Wal-Mart Associates

So, anyone's store planning anything special? It's a little over a month away from now, and this means my store will be slammed with this plus our August inventory and NASCAR. I really hope our scheduline issues get much better before then.

Anyone, hear about this petition having to do with the CEO?

http://www.change.org/petitions/walmart-end-the-corruption-and-the-cover-up

So, I got fired from Wal-Mart yesterday. 7 years there and the only job I've ever had and I'm taking it hard yet NOT hard at the same time. However, no one is giving me a straight answer or they don't know.. I just passed my hire date a week ago and have vacation time again.. Or did have it. Do I get paid that time or will they write it off as unpayable(sp) to me? That's probably my last question for this forum but this is the only place that might have the answers I can't get from my ex-job :)

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You ever feel like your bosses set you up to fail? It can be emotionally tiring. I'd rather they didn't play stupid games and get on with it already. We're not robots we can't do everything on overnights.

Is it just me or are the reduced hours dragging on longer than usual? I looked at the new week's schedule for the end of March, and I see that I have 12.5 hours (plus 6 personal hours).

I don't know about other stores but at mine, the greeters are now located further away from the doors. I don't know why or if this is going to be permanent (I kinda figured it had to do with keeping the greeters warm during the colder months--one greeter would wear a scarf around her head).

I see that this year will be Walmart's 50th anniversary. Any special plans so far? Cake, I hope :D

Does anyone know at how many years you have to have worked at Walmart before you can take money out of your 401k?

if there is someone on here that is also on that site or can get in touch with one of the modeators
the site has a trojan
my virus potection stopped me from going there.

Any one hear of changes to the coupon policy..

Well I just joined and figured I'd say hi.
I've been with Wal-Mart for 4 years. I've had alot of positive experiences (such as meeting my fiance at the store) as well as some not so positive ones. I worked in stationary as an associate (well actually I was pretty much the department manager), lawn and garden and was the housewares department manager for 6 months befor egtting promoted to consumables ZMS. I'm still trying to figure out my role in the store and often get overwhelmed trying to divide my day between all the different areas and tasks that need to be done. I feel like I didn't have enough time to adjust to being a department manager before getting thrown into a new position. If anyone has any tips or suggestions for me I would appreciate it.

Hope everyone has a very happy new year!

Bonnie

Lately, someone left syringes around in a Walmart store in Georgia and a few customers have been affected. If you work there or nearby, please be careful.

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So, i've been with walmart for over 13 years now. I have gone through part of high school. Gotten an associate's in photography, just finished up an associate's in political science, and I'm about to go to a university to finish the bachelor's in poli sci.

To that end, I have decided to majorly revamp my work schedule and life priorities. I have decided to step down from my current position (department manager of like 8 departments in a neighborhood market) and go part time 21-24 hours a week.

I have always put Walmart first, or close to first. I've missed holidays (thanks to working in the toy department for 12 years where Christmas=work all day all night for 3 months). I've rearranged my life so that I can always be available when Walmart needs me going overnights, switching days, working in other locations etc.

I have always worked really hard to try to make sure customers were happy and our store was functional, profitable and clean.

Now, though, I have changed my priorities. I am honestly not sure how well I will function as a part time associate. I have been very much vested in the success of my store, no matter where I am. I feel like I will definitely have less of an impact now, and I will no longer have a quasi-leadership position.

So, my fellow Walmartians, I feel a bit like I am out on a cliff here. Walmart has been a steady reliable home for me. And now I'm kind of running away from it.

I definitely mean to finish school, and I wouldn't have cut my availability so drastically if I didn't feel it was necessary (I have been full time throughout most of high school and college up to now).

I'm looking forward to the change in perspective I will have. I'm not so much looking forward to the utter decimation my paycheck will suffer.

If you've ever stepped down, how did it go for you?

I don't know. Sorry for the rant. I just wanted to vent. I am so looking forward to school and less Walmart in my life!

Is there a place, besides the wire at work, where I can read the associate handbook? I need to find something regarding family/spousal stuff.

My partner isn't allowed to go through my line, because she's my partner, but she's not "close enough" related to me [or however they want to word it] for her to get a spousal discount card. I wanted to see if it said just spouse/family member, or members of the household. The state we live in doesn't recognize same sex marriages.

AND this part isn't in the book as far as I know of... but can I get in trouble if she causes a ruckus in the store? I was told that I could be reported if she came in again and caused trouble. [what had happened was all of the registers restarted at 9 ... i'm guessing for the crap on Thursday] and she went to the shortest line, NOT knowing it was mine until she was two people away from me. My CSM came over and practically barked at me "you know you can't check out your other, right?" in such a nasty tone. She made ME tell her that she had to go to the other line [a) I didn't know that she was in my line and b) the other times she had gone in my line, whether knowingly or not, a CSM told her themselves]

For the record, we understand that we [as a store] are not supposed to check out family because who is to say we're not giving discounts, and if they allow me to check her out, then they'd have to allow everyone else, but we're trying to figure this out, because right now, legally, we are no closer related to each other than friends.

Sorry, mini rant in the middle of all the questions.

so folks, as this week is a)pay week and b) thanksgiving, do we get paid on thanksgiving [Thursday] or do we get paid on Wednesday?

Holy Pewp! How many times and different ways has this been asked?

Can I use my Personal Time to take a vacation?
What are the restrictions on using Personal hours?

So whats this new media policy? If you write about Walmart on Facebook they can use it against you to fire you?

Its funny cuz last night while stocking, this cashier comes up to me that has been buddy buddy with our assistant manager. And you know how there's always these cliques with management and they can't be trusted or they try and get people fired? Well, I just made a comment on my Facebook about how you can't trust those you work with. She automatically assumed it was about her and blew up at me while I was working and she got away with it cuz she's friends with management and she was walking around all night doing nothing with this manager. Needless to say I've removed quite a few people that I work with and I've upped my privacy settings and I'm going to watch what I post or who I talk to at work. It's a job, not fucking high school. Anyone else have this drama at their store?

My store got mobbed early today because of the snowstorm tonight. I had to first focus on the rolling racks, then zone, then restock the winter accessories. I hope I can find the ski gloves tomorrow...

Has anyone heard of wally doubling coupons starting Nov. 1
please post.

Is there a way, aside from asking someone in personnel [considering that ours is never IN the office when we need them >.<] Where I can find out when, officially, I became full time? I know I was told about it, signed papers whatnot in September, but my manager didn't put the paper in until October at some point. I need to find out stuff about insurance, and what it covers and whatnot [they never told me when I could go in to take care of that, either, so I'm worried that I didn't even sign up for anything insurance wise, despite paying for it in general.

The other day, there were a couple of guys running around. One had bananas and the other in a gorilla suit.

What crazy/silly things have you seen in your Walmart stores?