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38. Problem with that BS Brooke is that if your company actually paid people a wage

Tue Nov 19, 2013, 10:52 PM

Nov 2013

they could live on most of them wouldnt need assistance.
For example Brooke I personally know someone who only earns 10 cents more an hour than minimum wage who works for your company and they are only being given on average 16 hours per week for the last 3 months even though you know thats not anywhere close to a livable wage.

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Walmart offended by criticism of employee-oriented charity [View all] Redfairen Nov 2013 OP

I am offended that he is offended Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #1

I'm also offended that the walmart rep is offended Cha Nov 2013 #9

You miserable piece of dog shit, try paying associates enough for them to eat for an act of kindness JEB Nov 2013 #2

Eff Walmart kitt6 Nov 2013 #3

Up to $1500 Sanity Claws Nov 2013 #4

Oh poor Walmart! There feelings are hurt. sheshe2 Nov 2013 #5

No, it's not. It's worse than you can imagine. jmowreader Nov 2013 #19

Now why am I not surprised by that! sheshe2 Nov 2013 #23

Aw shucks Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2013 #6

If they're so fu***** "offended" then give Cha Nov 2013 #7

Yadda, yadda. Fact: Their associates shouldn't be in poverty. nt silvershadow Nov 2013 #8

Easy answer : Don't shop at minimum wage stores Dorn Nov 2013 #10

My wife and I are OFFENDED that the Walton family can't have the moral fiber to pay their employees diabeticman Nov 2013 #11

Yep, Costco pays a living wage tavalon Nov 2013 #71

"We are offended" ...recorded from the stern deck of the corporate yacht. L0oniX Nov 2013 #12

That's not the Walmart corporate yacht. Walmart is a corporation of the people jmowreader Nov 2013 #20

What the fuck is that thing?! Earth_First Nov 2013 #24

Excuse me while I reach for a Kleenex. . .NOT DinahMoeHum Nov 2013 #13

Damn. Plantation owner offers to apply salve to the cuts caused by her whippings, and gets what? jtuck004 Nov 2013 #14

At least the slaves on plantations had enough to eat. nt Incitatus Nov 2013 #17

Yeah n/t jtuck004 Nov 2013 #18

Who told you that? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2013 #49

It seems logical. Incitatus Nov 2013 #50

From the slave narratives ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2013 #52

Exactly--I posted a few excerpts just below. nt MADem Nov 2013 #54

I believe the morals and character of those calling the shots at companies like Walmart Incitatus Nov 2013 #55

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2013 #78

My understanding is that wasn't always the case. Slaves were fed meagerly. MADem Nov 2013 #53

Thanks for the link and info. Incitatus Nov 2013 #57

I was always curious about this. I went to MADem Nov 2013 #84

I so appreciate your link, Hushpuppy nation! dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #97

I love the internet!!!! It's like university in your lap! nt MADem Nov 2013 #99

Um, not always tavalon Nov 2013 #72

And we all learned something. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2013 #106

Pay a living wage... wundermaus Nov 2013 #15

Wal-Fart is offended that everyone knows how piss poor their wages are. muntrv Nov 2013 #16

I'm offended that they pay their employees a pittance and don't give a rat's ass n/t OhioChick Nov 2013 #21

In TN. dotymed Nov 2013 #80

I'm offended wal mart associates are still hungry bluemarkers Nov 2013 #22

Did you read the link? Naipes Nov 2013 #25

So the poor pay the poor and become even poorer sakabatou Nov 2013 #29

If they're so offended they can pay their employees enough to survive and save some money. bravenak Nov 2013 #26

I'll see their "offended" and raise 'em an "outraged" Lifelong Protester Nov 2013 #27

And Walmart itself DOES NOT contribute to this! benld74 Nov 2013 #28

Fuck Wal Mart gopiscrap Nov 2013 #30

Brace yourself for another round Mnpaul Nov 2013 #31

Already on the air around here. riqster Nov 2013 #46

Here too. Adsos Letter Nov 2013 #63

Yes with "Insurance starting at just $40 a month"... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #66

Watch it again, it's not "insurance for $40 a month"... tridim Nov 2013 #82

LOL good point.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #92

It's not Wal Mart, but... caraher Nov 2013 #94

I have been seeing those a lot lately HockeyMom Nov 2013 #76

Cheap Meat! .... adirondacker Jan 2014 #110

I'm offended by the utter cluelessness of the "offended" Walmart rep. northoftheborder Nov 2013 #32

