Complaints from Wal-Mart Employees

I worked at Store No. 1053 in LaGrange, KY. On Sunday evening, January 29, 2012, I went into the Personnel Department to use the computer to check my work schedule. No human resource employees were working that evening. I noticed that my W2, along with many other store associates', was lying out on a conference table available for anyone to come along and take. I immediately reported to the CSM that I was uncomfortable with my information being left out like that and she said absolutely nothing. A few days later, I went to pick up my paycheck and I noticed again that all the W2's were on the conference table while no one was in the department. When the manager returned, I mentioned that I took my W2 on Sunday evening off the table while the room was empty and she informed me that I was not supposed to do that. I told her that I was uncomfortable with my private information being left out like that and she told me not to worry because no one would take my W2, and besides there was nothing in there anyways. I told her that my social security number was in there and it is very important to me! I asked her if she knew that identity theft was the fasting growing crime in America and she told me not to worry.

I was shocked by her indifference and couldn't believe she could be so stupid about private, personal, confidential information considering her position. So I decided to go for it and asked the obvious. Did you leave your W2 up for grabs on a table? Did you put managers' W2's on the table? Crickets. I informed her that if she didn't want to do anything about it, I was going to the store manager. She said, "Go head." So I did, tried telling the store manager, but he made me go back to register and put customers in my line. The next day, I was harassed by other store associates, so I decided it was time to go. I have an excellent credit score and don't need the hassle for a minimum wage job. I am fortunate enough to be in that position, but I feel badly for many of the associates of Walmart, as I was shocked to discover that many long time associates are on food stamps and can't afford health insurance! Almost 1/2 the employees that came through my check-out lane paid with food stamps including one employee that told me she had been with the company for 7 years and was a produce manager. Another woman who had been with the company for over 20 years couldn't afford their health insurance.

Walmart is a disgraceful American company that should be ashamed! They are putting a strain in my community, the State, and Nation with their greed! It's disgusting! And I only wish more people knew of their dirty little secret of greed! Take care of your employees and stop telling them where to go for hand-outs. Give them their dignity back! Stop being retail gangsters. Wake up, America! Make our tax dollars count! Put an end to corporate greed! Stop shopping at retailers that don't pay their employees because you end up paying in the end!

I work at Wal-Mart store number 1886. I have recently been given my d-day when I was leaning by my register to take some weight off my feet. This process took about 15-30 minutes, and meant being understaffed in that department the next day. The reason I bring this up mostly is because it was a large waste of time for the manager, the witness and the employee. I personally find this an atrocious thing to be done, and I hope that the assistant manager who showed a clear waste of time by doing this, gets a coaching for wasting managerial time. The big issue is that he didn't simply say, "Find something else to do that's productive." I'd understand if he said it and I ignored it, but the big issue is that I went from nothing wrong then get hit by an extreme. I have ADHD, and it's hard for me to focus, so I have to rely on others to find me things to do. However, the lack of focus makes me not ask others. It's a problem I've dealt with for years.

On another issue, I was coached a few months back for letting a beneficiary use my discount card. It's an official beneficiary via the Wal-Mart life insurance policy. This was done by the same assistant manager, who did not explain in detail what he meant by beneficiary or the fine details on things. I personally would like something done about this, because I work my tail off. The other managers like me, and respect me, including the store manager. But this particular one seems to have some issues with me, I feel hurt, because when I go to the co-managers, I get nothing but avoidance.

I do not like that I am on a d-day over this, now I can't call in sick, be late by a few minutes, or screw up even the smallest thing. I've never had a complaint made against me before by customers. I'm one of the few people who will actually do their work.

This is a statement that I forwarded to the market and regional HR in the bay area California. To this day no one has been put on suspension or has lost their jobs like I have. I am also pretty sure that the people involved in the accusations against me are not model employees with a history of issues but they know the Wal-Mart system so well that they can get away with things that no other company would tolerate. I know this because I saw how they got away with things and lived and could not do anything about it.

Meanwhile, my family suffers the repercussions of vindictive associates that can actually get together to eliminate an obstacle and the company does a mediocre investigation at best. Meanwhile, the people involved are sitting back laughing while a person and their family's life is ruined because you can never confront the people that accused you to get to the bottom of the situation. I am in desperate need of some help because I feel completely helpless with this. Please point me in the right direction. I did speak to the regional HR a few times but nothing changed and by not knowing who is involved it is really very difficult to give specific answers to any given situation.

Continuous sexual harassment by my manager Terry ** at Wal-Mart # 0094. A complaint was filed at the beginning of January 2012 to no avail. Now Terry has changed my work schedule without notification and has caused me to miss work and look like a no-show. Terry has also given my low productivity (DA) when I'm only a cashier that does not stock palettes. This in turn will not allow me to transfer for 6 months with this infraction on my work record. Please advise of any other steps I need to take to correct this matter or be transferred to another local store in my area. This is my first job and it turns out to be a horrible first job experience.

I voted one star only because 0 isn't an option. This store's management has a total disregard for their employees and the needs thereof. Due to babysitting needs, I can only work certain hours but when I try to do an availability change, it is self admittedly thrown away. They say it's up to the needs of the customers, yet though I work as a cake decorator. The bakery associates work only until 5 or 6pm and I am stuck until 9 or 10 with nothing to do, yet expected to fill the needs of customers with no training of how to do such (hot bread is the first thing coming to mind).

Although we are expected to fill our department with 4 full time and 1 part time employee, we have 2 and 1. I am denied personal and vacation days due to 'no coverage,' but the other employees take whenever they want and are approved. The managers don't like me and therefore choose me to abuse constantly. This is not the only Walmart to do this. Every Walmart I've worked for or had friends working for has been the same. Sam *** cared about his employees but corporate only cares about where their next dollar comes from. We're forced to work holidays, and if we get injured, no matter if it was preventable by management or not, we're terrified to report it because we get coached and terminated.

I don't have insurance because to get even basic care, I have to give up half my paycheck. This is disgusting! I'm a single parent and can't even pay my rent unless I want my son to go hungry, all because corporate 'cant afford' to give us hours, even the full timers barely make 35. Walmart disgusts me, especially when they profess to care and prove they don't.

On December 17, 2011 I tried to turn in a letter from my doctor after finding out I was pregnant saying that I am not allowed to lift over 25 lbs. during a work period. I was told I have to go on a leave of absence because I cannot do 100% of my daily work. I had told them on three separate occasions that I cannot do that because I am from a low income family and they need the support of my money to live. They had then told me that it is Walmart's policy and there is nothing they can do. When I asked if I can transfer to a different department where it would not matter that I was pregnant, I was told that I cannot transfer due to the fact that no matter where I would go in the store I could not fully do my job properly.

Two days later I had gone to my doctor's appointment to get my first ultrasound and the doctor had told me that the baby was at the right size to be at the stage of the pregnancy I was in but there was no longer a heartbeat and I had miscarried. They had said that it must have happened within the last few days (when I was distraught for my job). I have almost no question that the stress I endured from the worry for my job assisted in the death of my unborn baby. When I tried to turn it in I told them the note wasn't until after my 12th week in pregnancy, so I didn't turn it in. I was 9 weeks along when I tried to turn it in. I had no prior incidents as in getting coached or write ups. I'm out of work with no pay for the rest of my pregnancy and then after for recovery.

On December 17,2011 I tried to turn in a letter from my doctor after finding out I was pregnant, saying that I am not allowed to lift over 25 lbs. during a work period. I was told I have to go on a leave of absence because I cannot do 100% of my daily work. I had told them on three separate occasions that I cannot do that because I am from a low income family and they need the support of my money to live. They had then told me that it is Walmart's policy and there is nothing they can do. When I asked if I can transfer to a different department where it would not matter that I was pregnant, I was told that I cannot transfer due to the fact that no matter where I would go in the store I could not fully do my job properly.

Two days later I had gone to my doctor's appointment to get my first ultrasound and the doctor had told me that the baby was at the right size to be at the stage of the pregnancy I was in but there was no longer a heartbeat and I had miscarriage. They had said that it must have happened within the last few days (when I was distraught for my job). I have almost no question that the stress I endured from the worry for my job assisted in the death of my unborn baby. When I tried to turn it in I told them the note wasn't until after my 12th week in pregnancy, so I didn't turn it in. I was 9 weeks along when I tried to turn it in. I had no prior incidents as in getting coached or wright ups. I'm out of work for the rest of my pregnancy and then after for recovery.

I have been working for Walmart for one year and I haven't got my raise and the problem that the managers did threatening my job. Not only that, Walmart do not communicate with their staff and their responsibility. Now in order for me to go back to my job, the managers have told that I have to reply to work at Walmart. And I should not have to reply again when the information is still the same.

I was unfairly let go, they kept my personal hours and sick pay which totals over 400 hours. They let me go since I was a department manager and if my people messed up they said it was my responsibility. I went from an excellent evaluation to a verbal to d-day to termination in 19 days. We got a new assistant manager and zone manager. They harassed us everyday. Our assistant had thrown stuff up on the counter and bad mouthed us. He had me physically sick for solid week to the point I was throwing up. He told me I was only one who knew how to do lot of stuff, the rest did not have enough sense. I was told the ones they were going to let go, but they are not because they are training new workers. He has coached some to d-day point.

My zone manager has followed me and my spouse around and when I complained to home office they said nothing. They said I served out of date salad when I was not working. It's kind of hard to do if you are not there, but I was responsible as it was my area. He told me I needed to learn to be a horses rear, but used the ugly word and be just like him. They told my people that the zone manager was going to be doing my job when I was not fired yet. They did not realize I had people that respected me enough to fill me in. Also, they let people in other departments talk about me and did not correct them. They had it in for us and would not let up, no one is as bad as they say. They terminated be because I would not coach my people but I did not know I could until my d-day.

The personnel manager, Louann **, at the time in store 1830, gave all my personal information to her husband. I told the store manager, Alan, but he did nothing about it. She should have been fired. Why wasn't she fired?

Well, my grandmother passed away yesterday and I called the call in number like you have to and all that. Then two hours later, I called my assistant to let her know what happened. This is what I said to her, "I'm calling in for bereavement." She said, "Well, for what?" I said, "What do you mean?" She asked what happened in the rudest tone and way you could tell she was like thinking ** the whole time. She wanted names, place, dates and was pretty much saying that she didn't believe me. So I will probably get fired now or a D-day. All they do is lie off their **. I've had my assistant tell me she will always believe her supervisor over me and that I don't have a chance because everything I do is a lie and I was wrong. Most likely, I won't have a job in a few days.

I only gave one star because zero is not an option. A co-worker asked for a day off at the end of January (six weeks ahead) and the "manager" said that she didn't think he needed it off for something that wasn't an emergency. This kid works like 10-15 a week and there's at least 30 cashiers able to take his shift. I honestly don't know how this person ever got a supervisor spot--for she was totally unprofessional and unreasonable. This dump is the only place in town to work though. I would rather take a beating every day than go to work. I am just waiting for the economy to turn enough that any place else is hiring--and I mean any place.

Anybody had a problem with Walmart's bakery? Recently I bought 48 cupcakes for my daughter's school and in one cupcake was a large fingernail! Sad part is I took what was left back to Walmart and never received a phone call or an apology. If I were smart I would have not thrown it away and taken it to a lawyer. It made me so sick I vomited! I will never buy from Walmart's bakery again! Yuck!

I am a graduate student working on my Masters Degree in Gerontology with a certification in Counseling. I am also working at a position that is an equivalent to an internship position. Because of this position, I had to choose and limit the hours I would be available to work at WalMart.

Recently in the past six weeks, I went out of town on a family emergency, at which time my niece lost her baby, and I assisted with that funeral. This past couple of weeks, I had to miss work again due to a family emergency. My step-father we thought had a stroke on a Thursday night; by Friday night, they discovered it was a tumor in the brain and they were planning on operating on Monday. I went out of town to be with my family in this. Monday when they operated, the family was notified that the tumor is malignant and has six months or less to live. I came back home a week later both exhausted emotionally and not feeling physically well. At that time, I saw my family doctor and was placed on medications for ear infection and high blood pressure. Walmart told me then that I had to make a choice and that if I missed anymore due to this family crisis, I was going to be terminated. Since when does an employer have that right?

I told Walmart I quit and I will fight. I should not have to choose between being with my family and step-father and his condition or working at Walmart with no future or hope. Walmart at this point sucks and could care less about the family.

We have a husband and wife duo that works overnights stocking. They get the same days off and get the same schedule all the time while other associates don't get the same days off as their significant others who work at Wal-Mart. So to make it possible to have family time, we must change our availability and get hours cut. Some of us get stuck with a 9 pm to 6 am shift while the husband and wife don't ever get stuck with that shift cause the husband has a straight 10 pm to 7am shift cause he's an overnight dairy associate while his wife is an in-stock associate just like every one else that gets a 9 pm to 6 am shift. Every time things don't go their way, they threaten to get a hold of corporate and our Wal-Mart babies them.

I've also had issues with them before as they are a relative to my ex. She has cut me down in front of people and I've talked to management and all they did was talked it out with us. Honestly, other associates have said some of the stuff she said was really bad and that she should have been fired. All other associates have told me I deserve the days off I request and that they are fine with it, but the wife goes and complains to management and then they say they can't give me the days off I request because she complained. I don't know what to do bout this. I can't afford to be cut hours but I also can't put Wal-Mart ahead of my home life.

I have a home life or lose hours. I feel as if I got to cut my hours so I can spend time with the family. Then either the wife should have to change their availability so they lose hours, too, to make it so they have time with their family. It isn't right that they get the same days off to spend together while other people got to lose hours to do the same.

I recently was hired as a cashier in a WalMart in Westbury, NY. I had orientation on a Thursday for 6 hours filling out paper work and watching some videos. It was the most disorganized experience I have seen in a company. First of all, nothing had been prepared for the 11 or so associates who were just getting hired. All paperwork was being printed out at the moment. We wasted our time sitting there for hours doing absolutely nothing waiting on the management to get ready. There were other employees constantly going in and out of the room interrupting the orientation by engaging in their own conversations and cursing making it difficult to even hear some of the videos that were being shown. One of the managers was speaking on the phone while the orientation was in process arguing about some personal issues she had. Another employee came in with a doll in his hand, sat by the manager, and began to smack the doll saying this is how we should treat kids. We stood in there for 3 hours just waiting on our schedule for the next 2 weeks. There was only one person working with us trying to enter all our information into the computer making it a long night.

Although I had requested for that first weekend to be off because prior to being hired I had a commitment for those days, the manager had told me that those of us who were in that orientation will begin Monday anyway because it takes 48 hours for our names to be in the system. We were only given a nametag on that day but were not given the clock in badges because they did not have them ready. On Monday I began work, I walk in to personnel, and they tell me to clock in a very rude manner. I had told them that I didn't receive a clock in tag. They gave me one and then told me to begin my CBL's. I noticed that my CBL's were for overnight stock, in which I was first called in for but then I had requested cashier and I was told I can do that instead. I was not able to complete my CBL on cashier training because the manager forgot to change it for me. I completed the CBL on Alcohol and Tobacco only. I was told that's fine and to go on the floor and ask for Sam and they stuck me doing re-shop or returns. I was not given a break at all and was there for 5 hours. Then they put me at the door to collect receipts but no instructions are given to me as to whom and who I do not check. I did no cashier work on this day.

