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Wal-Mart Asks Workers To Donate Food To Its Needy Employees

Bob N said:
Yes. Sooner or later Walmart will have to show people that they're ready to not only be financial leaders, but leaders in doing what is right as citizens of a community and quit acting like they're standing in a soup line while the chauffeur waits at the limousine.

And I most certainly believe that this is going to happen in the near future after this report starts circulating in the media.

By cracky I can't control how much they pay their workers but you watch me contact my local and state representatives and give them my :twocents: ;)
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All big businesses get breaks to locate to a community. Happens all the time. Don't blame them, blame the locals.
 
Bob N said:
True. But the subsidies they get becomes my business. And I will complain to local and stae representatives. Be rest assured. ;)
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Yep, complain all you want, that's our system....But don't be foolish enough to think for a second that the largest employer in the US isn't going to get consideration from your rep.
 
American said:
All big businesses get breaks to locate to a community. Happens all the time. Don't blame them, blame the locals.
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I never said that they didn't get breaks. :shrug:
 
paddymcdougall said:
I think you might have missed the point of the article. The food donations are for WalMart employees who don't have enough $$ to get themselves a nice Thanksgiving dinner. It's not for the random poor. They are soliciting for donations for their own employees. Why don't they just give a $100 bonus to every employee in the store? that would give those employees a more than nice meal.
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Because cash isn't food, food is non taxable, and the donor gets a tax deduction. I think Michael Scott would call that a win, win, win.
 
Bob N said:
I never said that they didn't get breaks. :shrug:
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You are missing the point, the communities offer them, they aren't extorted.
 
Bob N said:
Well it appears that a Cleveland, Ohio Walmart is holding a food drive so that it's employees can have a nice Holiday meal. The sign in the store, accompanied by several plastic bins, reads: "Please donate food items so associates in need can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner."

Really? Thank goodness those people are employed so those associates don't have to get on food stamps. :roll:

What cracks me up with some people that see nothing wrong with what Walmart is doing would probably go berserk if you wished them "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." :roll:
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I don't see anything wrong with it. Do you really think all the people who work at WalMart are poor? I think you're wrong. It's a nice gesture, but leave it to the masses to look for the worst possible interpretation one can put on it.
 
j-mac said:
Yep, complain all you want, that's our system....But don't be foolish enough to think for a second that the largest employer in the US isn't going to get consideration from your rep.
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All depends. If it's an election year and the people do not like something than the consideration may weigh differently. :wink:
 
MaggieD said:
I don't see anything wrong with it. Do you really think all the people who work at WalMart are poor? I think you're wrong. It's a nice gesture, but leave it to the masses to look for the worst possible interpretation one can put on it.
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Probably didn't go over $25,000.00 a year. :shrug:
 
Bob N said:
Well it appears that a Cleveland, Ohio Walmart is holding a food drive so that it's employees can have a nice Holiday meal. The sign in the store, accompanied by several plastic bins, reads: "Please donate food items so associates in need can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner."

Really? Thank goodness those people are employed so those associates don't have to get on food stamps. :roll:

What cracks me up with some people that see nothing wrong with what Walmart is doing would probably go berserk if you wished them "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." :roll:
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Well, quite frankly, some of the Walmart employees are paid poor wages, because American consumers (as a whole) demand cheap Chinese crap, rather than American-made stuff. I get tired of people bitching and moaning about poor wages in America, while they refuse to support American labor with decent wages. God forbid they put their money where their mouth is.
 
Kreton said:
Yea I dont give my money to companies who exploit the poor for extreme profits. I'm not ashamed of that. I support business who better their communities, better the lives of people.
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So you consider yourself judge, not the employees of Walmart, whether they have better lives and a stronger community as a result of their employment. I'm guessing there are thankfully not many other people so inclined, otherwise Walmart wouldn't have a $trillion dollar business and over 2 million employees worldwide.

What other people and the jobs they hold do you deem worthless and a detriment to their communities?
 
American said:
You are missing the point, the communities offer them, they aren't extorted.
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I'm not missing anything. I never said they were extorted either. :shrug:
 
paddymcdougall said:
Personally, when I eat fast food it's almost always at an In 'N Out Burger, which pays their employees better than other chains. Once in while I have to eat elsewhere, but we're talking once every year or two.

I don't use the local car wash

I don't have pizza delivery where I am (although I admit to picked up up pizza from a locally owned business... I also eat at other locally owned restaurants in town)

No paper delivery (although I do wish I could get it, but they don't deliver to the house where I am)

Never gone to a Quick Lube; I use a local mechanic who has a pretty good business going. I admit I did Big O tires for a few years, but stopped using them back in 2006.

Haven't gone to WalMart in YEARS; Target? Went once in the last 8 years. Don't go to Costco (although they pay decently from what I've heard) either.

Ok, I do buy some things from Kohl's. Hard to find locally-owned clothing stores. And yes, I go to BevMo and Best Buy now and again. Even hit Lowe's once every year or two. It's hard to avoid big stores altogether.

But WalMart? No - their policies have led to a climate of very low wages and very low payments to suppliers. Yes, that means their stuff is cheap; and I know a lot of people who are desperately scraping by need those low prices; but to me, WalMart has led the lowering of everyone's boats, not the raising of the boats.

