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appalachiablue

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7. Yes & owners support privatizing schools I believe, maybe other projects.

Reply to trixie2 (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 11:50 PM

Jul 2018

Whatever the *documentary is, if you care to share, it sounds interesting.

At the end of the article, it notes that AMAZON recently implemented bracelets to track and time workers.

Also CALL ENTERS have been recording and taping employees and basing evaluations on the info. for some time.

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*WALMART Patents 'Big Brother-Style' Tech to Surveille Workers' Conversations [View all] appalachiablue Jul 2018 OP

"Told ya" says Orwell's corpse... dhill926 Jul 2018 #1

"1984" Coming true, eek! Dystopian novel pub. 1949 by English author George Orwell. appalachiablue Jul 2018 #2

I am right this minute watching a documentary on Hulu about the destruction of America by Walmart trixie2 Jul 2018 #3

Yes & owners support privatizing schools I believe, maybe other projects. appalachiablue Jul 2018 #7

Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices trixie2 Jul 2018 #11

Thanks! I remember the title now. appalachiablue Jul 2018 #12

And now we have another reason to boycott this place Raastan Jul 2018 #4

If we are "guests" in these stores, how come we have to pay for things? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2018 #5

Lol with this brand. Along w/ homes, 'guest' can mean hotel, restaurant, club- appalachiablue Jul 2018 #6

I loathed that term when it was foisted upon us Sherman A1 Jul 2018 #8

Fun fact: they used to do this at Scottish homes. malthaussen Jul 2018 #10

Christ, that patent excerpt reads like an 8 year old wrote it. malthaussen Jul 2018 #9

"Walmart is the country's largest employer" Not in terms of salary and benefits... Nitram Jul 2018 #13