The next day, I began at 7pm again and then I was going to finish working on my CBL. I was told it still hasn't been corrected for me to just go out on the register and get hands on with another employee. I work on the register for about an hour and then they call me out to go greet customers at the entrance for about an hour. If I don't go and ask the manager if I'm entitled to a break, I would have been left there. I also tell the CSM that I haven't received an ID number yet to work the register and she tells me I need to get training for 3 days for the register before I get one. I noticed that 3 other cashiers that began orientation with me were on the registers and I asked 2 of them if they had received their ID numbers and they said yes. How is it possible that they had received it if what the CSM said was true? They had only worked the registers one day and were given an ID number and they were never told to greet customers at the door or collect receipts as I was. I hate to think and turn this into a racial thing but by some of the actions that were taking place and me being the only light skinned there, I just so happen jump into this conclusion. If it's a rule that that one cannot have an ID number for the register until they have had 3 days of training, it should apply to all and not just the white looking girl.

On my second working day, I was given two 15-minute breaks in which I did an error in punching out that I went to meal those both times. I had thought you punch in and out whenever you go to lunch or any type of breaks so that they can monitor when you are gone or not. As it is, you only punch out for lunch and not the little breaks. Well, when I reported this to the manager, she said she is busy and will not help me fix it that I have to do it myself in a really rude way with an attitude. She was just sitting there talking to another manager fooling around. She wasn't even busy. It is said that WalMart associates should be friendly. The management in this WalMart in Westbury is highly disorganized and talks down to their employees and is very disrespectful to them. They are very rude, impolite, and there is nothing friendly about them except to those they pick and choose to be friendly with. I had been here for 2 days and I will work on my 3rd day on Thanksgiving (Thursday and Black Friday) which will be the busiest time of the year for the store and I have been given very little training because they choose to have me as a greeter or at the door instead of behind a register getting hands on what I applied for.

Will it be wrong if I call in and say I'm sorry? However, I quit the job because of their lack of professionalism, their poor treatment, their unfairness, and their disorganization. We employees are just a number. The management hires you and then it doesn't even remember your name and who you are. You are treated like a nobody. I have another job. I am a professional teacher and just wanted to do this for the holidays and do something different. However, I don't need to put up with that kind of treatment. I feel sorry for those who really need the job and put up with it because it is their only job and the only way they can provide for themselves and their families. Those are the ones that management takes more advantage. It's really sad. I hate quitting on something that I begin with but this store is not worth it. I'm only speaking about the WalMart in Westbury. I hope that it is not like this in others.

Associate in Electronics. Almost a month ago, I, along with a couple of other associates, were pulled into the office, without fair warning, and were told that we were no longer considered Sales Floor Associates, but overnight stockers, yet I was still responsible for sales, and any type of customer service dealing with the electronics area.

I contacted our regional manager because I had questions and concerns about this recent change, and asked him about it. He had our store manager sit me down and explain to me that it was company-wide, and it had to be done. I just don't understand how they could just, out of the blue, take a level 4 sales floor associate, and demote them down to a level 2 ,without the option of a raise on our next anniversary date. Can they do this and get away with it?

I started working with Walmart in August of 2008. I was excited to be there. Well, in February of 2010, I had to transfer to the Stillwater Walmart due to a job offer for my husband. I thought, "Hey great, a new place to work." Boy, was I mistaken. They treat their employees like **, refuse to listen to them when they need help, have told me that they do not have time for me, and I am just one of several that they have said this to.

I left my husband shortly after moving to Stillwater. My current fiance is a department manager for Walmart. He has one associate for his departments that he is over and they keep telling him that they will hire someone for him. Well, six months down the road, they are threatening him with his job because according to them he moves too slow. His departments are on opposite sides of the store. For one person, he sure does know how to move.

They are constantly telling him that they do not have time for him, that he moves too slow, that he had better get his departments in order or they would fire him, and just today, they flat told him that he was not allowed to go get our daughter from school, that he had to stay there. In the last six months since he has taken over this department, he has had to put in several 12 plus hour days, was made to clock back in after clocking out for the day because his manager said he was not allowed to go home until she said so.

I have since quit the company and my mother is working for them. She ended up screwing up her elbow and now has to have surgery to fix it. She was put on weight restrictions for her arm and they not only put her back on the floor as a stacker when they knew she could not lift anything, but also gave her a pay cut. Walmart, even though they say that they are a family friendly company, couldn't care less about family and only cares about the money that they make. I am ashamed to ever have worked for this company. I, myself, was given a D-day due to missing work because my daughter was sick. What kind of place forces you to work when your kids are sick and you are the only person who can take care of them? Especially when both parents work. I was also passed over several times for management just because they did not like me. And I was told this by a manager.

The Walmart store in Hammond, Indiana #4631 was still being built and had an expected date to open on October 16, 2011.

I was hired at Walmart on September 14, 2011 for the fitting room. I went to an 8-hour orientation that day and was given instructions that I will either be called or to check the mywlamart.com site to see what my schedule was for training. I never once received a phone call and my schedule was never posted on the site. I called 3 days a week since September 14, 2011 to contact personnel and I was always told that they are screening their calls and to leave my name and number and I should be contacted. I never received a call from anyone. I even went up there 3 times and they told me that I was not on the schedule yet and to leave my name and number.

It is now 3 months later and I just called and was told that I was terminated because I never showed up but I wasn't even notified when or what day to come in for training. I checked the mywalmart.com site everyday to see if my schedule was posted but it never was. The lady that I spoke to admitted saying that they had been screening calls but she never got any messages regarding me. She then asked why I am calling 3 months after I was hired and I told her I had been calling but I was always told that I would be contacted but never have. I had no idea that the store had even been open because the 3 times I went up there it had not opened. I asked the lady from personnel for the region number so that I can call corporate and she declined to give that to me and proceeded to tell me she had a meeting and that I can come pick up my check for the orientation and she will be back after 12 pm. She never gave me any reasoning on how come I was not contacted after orientation.

Before even contacting her, I logged into mywalmart.com and there was still no schedule. So then I just wanted to see what happened, 10 minutes after getting off the phone with personnel, I was unable to log on.

I have worked for Walmart for two years and six months. I began working as a part-time photo lab technician and then I transferred to overnight Sales Floor associate in Electronics. Almost a month ago, I, along with a couple of other associates, were pulled into the office without fair warning and were told that we were no longer considered Sales Floor associates but overnight stockers--yet I was still responsible for sales and any type of customer service dealing with the electronics area. I contacted our regional manager because I had questions and concerns about this recent change and asked him about it. He had our store manager sit me down and explain to me that it was company-wide and it had to be done. I just don't understand how they could just, out of the blue, take a level 4 sales floor associate and demote them down to a level 2 without the option of a raise on our next anniversary date. Can they do this and get away with it?

I worked for three years as a department manager for Wal-Mart Stores Sporting Goods and was wrongfully terminated under the heading of inability to perform the job without training. Wal-Mart failed to enter me into their own 4 week mandatory training program for all department managers.

After three years and 7 months, Wal-Mart presidents/CEOs and board of directors have ignored me and have not answered a single question about my proven wrongful (34) termination letters; 40 videos along with 34 pages of documented proof that I never received the required training. Wal-Mart is a self-made god besides God and feels that they answer to no one!

How sad? I am a retired military veteran and it really is a disgrace how Wal-Mart can treat American workers without paying a price for this ill treatment upon American citizens in 2011! What say the American population? Georgia workers do not have a voice working in this state. Workers can be fired for good cause, bad cause, or for no cause at all. How sad?

Shopping in the midnight hours is a joy for me. I have been shopping with Wal-Mart (Wards Rd mostly) for yrs & yrs and I have never had this happen. My buggy had become too heavy to push and I could not find a product so I asked and I went to retrieve. I left my buggy due to my back hurting for it had gotten too heavy. I walked away for less than 2 minutes, only to come back and find that it was gone and my products had been put in another buggy for returns. An employee told me that if a buggy sits for so long, it will be pulled and put back on the shelf. Less than 2 minutes was for so long. I refused to get another buggy to go shopping for the same items again and I walked out of the store. Prescriptions and all my shopping needs can be transferred if need be with no problem. I did not appreciate what had happened this night 11/03/11 and it has happened twice before!

I have been working at Walmart store #0886 for awhile now. About a month ago I went on a medical leave. Ever since I got back, they have cut my hours way back. I went from getting 27-30 hours a week down to 4-9 hours a week. I missed a few days of work since then because I still had been having medical problems, but every time I returned to work nobody ever said anything, and I never got any coaching about my attendance.

Last week I called in and a lady from the personal office called me. Her message just said she had heard I was gone and she was just calling because I was on her list of people who needed to sign up for health insurance. She told me to call her back or go online and do it myself. I tried to go online and I couldn't get it to work so I called the store. She wasn't working that day so the other personal lady told me to call back the next day. I called back the next day and when I told the personal lady who I was, she started laughing and said she was going to put me on hold for a second.

A few minutes later, a manager got on the line and asked me why I had taken so long to call back. I was confused because the message I had received never told me I had to call back, that I could just do it myself online. I told her I didn't know I was supposed to and that I had tried the day before and they told me to call again today. She then said, well you went on a leave of absence, then came back and worked, then missed a few days right? I said yes. She then said, well our policy says if you have 3 no call no shows you are automatically terminated. I told her that I had called in everyday I had missed, so I shouldn't have any.

Walmart makes you call a 1800 number and get a conformation code before you speak to a manager so they have record of me calling in before I even speak to a manager about it. She told me she would check into it and call me back. She never called me back. I feel like they were upset that I took a leave for medical issues and were trying to get me to quit by cutting my hours, and since that didn't work they found a ** reason to fire me. That store is horrible of keeping track of things, when I first got hired there, the same personal lady I just dealt with was on vacation so they said she would call me when she got back and set up a date for orientation.

A little over a week later I called them to find out if she was back yet because I hadn't heard from her. She sounded surprised I was calling and told me that she had a note on my application saying that I had called and told them I accepted a different job and no longer needed this one. I find it funny that I supposedly called in and said that, and now I supposedly never called in when I missed work.

My mom used to work at the same Walmart before I got hired. My brother had a job interview there one day, and my mom was in the personal office taking her CBLs when the manager that gave him his interview came in and said, well we better keep looking. The personal lady asked why, and the manager told her that my brother was a little slow. The personal lady said, just what we need another retard working here. My mom turned to them and told them that, that was her son they were talking about and walked out and later ended up quitting her job. I find it funny how every time I have a problem at work now, that same personal lady is somehow involved with it. Possible problem with my family, or just a coincidence?

WalMart does not treat their employees fairly at all! I have worked at Wal-Mart for 6 yrs and seen my share of bias treatment of employees. When I was hired in, all the women were hired part-time as front store employees, and all the men were given full-time positions as stockmen. I am still part-time even though I average 36 hrs per week. Management constantly asks us to sign full-time, part-time exception reports, saying that they just offered us full-time, which they never do. The reports says basically that though! WalMart sucks!

Store #1760 FOLSOM, CA The overnight crew at this store are the ** bunch of people I've ever had to work with. They think that they own the law. It is a rotten work environment that is filled with every kind of discriminate, unlawful ** behavior. There was never one moment when any of the principles of the Walmart Corporation were being followed. Every moral, work ethic, respect, employee relation and interpersonal cooperation rule were totally thrown out the window altogether.

There were a couple of white ** and their kids with no respect for anyone or anything that go away with just about whatever they wanted as long as their work was done. Their names were Sherry, Dustin and Mandy **. They had a few friends that were crooked namely, asst mgr. Jessica, Robin, Carey, and asst mgr. Chris. Robin seemed like a **. This has caused a lot of visible disorder in the workplace and the lives of other more responsible workers. The asst. managers did nothing when confronted about this multiple times (Isn't that their job? What were they getting paid 45k a year for? ) Every other worker in the building was spineless, almost to the point of cowering in fear. Whenever confronted about these problems, they just whimper that nothing was wrong. It was totally insulting and ridiculous to believe that these people's egos were real.

I worked with a lady that thought that as long as she accepted everything in the environment, conformed to it spinelessly, and was patted on the back that everything was fine. "There's no problem, i don't see it." But she was very bitter and talked about others destructively because of this. I worked my ass off, but I heard every kind of totally false, slanderous talk about my work performance from this lady. Her judgment was so off that it was almost an exaggeration considering that I had just finished with 4 years of weightlifting, running, and boxing related training a year before that, ran 6 miles a day and circuit train, I was a very disciplined, positive, respectful person who was serious about my life, my work, and the lives of others. A lot of people also have this attitude, "If I am patted on the back and conform, there is no problem." But they were very bitter and almost suicidal with a very low sense of worth. They have a lot of disorder in their lives. Because of this they felt the need to talk about other people destructively, cause interpersonal work related problems, spread falsities, rumors and slanderous lies all to get a pat on the back.

Wow. If you were new here and you had respect for the rules, you were a piece of ** on the ground to be ** on. The turnover rate was 95 percent. Most people leave with a disgruntled look on their face. I hate to think of a person that is serious about their life and their career coming into this workplace and being burdened with the psychology of this workplace and all the unlawfulness and **. It is very destructive what a person has to do to conform to it (or be singled out). It could ruin someone's life. When you are nice to people, it is taken as a weakness and you are singled out.

Most of this happened because of the ego of this lady, Sherry and her kids, who walked around telling other people that they are allowed to do anything. People are not even allowed to think anything or be positive, and whenever anyone said anything about their work behavior they turned into whinny ** and got whatever they wanted. It was unbelievable how ** these people where. It left my jaw on the floor. The hypocrisy in this workplace is unbelievable. You aren't allowed much and you even have a lot of your rights taken away. You can't even be happy because if you crack a smile, then you are a **. Nevertheless, I can do whatever I want. I have no consideration and if it causes problems, its not my fault. I can just deny it, and because I work with idiots, it's easy to manipulate them.

I have no complaint, but reading some of these complaints is just irritating. I do not work for Walmart but I have worked for several other pharmacy chains so I understand what the pharmacy is experiencing.

Many complaints are accurate and should not be happening. A mis-fill is something to be upset about, I assure you. It is no small matter and can be life threatening. However, I see so many people complaining about wait times. In the society we live in, everyone wants it now. People expect to drop off their prescriptions and for us to ask, "Would you like fries with that?" and for the order to be done when they get to the next window. I agree that some of the wait time stories here are absurd, but you cannot predict what will happen in the pharmacy.

I'm assuming most of you have jobs. Those that have jobs in the customer service field have probably had one of those "customers" who will drain you of all the time they can. The will keep you for 30 minutes, asking you questions. If this person being occupied is the pharmacist, guess what? No prescriptions are getting filled. It is against the law for technicians to actually complete prescription verification. So yes, we may have told you 30 minutes but that was before another customer started talking with the pharmacist for 30 minutes about how they are having an adverse reaction to their medication.

