated by the entire experience. Exactly, I shop at the Lakeshore Wal-Mart, and like you usually get frustrated by the entire experience.

]]> By: Summerville http://www.exploding-boy.com/2005/07/18/i-hate-wal-mart/#comment-22 Summerville Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:52:35 +0000 http://www.exploding-boy.com/2005/07/18/i-hate-wal-mart/#comment-22 I hate the Wal-Mart on Lakeshore. It's a cesspool of ignorant and rude employees. I dread going there and usually walk out mad about something, but it <em>is</em> a lot cheaper to buy groceries. I hate the Wal-Mart on Lakeshore. It’s a cesspool of ignorant and rude employees. I dread going there and usually walk out mad about something, but it is a lot cheaper to buy groceries.

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