How much is a trampled employee worth?

[ceebeegee]

Remember that horrible incident in November of '08, when that poor Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death the day after Thanksgiving by losers who just couldn't WAIT to get their discounted laptops and flatscreen TVs?

Wal-Mart is contesting the OSHA fine.  A piddling $7,000, little enough for not controlling the crowd that they whipped up like animals, and they've spent over a million dollars to contest the fine.  Just unbelievable.  This is also the same company that forces you to clock out every time you go to the bathroom (read Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich).  This is also the same company that refuses to let their employees use their discount to buy presents (you can only buy stuff for yourself).  And this is the same company that paid their employees barely substinence wages and then gave them explicit instructions on how to file for welfare benefits.  This is why I loathe this company so very much--this is why I will never, ever shop there.  I hope and pray they will never get their hooks into New York City.

Stay klassy, Wal-Mart!

Comments

[xinher.livejournal.com]

There's this WalMart documentary called The High Price of Low Cost (or some such). It shows just how horrible WalMart is. It used to be one of the best places to work but then once Sam Walton died and his kids took over, they got greedy. I refuse to shop at Walmart.

[ceebeegee.livejournal.com]

It's The High Cost of Low Price. I watched it a few years ago--I don't remember a whole lot about it although it is pretty critical and they talk about a lot of the controversies, like locking people in overnight, the denial of overtime, etc.