As the number of skilled tradespeople dwindles in the U.S., Walmart is building up its own workforce to keep conveyor belts moving and refrigerated grocery cases cold.
And what would she have earned if she wasn’t a captive of Walmart?
“Captive of Walmart”? Walmart, for all its faults, isn’t a prison. If there’s another employer offering to pay more for her new skills, she could take that job earning more.
I don’t know why you’d assume that any other business would be any different.
Walmart isn’t intrinsically worse than any of the other businesses; they’re just the best at what they do and all the losers who can’t compete get mad.
Walmart suppresses wages so bad that they train people on arrival how to get in Medicaid and food programs.
Their existence is predicated on paying people so poorly that the company’s existence is predicated on the availability of a public handout just to keep going.
So, yea, they are intrinsically (and measurably) worse than many employers.
That’s not unique to walmart. All businesses, local or conglomerate, pride themselves on paying their employees peanuts.
This is the fault of the workers more than anything else. They can’t work together to demand better compensation, so they get taken advantage of accordingly.
And paying them accordingly right? Right?
Get a load of this guy
FWIW the person mentioned in the article that went through the training doubled her wages. It could raise good opportunities for people.
And what would she have earned if she wasn’t a captive of Walmart?
I mean, I am not a fan of Walmart but no one is holding a gun to their employees heads. “Captive of Walmart”, lets get real.
And nothing is stopping an employee from going out and getting a better paying job after they learn the trade and have some experience.
“Captive of Walmart”? Walmart, for all its faults, isn’t a prison. If there’s another employer offering to pay more for her new skills, she could take that job earning more.
I don’t know why you’d assume that any other business would be any different.
Walmart isn’t intrinsically worse than any of the other businesses; they’re just the best at what they do and all the losers who can’t compete get mad.
Walmart suppresses wages so bad that they train people on arrival how to get in Medicaid and food programs.
Their existence is predicated on paying people so poorly that the company’s existence is predicated on the availability of a public handout just to keep going.
So, yea, they are intrinsically (and measurably) worse than many employers.
“what they do” is drive down wages.
Yeah, this is what I mean.
That’s not unique to walmart. All businesses, local or conglomerate, pride themselves on paying their employees peanuts.
This is the fault of the workers more than anything else. They can’t work together to demand better compensation, so they get taken advantage of accordingly.
Lol