Wal-Mart stole my vacation time Huntington West Virginia

I have a comment for the last person to open their rude mouth.  Christopher:

How about I ask you, have you finished high school or finished college?  It seems like you're picking on Wendy and not even for the comment she made about her job.  Yes, everyone hates their job at some points.  You can't just go quit and find a new one.  Its not that easy.

Im a mother of 2, a student, a wife, and a walmart employee.  I finished high school and got married.  I had my kids and decided to go back to school.  Fortunately, the walmart I work at, 1346, is so fantastic I don't know if I'll want to leave even after I finish school. 

Just because you work at somewhere where education is not needed, doesn't mean you don't have one.  I graduated high school with a 4.0 as well as my current GPA in college.  Like I said, just because Wendy and I work at Walmart does not make us any dumber than you.  And to me, it makes you look like a sad, bored, and angry man.  Probably because you yourself are disgusted with your lack of education. 

Some people are at peace with their decision not to further their education and it seems like you have unresolved issues with yourself that you need to work out before you go running your mouth about things you don't know about.

TEAMSTERS....lol
I am the head of the St.louis area Teamster Local 618.

and let me tell you all this, we get reports of unfair labor and wage practices from wal-mart employees all day long.
I will say the same to you WENDY as i say to others.

If you dont like it leave .....dont b***h as it does nothing but waste your time....
they will never offer you a salary you see fit to live on.

maybe you need a REAL JOB, did you attend collage or finish high school.

Teamsters are against wal mart 100% or killing the local mom and pop stores but at the same time understand there position....

they know if you are gonna apply there you are a bum. have no education or asperations in life,
go work at burger king i bet you are treated the same way or worse. then you would love wallyworld.
life will never be easy for you if your ultimate job is gas staion clerk, wal-mart, or fast food.
This is not a carrer this is SCAB work.

If you have education and self respect just smile, do your job till you find a better on give 2 weeks notice and leave on good terms. even if they s**t on you you still need to reamin professional as practice.
just remeber you dont mean crud to them minimum wage just are a dime a dozen and if thats all your woth good luck finding a place to treat you well.

You are what your worth and at wally world nobody is worth more that 12.00 an hour.
and that to me is hilarious......

TEAMSTERS....lol
I am the head of the St.louis area Teamster Local 618.

and let me tell you all this, we get reports of unfair labor and wage practices from wal-mart employees all day long.
I will say the same to you WENDY as i say to others.

If you dont like it leave .....dont b***h as it does nothing but waste your time....
they will never offer you a salary you see fit to live on.

maybe you need a REAL JOB, did you attend collage or finish high school.

Teamsters are against wal mart 100% or killing the local mom and pop stores but at the same time understand there position....

they know if you are gonna apply there you are a bum. have no education or asperations in life,
go work at burger king i bet you are treated the same way or worse. then you would love wallyworld.
life will never be easy for you if your ultimate job is gas staion clerk, wal-mart, or fast food.
This is not a carrer this is SCAB work.

If you have education and self respect just smile, do your job till you find a better on give 2 weeks notice and leave on good terms. even if they s**t on you you still need to reamin professional as practice.
just remeber you dont mean crud to them minimum wage just are a dime a dozen and if thats all your woth good luck finding a place to treat you well.

You are what your worth and at wally world nobody is worth more that 12.00 an hour.
and that to me is hilarious......

TEAMSTERS....lol
I am the head of the St.louis area Teamster Local 618.

and let me tell you all this, we get reports of unfair labor and wage practices from wal-mart employees all day long.
I will say the same to you WENDY as i say to others.

If you dont like it leave .....dont b***h as it does nothing but waste your time....
they will never offer you a salary you see fit to live on.

maybe you need a REAL JOB, did you attend collage or finish high school.

Teamsters are against wal mart 100% or killing the local mom and pop stores but at the same time understand there position....

they know if you are gonna apply there you are a bum. have no education or asperations in life,
go work at burger king i bet you are treated the same way or worse. then you would love wallyworld.
life will never be easy for you if your ultimate job is gas staion clerk, wal-mart, or fast food.
This is not a carrer this is SCAB work.

