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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
I haven't heard about the movie.
However, I do know that Wal-Mart takes care of its employees from the top to the bottom. Many of our assistants work their as their second job. There benefits are great! When many of their employees evacuated for the storms, WalMart was there for them...IMMEDIATELY! They received on the spot assistance and the option to work immediately. Shucks, if all I had was a high school diploma, I'd probably work at Wal-Mart. Why not? Benefits, stock options, bonuses each year...
Many companies have their deep dark "secrets". If we knew about all of them, where would we shop? who would we support?
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Wow! One of the things they focused on in the movie was that the employees didn't get good benefits. They encourage their employees to seek public assistance and will even help with the paperwork?! 70-some odd percent (I think that's right) of their employees get government assistance of some sort (WIC, welfare, food stamps, etc).
I don't think it's about not supporting the businesses. I think it's more about forcing them to do what's right in order to continue supporting them. I'm sure ALL corporations have their deep dark secrets. But if those secrets come to light, should they be ignored? I don't know who we'd support. I guess mom & pop stores?
It's why I feel conflicted about boycotting them. Clearly, the people who work there NEED the jobs; I don't want anyone out of work. However, I also do not want people mistreated because they NEED the job and have nowhere else to work. It's not fair labor. They have too many class action lawsuits for all their employees to be totally happy. Like I said, I don't know, but it definitely has me thinking.
Robert Greenwald produced it.
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