Wal-Mart does it again

[SCyclone]

That paramount of community partners has once again shown its true colors.

https://www.yahoo.com/style/wal-mart-slammed-back-school-rifles-display-161122302.html

Ignoring the obvious parallels to Columbine, Sandy Hook, etc., Wal-Mart in its infinite wisdom somehow linked "Back to School" with "Let's Buy a Rifle!" My guess is that isn't going over too favorably.

 

[YeahBuddy]

I highly doubt Wal Mart ran this as a store or corporate backed promotion.

It was either a disgruntled employee or a customer that thought it would be funny.

 

[MeowingCows]

I highly doubt Wal Mart ran this as a store or corporate backed promotion.

It was either a disgruntled employee or a customer that thought it would be funny.

My thought as well. Looks too staged to be intentional by Wal-Mart.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Yeah, I'd say it's a 0% chance that Walmart intended that to be placed there.

 

[State43]

Thread should be "Yahoo does it again" by not knowing this wasn't Walmart's doing.

 

[Showtimeljs]

I see nothing wrong with Walmart advertising back to school essentials.

 

[ISU_phoria]

Not trying to justify the move by Wal Mart, if it was truly an intentional move... But, here in Minnesota, the fastest growing high school sport is trap shooting.

So, the advertisement could be the equivalent to buying new sports gear for your school sports team, if they were just including shotguns that could be used for trap as part of the advertisement.

But, I doubt that was the intent & I truly doubt the sign was an actual WalMart marketing plan.

 

[CyCloned]

Ya, this screams of some employee or customer being a jackass. Walmart is not a shining beacon in the night, by they are not stupid, just an easy target for all the people in this country desperately hunting for a way to be offended.

 

[Rural]

Ya, this screams of some employee or customer being a jackass. Walmart is not a shining beacon in the night, by they are not stupid, just an easy target for all the people in this country desperately hunting for a way to be offended.

I'm only offended by the 6 billion a year in government assistance that their employees receive.

 

[StClone]

I'm only offended by the 6 billion a year in government assistance that their employees receive.

So you are not offended by the $7.8 billion per year in federal subsidies and tax breaks Walmart gets? Funny how needy people are bad but Corporate welfare is not mentioned.

 

[Bryce7]

Was this special for the teachers or the kids?

 

[cloneswereall]

So you are not offended by the $7.8 billion per year in federal subsidies and tax breaks Walmart gets? Funny how needy people are bad but Corporate welfare is not mentioned.

I'm pretty sure he was getting at that they don't pay their employees a living wage. Not that their employees are leeches.

 

[Knownothing]

When I went to school we had gun safety class. When we were done we could get our hunting license. I graduated in 1992 from Lincoln. Not sure if they still have that class.

 

[iowa_wildcat]

My teenaged grandson recently went to work for Walmart. He pushes shopping carts from the parking lot to inside the store. $11.50 an hour for pushing carts is not too shabby. No, he does not intend to push shopping carts as a lifelong career.

 

[Tailg8er]

My teenaged grandson recently went to work for Walmart. He pushes shopping carts from the parking lot to inside the store. $11.50 an hour for pushing carts is not too shabby. No, he does not intend to push shopping carts as a lifelong career.

Noooo, from what I hear Walmart only pays 40 year olds $7/hour and gives them no opportunity for a raise or promotion so they're on welfare their entire life.

 

[cloneswereall]

Noooo, from what I hear Walmart only pays 40 year olds $7/hour and gives them no opportunity for a raise or promotion so they're on welfare their entire life.

I'm pretty sure the bigger issue has mostly been not allowing for employees to earn benefits by keeping them juuuuuust under the minimum hours required to be considered full time. I could be wrong, but that's the way I generally understood it.

 

[Tailg8er]

I'm pretty sure the bigger issue has mostly been not allowing for employees to earn benefits by keeping them juuuuuust under the minimum hours required to be considered full time. I could be wrong, but that's the way I generally understood it.

If that is THE bigger issue, maybe the advocates should specify that then. Because I have heard any number of things ranging from minimum wage, hours, benefits, promotions, etc.

If a company really is keeping you juuuuust under the minimum hours for full time, maybe you should go to McDonald's. Because I know damn well they have a hard time keeping good employees for more than 6 months & would love to have them.

Orrrrrr, maybe it's that those people can't show up & do the job for 40 hours a week longer than a month at a time.


No, you're right. It's easier to just blame the large corporations for all of our problems, not personal accountability.

 

[cloneswereall]

If that is THE bigger issue, maybe the advocates should specify that then. Because I have heard any number of things ranging from minimum wage, hours, benefits, promotions, etc.

If a company really is keeping you juuuuust under the minimum hours for full time, maybe you should go to McDonald's. Because I know damn well they have a hard time keeping good employees for more than 6 months & would love to have them.

Orrrrrr, maybe it's that those people can't show up & do the job for 40 hours a week longer than a month at a time.


No, you're right. It's easier to just blame the large corporations for all of our problems, not personal accountability.

.... k

 

[Tailg8er]

.... k

Sorry, you just seemed to be attacking Wal-Mart based off of something you 'had heard'. I know a few people who work there (I'm from Council Bluffs, bound to know a few, right?), and each one of them has benefits. Each one of them loves their job. But each one of them shows up & sticks around for more than 6 months, so that doesn't fit the agenda of people who try to drag the company down.

Most companies are going to try to maximize profits when they can (especially ones that employ thousands of people). Those same companies usually still recognize when they have somebody good, and will pay $11.50/hour to push carts as mentioned earlier in this thread. The whole topic just irritates me, I guess. If you're worth more than minimum wage (after showing up for a month or 2!!), you will be paid more than minimum wage. Yes, even by Wal-Mart.

 

[iowa_wildcat]

That grandson of mine will be pushing carts full time starting next week. When he has been at Walmart for 3 months, he can go on their medical plan. He already has been offered the opportunity to open a 401K through Walmart.