Another thing about waiting, just because no one is in the waiting area does not mean no one is waiting. For example, this pharmacy is Wal-mart. You have 10,000+ items you can be looking at while waiting on your prescriptions. Why do you think Wal-Mart offers prescriptions so cheap? They give away medication for virtually lower cost because they want you to be in there, buying their other merchandise!

I get complaints all the time about insurance not covering their medication. Sorry, that is not our fault. Talk to your insurance company. They are the ones getting kickbacks from drug companies for making sure their drug is getting dispensed. Do you think you see any of that money? Nope, not one red cent. So, don't complaining to us or look at us like we are aliens when we tell you your medication isn't covered.

That is another time-sink we get sucked into instead of getting prescriptions ready for other patients. We are listening to you argue with us about your medication costs. Bottom line, medication doesn't appear out of thin air. It costs millions of dollars to research and test, which over the years is happening, and there is no profit. They need to make their money back so yes, this is expensive! That's why generics are so important. Yes, pharmacies do make their money off of generic drugs. They are doing this because the cost of the generic doesn't include research, just the cost of the medication.

I recall a situation I had at my pharmacy a few years back. I was working and I had a customer come up to me and drop off a pain medication that he just received from a dentist appointment. He told me how much pain he was in and that he needed it done as soon as possible. I told him it would be 15 minutes. He said, "That long? I'm in a lot of pain." I said "Yes, it takes time to safely get your order ready. I will have it out as soon as I can." He then said again how much pain he was in and said he would appreciate it if I got it out quickly because he was in so much pain and he kept talking about his procedure and what happened during that time causing him to be in so much pain.

The whole time I'm thinking, if he is in so much pain and just came from a dentist, why is he talking so much? I finally cut him off, which if you are were to complain you would think is rude, to tell him, "You keep talking about how you want this to get done quickly, but you keep talking to me so I can't work on your prescription." He then proceeded to the waiting area and sat quietly. Prescription was finished in about 10 minutes.

I am so overwhelmed by some of the stupid things patients do. I understand that you have not worked in pharmacy but that means you should not assume you know what goes on back there. We are not frying hamburgers;, we are dealing with lives. Have I been involved in mis-fills? Yes, I have. Nowadays, the companies are more concerned about making a profit that they cut the hours of their pharmacy staff without concern for their employees or their patients. This causes mistakes to happen because you have that person in the waiting area staring at you, arms crossed, and pissed because it has been 20 minutes and you want to get home to watch your TV shows and you waited until you ran out of your medication to come in and ask for a refill instead of calling 3 days in advance!

I've worked in a pharmacy where I have had a pharmacist break down and start crying. Do you think the 10 people that were out there in the waiting area cared? No, I worked right next to Disney World and we had a ton of stupid tourists that were so worried about remembering their swimsuits that they forgot their medications. Then, they get upset because the 7 tablets they need to get them home will cost them $75.00 because their insurance won't pay for their medicine since it was just filled last week. Don't try to blame the pharmacy for your own faults. We can only do so much.

I had a patient once who had never been to our pharmacy before. This patient called and asked for a transfer to be done on her asthma inhaler. I could tell something was wrong with her already, she was gasping for breath as I was talking to her. My pharmacist called her pharmacy and got the transfer, and the pharmacist at the other pharmacy warned us about this patient. Shortly after getting the transfer, the patient came in. We were still working on her order but she was having an asthma attack.

We finished her order in less than 2 minutes and were ringing her up at the register. The first credit card was declined. Other customers decided to join the patient's side, saying she needs her inhaler and to give it to her and then she can pay! Reluctantly, we gave the inhaler to the patient to use. After sitting for about 5 minutes, she came back up and the 2nd credit card was also declined. We asked for any other method of payment, and she said she has nothing else to pay with and she would have to return later to buy it. She never came back. Another pharmacy called us later that week to transfer the inhaler out, a different one than before. This is stuff that we deal with!

Believe me when I tell you as a pharmacy technician myself, we would love that there would be no problems with your insurance! We would love for your doctors to call in your refills in less than 2 days! We would love nothing more than to just give you your order so you can leave and we can help the next patient! What most of you expect is ludicrous and not going to happen. Someone said in one of their posts, "What happened to the customer is always right?" This is not true in pharmacy and never will be. Laws see to that. Every day, I have at least one person wanting me to break the law in some way because they are too lazy to do what they need to do.

I have had patients ask me to contact their doctors for refills ever after the doctor has denied it because they say, "Going to the doctor doesn't fit into my schedule." I wish I could say that about my medicine! I now am working in a specialty pharmacy where I don't have to deal with 95% of the issues I have had to deal with in the past, mostly because dealing with you nut-jobs caused me to have a nervous breakdown and severe panic disorder. I was a district employee for one of the largest chain pharmacies in America and was a trainer for 2 years. I know almost all there is to know about pharmacy.

You are here complaining about Walmart's service, however, you complain about prices at other pharmacy chains. Where do you think the phrase, "You get what you pay for," comes from?

Please save yourself some time. This is important information and if you paid attention to anything, pay attention to this! Read your prescription bottles! They have very important information on them! If the bottle says, "Take 1 tablet once daily," then you take 1 tablet once daily. If the doctor told you something else, call the pharmacy! Check the directions! If we say the prescription was filled correctly, don't assume that that is still right. Call the doctor, verify the dose with them. If they want you taking more, then they need to call us to correct the prescription.

Also, don't expect the pharmacy to fix the doctor's mistake. If the doctor calls in the wrong medication for you and you pick it up, don't ask for a refund! It is not our fault your doctor messed up! Federal law prohibits the use of any prescription medication that leaves the filling facility to another patient - translated, gets thrown away. The bottle of most companies also tells you what the pills should look like. You know you are taking Nexium 40 mg. Now, does the bottle say Nexium 40 mg? Yes? Good. Now, there is a description of the pills listed on the bottle, usually color and the markings on it, plus sometimes the shape. Does the pill match what the description says? No? Call the pharmacy! We messed up!

These tools are here in case of human error. Pharmacists do not want to mess up but sometimes it does happen. No one is perfect. I'm not, and you're not. Only God is perfect. If you can tell me you have never made a mistake, then you are a liar. Pharmacists generally check, depending on the location, up to 500 prescriptions a day. That means, in the 600 minutes they work (10 hour day), they are checking 500 prescriptions in that time frame. Also, taking doctor's calls, transfers to and from other pharmacies, and counseling patients, all which are illegal to do for technicians, at least in the state of Florida.

During this time, many do not get to eat lunch. If they do, they eat while standing trying to fill prescriptions for people staring at them wondering why they are eating and not filling their prescriptions. Too many people have become relaxed with the knowledge of their medicine. Please take some responsibility and know what you are taking! So many people say, "I need all my medicine filled. No, I don't know what I'm taking just fill everything" or "I take that because the doctor told me to. I don't know what it's for." This is important information to know! You are responsible for knowing your own health, not the pharmacy.

In addition to what I just said, there was a comment about how a patient caught a medicine that was filled for one medication that was not covered and a new medication that the doctor called in and both were dispensed. Thankfully, the patient's caregiver knew what they were on and knew that there was a problem. Every patient is different. Some patients need multiple medications to get to their goals, example being maybe the doctor wants a patient to be on 10 mg Amlodipine and 80 mg Benazepril. Well, this medication comes multiple ways, including a combination medication, Lotrel. However, the highest strength there happens to be Lotrel 10/40 (10 mg Amlodipine, 40 mg Benazepril). The doctor then also prescribes Benazepril 40 mg.

This brings you to your dose of 10/80. We'll use this same scenario but in a different way. Your doctor calls in Lotrel 10/40. Later that day, your doctor realizes that they made a mistake, calls you and tells you that they do not want you to take Lotrel 10/40 so they will be calling in only Benazepril 40 mg to your pharmacy. Keep in mind, the doctor has already called in your Lotrel 10/40. He now calls in your benazepril 40 mg but doesn't tell us that he is cancelling your Lotrel 10/40. So what happens is both get filled. Now, your doctor told you to only take Benazepril 40 mg, instead you are taking Lotrel 10/40 plus the Benazepril 40 mg, getting an additional medication plus double the dose of what the doctor wants you to have. We have no idea what the doctor wants you on. The doctor tells us what you should be on and we fill the order for you!

Wal-mart is taking away our rights. They took away our smoke room, no big deal, and now they make our rates on insurance go up. People who are non smokers get a cheaper rate, if you smoke you pay higher rate. If you quit when you want to then, in 2013 you can get a cheaper rate considering you can pass a doctor's exam saying you are smoke free. This is not right!

I worked in Wall Mart for 10 years. During work, one box fell on my leg and I had to cut it off. Until now, I hope for file a suit. I have 8 children and I can't work, because no one want to engage disabled guys. I hope one day you will pay one mechanic leg for me. My wife has to pay all the bills. I don't like this, because I am the man of the house. To worsen, I discovered that my wife betray me and she is pregnant. Please help me!

I was an overnighter at store 3522 for over 4 years. When I started, they put me into aisles on the grocery side of the store and just told me I had to stock, and so I did and proved to be a good stocker. Within two months, I got my own aisle which had the most responsibilities, and in 6 months, I had gotten an interview for support manager and was a candidate for the position. However, the assistant manager was voted out of the store and every other manager put in the store during my shift ignored me. Within 8 months, I was then put into the Health and Beauty Department (HBA) and thrown around to stock whatever they had set for me with no explanation.

While I was in HBA, I had different responsibilities, and in due time, it was ridiculous. About a year in there, I was responsible to gather overstock, prepare a pallet, take it to the back, and then go back to the floor to stock, and that was continuous for about 1 year and a half. I even had to go to the back to help the third shift in stock team bin and clean the backroom from 5 to 7 at some point in time. I even had to do projects that the backroom team was mostly responsible for, but there were only so few who did what I did, and now, there's none who do what I did.

At that store, I know, I was the only one who knew grocery, dairy, frozen, infants, toys, sporting goods, auto, housewares, pets, cosmetics, HBA, and pharmacy, and could still work those areas to this day, but they always refused to give me days off that I requested. Never, even once, did they give me different days off from Tuesday and Wednesday. I never asked for a pay increase, just to be treated fairly like some of the lazy workers who I work with who actually have good days off like Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday. At this point in time, I gave them my two weeks, only to be taken to the office and told that I could not quit by three different members of the management who thought it was a joke and that I was joking; not that time, and certainly, not now.

Have been employed at Walmart for 3 years in the vision department. The assistant store manager is constantly harassing me. She says I am always standing around doing nothing when that is not true. I work very hard. One day she told me to go home without pay for no reason. Then my pay was cut from 9.50 an hour to 9.00. I have done nothing wrong. Who do I turn to?

I worked for this store for two years and was let go wrongfully. I won unemployment benefits for 24 months. Now out of retaliation, their two security personnel follow and harass me every time I shop at the store. I have video taken by friends' cell phones that shows how I am constantly followed and harassed.

I have worked at a Walmart Supercenter in New Jersey for over two years. My complaint is that I was passed over for promotion to jewelry department manager in favor of a floor associate in the asset protection department. This associate has no prior experience in jewelry. I have had one year in that department.

I have been a jewelry department coordinator for about a year. When an opening came up for department manager, I took the test and passed. A few weeks went by, so I asked someone in personnel when they were going to fill the position. I was told that they were totally eliminating that position altogether. About a week later, I learned that the floor associate got the job.

After a whole lot of nagging to my assistant manager, I was finally told the reason. I passed but got a single question wrong on my test. I feel discriminated against because of my age and weight. The woman who got the job is of slender build, and younger; I'm 43. I was told Walmart does not let people know their test scores. That is very unfair as it makes it much easier for them to discriminate. How do I know if I really got one question wrong? Now, instead of having steady hours of 7 AM to 4 PM (as coordinator), my hours are mixed throughout the week. My work assessment there exceeds on all levels and I'm a solid employee. This is clearly shown in their records.

I've applied at Walmart in Simone Ontario so many times now, and for one thing I've had 2 interviews and, and never heard anything back. I applied online, the new way and did this "testing". Now for one thing, I didn't understand it, and my helper didn't either, now I'm 21 year old, with disabilities, and I'm looking for a job. What more do they want out of me? No, I don't know their test answers but I'm a very good, hard worker. I know because I'm at my family's Best Western hotel right now, and they hear a lot of good things about me from people.

Over the time I have been employed with Walmart (twice now), I have noticed a horrible decline in the treatment of associates working within. The assistant managers handle all situations differently even though I am only aware of one Walmart policy guide to which I have still never seen even upon my repeated requests for such a thing. I am tired of being understaffed and being told we are in a "hiring freeze". I am sick of the neglect of equipment and tools in our TLE only to be told that we are in a "spending freeze". I am also sick of asking for a change of schedule only to be told that we are in a "scheduling freeze".

I was told that if I wanted any time off, I needed to have my request in at least three weeks in advance. I put in a request for the time of November 14th through the 18th. I have time to cover this and it's about five weeks' notice. I have since been told that November is "frozen". All I can say in regards to all the (pardon me for saying so) ** is that I sure hope it warms up soon before we all "freeze". Every time I put in for time off, I always get some dumbfounded look and a crappy explanation as to why that is not a good time for Walmart. I would say that I would fear for losing my job but for the day-to-day crap Walmart pulls, it might be a Godsend at this point. If Walmart wants loyalty, they may ought to try extending some. Just a thought.

I'm a cashier at Pine Bluff. I started in February of 2011. I transferred from Heber Springs. I was treated much better at Heber. Their store was run right. They actually cared about their employees. It was clean and I loved the people whom I worked with.

Then, I got engaged and moved to Pine Bluff, AR. I transferred after weeks of trying to get hold of Pine Bluff Walmart. I went up there twice and the store manager was nowhere in sight. Since I started at this store, I still have not seen the store manager. Finally, a department manager over the front got me transferred in. Also, he gave me cashier codes.

When I started the first day, my first break was 30 minutes before my lunch. On my last break, I had to shut my register down myself and take my last 15 minute break. Then, I go straight back and clock out. Since then, I have learned to go with the flow - just deal with it. When I first started at Walmart, I was told we do not take certain coupons, "Family Dollar In-ad coupon". So one day, I had a customer and told her that we do accept them. She went to the management and I got in trouble for not taking a 50 cent coupon. I seriously did not know that we were supposed to, but this certain African-American male came up to me and told me that I should have taken it.

Here recently, a job opening came up for Hardlines Department Manager for hardware. I marched in there to the computers and took my manager's test and I passed! I was so happy that I may be moving up. Heck, it's been a year, and I have worked my butt off for this. I took that test on September 19th. Well, it is September 24th, and I worked today.

First off, I have been in a great mood for the past week due to passing that test. At around 11 am this morning, the same CSM African-American male that came to me before, came to me again and told me that I was not allowed to chew gum while on the clock and I needed to throw it away now (He himself was chewing gum). Looking around, everyone around me was chewing gum, but I threw it away and waited for someone to finish her break. Then after 20 minutes, she finally came back from her break. I went to the CSM workstation and asked why everyone else got to chew gum yet I was the only one they picked on. Their response was that I was the only one caught. I was then put on another register for someone else's break. She came back after 30 minutes (suppose to be a 15 minute break) and finally, I had lunch.

