[quote name='bil4l'] Yes I would much rather open a small business with crappy prices, struggle financially, and eventually go out of business because of crappy prices, rather then work at a Wal Mart where the pay is stable, even if it isn't fantastic. But hey if you're working at Wal Mart as a entry level employee, who's fault is it that you didn't get an education, honestly? Don't blame Wal Mart for industry dominance simply because they are better in damn near every aspect of their trade. They have a huge share of the retail market, yet don't overcharge for their products their prices are always rock bottom, so honestly stop bitching. Would you rather work at a Wal Mart which offers Stock Shares, Healthcare benefits, and other assorted plans or a McDonalds or a small business which offer neither of these. A Paycheck isn't the only thing determining whether a job is good or not, I would rather make $7 an hour with a decent health plan then $9 an hour with no benefits. Honestly you have to think of something besides a paycheck. Such liberal views on how our country works, an "all big corporations are evil" mentality will get you absolutely nowhere, especially in this lifetime. You can tell how happy employees are simply by the way they act, I shop at various Wal Marts and rarely see a rude employee. I've gone to Wal Mart in the middle of the night before and the employees acted real happy and seemed joyful, even while working the graveyard shift. I've gone to K Mart and been treated like a dick asking a simple question, obviously their pay effects their attitude. So really stop this annoying nonsense. If the OP is complaining about how their is an overabundance of Wal Marts then I misinterpreted the post and I'm sorry, however people act as though Wal Mart monopolized the industry and started inflating all their prices, which is plain retarded.[/quote]
Oofah, stream of consciousness much?
See the description of predatory pricing dafoomie mentioned earlier. That a store sells items at 'rock bottom prices' is not the best business model; regrettably, life is not so simple. Last christmas, a Japanese store chain was heavily fined by the government for what is referred to as "dumping"; they had a significant overstock of televisions, which they sold at approximately US$1 during the christmas shopping season. You can, I hope, figure out what this did to other stores trying to sell televisions. You can further, I still hope, figure out why this is a harmful, rather than helpful, business model.
Furthermore, I certainly hope (yet again) that you understand why simply stating that something you have seen is not the gold standard for the rest of the planet. Because you have seen polite Wal-Mart employees and impolite K-Mart employees does not mean that it is universal that Wal-Mart employees are kind and cheerful and K-Mart employees are helpless, miserable lumps. You would do well to read Arlie Hochschield's "Emotional Labor in the Workplace," as it discusses how workers, in the postindustrial service era, must present a certain image to customers. You want to see how retail employees
really feel? Go to their breakroom.
At no point in time did I suggest that Wal-Mart inflates prices, or has any intention to inflate prices. So, with all due respect, I will oblige your request to "stop bitching" about that, which will come with considerable ease given that I hadn't mentioned it. :grin:
Such liberal views on how our country works, an "all big corporations are evil" mentality will get you absolutely nowhere, especially in this lifetime.
What exactly do you mean, it will get me nowhere? Why use such a meaningless idiom? What is the alternative to thinking the way I do? Shall I accept unbridled free market capitalism, and its inevitable end result, oligarchy? Or, shall I remain a fan of capitalism, in a form that enforces fair labor practices, in a form that respects the customer as the lifeblood of society (by not, for instance, allowing government to use tax dollars to pay for factories that are abandoned within a decade), and in a form in which the interests of the workers, the environment, and the owners are mediated equally? If that gets me nowhere, perhaps I should go read Ayn Rand.
myke.
