Wal Mart

Originally written July 21st

As some of you may know--my husband, upon ending his military career, took a job with the Wal-Mart Distribution/Return Center here in Waco a year and a half ago. For those of you who know someone who works for the multi-billion $ giant or for those of you who shop there, check out the documentary that was done in 2005. It’s called “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price” and occasionally still airs on HBO even now. I would say it’s an eye-opener, especially for those of us who believed that Sam Walton was a good man who just happened to turn his store into a billion dollar retail chain. The documentary discusses such topics as charity, for example how all the “charity” and donations Wal-Mart claims to provide to their local schools and communities, that money actually comes from the paychecks (and the giving hearts) of the Wal-Mart employees. Not from the billions of dollars of profit that the Walton family earns each year. And while the Distribution/Return center is one of the few places in Waco that offer a decent pay rate, especially for those who have only a H.S. diploma or less, they are very shady. 1) They have NO written policies. 2) If an accident occurs you are not allowed to fill out an incident report without being written up first. Just something to think about the next time you go shopping to "save money and live better".