Wal-Mart Ditching the Blue Vest

[FamilyGal]

Hmmm, they want to be "trendier". :rolleyes:

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=nation_world&id=5399499

[LarkinJoanna]

I notice they are recycling the vests. That's a good thing. I wonder if they will supply the employees with shirts and pants. I would think they would at least supply shirts so they will all look alike.

[HereWeGo69]

They need to ditch the policy that allows all those groups to camp outside the entrance and attack you for money as you try to enter and leave.

[FamilyGal]

I notice they are recycling the vests. That's a good thing. I wonder if they will supply the employees with shirts and pants. I would think they would at least supply shirts so they will all look alike.

Yea, the one at 2978 & Woodlands Pkwy has had a group collecting money for missing children (I think that is the group) quite a bit. I'm all for a good cause, but they have been out there A LOT.

[HereWeGo69]

don't want to sound like a scrooge and missing Children is one thing, but the last two times I went last week, I was accosted the first time by 12 year old cheerleaders and the second time by some 10 year olds on a baseball team.

[Mr. Pokemon]

I was in the 2978 Walmart Friday afternoon and noticed their new dress codes. Spiffy khaki pants with blue polo or t-shirt with the Walmart logo. Shirts tucked in, pants pulled up, men wearing belts, no tattoos showing. Walmart looked cleaner, lol.

What would happen if all of us started complaining about groups sitting out front begging for money? I'm sure if the General Manager got enough or constant complaints, something would change.

We should try it.

[LarkinJoanna]

I feel the same way. I really have a hard time with children asking for money for "extra" curriculae activities like cheerleading and sports teams. I know at one time Walmart didn't allow the Salvation Army to ring the bells at their doors at Christmas. I guess they had to rethink that one when they allow children of middle-class to wealthey parents to ask for money for the above mentioned sort of activities. At least the Salvation Army guys just stand there and don't approach you or ask right out for a donation.

[FamilyGal]

For awhile, the Girl Scouts weren't allowed to sell cookies because they said that if they let them, they would have to let all groups sell stuff. I guess they decided to let all groups now.

Even though I support scouts, I'm all for no selling in front of stores. I think the majority of people would agree. It just makes a lot of people uncomfortable.

[FamilyGal]

The worst ones to me are the young girls in bikini tops at Rayford Rd & I-45 selling for softball. These girls were no more than fourteen. I have several issues with this. 1) That is a BUSY intersection and dangerous for people to walking amongst the cars and 2) Girls don't need to use their bodies to sell stuff, especially at that age. There is no way in hell we would let my daughter put on a bikini top, stand on an intersection and sell something.

[LarkinJoanna]

The scouts selling cookies don't bother me as much as some others as long as they don't actually come up to me or ask me to buy them. If it's a large organization selling for many that doesn't bother me as much as a small group trying to sell something for an individual team(baseball, cheerleading, etc). The way I look at it, the parents can either afford to send their kids to whatever it is or they can't. Why should they be asking other people to send their kids to some tournament or pay for uniforms and equipment for an individual team. I really just do not like that at all. What makes it particularly bad is it's these groups in which the individuals usually say something loudly or approach you as you enter the store. But it's really the parents fault - not the childrens.

Now if they are doing a car wash or something like that I don't have as much problem with it.

[Wilson]

I'm all for that and banning the sale of puppies in the Wal-Mart parking lots. I know it's not really WM's business, but I just can't believe that selling animals on street corners and in parking lots is legal?! I notice this mostly at the 242 WM, as well as nearly anywhere along Sawdust.

[natvtxn]

"but I just can't believe that selling animals on street corners and in parking lots is legal?!"

Dh and dd still get riled up when they remember the time I made them go to Sawdust Hobby Lobby road frontage (you know the spot) and they had to give away 3 kittens. Get the damn cat fixed and there won't be a problem, is what I told them...ha!

[Wilson]

I met somebody today (a child - maybe 10 years old) that told me how they have lots of animals on their farm and the dogs keep having puppies. They didn't want to take them to the pound because the pound would just kill them, so they keep dumping the puppies in "the state forest" (? national? This Jones Forest or something, maybe?) if they can't find anyone to take their free puppies.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

[herself]

Makes me crazy too.