If you have education and self respect just smile, do your job till you find a better on give 2 weeks notice and leave on good terms. even if they s**t on you you still need to reamin professional as practice.
just remeber you dont mean crud to them minimum wage just are a dime a dozen and if thats all your woth good luck finding a place to treat you well.

You are what your worth and at wally world nobody is worth more that 12.00 an hour.
and that to me is hilarious......

TEAMSTERS....lol
I am the head of the St.louis area Teamster Local 618.

and let me tell you all this, we get reports of unfair labor and wage practices from wal-mart employees all day long.
I will say the same to you WENDY as i say to others.

If you dont like it leave .....dont b***h as it does nothing but waste your time....
they will never offer you a salary you see fit to live on.

maybe you need a REAL JOB, did you attend collage or finish high school.

Teamsters are against wal mart 100% or killing the local mom and pop stores but at the same time understand there position....

they know if you are gonna apply there you are a bum. have no education or asperations in life,
go work at burger king i bet you are treated the same way or worse. then you would love wallyworld.
life will never be easy for you if your ultimate job is gas staion clerk, wal-mart, or fast food.
This is not a carrer this is SCAB work.

If you have education and self respect just smile, do your job till you find a better on give 2 weeks notice and leave on good terms. even if they s**t on you you still need to reamin professional as practice.
just remeber you dont mean crud to them minimum wage just are a dime a dozen and if thats all your woth good luck finding a place to treat you well.

You are what your worth and at wally world nobody is worth more that 12.00 an hour.
and that to me is hilarious......

thank you christopher glad to know im not the only wally world employee out there thats pissed!! and i agree with you 100% your mail made my day ;0)

Wendy,

I too, am an employee of "wally world". I strongly agree with you that there should be a respect for ALL individuals. Not only is there a lack of respect in the store that I work in, there are also little clicks. Certain people can miss work frequently and nothing is done about it.

Also, just a simple thank you, you have done a good job or a smile when managment comes in, in the morning would go a long way! We can't even get that at our store!

Another thing is the yearly evals. What a joke! I have been at work every day for over a year, I have not missed but half a day in this time. There are several people that have been there just as long as I have, yet they get a $.30 cent raise just as I do so showing up for work and your work performance has absolutely nothing to do with the raises you get!!! This goes against what is in the handbook that each employee receives when he/she starts work! The handbook plainly states that your yearly raises are based on your work performance and your attendance. What a crock!!!

The manager of our store acts like a d**n hermit and saves every dollar for his precious bonus. He could care less what the employees get. We are making just barely over $15,000.00 a year. The interest on my mortgage that I paid last year was $9,865.47!!!!!

Wal-mart is definitely not very family oriented, at least store 192 isn't!!! It is impossible to support a family on this kind os wages!! What I don't understand is that we are supposed to be the third largest wal-mart in the country and we are the fifth largest money maker they have and yet they pay shitty! We could drive 30 miles north and do the same job for almost $3.00 more an hour! Go figure that one out. That store is smaller than our's!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wish you good luck and hope that you can find a better job than Wacky Wal-mart!!Good luck

wanna see a bad attitude>>?

First i NEVER said it wasnt in the hand book i said i didnt think that it was RIGHT, BIG DIFFERENCE from an opinion and what it states i can say that most -not all the people tht has responded to my letter are royal asses (most but not all) thats my OPINION also
Im so glad that there are so many loyal employees of wallyworld out there but when it hits you in the face when walmart screws you i got a tip dont come on here complaining cause its a lost cause. right or wrong I was intitled to my opinion whether you agree with it or not. so good luck all you wally world employees thats dogged me from day for expressing my opiniom soon your day is comming guaranteed so be prepared wally always gets the little person and from the feed back i been getting for expressing MY opinion i can see there are quiet a few little ones out there. this is my final correspondence to this site if i wnted this abuse id of stayeD at wallyworld!! thanks for nothing DONT BOTHER RESPONDING UNLESS YOU JUST WANT TO SEE YOUR NAME IN PRINT I WONT BE BACK TO READ IT !!!!! SINCERLY A HAPPILY ex WALLYWORLD SUCKS EMPLOYEE

Wendy,

I also am a WalMart associate. Going on 14 yrs now. As a previous associate wrote, the rules about vacation time are in the handbook. You are off base by stating that someone who takes a personal leave is entitled to the full 80hrs that you are complaining about. They are also given an average of their hours. Same with Stakeholders Bonus checks. If you (or anyone else that is qualified) takes a leave of absence, the check will basically be pro-rated. You will get a portion of a full share based upon your hours worked.

