Wal-Mart to Hire Vets, Buy American

[twizzops]

Not sure if this will actually happen, but if they start hiring Vets and actually selling as much American Made goods as possible, I am making my wife shop there instead of other stores like Target!

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wal-mart-hire-vets-buy-190409052.html

 

[rob]

Weird, it's like I just went into a timewarp to the 1990ies. Wasn't Walmart's old slogan, "We buy American whenever we can" ?

 

[chewie2536]

they were strictly American made until Sam Walton died then the kids started looking for ways to make their wallets fatter and started going overseas

 

[Blitzkrieg]

What Chewie said. The next gen saw the dough.

 

[hoppy96pgtbs]

Sam would have never stood for putting the small business owner under like his kids. Sons a bitches.

 

[Alexandra]

Vets deserve better than working at that piss-hole Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart barely pays over minimum wage, treats their employees like crap, forces them to work on holidays where everyone else is with their family. How degrading of an offer, our vets fought for our country and then are offered one of their low paying and sub standad jobs.

I think the Vets should ban together and tell Wal-Mart to shove it

 

[twizzops]

Vets deserve better than working at that piss-hole Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart barely pays over minimum wage, treats their employees like crap, forces them to work on holidays where everyone else is with their family. How degrading of an offer, our vets fought for our country and then are offered one of their low paying and sub standad jobs.

I think the Vets should ban together and tell Wal-Mart to shove it

As a Vet that did struggle to find work, because miltary experience doesn't translate well in the real world, some job is better than no job. Also don't assume that the Vets would get the lowest type jobs. There's more jobs to walmart than just cashier. There's logistics, they have their own warehouses, trucks, software developers, assistance managers, managers, security/theft deterrence officers. That's just off the top of my head. Everyone always assumes if you work for wal-mart then you are a cashier, because that's all you see. There's so much more in the background.

Anyways not that it matters, but I delivered pizza while looking for real work, did some construction and continued to look for a career in my field. Gave up and used the GI Bill and got a college diploma. I got multiple job offers before I graduated school! The shittiest part is, I learned very little in school, forgot a good portion of what I learned in the military (Cisco Networking), but because I now have a degree I am now qualified to work in the IT industry.

 

[dewey2461]

I think twizzops story is pretty common. With out a piece of paper you can't get past the entrance which is kind of BS but ...

 

[hendo]

Vet working for VA Hospital

Look into USAjobs for vet jobs in the VA system pay is good, lots of opportunity, and nice federal benefits insurance, lots of time off etc. Your Active duty time counts as time in the Va but you have to by back your time. I started as a pc support techincian which is t1-3 support for IT work for customers starting at 60k a year. It's kind of a strange thing to get into like posting for their job then making it pass the screening process it takes a couple months but nice work.

 

[cudacuf]

I have a friend that was in the Navy with me. He's currently a General Manager of a Super Walmart in Texas earning over $200k a year. I have another friend from the Navy that's working for Walmart. He's begging to work over 30 hours a week and is at the bottom of the payscale.

Different people get different results.

 

[fauxshizle]

This thread title should read "Wal-Mart to Enslave Vets, Buy Americans"

 

[JimJohnson]

All you fuck asstards crying because Vets deserve more. Unless you actually served no offense... Shut the fuck up. While this is not the best job for vets, if it gets 20k vets off the streets/EBT and working again. That is all they need. A chance to pick themselves back up. They are proud people they do not want hand outs. Most vets do not feel entitled to more then the average joe does. Because we do not.

Could Wal Mart pay more to employees? Sure

But lets face it, we needed a figure head company to start a trend again. On buying American / Hiring Americans.

Is this the best they could do? Probably not, but its a lot more then a lot of people.

 

[twizzops]

The problem really lies with the American consumer. As long as people buy foreign made products instead of American made products, companies will continue to have off-shore factories/plants and stores will continue to sell them.

Not sure how many people watched last Sunday's 60 minutes episode, but some manufacturing may start to move back to the US. The problem is that robots will be doing the majority of the cheap/hard labor jobs. The reason being is that the robots over the years will be cheaper than even Chinese workers. Robotics technology has gotten very good and will only continue to get better. You also have to factor in the cost of shipping the goods from oversees.

The good thing is the robots are made in the US. The bad thing is a good portion of the low level factory type jobs will likely never come back.

 

[cudacuf]

The problem is there aren't as many "All American" products to buy anymore. I have a Harley Davidson sitting outside right now. What could be more "American" than that? Until you realize how many of it's parts are either manufactured in Mexico, Canada, or Japan. You can go buy a new Toyota and it probably has more American made parts on it.

The world is getting smaller and multinationalism is what the world is becoming. I'm a veteran and I could really give two shits about buying American. Because American companies rape the American worker much more than any of the industrialized nations. The average CEO in Japan makes 11x as much money as the average employee of the same company. The average CEO in America makes 343x as much money as it's average employee. It just puts things in to perspective.

 

[fauxshizle]

All you fuck asstards crying because Vets deserve more. Unless you actually served no offense... Shut the fuck up. While this is not the best job for vets, if it gets 20k vets off the streets/EBT and working again. That is all they need. A chance to pick themselves back up. They are proud people they do not want hand outs. Most vets do not feel entitled to more then the average joe does. Because we do not.

