My first day at Wal-Mart.

[Fox Mulder]

So far during my orientation, I went to a meeting which was cult-like, watched an anti-union video, and watched a video on why Wal-Mart is so great (also bashing unions).

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

I hate to post and run, but my break is almost over.

[Shell Beau]

1. So you are a Wal-Mart employee?

:hug:

[Fox Mulder]

11. Yeah...

hopefully temporary.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. You've infiltrated their lines? Good work, soldier.

[Fox Mulder]

12. Thanks...

:patriot:

[lost-in-nj]

3. just remember

this is only temporary......

:hug:


lost

[Fox Mulder]

13. Oh it is...

hopefully...

Thanks. :hug:

[Flaxbee]

4. hang in there, I know this is NOT going to be any fun for you

... and remember, it is temporary.

[Fox Mulder]

14. It's as fun as getting a wisdom tooth pulled.

I'm hoping it's temporary.

[mikeytherat]

5. Phase One is complete: The Infiltration

Now to begin Phase Two: bringing them down from the inside.

mikey_the_rat

[Fox Mulder]

15. Yep.

:patriot:

[DarkTirade]

6. I have a suggestion...

every time it gets to you, just think of one more horrible thing you can do on your last day, or when you've found something better and you wouldn't mind getting fired. :P

[Fox Mulder]

16. Haha...

I'll keep that in mind. :P

[Orrex]

7. I once witnessed an 8 AM "pep rally" at a local KMart

It was much creepier and more cult-like than the two hours I once spent talking with a cleared "counselor" at the Austin Church of Scientology.

If your Wal*Mart orientation is anything like that, then you have my deepest sympathy.

[Fox Mulder]

9. Oh it is like that!

It involved a lot of clapping and foot stomping and spelling out the name of the store. :scared:

[mainegreen]

8. Ooooh, the CBT (computer based training) is probably next!

Expect to be done and staring at the walls hours before everyone else is done.

[Fox Mulder]

10. I got throught part of that today.

I get to finish the rest of it tomorrow. :woohoo: (the woohoo is sarcasm, btw).

[Lavender Brown]

17. Everyone has a job they hate at some point

(or more than once, like I did). This too will pass... :hug:

[Fox Mulder]

21. Yeah...

I can add this to a list of jobs I've hated.

Thanks. :hug:

[leftyclimber]

18. Take lots of field notes

then make up a bunch of shit that sounds even more appalling to add in, and write a sizzling tell-all, off of which proceeds you can then retire young. ;)

Reminds me of the job I had at a cannery. That scintillating film about Your Friend The Conveyor Belt still floats through my dreams occasionally....

[Fox Mulder]

22. The book Nickel and Dimed was floating through my head all day.

[Deja Q]

19. Cool. So when you get the pep talk fgrom mgmt about how many tire sales they made,

will the profits trickle down?

Good luck; I've heard horror stories from people who've worked there.

[Fox Mulder]

23. I haven't heard any horror stories from this one...

but I have heard horror stories from other ones.

[Broken_Hero]

Ha,

well good luck...my wife works for them as well.

:hi:

[Fox Mulder]

25. Ah...

so she knows the horrors of it then.

[Broken_Hero]

26. she knows the horrors, and the brighter side

of things...the field, is a lot different than the corporate hq...if you ever need any guidance/help with fucked up shit at the store, don't be afraid to hit my pm box, my wife can push through a lot of red tape to get shit dealt with.

The horror stories, she has told me of the field stores, are pretty damn bad....

[Taverner]

20. Good luck

One does what one has to do - just don't let them infect you

[Fox Mulder]

24. Oh they won't.

I'll make sure of that.

[baldguy]

27. Download some of these & leave them lying around in the break room.

http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/downloads/

[lizerdbits]

28. I can't fake that kind of enthusiasm

for those rallies that spell out walmart. Hats off to you for not vomiting.

[texanwitch]

29. My sister works at Wal-Mart.

She is retired but needs to work until her husband can start to collect SS at 65.

She is counting the days.

She just hates working there but without a extra car she needs a place where she can walk to work.

[cloudbase]

30. Code 3 in housewares.

Get on it right away!

[Haole Girl]

31. Ugh

I wish you all the luck. :hug:

[Danger Mouse]

32. I used to work for Ames. Their training videos were hilariously outdated and entertaining.

When they were closing for good, I asked to get one of the training videos as a souvenir, but they wouldn't give me one.
Working retail isn't so bad, I never worked a register, just one the floor, and for the most part, I enjoyed it. It's hard work sometimes, the pay sucks, but hey, you get to laugh at dumb rednecks and city fuckwits behind their backs, and your coworkers are almost always social rejects.

[femmocrat]

33. Are you doing undercover work there?

You could have the basis of a really good documentary or tell-all book!

[ZombieHorde]

34. Steal

[emilyg]

35. If you want to eat and pay your bills

enjoy your job and be good to the company.