Everything is going good and then I got my last break. I signed off my register at 4:04pm. I walked outside to take a smoke break and started back in. I noticed the same African-American male looking for someone. I asked him if he was looking for me. He said and I quote, "Yeah, I was fixing to write you up!" For one, I am never late on my breaks, and two, I looked at the time while walking in and it said 4:20 pm. I was 1 minute late. Three, I was also told that were allowed one minute to walk back in and one minute to walk back up to the front. Even so, I was still only 1 minute late. The others girls were over 10 minutes late or more.

I do have to say that I am one of the very few white girls that work there. The rest are African-American. This certain CSM does not like me. I will not suck up to him like the other girls will. He is always flirting with the ladies. Another thing is, they picked on me for chewing gum yet if you ask any customer, every time they come into this store to get checked out, the cashier is texting on her phone. I'm probably the only cashier that leaves my phone in the car yet their worried about coupons and gum. Some will sign on the register and disappear for their whole shift and no one can find them yet they're still clocked in and they are still employed at this store, and now they want to write me up over being 1 minute late for a break and also chewing gum.

They also won't answer my request for change. It takes them over 30 minutes to bring me a roll of quarters. The CSMs run around with headphones in their ears hooked up to their phones listening to music. When you need them, they're not there. I don't know what to do.

I was on my way for my break and saw my assistant manager and stopped to talk to her about my hours and schedule. While we were talking, the front end ZM asked to page me. My assistant asked what she needed me for. Then, the ZM told her that she wanted me for back up. I told her I am going for my break and when I get back, I will go up front. When my assistant told the ZM that, over the walkie, the shift manager said, "No, she has to go up front first then go to get her break when they don't need her." Well, since I am entitled to a break, I chose to take my break anyway. The next day, I got pulled into the office and got coached (which is my D-day) because I took my break and did not go up front and to the cashier.

We discovered illegal firings and a nasty incident about the sexual activities of store managers and her female partner in store which was witnessed by their cameras. Some staff are all too scared to contact them.

Three weeks ago, a guy came into our place to demo a wall at the back of our bakery. Our store manager said he had to come back after we contacted Kay, chemical people and the maintenance guy to have water turned off, etc. Anyway, ever since the wall has been demolished and replaced, our sinks that we use to wash and sanitize our dishes still have not been hooked up to our soap, rinse and sanitizer and the management had us going to the meat dept to use their sink. What? We're using a place with raw meat to clean our knives, bowls, spatulas and cake decorating equipment? Are they nuts? They stated, produce next to our department would have too many cross-contamination issues. Huh? So vegetables and fruits are more dangerous than blood? Wow, this is so wrong. I just wished someone can do something about this.

Both my daughter and son have or are working at this Walmart. My son quit the job because of how he was treated. My daughter, who is willing to do whatever is needed just to have a job, called me sobbing wanted to leave work and not go back because of how "Daniel" on the night floor was treating her. She went to her supervisor and manager to tell them. One said that they would look into it but the supervisor "Burcilla" said that he would see, but that he had complaints that she had disappeared during the night (from Daniel, apparently knows how to CYA). They have multiple complaints about this employee, losing several people because of it. My daughter had another employee that had similar issues; demanding, rudely the right of way, nearly striking them with the floor machine and making up stories about others. It's sad that people who need the job and are willing to work leave because of one ** that they refuse to deal with.

I work for Walmart. I recently saved a poor Betta fish's life by purchasing him with an actual TANK with a filter/pump. I'm a cashier and I totally understand everything everyone is complaining about. I'm going to try to be something apart of the wet pets department since I have a major interest in Marine Biology and I happen to know more about fish than any other person I work with. I can't apologize for the way the company deals with this, BUT with hope, I can try to make a difference in every Walmart across the planet and make them aware that fishes are living creatures and deserve respect as much as we all do.

My fish, when still on the Walmart shelf, was lifeless and dull. He's white and red. When I set up his tank, he adjusted immediately and rather enjoys actually being fed and taken care of. The whiteness of his scales are more vibrant and the red on his gills and fins are actually more visible. But I certainly agree, if Walmart doesn't know anything about fishes or doesn't appoint anyone to the department who knows something about fishes, we shouldn't sell them.

I want to understand why you always talk about the customers but at my local Walmart, no one is concerned about the workers. I live in London, KY, my husband used to work for Walmart and my mother-in-law has for at least 5 years. First off they don't turn the air on in the store to where you can feel it. She is a cashier up front and if you stand there for maybe 10 minutes, your clothes as well as hair gets soaked. The little fans they have up there in the registers blow hot air back on you so they really have no use to turn them on.

The management refuses to turn the air up and claim that you, the company, don't let them. So after the run-around with that I chose to go straight to the source. That's just for starters, my mother-in-law has bad allergies as well as bipolar and she has gave doctor's statement to management and they said okay it. Well she got sick and called in and took one sick day and one vacation day to cover the 2 days that she missed and everything was supposed to be okay until she came back two days later and they decided to write her up two times, now how fair is that?

Your website claims ethics is one of your main things, well explain to me why when you're scheduled to work 9am-5pm and they don't let you off until 5:20pm, that 20 minutes should be counted as over time right. Well then, why does London Walmart ask you to just take an extra 20 minutes lunch so that they don't have to pay overtime.

And then when you do send somebody there, someone would alert them and they will turn the air up and make sure to put on this fake face to make them happy.

I have been shopping at Walmart my whole life, that's 21 years. I thought Walmart cares about the customers but yet you don't care about our families that work there. Why should I shop there? I am not trying to be a prick but I am a human and a loyal customer and so is my family. We go there at least 2 times a week. When I was pregnant not even 11 months ago, I walked from the front door and straight back and I was rushed to the hospital because it was too hot that I passed out. If that was just a short time, imagine how your employees must be feeling. Would you work in those conditions?

I just want Walmart to treat their customers as well as their employees fairly. I've tried to talk to management and called customer service and all I got was "I'll let them know" or "I'll see what I can do." When it comes down to endangering your employees, when it starts affecting their health, it's not good. It's not that I am the only one feeling this, there's 34 of us and that's not counting the employees that work there. There was one lady employee that had heat stroke and an ambulance came and got her. Something's not right there and you can tell that. I am not working there, neither I am a manager at some corporation, but I'm human and so are you.

We all have our breaking point. My mother-in-law is now considering quitting Walmart because it's affecting her health so much, and to tell you the truth, I don't blame her. But in this economy. Everything is tight and she is the only one in her house that works, her husband is on social security. Their bills are already tight and it's not right that she have to quit her job just because some people in higher positions decides that their health does not matter. I have personally took a thermometer into a Walmart, stayed there for 30 minutes and the thermometer read 92 degrees, that is working temperature. I don't even know if you read your own emails but you should as people count on you to do what is right. I don't know if I'll get a reply. If I do, I hope to get to speak to a real person and not just some computer who will tell me that "sorry, I will fix it." Do something, it's supposed to be your job and you should be damn good. Being a CEO is great, just tell me where are you taking Walmart's future, to the sky or to the dogs?

I was hired at Walmart, months after I put my application, in July 2011 as a bakery sales associate. I didn't really need the job as I'm a college student at Edinboro University and just thought it would be some easy, extra cash. I was so wrong. Throughout my employment, there were many things that were wrong and unprofessional but the main issue was why I had to abandon my job. I came down with mono and strep throat and brought in a doctor's note saying that I couldn't work (especially in the bakery with food) because of being sick and the fact that other people could catch the strep or mono. The assistant manager (I think that's what she was; she never bothered to say hi or introduce herself) Terri ** read my doctors note and then proceeded to tell me that I would have to report for work or be fired. I then had another manager, named Robert, try and tell me that no place of employment accepts doctor's notes. Well, obviously, we know that's not true. I've worked in many places and I'm not stupid.

Every place I've worked besides Walmart is grateful when you bring in a doctor's note. Either way, if she wasn't going to accept my doctor's note, then it was violating my medical and private rights for her to have asked to read it. She just wanted to see what was wrong with me for gossip later or some **. So, I could either not go to work and get fired but then be healthy when college starts back up in a couple weeks, or I could try to work and probably pass out from exhaustion. If you've ever experienced mono, you'll know exactly what I mean. I chose my health and education over my job that's why I quit. I can't wait to graduate college and send my real paycheck stubs to Edinboro's managerial ** ** to show them what a real professional job pays like.

Hi, my name is Shameeka **. I moved to Springfield, MO from Chicago, IL and I worked with Walmart for almost 10 years. I have the experience in Walmart when I applied to work at Walmart for a whole year. I feel like they didn't want to hire me in Walmart Springfield, MO because I'm African-American.

Since I had been shopping at Walmart, I haven't seen one black cashier and I have a problem with that. I feel because I'm African-American and I would like to see more African-American Associate at Walmart in Springfield, MO.

My husband and a CSS had an affair. He has bounced back and forth in between. In Walmart handbooks, what they did was against ethics. She should have been fired. She would stand in the middle aisle texting him where I could see them; the girls were witness.

Walmart is so corrupt. I am not the only person this has happened to. She would walk past me as I was working and tell me that he is leaving me. I quit because of being called names and all the drama that is not what work is supposed to be. She even created a Facebook page under a different name just to try to become friends with my son. When I took my kids out to visit him, she tried to run me and my kids off of the road.

My kids are upset and needs counseling. I lose not only my job but also my husband.. If an attorney can help me, please do call me.

They guaranteed me 40 hours a week when they hired me back in October 17, 2007. I haven't been getting the full 40 hours I was promised; but, they are giving 40 hours to a 22-year old kid who lives at home with his dad and has no bills to pay, no rent to pay, basically no responsibilities whatsoever. He works from 7 to 4 everyday, and has them believing he volunteers on Saturdays just because he does not want to work on Saturdays. As for me, I am trying to support a family of 4 with 2 boys who both have a disability, and that is another thing I was told when I was hired -- that there would be no problem working with me on doctor appointments, meetings at school, etc. Well, I had to fight them, tooth and nail, every time I needed to go somewhere that involves my 2 boys.

I have been a mechanic for close to 30 years and have been turned over 3 times for positions I am more than qualified for. Two were for supervising positions, and one was for a department manager of their TLE Department. Finally, I was available the whole time I had been there. Back in May of this year, I tried to submit a form to make Sundays unavailable for me due to a commitment I now have at the church my family attends. I was denied. They want me to do the job of the supervisor and the department manager just without the pay, etc., to go along with it.

My last post I had nothing done yet but grief and argument with Management and was let go. Comp. covered what they wanted to and since I was still on restrictions they tried to force me into taking a F.M.L.A. My doctor was gone so that could not be turned in on time. They considered me as a quit and let me go.

You will be left to feel smaller than life. Thank you and good luck to everyone.

What can be done by the corporation not hiring enough people on the floor? If the associates are having to cover at least 4-5 departments at one time and getting no merit raises, only 40 percent meets the yearly evaluation, no holiday parties, no picnics, nothing on the extras to make up for that.

The consequences and the physical damage is hard for the associates. They are doing double duty all around the store and they're worn out and their morale is down. The management team does not seem to care about our positions and it seems that we are not thought of, and we need to band together and make some noise.

I am a cashier at the Collinsville, IL Wal-Mart. I have worked there since November 2009. I am 30 years old and have an additional job where I am a manager. I'm secondary job coded for the service desk, which means I have also been trained for the money center and site-to-store.

Every year in the Spring, I get a bad cough. This may start out as a cold or flu, but the cough is what causes the issue. As a child I was diagnosed as having chronic bronchitis, but various doctors over the years have come up with different reasons for the cough and none of their treatments have ever worked. The cough is debilitating. During an attack I am unable to talk, stand straight, or do anything much more than attempt to get air into my lungs around the coughing. At times my airway has come dangerously close to closing on me even in the best of conditions and environments where I am in control. There are ways I have learned to try to manage this and do my best to minimize the attacks. But, they are not things that I have the freedom to do while doing my job at WM, such as sitting down, having to kneel in front of a toilet in case the cough cause me to dry heave, sometimes having to strip out of my clothes to cool myself down, etc. I have had this cough my entire life, again, that is thirty years. I know when it is coming, what it does to me, and how best I can control it.

After stating that, here is my story. On Tuesday, March 1, 2011, I had the beginnings of the flu. On Thursday, March 3, 2011, I had a doctor appointment where she prescribed me Tamiflu, various other antibiotics, an inhaler and a doctor note saying I should not be at work for 24 hours due to me being contagious with the virus (although at no time, either at the doctor's office or after was I running a fever of any kind). Of course WM management could care less about this and I worked my full 8 hr shift. I was not the best cashier, I was grumpy and sick and tired.

The next day was Friday, March 4, 2011 and when I went into work. I was much better from the day before, however the cough was beginning to settle in my lungs. I knew I was going to have a bad attack because my body began to break out in a sweat.

WM, of course caring little for its employees, paid no attention to the state I was in or the shallow breathing I was exhibiting and put me on an Express Lane (a small allowance). Over the next 30 to 40 minutes I deteriorated dangerously. My shirt was drenched in sweat, my body was slick with it, I had sweat continuously dripping off my forehead, nose, chin and eyelashes. My entire face was red and my body was red and blotchy. I was unable to speak at all and could only point to the customers. I was shaking, having to physically hold myself up with the counter and began to have my vision go black from being unable to get my breath. Eventually enough customers and my fellow cashiers complained about the state of my health that one of my front-end supervisors came to look at me. Immediately, she turned off my light and began to try to contact management to inform them that customers were complaining and that I was in no condition to work and needed to be sent home. Her attempts at contacting management took several minutes since it seemed as if none of the members of management had time not cared to deal with the situation.

I will interject here that yes, I am on a d-day, however I am on this d-day due to this very same cough that I get every year. Normally at least twice with the spring cough being more severe, which last year caused me to miss twenty some odd days of work. At no time was I informed last year that I could have submitted a request for a personal leave due to those absences even though I missed 6, 7 or more consecutive working days due to it during the three times the cough affected me in 2010.

Apparently my front-end manager Mike was too preoccupied with whatever little project he was working on to concern himself with the state I was in and he sent a different manager. Although, I do know who she is, Roxanne, I do not know what department she is manager of. At this point I am simply sitting down in the vision center attempting to get my breathing back to normal and clear my head of the disorientation the attack caused me. She asked me if I had asthma, yet I was unable to adequately answer her due to the state I was still in. Apparently, it was taking too long for me to recover because she seemed to become agitated with me. She said I could take a 15 minute break outside to calm myself, if I felt I needed it, but that they would not excuse me from work when they 'needed' me to be on a lane. At this point, I had worked for approx. 30 to 40 minutes, but had been trying to recover from the attack for the same length of time. (Times may not be exact at this point due to the disorientation that I was experiencing. I do know I began work at 3:30, was outside by approx. 4:40, and eventually left around 5:15).

I went outside where the cooler air helped me and I was able to clear my head. At this point I became angry that my health had been so severely jeopardized and that they still refused to excuse my absence due to my d-day. I decided to go back to management, demand a personal leave paper (I found out this was even possible from another associate who had just recently gone through a health issue with WM) and to leave regardless of the outcome. I was, and am not, prepared to put my health, nor myself, at risk for WM.

