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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cashier at Walmart.  I was 16, it was my very first job.  I stood on my feet all day, made $6/hr, and got a big fat raise to $6.24 after 12 months on the job.  I got treated like crap, which I understood, but it was worse to watch middle-aged and older people get mistreated by "managers" who were half their age (and intelligence).  It really left its mark in terms of not just paying my dues in the working world, but also how important it is to treat all employees with dignity and respect when I became a supervisor in my own career.[/quote]

Wow! Wouldn't have guessed something like this at Walmart. How long ago was this?[/quote]

This was 1996.  There were, as another PP mentioned, whole families that worked there.  There was more than one immigrant with multiple degrees, working there because they were still getting settled or didn't have the English skills to land a job more appropriate for their experience level, and even as a teenager I was disgusted by the disrespect shown to them.  Managers just belittled people because they had accents and treated them like they were stupid.  But, sadly, Walmart sometimes was the only place their could get hired.  I remember one woman I was somewhat close to--she was a single mom and made me a little going away party on my last day, it was really nice.  She always talked about going for some kind of CNA-type certificate and that Walmart was just until she "got on her feet."  About 10 years later, I ran into her at the mall and was surprised she recognized me.  And then I found out she was still working there :\  [/quote]

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