Walmart workers across the nation should walk out on black friday putitinD Nov 2013 #33

Not just walk out obxhead Nov 2013 #36

Well I'm offended by Walmart, so I guess we're even. nt City Lights Nov 2013 #34

Sorry Walmart, we read the point of the drive loud and clear. obxhead Nov 2013 #35

Am I the only one who finds it really creepy . . . markpkessinger Nov 2013 #37

Common in Retail RobinA Nov 2013 #45

calling them serfs would just be too obvious. tavalon Nov 2013 #73

Problem with that BS Brooke is that if your company actually paid people a wage cstanleytech Nov 2013 #38

Here, have another shovel hibbing Nov 2013 #39

Walmart is directly responsible for their poverty. Walmart. Pay your damn employees a living wage! Lint Head Nov 2013 #40

Christ, we're living in a fucking Dickens novel tabasco Nov 2013 #41

The stunning cruelness on display coming from way too many offices in the corporate world stillwaiting Nov 2013 #85

HEY Walmart, Charity begins at HOME........... Historic NY Nov 2013 #42

Another black Monday at Walmart Hawaiianlight Nov 2013 #43

An act of kindness in lieu of a living wage... NorthCarolina Nov 2013 #44

An act of kindness by somebody else, at that. nt riqster Nov 2013 #48

I refuse to shop at Walfart c588415 Nov 2013 #47

Over twenty years for me tavalon Nov 2013 #74

I have never been in a Walmart and plan to avoid ever entering iemitsu Nov 2013 #86

6 heirs are worth more than 40% of Americans. Incitatus Nov 2013 #51

Did the Walmart 'family' donate anything other than the empty bins? QuestForSense Nov 2013 #56

The empty bins Incitatus Nov 2013 #58

This criticism that offends them so much burnsei sensei Nov 2013 #59

Wal-Mart certainly has changed Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #60

So why aren't the Canton associates getting those grants? Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #61

Boo freakin' Hoo! RoccoR5955 Nov 2013 #62

Fuck off. Die. Repeat. Or just host a Twitter chat, Walmart--your choice. nt DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2013 #64

"Now we're gonna cancel it as punishment!!!" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #65

FUCK you Walmart! SoapBox Nov 2013 #67

Fugg Walmart. n't Lugnut Nov 2013 #68

I think this is taking the "corporations are people too" a little too far davidpdx Nov 2013 #69

Okay, he's just a spokesperson tavalon Nov 2013 #70

I'm offended that my tax dollars are subsidizing WalMart's profits. Scuba Nov 2013 #75

+1 Benton D Struckcheon Nov 2013 #105

Walmart does a damn good job of brainwashing their managers liberal N proud Nov 2013 #77

"This was an act of human kindness for our associates" flobee1 Nov 2013 #79

"homeless" associates should be your first clue that you fucked up, soulless Walmart spokesman. tridim Nov 2013 #81

It makes sense that soulless Walmart would have an equally soulless Walmart spokesman tavalon Nov 2013 #100

I'm offended that the Walton heirs control 40% of the wealth in this country - TBF Nov 2013 #83

k&r for exposure of Wal-Mart's heartless and destructive greed. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #87

What a coincidence... silvershadow Nov 2013 #88

I'm offended that WalMart exists. Myrina Nov 2013 #89

Sadly the rich bastards that run the country really don't get it Marrah_G Nov 2013 #90

About that $80 Million packman Nov 2013 #91

Wow thefool_wa Nov 2013 #93

I am offended by Walmart. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #95

They're offended that crumbs aren't appreciated as a feast. Solly Mack Nov 2013 #96

Crumbs that they aren't even donating tavalon Nov 2013 #101

True. Solly Mack Nov 2013 #103

I'm offended ltheghost Nov 2013 #98

He doesn't get it. Quantess Nov 2013 #102

What's that saying about a man not learning what he is paid not to know? Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2013 #107

Somone once said something to the effect of, Brigid Jan 2014 #112

Not surprising once you understand the mindset of the Walton family. Lasher Nov 2013 #104

Shameful! They should not be helping those in need or something! Pterodactyl Jan 2014 #108

"donated $80 million to fellow-associates since 2001, USA Today reported Tuesday. " Incitatus Jan 2014 #109

Walmart employees through the Associates in Critical Need Trust had donated Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #113

Reading fail on my part. Incitatus Jan 2014 #114

Anbody here care if Wal-Mart is "offended?" Brigid Jan 2014 #111