Upon asking for the packet, Roxanne informed me that I would not be approved for a personal leave due to the flu at which time I informed her that I was not asking for the leave due to the !@#$%^& flu. I was asking for it due to the uncontrollable cough that causes me to be unable to breath and my vision go black. She said there was no reason for me to curse and I stated that she apparently didn't understand how aggravating it was to be in that state and have them do nothing to help me. She then stated that regardless it wouldn't be approved because the store manager had already left for the day. I said that made no sense because he would not have approved it anyway without my doctor first filling out the appropriate portion of the form. I again stated I wanted the form so I could leave. She sent me to personnel and ended our conversation by stating that by choosing to leave, I was placing continued employment with them in jeopardy.

Personnel told me that I didn't need the personal leave, but the FMLA form. Of course it being a Friday I was unable to see my doctor until Monday. I was told to call in during the days I missed, which I did. Monday I saw my doctor. She filled out the form and wrote the reason for it as influenza, cough, and reactive airway disease. Since I have only had insurance for the first time in 10 years since the beginning of 2011, I have only seen this doctor 3 times at this point. She believes I have asthma, but wants to do further testing before actually diagnosing me so that I am properly treated for this cough. She did think my condition was serious enough to send me home with a nebulizer and wanted to send me to get a chest x-ray. However with the out-of-pocket deductible, she said she would hold off on that for the time being, unless my condition worsened or failed to improve by my follow up date two weeks from Monday.

I returned the form to Personnel on Monday about 4pm. However, Susan had already left for the day. Tuesday, March 8, 2011 I called back to personnel to inquire about the status of my form. I was told by Susan that it was not going to be approved because 1) I was not eligible for FMLA because I am approx. 100 hrs shy of being eligible for it and 2) because my doctor listed contributing factors on the form as flu and cough.

I said she also listed the reactive airway disease, which is what causes the cough. The other two are simply contributing factors to the third which is what is making it impossible for me to do my job. I also informed her that I had originally requested a personal leave but was told that what I needed was the FMLA form. She attempted to tell me that only associates who had been with the corporation for less than a year could only use the personal leave. This is ridiculous, but letting that go, I concentrated on saying I don't know what else you people expect me to do short of having an attack to the point where I lose consciousness and pass out on your floor. I became emotional and upset on the phone continuing to state that I get this every year, I know what it does to me, and that I am unable to work during this time and eventually my heightened emotional response to this news set off a coughing attack during which I was unable to speak for about two minutes. She finally relented and stated she would speak to my manager Mike about the situation and see if they could get it approved as a personal leave using the same form.

Susan eventually called me back and stated that Lance (not Mike, I suppose he was still to 'busy' to be bothered by my situation) had approved my personal leave since I had been "under the impression that it would be approved this one time." I do not know where he got that idea. I left under the impression that they would fire me for taking the step to protect myself and my health, but that if such a situation were to arise again, it would be necessary for me to qualify for FMLA and have my doctor actually diagnose me with asthma (no other diagnoses would be allowed), and with intermittent leave in order for my FMLA request to be approved at any point in the future.

I went to cash my paycheck and was told by the employee that my driver's license had a crack starting on it and as a result she couldn't cash my paycheck. This is not the first time I have had a problem with her trying to cash one on other occasions. She is always rude and unpleasant, but if I wait around until someone else takes her place, I have no problem and management doesn't seem to care and does nothing about it. Typical Walmart stupidity. If they don't want me spending money there, then they are doing a great job stopping me.

I applied for a job at WalMart via online, like they told me and soon came in for an interview. I was shown my wages and position that I was going to be hired for and given a drug test. I also signed another form asking if I had a criminal history and to state what it was because they were going to do a background check

On the application online they had asked the same question already. While I was on my way out the door of WalMart I had seen a person that I had been knowing for a long time and he called me over to him to talk, and yes he was working at WalMart. So we were engaging in conversation and I asked him how in the ** did he get a job there. He told me that he lied on his application and said that he didn't have a criminal history when he has a long list of criminal history. I asked him if he requested a copy of his background check and he said yes but he never received one. So within that week, I had also asked a few other people that work for WalMart that I know has a criminal history if they lied on their application.

I asked if they told WalMart that they didn't have a criminal history and they said yes, they lied. And by them lying they also got the job. But people who were honest and said yes including myself, did not get a job and was sent a copy of our background check stating that is the reason that we were not hired by WalMart. That is unfair. Also, I called the district manger to complain and they put me through to a lady name Patricia ** and she said that WalMart does not employ people with a criminal history, no matter how little or severe because they are protecting their customers and WalMart. But on the application and the form it says that if you do have a conviction that it doesn't necessarily disqualify you from employment.

So basically if a conviction does disqualify you from employment with WalMart, then why doesn't it say that on the application? Patricia did not have an answer for that question. I'm not only talking about myself either, I know people that have applied and been honest about their convictions that were denied a job. Then there are the people who lied about their convictions and signed under penalty and perjury that they didn't have any convictions, when they do, and they were employed.

Salon was dirty and they were using combs for everyone. Not cleaning the combs first in solution. Will not return. Placing a complaint with the State Licensing Board of Cosmology. Possible head lice!

I was running lawn and garden as a department manager, so I applied for the position. To my total disappointment, I didn't get the position because I didn't score high enough on the test they make you take. Even know I am totally capable of running that department, they gave it to a part time person with a bad attendance record.

It's sad to know that Walmart judges you on paper instead of your ability to do the job. They want me to keep giving 110% when they think so little of me. I just don't see that happening any more. I use to love my job,but that's hard to do any more, knowing that they think so little of me. I agree with a lot of other associates, I think we should go Union. Maybe then we would be treated fairly with more then just a 50 cent a year raise. And that's if you get exceeds. It's sad to know that you are only worth 50 cents a year. Come on Walmart, us, little people are the ones that make you millions that you don't want to share with us. How many millions does it take to support your families?

They advertise on computer pop ups that I have won a $1,000 gift certificate from Walmart, but if I've won, why do I have to give you information that isn't pertinent to the gift? It's an annoyance and as far as I'm concerned, false advertising. I get contacted with sales pitches from certain products, and it's an annoyance!

I worked for Walmart from 2009-2010 as an asset protection agent. My supervisor, the asset protection coordinator, was told by me in private that I was taking medicine for depression and anxiety and that I would have to go see a doctor and that it wouldn't effect my work and I still worked just fine. Once I told him this confidential information, he started mocking me and asking me if I took my medicine that day in front of employees and my co-worker (breaking the H.I.P.P.A laws. He also was cursing at me and calling me names and one day he pushed me with his hands during work hours in front of the store and in front of my co-worker.

I was hospitalized on 2 separate occasions for a week at a time because I was so verbally harassed that I broke down and cried in the store and at home. The second time I was hospitalized, Walmart, finally decided to terminate my supervisor for his actions. But from that day forward none of the managers would even talk or say hi to me. Everyday I worked, I was ignored by all management.

A few months earlier, (before the harassment started) I caught a customer stealing on camera and when the customer was stopped for the theft, she didn't have the stolen items on her. I immediately reported the incident to my supervisor and he took no further action and said it was a honest mistake. But for some reason after my supervisor was fired, I was terminated without eligible of rehire for the mistake I made with the customer.

Why did Walmart wait 3 months after the incident occurred that they decided to fire me!? This is unjust and I was treated very poorly and I am to this day seeing doctors and therapy because of this incident and my anxiety has got so bad that I can't even get a job now. Can someone please help me? Thank you.

Half of the screen kept going black, then everything went black and no sound. Eventually it would not power on at all.

My husband and son worked there as night stocker. Many times they would come home talking about a supervisor Donna ** getting young guys high at the store. And if they were to get to messed up, she would hide them in lawn and garden or automotive department until they sobered up. Didn't think much of it until my husband of 16 years said, she was all over my son.

Well, On Oct. 20th. My son, husband and others were on smoke break, she came out there as she always does. He had my husband had back surgery and at time hurt. Well, he mentioned hurting my son and others there. She gives him some kind of powder, said goodie powder. 30 minutes later my husband was very high so much. My son was embarrassed to be near him. He knew at this time, it could not have been goodie powder. She had to have other employees help him finish his row.

My son brings him home, he goes to bed. My son sleeps, I had been out of town due to a family illness and was on my way home talking to my husband. He seemed fine, said he loved and missed me. When I get home, no husband, nothing missing from the home. I had to report him as missing person. Our whole family devastated, wonder if he was dead or what. So, I started searching phone records and seen the last person he texted was Donna **, the supervisor.

I took that to police, they said they would follow up and if she lies she could be held for messing with an investigation. He called that very night, they questioned her and quit his job there. She lied to the police dept. He was with her the whole time. After she gave it that at the store, then she came picked him up here at my home.

I went and ask her, she said she knew nothing but did admit in front of 3 people that she did give him something for pain. Now a marriage of 16 years is destroyed and his family is devastated beyond belief. So, I called the main store manager Mr.** and he said he was not even aware that the police had been in his store repeatedly even questioned my son. He seemed upset that none of his management team told him of this. And he assured me something would be done. So, I called him back in a few days and he would not answer my calls. So, my husband finally called me said the corporate lady came in and questioned her and made fun. She won't lose her job.

Well last call to Mr . ** he said, he could not discuss this with me and it was being handled. She is still working there. I have 5 family member's working there as well. My family and friends puts 1,000's of dollars each month in that store until this. Now, I want something done. She should not be allowed to work there with all the proof I gave Mr.**. My own husband told me this stuff and many others are aware of this and she admitted in front of my church friends she gave him something that night. I will not stop until she is fired for this. 3 reasons, Fraternizing with employees, giving any type of medication and lying to the police department about were he was. I will not let this go until she loses her job. What if it were your husband , wife ,son.

I have worked there for 3 years and dedicated my time to that place. Then I started to get ill due to a mysterious illness, which I had missed some days throughout the month. I was trying to figure out what was wrong with me. During that time, rumors had stared about me that I had to call corporate offices, which they do not give a ** about.

I fell on that assistant manager ** who wrote me up in the computer. I had 2 choices, to either step down or move to overnight is what came down. I went on overnight, which I was doing fine until once a again, about a month in that shift, they transferred him over. To me it didn't matter because I did my job.

Then about two months there, I started to get sick and missed four days out that week. I was even hospitalized. I still came back to work ill but I went to look for the co-manager to let them know I wanted to go on medical leave, which never happened because the co--manager who was off. He made it his personal mission to come and just fire me that night. He didn't even bother to care what I had to say!

But do keep In mind, he was very personal on what he did! The next day, I went to talk to the new store manager and he seem not to care. His words were, "If I give your job back, I can't trust you to be here and you might miss days again. I can just give your job to somebody else that does it well."

So, I complained to corporate office. Until this day, I haven't heard anything back. It's been 3 months now. What I saw instead was they moved both of them to the newly built store located on Cross Timbers. He moved his girlfriend with him and she is an hourly employee. It was signed by the store manager.

I called corporate twice and never did I hear back from them. Instead, I got written up then eventually fired. All I want is justice. Why cover up management by moving them around, saying they took care of the situation. I was that person who would go beyond, making any area look good whenever the store would have important people come in.

I work in the deli and I left my cell phone in the back out of sight I forgot it that night I left and when I returned the next day it was gone. I was told by Lisa another associate that Sam assistant manager found the phone picked it up opened it and threw it in the trash and then the deli manager Jazelle told him he couldn't do that and she tried to take it out is what she told me and he took the bag and threw it in the trash compactor. I had vacation photos on this phone I had the birth of my baby lots of other things that I can't ever get back and now my fellow employees are harassing me and everyone's avoiding me who is going to be responsible for replacing my phone and who is going to put a price on the memories I've lost.

I was an employee of Wal Mart store in Arcadia Fla. I have a brain tumor, Lupus, and a rare eye condition that causes me to lose sight. I was a full time employee getting only two days a week.

I ask for more hours and got nowhere so I called outside the store to get more hours. About three weeks later I was called to the office and told to sign a paper saying I could not miss no more time than Walmart allows. I was hired with the same condition as when I left.

There are people in the store now that have bad attendance and are still employed there. Glen ** did not like the fact that I went outside the store for information. He made that clear the next day I worked when I came to work and he confronted me in front of people in a hallway instead of going to his office.

On days there was no truck, I would ask to stay home seeing they have you do what they call busy work, which amounts to doing nothing and was told that would be okay. But they after I called outside the store, I was told you went home or did not come in on no-truck nites and they turned around and held it against me. They said I was late eight times and that was an outright lie. Other employees could verify that I was at work early except two times that was approved by management.

It was the night before inventory at the store. I was not scheduled to work. I came in to help. I worked with one male manager and one female manager that night. We did everything for inventory by morning. But a couple of days later, both of us, the female management was verbal written up. I feel that if the overnight management was verbal written up, it should have been all of us. Only the black females were done. We both felt that it was not right. Being a black woman in Wal-Mart is so hard. Only the men could get what they want. Fair is fair, not men or women. I worked hard to get where I was, nineteen years of hard work at paid off at the end.

When the Wal-Mart at 1251 Centerville Road Wilmington, DE 19808 got in their original shipment of $0.25 per book for 100 sheet composition notebooks, I purchased several boxes. They told me they were out, but had lots of them on order. They asked me how many I wanted, and I asked them how many would be coming in. They said that 2,700 would be in, and I said I would take them all. They told me that the shipment would be there in a few days.

I have been back to the store at least 10 times, and each time I am told that the warehouse hasn't sent them. If the store had no intention of honoring my request, the management should have told me when I first inquired, or at one of the 10 follow-up visits.

These books were for an alternative school that serves drop-outs. We do not require the students to purchase the books, since they have little or no money to make such purchases. The students are now in school, and I do not have books for them. Had I been informed that the order would or could not be filled, I would have opted for some other source.

Was a employee from June2000 till June 2001 as overnight stockworker.Steve C(then overnight store manager) had a personal vendetta against me and had me terminated.I filed a complaint to Walmart Managent and nothing came about it.I sued the store at Small Claims Court at Clayton County and they did nothing.I am suppose to get settlement money as part of the class action lawsuit but no answer.

I was employeed for a little over a year I gave my notice and worked out my time except for one day I have been denied my persona; time and sick time i was told walamrt does not pay it however, this sick time and personal time was paid out to another employee it was a male and I am a female

I was asked on Easter Sunday to come in earlier on Monday morning to finish some pharmacy paperwork by my pharmacy manager. I came in Monday at 7:30 am. My official scheduled time was 9:30 am. Upon parking, I saw asst manager, David, walking in the parking lot and I greeted him with "good morning, sir". He replied, "Are you working?" I replied that I was on my way in. He screams at me to move my vehicle further down. I do so and clock in. 30 minutes later, he asked me to come into the office and says he's discharging me for insubordination. I explained to the witnesses present in the office that he screamed at me to move my vehicle in the parking lot while I was off the clock and that I proceeded to do as he asked and moved my vehicle even though he had screamed at me in front of customers.

