I REALIZE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DO NOT LIKE WAL-MART AND I PERSONALLY WORK WITH A LOT OF THEM. BUT YOU KNOW THATS WHAT MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND.FROM MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WAL-MART ISN'T THE EASIEST PLACE TO WORK FOR,BUT THEN AGAIN IT BEATS FLIPPING HAMBURGERS AND THE BENEFITS ARE FANTASTIC.
I STAYED AT HOME WHEN MY LAST CHILD WAS BORN AND HAD DECIDED TO GET BACK INTO THE JOB MARKET WHEN HE STARTED KINDERGARTEN. BECAUSE I LOVED KIDS I HAD DECIDED ALSO TO START A HOME BASED DAYCARE.
BY THE TIME MY SON STARTED IN KINDERGARTEN THE JOB MARKET HAD CHANGED SO DRASTICALY THAT ALTHOUGH I TECHNICLY WAS CONSIDERED A SELF-EMPLOYED WORKER BECAUSE OF MY DAYCARE BUSINESS AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TAXES AND PAPERWORK THAT GO WITH SELF-EMPLOYMENT NO ONE AND I MEAN NO ONE WANTED TO GIVE ME A CHANCE TO PROVE WHAT A GOOD WORKER I COULD BE GIVIN HALF A CHANCE.
TO PUT THINGS SHORT I DID NOT GET ANY JOB OUTSIDE MY HOME UNTIL MY SON WAS 12 YRS. OLD. NO MATTER HOW MANY CLASSES I TOOK TO IMPROVE MY CHANCES AND HOW MANY INTERVIEWS,AND RESUMES I SENT OUT, ALL ANYONE SAW WAS MY AGE AND THE FACT THAT I MORE OR LESS JUST BABYSAT FOR THE LAST 11 YRS.
I INTERVIEWED FOR WAL-MART ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN EVERY CHANCE TO ADVANCE MYSELF,GET YEARLY EVALUATIONS THAT GIVE YOU A RAISE NO MATTER WHAT AND MEDICAL BENEFITS THAT INCLUDED DENTAL. SOMETHING WE NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO GET BEFORE.
I ENJOY WORKING FOR MY STORE AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT COMPLETE SUPPORT FROM EVERYONE FROM MANAGEMENT DOWN TO CO-WORKERS. YOU SEE MY SON HAD TO GO THRU MAJOR MEDICAL TESTS AND SURGERY THIS YEAR AND EVERYONE HAS GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO GIVE ME THE TIME OFF NEEDED FOR TESTS AND FELXIBLE SCHEDULES IN ORDER TO BE WITH HIM WHEN HE NEEDED SURGERY.
I DON'T KNOW TOO MANY STORES OR BOSSES WHO WOULD DO THAT FOR YOU. I AGREE THAT NOT ALL WAL-MARTS MAY BE LIKE THE ONE I WORK FOR BUT I'VE BEEN DOWN THAT PIZZA COUNTERHELP ROAD AND THE ONLY THING THESE PEOPLE ASK IS THAT YOU BE WILLING TO WORK.
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