I have a dear friend, “Sharon”, that’s mother works for Wal-Mart. She’s a wonderful and kind person that wouldn’t hurt a fly, so when she took the job as a store clerk a couple years ago I was a little concerned because of how I’ve heard Wal-Mart treats employees…which, to say the least, is not good.
“Sharon’s” mom has been pretty unhappy working at Walmart for a while. None of us had any idea it was as bad as it was. Her bosses dodn’t treat her well. She told me about the time her blood sugar dropped; she usually keeps something on her, but this time her food was in her locker, and she knew she didn’t have time to get to it. Next to her were crackers, so she grabbed a package and ate a couple. She kept the uneaten crackers and was going to pay for them. I don’t know if they saw her on camera, or what but very quickly she was being tattled on as stealing, and they wanted her fired. It didn’t happen, but it was still a tough thing for her to go through. Her mother doesn’t steal. This was understandable on both parts knowing that employees do steal but also that she needed somthing to keep her from fainting.
Anyway, I found out it’s way worse than this. “Sharon’s” mom has 2 younger managers that call her stupid old white lady all the time (they are both black and she is white, if that matters). Is this reverse discrimination? Either way, it is uncalled for in this day and age. She’s been at a point now where she comes home from work, goes upstairs, sits on his bed and cries because of the verbal insults from her managers.
A while back there was an issue at the house with a bee hive. “Sharon’s” mom was stung like 15 times just before leaving for work. She went to work anyway (something I’d never have done!) and soon after getting there, felt like she was going to pass out. She wound up losing control of her bodily functions and falling to the floor. Her managers told her she had to clean up her own mess first, then she could drive herself home … which she did. (OMG!!!)
It was about a week ago when “Sharon’s” mom started feeling ’sick’ at work. Because of the torment she’s received from her managers she said her shift. It was just a few hours later when she had a heart attack. She flat-lined 8 times within the next few hours. There is a happy ending to this story in that she was not expected to live, there was no brain activity and her family was asked to sign a DNR. They waited for “Sharon” to arrive from out-of-state.
The fact that employees do steal is one thing but the brow-beating/emotional/mental abuse that “Sharon’s” mom has taken from her managers is horrible. Can she report them? From what I understand, employees live to regret reporting superiors…BAD WALMART!!!!!
If you have family or loved one’s that work at Walmart - GET THEM OUT OF THERE!