He agreed in front of the witnesses that he did indeed scream at me. I asked him if he screams at all of Walmart's employees and he said no. I don't understand why I am being treated this way but I feel discrimination has taken place. It's always been difficult being the only Hispanic in the pharmacy and this asst manager, David, has made previous noticeable attempts by coworkers to set an uncomfortable workplace environment aimed at me personally. He has asked me to not speak Spanish in previous cases due to his not understanding. Customer service anyone? I can't ignore a customer with a problem due to language. He thinks it's inappropriate to communicate with the customer in a language he does not understand while I think it's deeply important to connect with the customer and provide excellent customer service every time when resolving an issue. In my opinion, discrimination based on race and origin took place. This manager also acted unprofessional towards me and disrespected me while I was off the clock in the parking lot in front of customers.

I am a friend of a former Walmart employee. She's dead, so she can't speak for herself. According to Texas law, the next of kin is supposed to make all medical decisions and find out who the Walmart Life Insurance beneficiary is, so the funeral could be paid for. Getting Walmart in Arkansas to cooperate with the funeral director and facilitate the process was, for a very long time (almost too late to pay to bury her, for God's sake! ). Very difficult for her 23 year old son, who has gone through hell for the week she was in the hospital already.

Walmart has never been a good place to work for, according to this employee. She only stayed because she had to support her son. In fact, if she were alive in the next 7 or 10 years, she probably would have benefited from the class-action lawsuit Walmart is in, right now. However, I (regretfully) ignored how she and other employees are treated for a long time because Walmart has made my life better with cheap prices and so forth.

I can no longer support a company who seems to take perverse pleasure in making life (and death) difficult for whole families. I will no longer be able to shop at the store. It would be disrespectful of this employee's memory, for sure.

These are the facts as I best can recall. This is pertaining to this Covina ,Wal-Mart store :#2292. It definitely appears to have extremely very incompetent store managers.These are the reviews I have read recently: A customer purchased a big screen TV. Apparently, he had problems from day one. He apparently had to look into paying; $490.00 just to have it repaired. This store offered to him a customer no relief. No due care. Labor Code: 2800.Another customer had problems: He accidentally made the honest mistake of fact and misplaced a receipt. It appears he was brow beat, badgered, and hazed until he introduced all the evidence they needed just to help him. Sounds like this good customer was treated like a criminal. Where was the Due care: Labor Code; 2800? Lori's complaint. She indicated this store is disgusting. Also The customer service is very bad. Also The cashier's are rude.

Ariel's complaint. She has indicated, "This store is pretty gross and small. She has indicated: The store is empty. Also; She pointed out it has lots of unused space. She has also indicated this Covina store has a very small variety for beauty and hair care. Or food and clothes. She has indicated there are none English speaking employees. She indicated She had so much harassment just striving to buy a simple door jam. Who is the blame for her discomfort and harassment as a honest customer? Yes this correct: The incompetent managers, the district manager and human resources department. Where is the due care for customers: Labor Code: 2800.

I've been here as well. The parking is disgustingly small. I on occasion was harassed by pan handlers in the parking lot. Can a customer fill safe walking to their car here? No cameras were observed in the parking lot were. Whose responsibility is it to insure the safety of all the customers? The incompetent district manager. The managers of this store #2292. Now continuing: I just recently have been informed that it appears Wal-Mart is to face a massive class action suit. For gender discrimination. Over pay for female workers can go to trial. It's a 6-5 ruling, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said the world's largest private employer will have to face charges that it: Pays women less than men for the same jobs and that female employees receive fewer promotions and have to wait longer for those promotions than male counterparts.

Maybe this biased attitude could explain to Ms. A. why this Covina store #2292 does not provide a large variety of beauty and hair care products for women. No doubt some where out there in the San Gabriel Valley is a district manager that appears to love hiring and promoting male shovenas store managers that appear to be very incompetent. Their obvious actions speak louder then words. If they really believed in Due Care: Labor Code:2800 They would provide every possible product for women. This is obvious supporting evidence about how they care about the needs of women. It appears they could be be biased. After all they have a massive class action law suit pending. This lawsuit was filed by six women in federal court in San Francisco in 2001. Wal-Mart wants to take this case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

This is a gender bias class action law suit. Labor Code: 6310. Sent my sister home for making an honest mistake of fact. Penal Code 26. Where was the progressive discipline? Where is the Due Care Labor Code 2800? My sister should be mailed a letter of apology offered a full time position with opportunity to bring herself and a few friend to become female managers of any Walmart. She should receive back pay and penalties for being sent home for making an honest mistake of fact. Walmart should terminate managers for sexual harassment with permission, also being incompetent, ignorant of labor law and government law.

My wife works for Wal-Mart will be 4 years in November 2010. The open door policy is nothing but a joke because they make it almost impossible to talk to them. The HR people at the store could care less and it would take an act of God to get to talk to anybody in Arkansas. The so-called regional rep couldn't explain why she didn't receive any vacation time until after 3 years of service even though most companies will give you 1 week the 1st year.

The Dept Manager went on the computer and changed her status from full to part time costing us my insurance coverage for weeks until the store manager finally fixed it. Then they had the nerve to back charge for insurance we never had. I could write a book about all the wrongs done by Wal-Mart but won't. Next year I can start getting my pension from Time Warner and she can say goodbye to Wally World.

I was hired in as a cashier and transferred to produce approximately two years ago. The daily job includes lifting hundreds of pounds during the course of the day. At first, it was great getting in shape. Time went by and we lost associates in the department and the workload doubled then tripled.

On March 29th, I filed an incident report because while putting freight away, my back snapped. So thinking it may have just been a strain, I talked with management and decided to just go light. On April 11th while putting freight away, again I lost feeling in my legs and extreme pressure pain in my lower back. Scary, management and I filled out the necessary forms and I was escorted to the ER.

The ER doctor gave me restrictions of 5 lbs, no push, pull or repetitive bending at waist or hips, and then sent me for an M.R.I. I followed up the next day with the corp. doctor he was going to just call it a strain until I had mentioned that an M.R.I. had been done. He gave me restrictions. I went back to worked where he called me with the M.R.I. results. He stated that there were findings and damage.

I continued to work light duty while taking Percocet and a muscle relaxer. I worked until Thursday and returned to the corp. doctor on Friday. He explained how there was not this but there was that and on the M.R.I. results. He gave me restrictions of 30 to 40 lbs., more scripts and chose to keep me on and follow along until I was seen at the "Spine Center". Saturday morning, I awoke and the pain and pressure were terrible again and still is. I have had to call into work because my legs fall asleep when standing and weakness overcomes me. My next appointment is with the corp. doctor this Friday.

Last week while I was at work, the Comp. Specialist for Wal-Mart tried calling me twice when returning the call, I left a message. I called again and again and held my phone to my side, no calls. Yesterday, I called there and the receptionist tried getting through to any and all available workers on board none would pick up. I received a letter in the mail stating my claim has been suspended and Wal-Mart may not cover a thing if I do not reach her. So I am home again holding onto my phone all day. I am so stressed, confused and in pain.

I'm just trying to understand what is going on in Walmart.The customers are going nuts because the lines are way too long and what they are doing to us is just wrong. This doubling up on our work is just crazy. What is going on? The work load that they are putting on everybody is just wrong. Yes, I'm thankful that I have a job but to do this to people is not right. They ask you to do things that is impossible. It may be working in some store that has enough business to have more workers but a small store in a small town and working, I think it's just down right greedy.

In February 2010, I was called in for a job interview, I had applied online. The job position was in women's apparel, and my interview was with Michelle. I thought it went great and I was asked to stay for a second interview with another woman named Michelle. I was told that my references would be called and then I would be called in for a third interview. My two references were asked three questions: (1) Was I violent? (2) Was I a threat to myself or others? (3) Would Walmart regret hiring me?

I was then called in for my third interview, and was told when orientation would start, and then given papers to go do a drug test. I explained to the laboratory technician that I had had cancer and was taking medications prescribed by my doctor that would influence the outcome of the test. He told me that it didn't matter. I haven't heard from Walmart again. Now, bear in mind, I am an educated person with many years of dependable, reliable, honest, and conservative work history.

I see people working in that store with exposed cleavage, jellyroll midriffs hanging out, butt cracks, nose rings, and T-shirts that should only be worn doing yard work. It seems like there is no dress code. Today I'm shopping at the store and the entire wall of socks in women's apparel is empty and the racks of clothes are a mess. I guess I'm just not getting it. I'm a quality person and Walmart won't hire me. No damage done. Yesterday I was offered a job that pays more than twice the $8.20 hour that Walmart was going to pay.

I worked for Wal-Mart as a cashier. On my 90 day evaluation, I was promoted to a customer service MGR. I was really happy because I was going to get a pay raise. Well along the way, I had been taking out of work because I had and upper respiratory infection. Well to find out, Wal-Mart doesn't accept doctor's notes. I found that to be wrong. So I received and active coaching and missing one more day would put me at a determination day. So I was sick and packed on myself at work and the manager of the store told me that if I went home on Christmas Eve for being sick, I was going to be on a determination day.

Well I went home, I had food poisoning. Well after receiving the D-day, I went and talked to a co-manager about the situation and she said she was going to help me get it fixed. Along the way, I was being sexually harassed by one of the assistant managers and I reported him on several occasions. Nothing seemed to be happening. I was getting nowhere. It didn't even seem to matter to anyone. I found out from another team member that this wasn't the first time he had done something like this he had done it in other stores he worked for.

So I missed a day recently thinking that the co-manager took care of my d-day and to find out she didn't and I was fired by the guy that had been harassing me and while he was doing the termination, he was being rude to me like he wanted me gone for reporting him so many times. I had to report other managers to for making me stay past my shift threatening my job that I would lose it if I didn't stay. To me, this just doesn't seem right.

I applied at Wal-Mart in early 2009. I got a call in April to start working, but due to a death in my family, I couldn't start until May. I started on the remodel crew as part of the chain-wide remodel project. I worked with the remodel crew until late June when the store was finished but Wal-Mart wanted to keep me around for the big inventory count which was coming soon. Throughout this time, I never worked weekends. August 8th was my official hire date at which time I started working as a cashier. I worked approximately 30 hours per week as a cashier until January 2010.

In January 2010, Wal-Mart reduced my scheduled hours to less than 20 per week. Because of this, I was forced to find a second job. Also in January 2010, I filled out a Time Availability Sheet (TAS) (per Wal-Mart policy) to have my hours of availability changed so that my two work schedules would not interfere with each other. The first TAS I filled out was denied because I didn't make myself available for the minimum number of hours required. I was told by one of the assistant managers that I needed to be available to work 16 hours per week. I only had 13.5 hrs. I understood that and filled out a second TAS indicating I had 17 hrs available to work. I was told my second TAS was denied because there aren't any time slots for me to work at night with the hours I was available. I knew this was not true because I had worked the evening shift before during the hours I had made myself available for.

In February 2010, I filled out a third TAS and made my availability 26 hours. That one was also denied. I was told by the "acting store manager," (not the real store manager) that it was denied because I couldn't work weekends. Never throughout my entire employment at Wal-Mart had I ever worked weekends or ever been available to work weekends. I was not a full time associate/cashier and never had been. Therefore, I wasn't required to work weekends.

I talked with the "acting store manager" via telephone on February 23rd. I told her that I wouldn't be working coming in that week because I was not available as I had stated on my three Time Availability Sheets. The next Sunday, February 28th, I came in to do some shopping and tried to use my employee discount card and it was denied. The customer service manager who looked at my transaction did not tell me I had been fired and I was in fact scheduled to work the following day.

On Monday, March 1st when I was due back to work, I tried to clock in and my badge didn't work. So then I talked to the "acting store manager" and the new store manager (maybe?) about my situation and they basically fired me the week before due to "no-call/no-show" for the 3 days that I had already told them I was not available to work. Wal-Mart is not employee/associate oriented and I will be taking them to court over violation of store policy and employee rights.

I was an employee of the Walmart in Cortez, Colorado. I worked there for a little over two years and it is the most depressing place ever. Morale was terrible and mostly nonexistent--even the managers didn't practice the ten-foot rule. It's understood that we only get bonuses if our sales reflect such but there was never any rhyme or reason to what that was. I felt jerked around, constantly going overnights or to other departments, up front to cashier, to automotive to make keys, fabrics to cut bolts or anywhere that was needed anytime they asked. They could never make a solid decision about anything, everything you worked on was torn down the next time you came back because they changed their mind. It was the blind leading the blind.

Anyway, it was not the American dream by any standards and I could go on forever about the horrible way this Walmart handles. Everything, but my real reason for this email is that at the end of my working there, I was again working two jobs (because no one can make it on the meager hours they give you) and I was planning on going and getting my GED so I was trying to find help with the program that is all over the walls in the hallway about how much Walmart wants you to succeed and would pay you back for the test.

I asked about taking a LOA because since I was working two jobs, I didn't have a lot of time to study or even to take a test that lasted eight hours. Anyway, I asked and the answer I received was, "I don't know, we would have to see if we can find coverage for your department and have to clear it through." And of course, the schedule was already up for the next three weeks so I would have to wait until after that. I point blank asked, "So, not anytime soon?" I'm pretty sure "probably not" were her exact words.

So I told her I quit and would give her as much notice as possible. But in the big scheme of things, what would be the big deal to let me have the time off? The test was coming up (in our town, it is given once a month. I was going to have to travel to take it in another town). I had the money to take it and they were cutting our hours so bad it was almost like not having two jobs. On top of it, I was not a key employee in my department (which sounds bad, but I don't know anything about electronics). I hated my job. It was depressing and made me feel like throwing up every day before I was supposed to go in.

I see everyone posting their complaints about Wal-mart, and I thought I was alone until now. I was injured (check my post from June 2009) while working a 13-hour shift. I only worked those extra hours, because I was asked to help out because it was the first day of trout season and people would be coming in all night for their fishing licenses.

I was injured and immediately reported it to a member of management. There was a witness to everything I said to him. It upsets me that this person never came forward and told the truth. Nonetheless, he had said that it didn't sound work-related and said I could go home. I was given a wheelchair and waited outside for my fiancee to pick me up.

I went to the ER, and they said I torn something in my knee and instructed me to see my primary physician. Long story short, I ended up needing surgery. At this time, my employer had no choice but to give the situation attention. The store manager of the Dickson City, Pa Wal-mart Supercenter had me in an office with his self and 3 other managers (one of which stood in front of the door). My lawyer was not present, so I have no one to tell the truth. The store manager tried to convince me that I did not report the incident accurately, but I did.

They tried to scare me with a false report from an "anonymous" employee, but I wouldn't budge. He called me a "liar" and said "This is just a way for you to take time off work and get paid for it." I was utterly humiliated and was in tears. I was fired later that day. They reported that I just stopped showing up. I was barely getting by without a job, because I had no idea this was going to happen. All of the medical expenses from this injury were my responsibility. These managers know what they did. I hope the main office CEO's read this. But since then, I am happy. I have a way better job and more time with my children.

atrocious place I ever had to work. All of the so- called managers are very direspectful ,and they try there best to humilinate and degrade thier assoicates. They over-work the workers and offer them no over time ,and in fact they make you take off your overtime. I am currently in the last few months of graduating from college ,and I cant wait to walk out that door. I hope that the employee's that I have grown to love , will get over thier fears ,and start a union. They deserve to get treated with some dignity.