And in this case - the store should just give bonuses for its workers, not ask other workers to cover the shortfall in their employees' pay.
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no one is forced to work at Walmart, I don't feel sorry for people that are unwilling to work toward a better future
 
lizzie said:
Well, quite frankly, some of the Walmart employees are paid poor wages, because American consumers (as a whole) demand cheap Chinese crap, rather than American-made stuff. I get tired of people bitching and moaning about poor wages in America, while they refuse to support American labor with decent wages. God forbid they put their money where their mouth is.
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Quite true, Lizzie. If you want people to buy your car that came from a plant in your area than quit buying clothes that came from China while your neighbor loses their clothing job at a plant nearby.
 
Bob N said:
All depends. If it's an election year and the people do not like something than the consideration may weigh differently. :wink:
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Not likely....More likely is lip service to you while making sure that the largest employer in his district is taken care of. These feel good astro turf hoopla, organized by unions that only want to bolster membership, and prices to you be damned, survive on lying to those of you who back them....but that is my opinion.
 
Bob N said:
Making $25,000.00 a year, Ma'am? And with the prices of goods and services? Apparently not if you have kids of your own.
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I have 8 kids. 3 daughters, 2 stepdaughters and 3 stepsons.

At any time, even at my lowest point financially, I donated, because there are always going to be people less fortunate than you.

It's a freaking dollar, to donate 1 box of instant potatoes. A dollar. That ain't gonna break anybody.
 
paddymcdougall said:
I think you might have missed the point of the article. The food donations are for WalMart employees who don't have enough $$ to get themselves a nice Thanksgiving dinner. It's not for the random poor. They are soliciting for donations for their own employees. Why don't they just give a $100 bonus to every employee in the store? that would give those employees a more than nice meal.
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Walmart employs 2 million people. Do you seriously want them to pony up $100 to 2 million people? :lol: :lol: That's laughable.

Walmart was the top charitable contributor for 3 years in a row, donating 300 million dollars a year, every year. Nothing wrong with asking their employees to donate a couple of cans of food.
 
Superfly said:
I have 8 kids. 3 daughters, 2 stepdaughters and 3 stepsons.

At any time, even at my lowest point financially, I donated, because there are always going to be people less fortunate than you.

It's a freaking dollar, to donate 1 box of instant potatoes. A dollar. That ain't gonna break anybody.
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If it's so affordable, then why ask one's employees to put it up for their co-workers? If it's so affordable, why doesn't Walmart just give all their employees food baskets? Oh, that's right better to take from the poor than expect the rich overlords to put up anything but signs asking for more for the workers they underpay.
 
Superfly said:
I have 8 kids. 3 daughters, 2 stepdaughters and 3 stepsons.

At any time, even at my lowest point financially, I donated, because there are always going to be people less fortunate than you.

It's a freaking dollar, to donate 1 box of instant potatoes. A dollar. That ain't gonna break anybody.
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If it's so affordable, then why ask one's employees to put it up for their co-workers? If it's so affordable, why doesn't Walmart just give all their employees food baskets? Oh, that's right better to take from the poor than expect the rich overlords to put up anything but signs asking for more for and from the workers they underpay.
 
Summerwind said:
If it's so affordable, then why ask one's employees to put it up for their co-workers? If it's so affordable, why doesn't Walmart just give all their employees food baskets? Oh, that's right better to take from the poor than expect the rich overlords to put up anything but signs asking for more for the workers they underpay.
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Because it's asking. What's wrong with asking? You're making it sound like a forceful act.

It's charity. Want to give? Give. Don't want to? Don't.
 
j-mac said:
Yep, complain all you want, that's our system....But don't be foolish enough to think for a second that the largest employer in the US isn't going to get consideration from your rep.
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:lol: Bob N's Congressman is going to shut down Walmart. :lol: :lol:
 
MaggieD said:
I don't see anything wrong with it. Do you really think all the people who work at WalMart are poor? I think you're wrong. It's a nice gesture, but leave it to the masses to look for the worst possible interpretation one can put on it.
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Amen.
 
Summerwind said:
If it's so affordable, then why ask one's employees to put it up for their co-workers? If it's so affordable, why doesn't Walmart just give all their employees food baskets? Oh, that's right better to take from the poor than expect the rich overlords to put up anything but signs asking for more for and from the workers they underpay.
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Walmart donates 300 million dollars a year. Hate Walmart all you want, but they donate more than any other company, annually. They have issue with other things, granted. Walmart can be the boogeyman in many instances. But in this case, they're not. They are only asking their employees to do the same thing they do - help people less fortunate. Why do so many people have such a big deal with donating to someone who is hungry?

If you were a Walmart employee, would you donate a 1 dollar box of Stove Top stuffing to help feed an elderly person on a fixed income?
 
I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the amount of corporate worship going on in this thread by our friends on the right.
 
Superfly said:
I have 8 kids. 3 daughters, 2 stepdaughters and 3 stepsons.

At any time, even at my lowest point financially, I donated, because there are always going to be people less fortunate than you.

It's a freaking dollar, to donate 1 box of instant potatoes. A dollar. That ain't gonna break anybody.
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Well God Bless You! :peace
 
Superfly said:
Walmart donates 300 million dollars a year. Hate Walmart all you want, but they donate more than any other company, annually. They have issue with other things, granted. Walmart can be the boogeyman in many instances. But in this case, they're not. They are only asking their employees to do the same thing they do - help people less fortunate. Why do so many people have such a big deal with donating to someone who is hungry?

If you were a Walmart employee, would you donate a 1 dollar box of Stove Top stuffing to help feed an elderly person on a fixed income?
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You are entirely misunderstanding what Walmart is doing. Go back and re-read. They are asking their employees to donate to their employees, not the elderly or children, just their own hungry Walmart employees. Hence they could and should just do that themselves and make sure their employees make enough or are given enough (food baskets) to not be hungry.
 
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