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I bet wannabe and I could shock you further, squeaks, with our Walmartian stories

Although as hard as it was being on the floor, I can imagine being a manager came with its own headaches. Its why I resisted so much when they kept trying to encourage me about pursuing management positions. I just didn't want to deal with it from the other side of things.

little_tigress wrote:

I bet wannabe and I could shock you further, squeaks, with our Walmartian stories

Although as hard as it was being on the floor, I can imagine being a manager came with its own headaches. Its why I resisted so much when they kept trying to encourage me about pursuing management positions. I just didn't want to deal with it from the other side of things.

yeah, I only survived 1 yr.

Here is 1 management story. Christmas Eve Walmart closed at 8:00 PM. As a member of management I was there when they closed. But At 3:00 AM I had to drive back to the store to check temperatures in the freezers (in an empty store) and check all security codes.

I was like "ARE YOU KIDDING ME" so basically walmart wants me to spend Christmas checking temps and checking an empty store. As a member of management walmart expects you to sign away your whole life to them.

I have a prayer request, but don't feel like making a new thread in the prayer section.

We found out early last month that a family member has cancer. A week from today if everything goes well, and it's not put off longer, there will be a surgery to try to remove all the cancer. I'm starting to get scared. If anyone reads this please pray.

Dandelions in the Rain wrote:

I have a prayer request, but don't feel like making a new thread in the prayer section.

We found out early last month that a family member has cancer. A week from today if everything goes well, and it's not put off longer, there will be a surgery to try to remove all the cancer. I'm starting to get scared. If anyone reads this please pray.

Don't be scared. Everything will be alright. Def keep your family in prayers.

Few years ago my dad found out that he had prostate Cancer. A week later he had surgery. Thankfully dad has been cancer free for a few years now. Thanks to modern medicine cancer is not the End story anymore. God is definitely in control.

wannaberocker wrote:

little_tigress wrote:

I bet wannabe and I could shock you further, squeaks, with our Walmartian stories

Although as hard as it was being on the floor, I can imagine being a manager came with its own headaches. Its why I resisted so much when they kept trying to encourage me about pursuing management positions. I just didn't want to deal with it from the other side of things.

yeah, I only survived 1 yr.

Here is 1 management story. Christmas Eve Walmart closed at 8:00 PM. As a member of management I was there when they closed. But At 3:00 AM I had to drive back to the store to check temperatures in the freezers (in an empty store) and check all security codes.

I was like "ARE YOU KIDDING ME" so basically walmart wants me to spend Christmas checking temps and checking an empty store. As a member of management walmart expects you to sign away your whole life to them.

yeah, thats pretty much true on the floor too, although the one day off we were guaranteed was Christmas Day. And even then, there was pressure to give it up and help stock shelves for Boxing Day sales. I remember on Christmas eve being promised that I'd get out of there by 6:30. 10:00 rolled around and *finally* my manager called me aside and I thought, "Finally! He's going to send me home!"

But he really just wanted to tell me that he was going home and that I was expected to head over to another dept. and help them until that asst manager sent me home. I couldn't say a single word in response, I just walked away. I was almost in tears over that. I wound up just leaving anyway - the other manager didn't really need me after all. So I clocked out and basically went to bed.

And then my manager wanted me in at an ungodly hour the day after Christmas when I wasn't really needed. So that year I literally got to play out A Christmas Carol

I would constantly get calls to come in on my days off because they were shortstaffed, I was denied breaks. I was pulled to cover positions that I had no training for. Complaints about a hostile work environment were ignored.

And thats not even covering the insane customers that I was expected to coddle. I vividly remember one who harassed me for 3 hours before she finally walked away of her own volition, not because the managers cared enough to do anything about it.

Dandelions in the Rain wrote:

I have a prayer request, but don't feel like making a new thread in the prayer section.

We found out early last month that a family member has cancer. A week from today if everything goes well, and it's not put off longer, there will be a surgery to try to remove all the cancer. I'm starting to get scared. If anyone reads this please pray.

I'm so sorry. I can imagine how scary that is. I will be praying

wannaberocker wrote:

Dandelions in the Rain wrote:

I have a prayer request, but don't feel like making a new thread in the prayer section.

We found out early last month that a family member has cancer. A week from today if everything goes well, and it's not put off longer, there will be a surgery to try to remove all the cancer. I'm starting to get scared. If anyone reads this please pray.

Don't be scared. Everything will be alright. Def keep your family in prayers.

Few years ago my dad found out that he had prostate Cancer. A week later he had surgery. Thankfully dad has been cancer free for a few years now. Thanks to modern medicine cancer is not the End story anymore. God is definitely in control.

Will pray.

Glad your dad is doing well wannabe.

little_tigress wrote:

yeah, thats pretty much true on the floor too, although the one day off we were guaranteed was Christmas Day. And even then, there was pressure to give it up and help stock shelves for Boxing Day sales. I remember on Christmas eve being promised that I'd get out of there by 6:30. 10:00 rolled around and *finally* my manager called me aside and I thought, "Finally! He's going to send me home!"

But he really just wanted to tell me that he was going home and that I was expected to head over to another dept. and help them until that asst manager sent me home. I couldn't say a single word in response, I just walked away. I was almost in tears over that. I wound up just leaving anyway - the other manager didn't really need me after all. So I clocked out and basically went to bed.

And then my manager wanted me in at an ungodly hour the day after Christmas when I wasn't really needed. So that year I literally got to play out A Christmas Carol

I would constantly get calls to come in on my days off because they were shortstaffed, I was denied breaks. I was pulled to cover positions that I had no training for. Complaints about a hostile work environment were ignored.

And thats not even covering the insane customers that I was expected to coddle. I vividly remember one who harassed me for 3 hours before she finally walked away of her own volition, not because the managers cared enough to do anything about it.
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yup pretty much, will never work there again ever.


^and thanks toro.

I think I am going to bed..... that 3 hours is feeling it now.

Goodnight you wild and crazy peoples you. 

Working 5 days a week. You realize why people love Fridays so much. When I was working part time, I didn't care. But now im sooooooo looking forward to Friday lol. Sad its only Wednesday.

Ug. It's humid and my stomach is not happy with me.

How did I forget eating McDonald's makes me feel terrible.

Dandelions in the Rain wrote:

I have a prayer request, but don't feel like making a new thread in the prayer section.

We found out early last month that a family member has cancer. A week from today if everything goes well, and it's not put off longer, there will be a surgery to try to remove all the cancer. I'm starting to get scared. If anyone reads this please pray.

I am sorry. I will pray.

I love free food

this is getting easier and easier   

Practice makes perfect!

Good job on moving all the threads Jess.

Thanks everyone for prayers.

Thank you Jess!

Miss Spaulding wrote:

Some Japanese dude hacked into my FB account. Nice. ...Probably was thinking he'd find something good. ...HA!

Oh my!
How did this happen??!
Well I know how but howww???!!

Miss Spaulding wrote:

Some Japanese dude hacked into my FB account. Nice. ...Probably was thinking he'd find something good. ...HA!

How random  

How do you know? Did he post something?

So, my bestfriend is leaving today for
Sweden. She goes back to Dk on Sunday.
I leave Dk for Sweden on Sunday. So not perfect
Timing... Argh.