I stopped shopping at the Kroger's at Alden Bridge because I was tired of getting mugged. Lately there's been some creepy dude with Bibles and crosses rambling about teenagers.

Then the Boy Scouts don't let gays or atheists join so I flat out refuse to give them money. ( I know some of you have children in boy scouts, that's cool, they just don't need my money. )

As for the rest, why encourage begging? It sets a bad example.

And yes, especially makes me nutty when I see young girls dressed up barer than hookers offering car washes. What are their parents thinking?

[Pure Romance by Randi]

I notice they are recycling the vests. That's a good thing. I wonder if they will supply the employees with shirts and pants. I would think they would at least supply shirts so they will all look alike.

I go to Wal-Mart a lot lately. New home, trying to get things. Well, I return as much as I buy it seems. I was in line and this happened two days in a row, while I was in line the ladies were complaining about the new uniforms and how they had to pay for it! It is aggravating how a large corp. company such as wal-mart does not supply shirts for their employees. They only give their employees 10% discount, don't pay well, they are making them buy their uniforms, and they are not so cheap anymore. Personally, that company makes so much money they should have better benefits.

[Mr. Pokemon]

I had my normal Tuesday night Pokemon league last night. While I was there I returned something and since I was the only customer and the employees know me by now, I just came right out and asked about the new dress code.

Khaki pants - Employees pay for them
Blue shirts - Walmart provides 2 free shirts to every employee
Blue shirts with Walmart logo - Employee has to pay for logo AND shipping.
XXXL Blu shirts - Employees pays extra for bigger size

I'd like to see Walmart offer a few more shirts. I can understand making the employees pay for their own pants. But with only 2 shirts given out, do they honestly think these employees will show up for work in clean, un-wrinkled shirts every shift. I'll put my money on dirty wrinkled shirts within two weeks, lol.

[eaglesprings]

My very first job was at a Taco Bell, back in the late 70s. Taco Bell provided two uniforms, and a very small laundry allowance on our paychecks. I did not have a washer and dryer, and only had time to go to the laundromat once a week. Naturally, it was hard keeping those uniforms neat and clean between shifts with no washer and dryer. I would wash them in the bathtub, filled with hot, soapy water, then hang them to dry, and I would then iron them, but the uniforms just did not hold up well to that sort of attention. I was reprimanded once about the look of my uniforms, and the manager asked me, "Is something wrong with your washer?" Uh, yeah, it's two blocks away from the apartment, I'm working five days a week, and walking to work. Yeah, it is hard to keep the uniforms in tip top shape! Minimum wage job, always just short of 40 hours, and no, I could not afford a washer and dryer.

Sorry, Wal Mart, but you are never going to be "top of the line," so don't even try to pretend you will be. Giving up the blue vests are just not going to help you, in the long run.

And, Sam's Wholesale, those little pep talks in the morning you give your employees in the food court are obnoxious to us customers! Are you going to fire them if they don't whoop, clap and holler on cue? And, those loud speaker announcements telling your employees to get to the meeting, pronto, are just disgusting!

[FamilyGal]

so they keep dumping the puppies in "the state forest" (? national? This Jones Forest or something, maybe?)

:eek::eek: Too bad you can't get the kid's name and we could get their parents' names and bust them. That is horrible.

My daughter's mother-in-law rides her bike out 1488 near that park and rescued an abandoned kitten there once. Poor thing hadn't even been weaned yet. She had to use a kitten nurser to feed it. :(

[FamilyGal]

Do they get a choice whether or not they want the blue one with a logo? Or can they just wear the two that are provided?

My husband has to wear a uniform every day. They are given a uniform allowance that is very generous. The nice thing is that they don't work two days in a row (unless overtime), so they have plenty of time to wash them.

[FamilyGal]

And, Sam's Wholesale, those little pep talks in the morning you give your employees in the food court are obnoxious to us customers!

Amen to that! I was in there one day and wondered what was going on. I am NOT a whooping, clapping drone and would not fare well there.