He told her to put it in a bag and give her a fake receipt. He did not pay for the candy. My daughter was called in the office two weeks later and fired for this. She thought the security person had the authorization to do this. ( a authority figure) She had other people in her line and the secuity person hurried her and told her what to do. I think this was kind of trickery because she would not let any other person do this. She should of just got a warning for this. She was well liked by co-workers and managers.

when earl manager sent matt g my accident report papers that she was filling for me.

the personnel manager would testify that matt, grabbed all the sccident report papers when i was not allowed to complete the forms I decided i was going to go the hospital that was when the store manager said that i would be fired, if i should leave for insubordination. at that point i ask mr. earl g the store manager what he wanted me to do because i was in pain. i explained to him what happened, then he said i should have gotten a ladder. then i told him, that it was not possoble for me to climb, the 8,o. ladder and carry a 60 ib box down by my self. then mr g, said that i was insurbodinated.

mr g did not ask me how i was injury of how to get medical treatment the hearing officer hered an interpeter but he did not let the interpeter ask what really happened from me so that i could state to him in somali language. i did not understand the interpreter because he was the south of somali. we do not speak the same dialct, the interpreter did not understand the northern dialect whech is what i speak, i have lived in the u.s the past 14 year i can speak for my self. first iwin and the employer appeal and i win then the hearing officer help appeal for them iam waiting yet my appealling,

As a underemployed and over qualified person working at this store, my first Black Friday from the other side of the counter was enlightening. Organization of these sales in all retailers could be much better. Give Walmart some credit, they stock much deeper than the 2-5 items their competitors typically deliver, but the volume of customers is much larger.

The big issue is as noted, your discussion of the value of the merchandise being offered should be questioned. Working in Electronics I think the customers would do well by carefully shopping for the precise features they need, the quality of brands offered, and doing a personal cost benefit analysis regarding the value of a foolish quest chasing "must have" stuff. Saving a few bucks at the cost of lost time with family and friends seems hardly worth it. Thank you for the "Tales from the Front Lines of Black Friday, " Your information is dead on....

wal-mart is one of the riches stores in the united states and the worse for how they treat thair employees as a employee you never measure up to thair standards the management staff is horrible they use threats to fire you to have power over thair employees i was injured thair they took three months to call me in for a doctor visit and drug test i had surgery lots of threapy and year long healing a year latter surgery is not paid for thearpy or doctor visits i felt hurt betrayed i was a good employee proud of my job i took a visit to the store a year after injury all of my freinds that were left said please dont come back here its gotten worse i felt sorry for them its like thair traped they need to pay thair bills they said to me thair always looking over thair backs i dont wont to work for this unfair company

I had been a salaried member of management with Walmart for over 3 years. I found a new job and my last day with Walmart was October 13th. I still have not received my last paycheck. It has been 4 weeks today. I keep getting the excuse from te Market HR Director that someone was on vacation and my hours did not get keyed. I am so fed up with all the bs. I called the labor board today to get the ball rolling a bit faster. It shows you how they treat and really feel about employees who worked their butts off and left on good terms..huh?

,denied.i keep hearing about jobs.

as to why he said this to me i have no idea but i felt it was unfair and i felt that he had wasted my time that i could have used looking for other jobs to wait for this one just for him to send me home and tell me not to come back for something as small as a yawn. i now have to search for another job after declining an offer due to the mis-leading of wal-mart thinking i had the job and time that i could have been using to find another occupation was used waiting for wal-mart and then being put through all of those interviews and paper signing just to be declined was wrong.

Walmart insurance is the WORST insurance in the US. It pays nothing on your claims. Under the current coverage, I recently received a doctor bill for $115.00. This insurance is supposed to be 80%-20%. Insurance paid $24 and change, my portion was $77 and change. I don't know where you went to school, but in no way is that 20%.

Since this insurance covers basically nothing but prescriptions, my husband(who is the employee) will not be able to have a much needed stress test on his heart. Insurance advised me that I needed to meet the $350 deductible, and then if the hospital was in the PPO plan, they would cover at 80-20. If not, it woulbe at 50-50.

And this is only 1 instance. If you work for Walmart, you are basically slave labor. Minimum wage and the poorest insurance available. And all this from a multi-billion dollar corporation.

I bet poor old Sam Walton is spinning like a whirling dervish in his grave at what his good intentions have now become.

I worked for Wal-Mart for almost 5 years. I was a cashier in the beginning and they started pulling me to stock. I worked 3rd shift. Eventually, I was stocking in the pets department every night. I had to take leave of absence for 6 months due to an injury prior to working there. I came back in August of 2007. I was put in pets permanently. At first, I had help for aproximately 6 weeks in the pets department. She then went to another shift. I was left on my own. Mind you, this is a very large pet department. It grossed over 4 million a year and was 59th overall in all Wal-Mart stores worldwide acccording to my department manager. I was given help off and on for the next year and a half. I had to do it all: download pallets, stock shelves,restack pallets, and zone.

Often, i had to pull pallets from the back,which was on the other side of the store. I did my job and I did it well,not bragging just fact. I was given an exceeds on every evaluation except my 3 month, I was given a meets, which is normal. As it turned out I was by myself more often than not. I had to stock dog and cat food bags,cans,box freight,and more. On 12/5/08 I was putting away the cat litter. I picked up a 35lb bucket of litter when something in my neck popped. I almost got sick to my stomach because of the pain and then it eased up a little. I thought I had pulled a muscle so i tried to finish. I worked for just a little while but could no longer stand the pain in my neck.

I called my manager over,FRED BLACK, and told him i needed to go home so I could go to the doctor. His reply was, and I quote, "You know if you leave early too many times it counts as an absence." He said it very rude. I told him that it was the first time I had left early. He never mentioned filling out an accident report and neither did I. I did not because I thought I had pulled a muscle and I didn't want to cause them any problems,also there were signs posted in many locations that if you got injured you had to report it within 15 minutes. It turned out that I have 3 buldging discs in my neck and 3 in my lower back.

They would not let me draw unemployment. They said I would have to stay on loa for an entire year before they would let me go. They sent my work retrictions to their legal department and said that i could be a door greeter only but at this time there were no openings. I would have to wait until a job opened up.. Later, I was told a different tale. There was not a job for me there due to my work restrictions. In the meantime i am sitting at home with no income and only my husbands disability. His check could not cover all of our bills. I decided to quit, as it was my only choice, and file for disability.

I tried speaking with the market and store managers on a three way call to see if there was any way i could quit and still draw unemployment. Darryl, the market manager, yelled at me over the phone "What is it you want from us?". I said " there is no need for you to be rude, I am not being rude to you." The manager said that Darryl was in a meeting in a room full of people and could not hear you but he took the time out of his meeting to talk to you. I said "i can hear him just fine" and thought to myself why shouldnt he take the time out to talk with me i am a walmart associate, it is his job to talk to me. I had tried on quite a few occasions to speak with him and he told me he would get back with me but he never did. I said "All i want from you all is to be able to draw my unemployment until I can get disability." He said there was nothing he could do for me and got off the phone. I told my manager that he knows i loved my job, that i worked very hard for that store, and i did my job to the very best of my ability every night. He said he was very sorry to lose me and that there was nothing he could do for me. I have now filed for disability.I have been turned down by two lawyers to sue. If there is anyone out there that can help me, PLEASE contact me.

I have a concern in the New Rock Hill area Wal-mart. The store has not worked with college students such as scheduling. Students are not in control with their college schedules. They are part-time workers. The Managerials are hard to work with and hard to reach. If you have a dr.'s excuse you are still considered an unexcused absence. This can frighten for students, because they need to work. The store should be held accountable. The quality of educations for our children must be acknowledge. Students are our tomorrow. Wal-Mart cannot play by only Wa-lmart rules. They must be in complaince with other retailers. I still love to shop at Wal-Mart and I will continue to shop at Wal-Mart. This is an issue that certainly and easily can be resolved. I trust that this matter will be handled quickly.

Back in July 2008, I was put in the Clarion county prison on false charges while I was working at the local wal-mart. While i was in prison i called Wal-mart and told them that i was unable to come to work. I was in prison for only 5 days till I paid to get out. My very first stop was down to wal-mart, the one manager told me i was not able to come to work that night though had to wait and talk with the main manager when he came in next.

I came in when the main manager was there and he told me that for the time being they had to let me go. November 2008 my case was proven to be false and my record was erased. I sent my case files as proof that my case was erased to wal-marts home office. I stayed in contact with wal-marts home office for several months till the main manager of Clarion wal-mart called me saying that i could not work for wal-mart the rest of my life.

The hard workers are constantly chastised by asst mgrs because the lazy ones are in the mgrs office talking falsehoods about the hard workers. That way if they are talking about others then the lazy ones feel better about themselves. Favoritism runs ramped in this stores. So many really good employees have left for other jobs and been promoted because of that hard work.

If, as a customer you have a complaint, take it up with a store manager, co manager, assistant manager or call home office. Any other supervisor or associate will not have the authority or information to do something about your frivolous complaints. I'm surprised more associates don't snap and attack some of these customers....I've seen this happen. We're human..we don't make as much as you think working here,for most...this place is their only option for a job. I as with alot of other associates hope we see some of you whiners off the clock so we can handle the situation outside of your safety blanket of mindless Wal-Mart lawsuits. My advice, show Wal-Mart associates some decency and humanity and you will be surprised how helpful they can be.

I would just like to say as an employee of WALMART VISION CENTER, I would like to help with clearing up some of the complaints on this site. Just to make things clear there are TWO different types of Vision Centers located in Walmart across the country. There is WALMART VISION CENTERS, own and operated by WALMART. These stores have the same customer service standards at the entire Walmart Store. Customer Service is KEY and #1.

The others are called Vision Center INSIDE of Walmart (also known as Nation Vision). These locations are leased and are NOT own or operated by Walmart Corp. In my local area Walmart Corp has just took over a Vision Center that was once run by NVI. If your Store is a Walmart Corp Store you should have NO PROBLEMS, and if for some reason you do. Go to the next level rather it be the Store Manager, District Manager or Home Office. Walmart is known from making the CUSTOMER HAPPY

I feel I was unfairly targeted by members of management at Wal-mart. Today I was called into the office for "lack of productivity" or slow productivity. My department manager as well as other co-workers can vouch that I am a good employee, I don't cause any trouble and I always do what is asked and required. I was given a verbal coaching and now I am facing termination.

The reason I feel I was unfairly targeted is because over the course of my employment at this particular Wal-mart I've seen various employees slacking on the job. When I say slacking I mean sitting down not lifting a finger while others of us are sweating and working hard. Members of management know who is working and who isn't yet they refuse to coach those individuals who are not productive. I was singled out for an unjust reason and now I may be out of a job. And for what reason. Their reason lacks merit. I'm a good employee by all definitions yet they want to get rid of me.

Maybe they are trying to cut costs due to the current economic situation our country is facing, I'm not sure but I don't think it is fair to put someone in unemployment for an unjust reason. I think if you're going to coach or write someone up be fair about and coach everyone who it applies to not just a select few that members of management want to get rid of. Be fair across the board is all I'm asking. Is that unreasonable?

I of course can not use the deck until I am sure every shard has been picked up and disposed of properly.

The probllem with this is I have four dogs and we use both exits out of the house many times a day. The deck is also my only means of using my powerchair because I am disabled and cannot walk for only very short distances. But my dogs are the real problem. I am so afraid they might get glass in their feet. So far we have been lucky and this has not occured.

I now understand that there have been hundreds of complaints about exploding patio tops.
WHY hasn't something been done about this problem? Surely all the consumers who have experienced this problem must have some rights.

At the very least an agreement to replace the tops with a quality galss or return the purchase price of these sets. What has to happen before we are recognized about our valid complaint. Does someone have to be seriously injured before any action is taken on this problem?

This caused me mental and emotional distress as well as getting blacked marked with Walmart. Now I'm not egliable for rehire. Please help me get what I deserve .

I was injured at work almost 2 months ago. I immediately went to a member of management and told them EXACTLY what happened. The manager denied the incident because he did not fill out a report as he is required to do. Now, almost 2 months later, they tried to get me to change my story by bullying me in an office with 4 managers and myself alone. I stuck to my story.

Then, the said they had an associate that gave them a written statement saying he or she saw me running in the park with my children. (Completely false by the way) They wanted me to see their doctor but I didn't. Under Pennsylvania law, if your employer does not have their doctors information posted in the employee areas, you are free to see your own doctor. Later, I called the store manager to ask if I can come into work and he said, "No, you cannot come to work until you see our doctors. You refused terms of employment....which gives grounds for termination." Yes, he fired me.

I got a worker's comp lawyer to help me with this situation. We called the store back and AGAIN they denied that this was told to me. The way that I was treated was very unprofessional and I was showed nothing but disrespect. I will never let this go nor change my story because this is completely 100% true and I will not be bullied into saying something different. I hope someone in the main office sees this and contacts me.

at first i filled out an application and the co manager said i passed it but not with a high enough score so he told me to retake the test and when i did he said i passed it but i have 2 applications on the system and he said i would have to wait 2 years in order to retake the test because the home office will not let him hire me

I have worked at walmart for a year this coming may 2009. I was let go April 8, 2009 due to absences I didn't have. I asked the co-manager to look at the schedule board to see i was re lined(meaning another manager switched my hours to another time) He refused to look at them. Then when I called him out, he fired me. Waited two months before he fired me for that accusation. The next day I tried to talk to ass. manager Rick to get my job back and he changed the story saying I got fired for cell phone use while on a register. I tried to tell him milatary time on the registers confuse me so I pull my phone out only to look at the time. He continued to do other things, while in tears I try to get his full attention and try to get my job back. Nothing but a sword in the heart.

It not only effected me, with 3 small kids under 6 years, with high bills, but also my regular customers who loved me being their cashier. I was good at my job, and I loved it. I miss it so much. I'm just trying to figure out how to get my job back.

I have worked at walmart for a year this coming may 2009. I was let go April 8, 2009 due to absences I didn't have. I asked the co-manager to look at the schedule board to see i was re lined(meaning another manager switched my hours to another time) He refused to look at them. Then when I called him out, he fired me. Waited two months before he fired me for that accusation. The next day I tried to talk to ass. manager Rick to get my job back and he changed the story saying I got fired for cell phone use while on a register. I tried to tell him milatary time on the registers confuse me so I pull my phone out only to look at the time. He continued to do other things, while in tears I try to get his full attention and try to get my job back. Nothing but a sword in the heart.

I would like to know why the music has been taken away. I work cleaning floors all night in bradford pa. I have noticed employees attitudes going south sence it stoped. People seam to be nasty to each other more often. I for 0ne enjoyed listing to the request show at night. Know its so boring i don't even want to go to work any more. Its bad enough you put the smokers outside with out any way of keeping warm (It gets to -20 degrees most all winter long) Now you take our music too. I would like an honest reason to make me feel better about it Thanks WHATS NEXT

I would like to give feedback on the current hiring process at Walmart. I was called into an interview at the Burbank location, and was offered a part time position as a Cashier that I was very excited to receive. I had stated on my application and verbally that I have a full time position, and that my availability was in the evening, and anytime on the weekends. When I had finished filling out my paperwork, and was told I had the job, the hiring manager said that Orientation was everyday from 10-7 for a week or more at times and there was no flexibility during this time. I don't understand how Walmart can require this amount of time from people who apply for Part time jobs. Most people applying for these positions are in school, work another day time job, have personal obligations like family, and children, and so forth. I was very disappointed to receive the position that I had hoped for, only to have to give it up due to the strict Orientation time frames.