I also have to wonder about your "accident." I have seen too many new associates get hurt, and it is usually due to their own negligence. Whether or not they were horsing around or not working safely to begin with. I am not saying that this is the case with you, but some are out to get what they can from WalMart.

If your attitude at work is anything like it is portrayed here, I would give you a bad evaluation too. I know people like you at the store that I work at and the store would be a better place without them. So go ahead and quit your job.

Wendy,

I also am a WalMart associate. Going on 14 yrs now. As a previous associate wrote, the rules about vacation time are in the handbook. You are off base by stating that someone who takes a personal leave is entitled to the full 80hrs that you are complaining about. They are also given an average of their hours. Same with Stakeholders Bonus checks. If you (or anyone else that is qualified) takes a leave of absence, the check will basically be pro-rated. You will get a portion of a full share based upon your hours worked.

I also have to wonder about your "accident." I have seen too many new associates get hurt, and it is usually due to their own negligence. Whether or not they were horsing around or not working safely to begin with. I am not saying that this is the case with you, but some are out to get what they can from WalMart.

If your attitude at work is anything like it is portrayed here, I would give you a bad evaluation too. I know people like you at the store that I work at and the store would be a better place without them. So go ahead and quit your job.

Wendy,

I also am a WalMart associate. Going on 14 yrs now. As a previous associate wrote, the rules about vacation time are in the handbook. You are off base by stating that someone who takes a personal leave is entitled to the full 80hrs that you are complaining about. They are also given an average of their hours. Same with Stakeholders Bonus checks. If you (or anyone else that is qualified) takes a leave of absence, the check will basically be pro-rated. You will get a portion of a full share based upon your hours worked.

I also have to wonder about your "accident." I have seen too many new associates get hurt, and it is usually due to their own negligence. Whether or not they were horsing around or not working safely to begin with. I am not saying that this is the case with you, but some are out to get what they can from WalMart.

If your attitude at work is anything like it is portrayed here, I would give you a bad evaluation too. I know people like you at the store that I work at and the store would be a better place without them. So go ahead and quit your job.

Wendy,

I also am a WalMart associate. Going on 14 yrs now. As a previous associate wrote, the rules about vacation time are in the handbook. You are off base by stating that someone who takes a personal leave is entitled to the full 80hrs that you are complaining about. They are also given an average of their hours. Same with Stakeholders Bonus checks. If you (or anyone else that is qualified) takes a leave of absence, the check will basically be pro-rated. You will get a portion of a full share based upon your hours worked.

I also have to wonder about your "accident." I have seen too many new associates get hurt, and it is usually due to their own negligence. Whether or not they were horsing around or not working safely to begin with. I am not saying that this is the case with you, but some are out to get what they can from WalMart.

If your attitude at work is anything like it is portrayed here, I would give you a bad evaluation too. I know people like you at the store that I work at and the store would be a better place without them. So go ahead and quit your job.

guess i thought if i let off a little steam here online (heard talking about yor problems sometimes helpes)that i might feel a little better but guess i was wrong.

I do know what i want. i want out of walley world and im doing my best to get out of there asap
i just thought it would be nice to hear from some fellow employees that has been screwed by wallyworld( thats my opinion ) but guesss im wrong im the only employee of wm that feels they have been done wrong so forgive me for my lack of appreciation for having a job at such a wonderful place and im forever grateful that they have allowed me the privelage of working my tail off for them. We are ALL intitled to our opinion and i aired mine big mistake!! "Apparently" Sorry for the inconvience ive caused you all happy new year

guess i thought if i let off a little steam here online (heard talking about yor problems sometimes helpes)that i might feel a little better but guess i was wrong.

