One of founder Sam Walton's three core beliefs, this mission statement has become so twisted and manipulated that its words and actions have no connection with each other. Here are some examples of the abominations I saw during my years with Walmart:
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Management visciously harrassing, coaching and firing people they personally disliked; the work performance was exemplory, but they were targeted anyway. -----YES, THIS DOES HAPPEN.
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Management favoring and promoting friends with little to no seniority nor skills.
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Management bald-faced lying when asked direct questions and making up policies to support their wrongful actions.
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Management personally attempting to block a terminated employee's unemployment claim. **This is a fact. A fellow former co worker recorded his three way phone trial, asked the presiding judge to clarify the language in the case paperwork, and got it in the court transcript the manager's name behind the litigation (same guy in the phone trial representing the plaintif, funny enough LOL). This revealed an obvious bias such that the judge used it in determining his findings.
'Respect for the Individual'? Nope. Not since Sam and Helen were running things.
Now it's m ore like 'You're Less Than Scum'.