I would like to adress the issue from a Walmart associates point of view. I know that I cannot speak for every Walmart, but I would like to point out my daily and weekly procedure in the pet department of the Walmart in Madison Indiana. On a daily basis, I clean the glass of each of the twenty-five tanks that I take care of. After that, I check for dead fish and try to figure out the reason of death before disposing of them. If the cause is something harmful to the other fish, such as ick, I let my department manager know about the problem. I also make sure that all of the temperatures are in the correct area to maintain healthy conditions.

Every Saturday, I clean each tank thoroughly with a sponge and suck out the necessary amount of water with a tank vac and refill them immediately. After all the tanks are clean, I replace the prefilter AND carbon filter EVERY WEEK as well as cleaning out the filtration area. This is a job that I choose to spend at least three hours on. In addition, I go online to learn about our fish so I can give the costumer as much information for care as I can. I make sure to tell the customer to let their bag float in their tank at home for at least twenty minutes, but it is not a good idea to let the fish stay in the bag for over an hour. It is also best to scoop the fish from the bag into the tank. You do NOT want to pour water from the bag into your tank due to a mild sedative that is added to each bag of fish that leaves the store to prevent the fish from going into shock.

We also offer a forty-eight hour guarantee. You should ask your Walmart about that. If your walmart associate that helped you did not inform you of any of this, all of that information is printed on the bag that your fish comes in. So, for great costumer service in the fish department, come to the Walmart in Madison Indana. I would love to help!

Our CMN Coordinator quit february 12th due to passing out Veteran flyers at the CMN Meeting on the 11th. His name is Don E. He has been with walmart for 20 plus years and has done alot for CMN and the Brewer community. The Market manager Alan yelled at him and told him that he was not allowed to do anything involving fund raising without his consent. We have never dealt with this kind of issue in the past.

Don is very compassionate about what he does and is very respected among the community and the associates at Brewer Super Walmart. He asked me to get involved in raising money for CMN and getting others to get involved. He is the one that got the store involved. The Market Manager has taken away all ways to raise money for CMN. We had umbrellas that hung from the ceiling that brought ina revenue of about 200.00- 500.00 a month depending on the season, time of month, and holidays.

He has also taken out the buckets that the people greeters have at the door and we lost money there too. We can no longer have anyone in the community out in front of the store to promote safety,which is the fire department, No girl scouts or boy scouts or any other community relations that help us to raise money. We cannot have yard sales,craft fairs or any other thing to raise money for cmn. The only program he is allowing is the roundup program.

What you do is when the customer buys merchandise and it totals 23.78 we ask the customer to round up their change to the nearest dollar. I don't have a problem with this what so ever. What I have a problem with is that every little bit of money we raise not only helps children but maybe someone we may know and brings revenue into the store. We can no longer have bbq's to help raise money for an associate who is in need.

He is having management basically threatening cash register operators with their jobs. Management is on edge and the community is upset and you will probably receive many emails about this. We cannot lose Don Emmons because this Market Manager has an attitude. Everyone is afraid of him. Don deserves an apology from Alan and Wendy his assistant.

With Don quitting moral has gone down, the associates are so angry and confused. All the associates are saying what happened to walmart being a family oriented business. It is not all about money. It is the associates that make walmart as well as the customers. By denying the community to stand out in front of our store we lose the reputation of family, community involvement, revenue, moral and a store that just don't care all due a Market Manager who has a big chip on his shoulders.

I am a pass employee (actually manager) of Wal*Mart Supercenters. Being a employee can be just as bad and at times, worse. My main point to cosumers is- is this not how and why you pay less for their products. (Much more less for products at Wal-marts) Sam used to have pride in saying- made in america very, very little is made in the US now (or atleast sold at Wal*marts) and that is what you get with global trading and that is why Wal*mart is the leading retailer. I will not comment on how they love to pass the buck to everyone else and are also experts in this area. You all make them who they currenly are now.

Buyer beware. We do have a choice in where we shop. The saying does go, you get what you pay for. Being a past manager for them, I feel I need to apologize for them, to you. Sam, I believe was an amazing man and honorable. (To my knowledge of him) Money is, the root of all evils, depending on who's hands it is in. Bless America.

I got wrote up for a bugger on the wall in the bath room after I cleaned it.. then I got wrote up again because water in the drain was on top ...one of the guys I work with says it has never worked.. plus another one said that it is always like that...Also this mgr. told other workers that he would never hire any workers over 40 and I am 50 you know I do the best I can do...

the next step is a day off and possible I can get fired... If I get fired my wife and will loose our house...Ive been at wal*mart for 2 years my reviews have all been great...it will be hard for someone my age to get another job...

I work at walmart and the nubmer one thing that is responsible for mistakes is the traffic flow. Every one wants it as cheap as they can get it thats what walmart provides. Also, they want it done right now, not later which causes problems. There are about 100,000 policies they have to go by in order to complete the vehicle; and somehow get it done right with a cutomer screming at the top of their lungs because their car is not done yet and there were 9 to 10 cars in front of them and maybe 1 to 2 techs working. Being rushed causes mistakes.

I have worked there many years now and have seen it happen over and over. When they're not rushed they are able to think about what they are doing. If they are rushed all the think about is how can I get this car out of here, Also, in response to the accusation that they lack exprience I would like to inform everyone that they recieve the training they need to do a very professionaljob. With all the pollices it is hard to make a mistake unless they are distracted (such as being rushed by the customer. There are a number of policies to make sure a customer's car is not damaged in any way.

Most rules we have today are because of customr complaints. If of find that we can not work on your car for some reason or another it is beacuse a customer in the past ruined it for you by complaining and crying about it.In my experience most, not all, people are out ther to make an easy doller an will almost every time sue a major company. I belive if the tech is negligent Walmart should pay for the damage.

In response to the questions about the fuel system cleaner I have would like the customers to be assured that the fuel syestem cleaner that gets ran through the system will not damage your injectors. It's diluted in the fuel that is in the tank and will not cause any poblems. It has also been proven to be O2 and cat safe. The tech should run the car after the sevice to ensure all the chemicals are ran out. The car should be left running for 3 to 5 min. to complete the firt step the full service should take up to 30 to 35 min. Most of the time this is done with and oil change and it takes time to do a good job.

In respose to the compliants that ther are not enough techs I will agree. However, I would like everyone to understand that it is very difficult to work in an enviroment where you know every day at least have of your customers will treat you like an idiot and claim that you could not possibly know what you are doing. This is the leading cause of people wanting to quit or transfer. We'll go through a crew every couple of months (the store I work at is actually better that the average).

It is not that they are stupid; it is the fustration of getting pulled off their car by other customes that walk up to the bays and ask 100 differnt quistions. I will probaly get pulled off a car by a customer 3 times before I'm done wich leads to a longer wait. I cant ignore them or they get mad and go complain. This also leads to more mistakes and damages. At the particular store that I work at we have been fortunate enough to have the same crew for a while. There are mostly mature adults working in our shop. Currently we strive as a team to make sure everything is done by policy. However little mistake are made (we are human after all.)
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i worked at walmart for almost 3 years 2003 to 2005 i was suppose to get a bonus check and they never gave it to me i call them everyday about this and know one will help me

i lost my job the day before the checks came out because i got hurt and when i got hurt they never paid any of my bills or gave me workmans comp

I was hired to worked at the Toy Department and on a Monday at 5:50pm, another employee that I don't even know, came over my department and told You are going to pushed carts until midnight she didn't even call me by my name, was very rude by not introducing herself and I was not trained to use the electric push card to make the job easier and she didn't care that I had to push carts myself without the training with the low pay that employees received. I punched out and I left and they never pay me a week for work,probably for punishment for leaving. The Walmart Store at Leicester is one of the most racist and prejudice place I have ever been, employees there look at hispanics and blacks like we are weird creatures. the minority is very minimum. Many people in Worcester does not like to go to the Walmart Supercenter in Leicester because they notice the environment full of racism in the air. Someone has to do something.

I was treated without respect and very unprofessional, called me by YOU not even polite.

On September 18,2008 I checked my online paystub and noticed that I was missing 10 hours. That night when I went to work I told a assistant manager that i was short the hours. He told me he would take care of it and it would be on my next check. October 2,2008 was the next check and it still was not on there so I notified the corporate office. They told me to speak to someone in the personell department. When I spoke to them they told me to go back to the manager that said they would fix it. That manager told me to talk to the store manager, the store manager told me to talk to personel. It was one big circle. On October 16,2008 I again checked my online paystub and was missing another 7 hours. I went through the whole process over again. Now it is October 29,2008 and this matter has yet to be resolved. I am on my last limb with this. No one wants to help me with this matter.

Because they would not fix my hours or come up with a solution I had no choice but to quit my job. They then said that i was fired due to lack of work. I do not understand how they can do this because I spoke to a member of management and told them I quit because nothing was being done

I am writing to you this problem need's urgent attention because we the associate in dairy dept at wal-mart 0806 are very upset because they gave a the department manger position to an associate in toy dept who only had 5 months working at walmart just because assistant managers promised her the next department. we think it was unprofessional or unfair because there was alot of associates in the dairy who well qualified and didnt get an interview. we dont think its right we think we should of been given a chance!

now is this one of walmarts new policy or is this called favoritetism ? And believe me this is not the first time please look into this and dont let the hard working associates be unnoticed!

well the damage is our feel for walmart is not great nomore and we are just wondering is it home office or is it that this management is corrupted?

I doubt very much if this will help but I have to put in my 2cents! I in the past worked for you and loved it! Now in the past years way too much has changed and not for the best either! First you did away with Lay-a-way, that helped so many people in our area and remember we are the ones that made Wal-Mart!!

Second of all you have done away with all the music and with Christmas coming how awful to shop and have no Christmas music to help put us in the mood to spend money, oh well it is your loss, that's why we DONT shop Target because it is too boring!

Third, you have done away with all the sewing and yarn and crafts, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?? And now we hear that Sporting Goods is on the way out! AGAIN, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING??

Fourth, I have heard that your going to automatic phone system and we will be talking to a computer like at Meyers. Folks all I can say is that you are digging your own grave, soon Wal-Mart will be just a thing of the past and you will have NO ONE to blame but the big shots that are making some of the dumbest decisions I have ever heard. I suggest that you re-think some of these ideas, you truly are going and have already lost many of your customers that have helped build and keep Wal-Mart what it was.

And while I am at it, please stop buying so much China made stuff and start helping the USA! This is a serious matter, everything I have written has been the talk of our town and I'm telling you if your as smart as you think you are you will start giving back to us and stop taking away!! We the people are Wal-mart but we can just as easily become any other chain store. I hope this is taken as serious as it is written!!

Economic..... they (Wal-Mart) are not for the people anymore!!!!

I am an associate with Walmart. If you see the price listed is different than what it rang up for... YOU ARE TO GET IT FOR THE LOWEST PRICE. If you are an associate --- YOU ALSO CAN GET IT AT THE DISCOUNTED PRICE ---- AND YOU CAN DO PRICE OVERRIDES FOR YOUR ITEMS.

Walmart is draining everyone. They come in and offer low prices and then when the customer is unaware prices rise and rise and rise. I think someone needs to put a stop to this.

wal mart is trying to have our store opened on thanksgiving day. we are not a supercenter. I bwt home office is not working on that day. This is a day of family and we would like to spend it with our family and not have to work plus be right back for blitz. come on wal mart quit being so money hungry.

my mother is an employee at walmart has had extensive difficulty with management over the past approx 12 yrs she has worked there. the latest is her boss despite giving a 3 week notice refused to let her off for my dad's sugery stating that no employee shall have any more dsys off the remainder of the year because this is what he has chosen. my mother was told she would just have to call in sick and take the consequences-what that is i'm not sure.

walmart claims to be family oriented etc... this is so awful then when i asked who his boss is she stated it doesn't matter it's all a big click and they stand up for each other they would just make it miserable for me. So my mother will not be there for his surgery i hope he makes it i can not find any way to contact management beyond the local store!!!!!

I was hired as a cashier and on my first day of training, I was put on a check out stand with only a 15inch scanner. No place for the customers' merchandise. No place for filled bags. The customer handed you one item at a time from their brimming to the top cart and it was necessary for you to quickly quckly quickly scan that item and put in a bag on a carousol. I was in training for 5 hours and there was a minimum of 6 cashiers who worked the register I was on.

They had to hang the scanned and filled bags from their shoulders because if some item contained baby food and the next item was a pesticide, they could not go in the same bag. So bags were hanging from their shoulders, on the floor, wherever. The manager continued to watch for speed. The bags on the carousol continued to fall off or come off in clumps.

This situation caused me depression. I was only there for five hours and I quit, but I do not want this to happen to anybody else. They hired me and wasted my time knowing no person could humanly do what was demonstrated to me.

I am an employee Of folsom walmart I myself and my fellow co workers have had several problems with nighat a manager at wal mart who treats all of us employees like nothing. So many of us want to quit but cant afford it none of us nolonger want to attend work because of her. She is very racist and hateful. she threatens to fire you for missing one day of work even if you have a doctors note. Many of us employees have complained to regular managers but they keep saying there is nothing they can do we have to talk to someone higher up then them. something has got to be done we need a work environment worth coming to everyday.

You all complain about Wal-Mart!!! Do you know what we deal with. The service desk has to look people in the face every day of every year, knowing they are known shoplifters, and try to not give them the money back on items they have stolen. Do you have any idea of how many time people try to return clothes that they bought 3 years ago, or how many time they try to return clothes they bought at Fred's, which is a seconds store. If they are told the bar code in no in our system, they want to see a manager because if they are loud enough and cause enough disturbance then maybe they will get money. Grow up.

You say this company is fair so I as an ex employee feel you should know the other side, granted I am not saying that all of Walmart is like this and I have visited several where they are decent people dedicated to their customers as well as their associates.

Recently I was terminated over a manager sexually harassing me. I have registered complaints with the store, the ethics department, and the home office. This has done no good. The store I left is customer oriented at the expense of the associates, they are paid below adequate wages, they are continually forced to work overtime only to have to cut it the next day or by the end of the week. Every other week you here of one department or another that has been cut back in hours yet again. We hire all kinds of cashiers there because we feel that customer satisfaction is key to a vital business. Alas do not ask for us to hire stockers or more associates to put back up the millions upon millions of dollars in stock that we sell, in our store alone, every week. These are not key associates so long as the customer can purchase the products we do have in a timely manner so we don't have to discomfort you in any way.

All I can say is when you go home from a walmart remember that store 2049 cares deeply about your business, and when you see a haggard associate who is working for minimum wage or is opening up after closing the night before you just tell them to open a register when you get ready to leave so they can take your money and smile and then take an exedrin to alliviate their headache.