I do know what i want. i want out of walley world and im doing my best to get out of there asap
i just thought it would be nice to hear from some fellow employees that has been screwed by wallyworld( thats my opinion ) but guesss im wrong im the only employee of wm that feels they have been done wrong so forgive me for my lack of appreciation for having a job at such a wonderful place and im forever grateful that they have allowed me the privelage of working my tail off for them. We are ALL intitled to our opinion and i aired mine big mistake!! "Apparently" Sorry for the inconvience ive caused you all happy new year

guess i thought if i let off a little steam here online (heard talking about yor problems sometimes helpes)that i might feel a little better but guess i was wrong.

I do know what i want. i want out of walley world and im doing my best to get out of there asap
i just thought it would be nice to hear from some fellow employees that has been screwed by wallyworld( thats my opinion ) but guesss im wrong im the only employee of wm that feels they have been done wrong so forgive me for my lack of appreciation for having a job at such a wonderful place and im forever grateful that they have allowed me the privelage of working my tail off for them. We are ALL intitled to our opinion and i aired mine big mistake!! "Apparently" Sorry for the inconvience ive caused you all happy new year

If you are truly "not greedy" as you claim, then where on earth did the thought of suing Walmart for their "unsafe working conditions" come into your head?

Is your complaint against Walmart your lack of vacation time, or their unsafe working conditions? Make up your mind. Right now it does not appear that you know what you are arguing for ... it just looks like you are out to get something for nothing, via whatever means possible.

HI WENDY...I TO WORK FOR WALMART..11YRS NOW..I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT LOST VACATION TIME..BUT IT'S IN THE HAND BOOK AND WHEN YOUR HIRED THEY GIVE THIS TO YOU FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE.I TO HAD TO TAKE TIME OFF FOR WORK DUE TO SURGERY 6 MONTHS NOW AND I LOST MY VACATION TIME TOO.BUT I KNOW ALL THIS ..LIKE I SAID IT'S IN THE HAND BOOK..I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU HAVE A NEGITIVE OUTLOOK ON WALMART..BUT NOT ALL WALMART'S ARE THE SAME..I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE ALL YOUR MEDICAL SITUATION WITH WALMART CLEARED UP..WALMART IS VERY STRICT ABOUT PAYING FOR MEDICAL BILLS AND ETC..GOOD LUCK TO YOU ..

accured is the right word, ... I understand what you are saying but being laid up in pain and in PT 3 times a week, and no money comming in for over 7 weeks I dont call that a vacation by any means. and all i was doing was stating that i was DUE 2 weeks and felt it wrong that i didnt receive it since it was earned prior to the injury but its no biggie just was venting a little. hopefully i will be out of there soon and wally world can become someone elses nightmare. I'm not greedy by any means, I could of sued walmart for there unsafe work practices which caused me to be injured in the first place, as i said just venting a little as they saying goes no pain no gain this made me realize that wal mart isnt someplace i want to be anymore so im stepping aside and letting someone that WANTS to work there have a shot at it.

Wendy, I am very confused about why you feel so entitled to the vacation time that you accrued PRIOR to your work-related injury.

Injured or not, haven't you already received time off on the company's dime? Why do you feel that you are entitled to MORE time when you have already received a "vacation" by other means?

It seems to me like this is a case of "greedy employee" not an employer that is ripping its workers off.

I appreciate the fact that i do have a job. BUT i do feel that all employees should have the same respect and rights as anyone else in the store reguardless of what rank they hold Its not fair to make rules up as you go, I was injured and thats why i lost my vacation time, yet other people take personal leaves and lose no vacation time. Some miss on a regular basis for trivial reasons yet i was injured ON THE JOB ( no fault of my own) so i was penalized twice by losing vacation time and holiday pay (based on hrs worked) So no i dont feel i am doing them a favor by working for them but a little consideration and respect goes a long way in how you feel about going to work and enjoying your job> Thats why im getting out and i think that if you had to walk even a half a mile in our shoes (at our store) youd see things a lot differently and i wouldnt care to bet your attitude would change greatly (unless you are a manager or higher. then this wouldnt apply to you because most managers hasnt a clue what goes on nor cares to know

After reading your complaint concerning Walmart I feel that they were fair with you. I have noticed that your attitude seems to be that you did the business a favor by going to work for them. Perhaps you could inprove your lot in life by recognizing the fact that a business is the one doing the favor by hiring you. Seems to me that the West Virginia work force is permeated with the "someone owes me a living" attitude."