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Sorry, time for my Walmart rant, everybody has to see it, not every buddy has to read it. 

This is total WalMart pub bs. 

They would announce good for the employees sounds crap all the time while my wife worked there only for one of her 7 bosses to tell her and everyone else who worked there that whatever new thing was being lauded in the news didn't quite apply to them or anyone else for that matter. Didn't matter though the story already ran and Walmart looks good for the week. Then all seven bosses would tell her to do seven different things and six of them would yell at her for not doing their thing. 

Fun fact the birth of my daughter would have likely been my wifes 3rd and final write-up had she not quit first. The first two write ups were a miscarriage scare at 2 AM 3 hours before her shift was supposed to start. Doctors note provided, still written up. Second write up, pregnant wife with a very contagious virus effecting her breathing, this time I delievered the doctors note this time personally. Still wrote up, given the warning any more absenses (birth included) would result in her termination.

Official response any absense (even with a doctor's note) was up to the descretion of the supervisor.  

Also she was forced to work I think five days after her due date? I can't quite remember. 

I worked at Walmart for five years back in the early 2000's.  While there, they rolled out pay increases two separate times.  Each time I thought I would benefit from the pay increase, but it was only for new employees.  They pulled me in to tout about my new pay.  It was five cents less than what I was making at the time and they just told my pay would not change.  At that time you also received a pay bump after a 90-day evaluation.  After two years working there and receiving their piddily annual raises, someone starting out brand new would have been making more than I was after their 90-day evaluation.  I'm sure not much has changed and it will be the same for their current employees that are just barely making $11.00/hr now. 

Imagine being a people greeter for $11 an hour.  It's the dream.