Yup...that being said, this is not a "real" outreach by WalMart, its the leeching off Vets to create the ILLUSION that they give a shit. Wanna do somthing, build a Vet Hospital with bad ass Medical specialists to get them the medical care without all the runaround of the VA. And make it free....now thats PR

Everyone needs jobs..WalMart would suck the blood from babies if they could make more money, but a "Leech off the idea of helping Vets" campaign announcement from one of the worst rated employers in the US, will always receive some chiding, its expected from everyone who realizes the farce.
No military vets don't see themselves as different from civilians or see themselves as a "group" that deserves corporate "PITY"

The problem is there aren't as many "All American" products to buy anymore. I have a Harley Davidson sitting outside right now. What could be more "American" than that? Until you realize how many of it's parts are either manufactured in Mexico, Canada, or Japan. You can go buy a new Toyota and it probably has more American made parts on it..

100% Correct

Jobs are disappearing in the US because we don't make anything here...so, lets start making shit again. Too bad we cant make better anti-tyranny weapons, but im sure they'd have too many rounds in the clip...makes Washington nervous.

 

[William12]

Jobs are disappearing in the US because we don't make anything here...so, lets start making shit again. Too bad we cant make better anti-tyranny weapons, but im sure they'd have too many rounds in the clip...makes Washington nervous.

We can't make shit here when unions drive up workers wages so high company's cannot keep prices competitive. And don't give me if Executives didn't make 6 figures they could because that's BS. I read an article by the Apple CEO he said its not that its cheaper to go overseas, but america lacks the qualified engineers to make apple products in the US.

 

[hawthorne]

I agree with JJ. I served in the Marines. But I am still no better nor worse than any other citizen of the US. Having served I get access to special programs, and things like the VA. I think that's plenty.

Does WalMart have to do extra for veterans? No. Is it great that they are at least trying? Yep. Could they do more? Of course. At least they are doing something though.

I'm of the opinion every citizen should be required to serve in the military or civil service for 2 years minimum though. 4 would be better. But I know that attitude isn't that popular either.

 

[Alexandra]

Vets deserve better than working at that piss-hole Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart barely pays over minimum wage, treats their employees like crap, forces them to work on holidays where everyone else is with their family. How degrading of an offer, our vets fought for our country and then are offered one of their low paying and sub standad jobs.

I think the Vets should ban together and tell Wal-Mart to shove it

As a Vet that did struggle to find work, because miltary experience doesn't translate well in the real world, some job is better than no job. Also don't assume that the Vets would get the lowest type jobs. There's more jobs to walmart than just cashier. There's logistics, they have their own warehouses, trucks, software developers, assistance managers, managers, security/theft deterrence officers. That's just off the top of my head. Everyone always assumes if you work for wal-mart then you are a cashier, because that's all you see. There's so much more in the background.

Anyways not that it matters, but I delivered pizza while looking for real work, did some construction and continued to look for a career in my field. Gave up and used the GI Bill and got a college diploma. I got multiple job offers before I graduated school! The shittiest part is, I learned very little in school, forgot a good portion of what I learned in the military (Cisco Networking), but because I now have a degree I am now qualified to work in the IT industry.

My point is 99% of their employees make crap, it's not something you can support a family on. Is it better than nothing, sure. I think it's just a ploy for them to lure in more suckers and make more money.

My point stands, Wal-Mart sucks.

 

[JimJohnson]

Vets deserve better than working at that piss-hole Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart barely pays over minimum wage, treats their employees like crap, forces them to work on holidays where everyone else is with their family. How degrading of an offer, our vets fought for our country and then are offered one of their low paying and sub standad jobs.

I think the Vets should ban together and tell Wal-Mart to shove it

As a Vet that did struggle to find work, because miltary experience doesn't translate well in the real world, some job is better than no job. Also don't assume that the Vets would get the lowest type jobs. There's more jobs to walmart than just cashier. There's logistics, they have their own warehouses, trucks, software developers, assistance managers, managers, security/theft deterrence officers. That's just off the top of my head. Everyone always assumes if you work for wal-mart then you are a cashier, because that's all you see. There's so much more in the background.

Anyways not that it matters, but I delivered pizza while looking for real work, did some construction and continued to look for a career in my field. Gave up and used the GI Bill and got a college diploma. I got multiple job offers before I graduated school! The shittiest part is, I learned very little in school, forgot a good portion of what I learned in the military (Cisco Networking), but because I now have a degree I am now qualified to work in the IT industry.

My point is 99% of their employees make crap, it's not something you can support a family on. Is it better than nothing, sure. I think it's just a ploy for them to lure in more suckers and make more money.

My point stands, Wal-Mart sucks.

You could also look at it as a screening process. Vets make great management people, you can test 100k at once and promote from within.

Not saying its what they are doing. But people only want to see the bad normally. Specially when its a company that over the last decade has become unpopular.

 

[darker55]

My point is 99% of their employees make crap, it's not something you can support a family on. Is it better than nothing, sure. I think it's just a ploy for them to lure in more suckers and make more money.

My point stands, Wal-Mart sucks.

Your not that far off. The information I've read/seen so far says they will *try* to spend 50billion in US merchandise.... in the next 10yrs (lol they took a page out of congress's book). Walmart makes something like 400+billion a year. The hiring the vets part is more useful to America anyways. There just so much to this and the state of our gov/cooperation's melding etc. This is a very complex issue that will/can only be solved with a constitutional amendment to get money out of politics.