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riqster

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5. Not a perfect analogy, I grant you.

Reply to FreakinDJ (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 19, 2013, 10:59 AM

Nov 2013

The shitty job referenced was at a non-profit hospital, and the guy's not eating wasn't just because of low wages-it was because he was in an abusive domestic environment.

Regardless, that employer handed the situation with a lot more grace than Walmart.

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The shittiest job in America [View all] riqster Nov 2013 OP

For many it isn't about saving pipoman Nov 2013 #1

Perhaps I should have emphasized the "choice" aspect. riqster Nov 2013 #3

Sums it all up rather well. If you shop WalMart, you shop against your own interests. marble falls Nov 2013 #2

Payroll deduction to buy food in Walmart only FreakinDJ Nov 2013 #4

Not a perfect analogy, I grant you. riqster Nov 2013 #5

"because he was in an abusive domestic environment." JVS Nov 2013 #6

Oh yeah. riqster Nov 2013 #7

Wallmart just started spending millions on TV ads painting their employees AikidoSoul Nov 2013 #13

If they treated their employees well... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #15

There is some truth to this. We all love to hammer Walmart... Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #19

Quite. Wal-Mart is unacceptably vile. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #8

I guess I'm lucky... SoapBox Nov 2013 #9

Same here, these days. riqster Nov 2013 #10

In metro area you do... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #16

That's the truth. I've seen many locals close their doors when Walmart moved in OnionPatch Nov 2013 #20

WAL*MART: Always low wages. Always. Alkene Nov 2013 #11

In order: riqster Nov 2013 #12

WAL*MART Always low wages. Always no benefits. Always. airplaneman Nov 2013 #14

Target is as bad as Wal-Mart, and maybe worse Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #17

Interesting. riqster Nov 2013 #18