Wal-Mart - "Sir, Yes Sir"

[lame54]

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/11/12/wal_mart_army_reserve_link_for_recruiting_hiring/

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has signed on to an Army Reserve program in which the company and the Army will work together to recruit and train people interested in serving in the military and working for the giant retailer.

Wal-Mart, the world's largest private employer, has more than 1.4 million US employees.

An agreement signed yesterday obligates Wal-Mart to interview and consider all qualified, participating soldiers for employment after they complete military occupational specialty training.

When a reserve soldier who works at Wal-Mart is called to service, the company can draw on 1 million or so citizen soldiers to help identify a qualified replacement to work in the soldier's place.

The arrangement is expected to lower costs of recruiting and training for Wal-Mart.

[lame54]

1. /

[MrCoffee]

2. Well that's just 9 different kinds of creepy.

[Chisox08]

3. With the way things are going....

The only two jobs that would be left is Walmart and the Army. Now we get one stop shopping.

[enki23]

4. the military-retail complex?

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[lame54]

10. F*%#ing crazy

[Vickers]

18. Hahahah!

Well played!

:thumbsup:

[Desertrose]

5. This is just so not right....1 million replacements?

"Citizen Soldier"? WTH?? So you could get transferred to a WalMart in another state?

Gee, what a great deal...for the Army & WalMart....

..and wow, I can't imagine a better deal waiting for me than coming home after a war to work in WalMart....

These people are all insane.

[DemoTex]

6. New MOS: 101GTR

Greeter

[chemenger]

7. "Where can I find the new recruits?"

"They'll be in aisle 3 on your left."

[lame54]

8. actually, there on the right

[8 track mind]

9. this is USDA Prime Grade "A" BULLSHIT

I hope they unionize. I make it a point to wear my teamsters shirt evrytime i go into china-child-labor-mart

[MadHound]

11. Better than some other options I've heard floating around

Here in Missouri there's a move on to let Army vets move straight from the service into the classroom and become teachers. Insane.

[Neshanic]

12. Arizona's largest employer. Fight for Wal-Mart and the Chinese....oh nevermind.

[progressoid]

13. Makes sense in a bizarro way.

Get screwed by corporate America after the gov't screws them.

[Hannah Bell]

14. what?

"The arrangement is expected to lower costs of recruiting and training for Wal-Mart."


fascism...

[lame54]

16. bingo

[Hannah Bell]

15. dupe

[lame54]

17. .