Wal-Mart to use Scheduling-Optimization

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by 33girl

If it hasn't happened to you, you know nothing about it. Period.

So logically, since you haven't worked at Wal-Mart, you know nothing about it?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

So logically, since you haven't worked at Wal-Mart, you know nothing about it?

Well, I worked at Walmart in Highschool. I win the thread.

[bluefish81]

If I read the article correctly, it sounds like Target already uses a similar system for their scheduling. I am not a fan of Wal-Mart by any means, and as a result, I don't shop there.

I have no doubt that this could very well result in people who were used to be full-time employees being reduced to part-time hours depending on schedule forecasting and their availability. Who knows, it might mean more people on welfare as a result. It's unfortunate for those people. I would think that if the employees are truly that upset about it maybe they'd finally decide they should unionize or strike, etc., or start looking for a job elsewhere (which may require them to move).

[33girl]

Originally Posted by bluefish81

I would think that if the employees are truly that upset about it maybe they'd finally decide they should unionize or strike, etc., or start looking for a job elsewhere (which may require them to move).

If they try to unionize, they'll most likely get fired anyway.

And what I meant with my statement is that UNLESS you have lived in a SMALL town (I'm talking 7000 people) that Walmart comes in and fucks up, you know nothing about the damage they can do. No, the Walmart in North Versailles is not going to destroy Pittsburgh.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by 33girl

If they try to unionize, they'll most likely get fired anyway.

And what I meant with my statement is that UNLESS you have lived in a SMALL town (I'm talking 7000 people) that Walmart comes in and fucks up, you know nothing about the damage they can do. No, the Walmart in North Versailles is not going to destroy Pittsburgh.

Wal-Mart coexisted with the businesses in my mother's hometown just fine. It's been there since the early 80's. The population of that town today is 8,371 which is a lot higher than it was in the 80's.

[MysticCat]

^^^ Sounds a lot like my hometown, where Wal-Mart managed to keep some business in town that otherwise would have been lost to nearby towns, and where the only local businesses that closed after Wal-Mart arrived were a few other chains that were struggling long before Wal-Mart arrived.

Come to think of it, sounds like my wife's hometown, too.

[Drolefille]

Again, Walmart can only screw a town if the population allows it to happen.

If Walmart did run everyone else out of business, then the lack of competition will eventually bring in another super store to compete with Walmart, thus bringing prices back down. Assuming they're artificially high currently.

[33girl]

Walmart sucks because I say so.

End of thread.