[LarkinJoanna]

Most places do only provide two shirts. My son started to work at McDonalds when he was in high school. He was going to be part time. He was given two shirts and I told him we would be washing shirts constantly. They could buy more themselves if they wanted to and they were cheap but he only worked one day and quit.:eek:

[Wilson]

I can imagine that the employee turnover in retail (WM) is fairly high and I doubt the employees return the shirts when they quit. That's probably why they don't give out more than 2 shirts.

[LarkinJoanna]

I made my son take his two shirts back to McDonalds that time but Wilson I would say you are right(but he had only worked one day).

[TXrose]

Not defending Walmart here but. Kroger's requires their employees to purchase shirts, they also require they wear black pants not blue, the manager got all over one of my kids because they had on dark blue pants not black. I have 3 kids 2 of which have worked at various locations in the Woodlands, most of the places they worked required some sort of uniform, most of them required that they purchase them. Some required them to be returned upon leaving or they would be deducted from their last check.

[FamilyGal]

I think Target requires you to wear your own stuff as well. But, at least they wear khaki pants and a red polo. Something that you could wear later if you didn't work there. (Maybe not together or you would look like a Target employee! :)

[JOliver]

I think Target requires you to wear your own stuff as well. But, at least they wear khaki pants and a red polo. Something that you could wear later if you didn't work there. (Maybe not together or you would look like a Target employee! :)

Where I work (ace hardware), we have to purchase our own uniforms. We are required to have 3 vests that have their logo on them. They are not cheap ($25 each). If we get a stain on them from mixing paint or working in the back room, it has to be washed before the next shift. I lost a button on one of mine and they made me buy a new vest.

But I think vests are much better than just a colored polo. I wear polos most of the time out of work and if I happen to wear a color that the people at the store I go to are wearing, I get confused with an employee. :/

[cgwoolf]

Nowadays, it would surprise me if a company DID pay for uniforms. I assumed none did.

[HereWeGo69]

Then the Boy Scouts don't let gays or atheists join so I flat out refuse to give them money

Thats why they are on the top of my donating list.

[Wilson]

Wow. I forgot what century I was in there for a minute.

[HereWeGo69]

Well, try and keep up then :D

[Wilson]

Eh, I'm up to speed. Sounds like you need some Tolerance classes.

[HereWeGo69]

Why, The Boy Scouts have every right to keep whoever they want out, I believe they were founded as a faith based organization and as far as letting queers in, this is for kids, what should sexuality have to do with it, how does a 12 year old kid know he's a flamer to start off with and if he does know, shouldn't he keep it to himself?

[Wilson]

I agree that a person's sexuality is none of anyone else's business. What I disagree with is your choosing to put an organization that excludes ANYONE on the basis of race, religion, or lack of ten toes, at the "top of [your] donating list". Let's just hope your kids all "turn out straight" (ya know, since you can pre-order them that way) and you never have see your 6,7,8 year old son denied access to BSA based on what they may do behind closed doors as an adult, or because their "two mothers" might spread their contagious sexuality at a den meeting.

[HereWeGo69]

and you never have see your 6,7,8 year old son denied access to BSA based on what they may do behind closed doors as an adult, or because their "two mothers" might spread their contagious sexuality at a den meeting.

I would hope my 6,7,8 year old son isn't getting jiggy with anyone of either sex and as far as the 2 mothers, they should have weighed all the consequences before they put a child in that situation!

[Wilson]

The situation that BSA created? So which is it, nobody's business, or everybody's business so that they can exclude people?

[HereWeGo69]

The situation that BSA created?


no the unnatural situation that the two mothers in your senerio created for the poor kid!

[Wilson]

Unnatural? This is where you stand? You're a homophobe? I don't have the emotional strength to argue with somebody like you right now. Peace.

[HereWeGo69]

So you're saying it's natural to have 2 parents of the same sex? And I'm not a Homophobe, I am infact a Lesbian trapped in a mans body

[Wilson]

Yeah, I pretty much think that love, between any 2-100+ people, is completely natural.

[HereWeGo69]

between any 2-100+ people

are you a Mormon or a swinger?

[Wilson]

Neither. I'm a happily married Christian mom with 2 sons.

[HereWeGo69]

Is that natural?

[Wilson]

:rolleyes: I'm beginning to wonder if you are natural. I support your right to provide financial support to whomever you'd like. Regardless if you are gay or not.