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	<title>Comments on: Wal-Mart&#8217;s Local Harvest</title>
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	<description>&#34;nothing natural about it!&#34;</description>
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		<title>By: lisa gram</title>
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		<dc:creator>lisa gram</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I can see the pros and cons of Walmart. But, the reality is after listening to the propaganda I get perplexed daily.

I worked there to keep my family fed and no it&#039;s not easy to get a job now days so you take what you can get.One of Walmart&#039;s biggest lies is that the average employee makes $10.00 an hour in the state of Washington. Not so,it took me and many others years to make 10.55 a hour mainly because of the merit system. A system based on who likes you, not on anyones true capabilities. Most managers believe that employees are there to make them happy and if you don&#039;t -no pay increase. Another misnomer is that Walmart doesn&#039;t lay off employees and they even tell the employees that. After 5 years my position was dissolved and I was laid off.

Finally, the only pro is that I wasn&#039;t alone in suffering through the sophomoric attitudes of management. Most employees had to work to keep food in the house. Food or Insurance, what a choice. For most it&#039;s food first and let the state pay for the medical bills. I hope this give ya&#039;ll an insight into the world of Walmart employees.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can see the pros and cons of Walmart. But, the reality is after listening to the propaganda I get perplexed daily.</p>
<p>I worked there to keep my family fed and no it&#8217;s not easy to get a job now days so you take what you can get.One of Walmart&#8217;s biggest lies is that the average employee makes $10.00 an hour in the state of Washington. Not so,it took me and many others years to make 10.55 a hour mainly because of the merit system. A system based on who likes you, not on anyones true capabilities. Most managers believe that employees are there to make them happy and if you don&#8217;t -no pay increase. Another misnomer is that Walmart doesn&#8217;t lay off employees and they even tell the employees that. After 5 years my position was dissolved and I was laid off.</p>
<p>Finally, the only pro is that I wasn&#8217;t alone in suffering through the sophomoric attitudes of management. Most employees had to work to keep food in the house. Food or Insurance, what a choice. For most it&#8217;s food first and let the state pay for the medical bills. I hope this give ya&#8217;ll an insight into the world of Walmart employees.</p>
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