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Sylvia of Newbury Park CA (07/01/08) Brook of Fair Oaks CA (09/01/07) Mary of Philadelphia MS (04/03/07) Christina of North Bend OR (11/19/05):
Many of my co-workers who were trying to support their families were given just short of 40 hours a week so Wal-Mart wouldn't have to shell out for medical and dental insurance. I was given the impression by many managers that I would continue to work there after the holiday season. I hadn't missed a day, despite having a horrible cold and worked very hard to make the Housewares department a nice place to shop and help customers any way that I could. Week by week, they slowly reduced my hours till right before Christmas, where I ended up with none. I asked my manager about the lack of hours and she reassured me that I would be back to work in two weeks. I was working to make ends meet and it's especially difficult around the holidays so when they cut my hours entirely, I was livid. I felt reassured and continued to go in and check the schedule, although I never appeared on it again. At the end of January, I found out from a friend and co-worker that I had been laid off and they just forgot to tell me! I have still never heard from Wal-Mart or been given an apology for their actions nor do I expect it. Not to two weeks later, my boyfriend was doing a quality assurance check in the Deli, meaning he was checking to see if the food was still good to sell by taking a bite of it. He was trained at the beginning when he got hired to do just that. He was fired for "stealing" eight cents worth of food! He was really fired for doing something they taught him to do in the first place. We are both better off without Wal-Mart and we try to avoid going there if we can. Eurika of Laredo, TX (11/15/05):
Jennifer of Worcester MA writes (6/11/02): Mr. T does this so he can lower the payroll. If it's low enough at the end of the year he gets a fat bonus check. He also tells employees not to come in around the holidays so he can lower the payroll in time to collect. I also notice on my husbands checks he seems to be short money for what he's worked. One time he brought it to their attention and they said, "Oops we forgot to give you 100 dollars!" My husband's a very hard worker.we cannot afford all this turmoil and lost wages. It's very hard to know you're struggling to feed and provide for your kids and then see the manager ride off in his new car after coming back from his 2-week vacation in the Bahamas. |
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