Walmart (the employees)

At the beginning of second quarter in my survey class we talked about Walmart. Two main points  we study are that their employees weren't being treated fairly; and how many small town businesses had been shut down.

The employees were treated unfairly. If you were a women you couldn't move up in their job status. Men were always chosen over women to progress in their careers. When illegal immigrants worked off the clock at night they locked them in, and left this all undocumented. Walmart also left chemicals in a parking lot letting it sink into the river. The river that the people had always gotten their water from. It took many protests before they were finally forced to move the chemicals.

Many small business owners ended up going out of business. Family stores that had been around since the early nineties were quickly shut down. In some cases the small towns would rally together to protest the new Walmart being put up. However, some of the times they would succeed and others they would fail.

It is sad to see this is what Walmart has come to. Cheating their employees out of money, discriminating  in the workplace, and ruthlessly shutting down small businesses. It seems these days it is only all about money. Just like it is all about technology. I haven't been able to have a decent conversation with someone, without them grabbing their phone half way through. Times change and businesses evolve, that is understandable. However, when the conditions get worse it makes no sense. It should be getting better, but it only gets worse. Hopefully we can start learning from these mistakes get back to what the work place environment should be. Progress and help the people get the benefits they deserve. Never go backwards, always forwards to progress. However, sometimes part of the big picture gets left behind. That is the perfect way to sum up Walmart.