Well I'll take the flax for this but I do shop at Walmart. I have never has any problems there as a customer. I do understand about the health care and low wages. But if the world stopped shopping at Wally World, what is going to happen to all those employees that lose their jobs?
I have been in the retail sector most of my working life, some are really good and others are terrible. They may not pay very high wages but for the type of work most of the employees do, it is a fair wage. It isn't rocket science to be a cashier, or a stocker. I am not saying that they shouldn't get a living wage, but what do they want? $10.00 an hour
and health benefits.
I work at a Big Box store that many of you already know from my other postings, Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse. Every time someone is up for a raise they all say 'it better be more than a quarter this time, or I'll quit'. But the standard is 3% to 4% raise. At $8.33 per hour that comes to .25 cents. Yes we get health insurance. And yes it helps to pay for my HRT thru Kaiser Permanente. But is does cost me $83.55 bi weekly.
We are not talking about union jobs. Which is another sore spot with me.
I am sorry if I have offended anyone. Or if it sounds like I am insensitive, I am not. Yes they should not have posted a note to the stockholders to vote 'No' on this particular revision to their policies, but in order for us to have our rights, like anyone else, we need to act to get Congress to change the laws to include us.
If you really want to hurt Walmart, buy their stock and become a voting member. Act from within, like a fifth columnist. Or if you have their stock when the vote shows to not include Gender Identity or Expression, sell even if it is at a loss.
Mitt ready to catch hell.
Janet
