...say it isn't so! Just when I was planning my next career move, they pull this crap! The AARP oughta sue the bastards! This is 'ageism' at its most blatant, and an outrage for any good customer!
A shopper at a Wal-Mart store in Secaucus, New Jersey. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) will begin moving greeters into its stores from the lobbies, ending a long tradition of having customers see employees as soon as they enter the building.
The greeters will be moved near the cash registers to direct shoppers to products or shorter checkout lines, David Tovar, a spokesman for the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company, said today in an interview.
Wal-Mart, the worlds largest retailer, has used greeters since 1980, when founder Sam Walton decided they would make his low-price stores friendly and welcoming. The move shows that Wal-Mart is rethinking many longstanding practices as it tries to boost profit margins and same-store sales.
During the past six months, Wal-Mart reassigned greeters at its 3,000 U.S. supercenters from the third shift, which runs from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The company has been looking for ways to increase productivity and save money to protect margins and keep prices on its products low.
Greeters at different stores have been told for the past two days that they will be reassigned, said Janna Pea, a campaign specialist with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which assists a group of employees called Organization United for Respect at Walmart.
Inside the Store
Jerome Allen, a greeter at a Wal-Mart in Fort Worth, Texas, said he was told by store management about midday on Jan. 26 that he would be moved inside the store in February. He will be asked to direct customers around the store instead of greeting them up front.
They said we wont be people greeters anymore, Allen said in a phone interview. We will be in the store helping people.
Allen, who is a member of Organization United for Respect at Walmart, said the company can cut costs by giving greeters more work inside the stores. At his location, Wal-Mart has been reducing hours of some associates. By sending greeters into the stores, they can do some work formerly done my other employees and save wages, he said.
Im going to be doing part of the associates work, Allen said. They have been cutting hours left and right.
Tovar said Wal-Mart is making the move to improve customer service. The employees still will be able to greet customers. They also can help people find products and direct them to an open register or a shorter line, he said.
Its a better position inside the store, Tovar said. The greeters will be able to assist customers in more effective ways. Whether they are coming in the door or are 15 feet away, they will still be able to greet people.
Allen said greeters may be doing less greeting. He said he was told he will be in high-traffic areas like electronics, which is located far from the main door.
Cy Valley said
6:23 PM, 01/28/12
I suppose this means you're gonna wanna borrow from the fund.
Snippy said
6:48 PM, 01/28/12
Uke could stand there as undercover agent for POWM taking surveillance photos.
All who come to Uke's Wal*Mart could greet him with a hale an hearty, "Fuck Uke!"
Uke said
7:24 PM, 01/28/12
Our funds (BurningJournaldotcom) is now negative $555.55, since Rob (Our esteemed Webmistress) loaned me all the funds in our bank account. In fact BJ is in arrears and certain bills are due, or overdue... And we may hafta let Fauxy go. And Troll may hafta share, or give up his cube ta Krink.
The loan in question is for expenses.
Freddie Krueger said
8:33 PM, 01/28/12
I call BULLSHIT! Rob would never fall for such a lie.
Uke said
8:45 PM, 01/28/12
It's not a lie! We may hafta let Fauxy go. And Troll may need a new disguis ta get into the International Headquarters of BurningJournaldotcom, and apply for a new job.
Besides, Rob knows ME as the real gentleman in spite of the BJ Summit 2011 outburst!
Zeb Atlas said
10:56 PM, 01/28/12
I know Ukee as a real gentile man despite the 2011 BJ upspurt
Uke said
8:09 AM, 01/29/12
Yo Rob? I'll pay back that loan right away, but one request, okay? Get rid of this Zeb Atlas right now! I hate him!
The Krink said
11:49 AM, 01/29/12
Is Zeb Atlas being "paid under the table" to annoy us? Troll can have my "old cube". Have to say I've tried nearly everything to prevent the "moss" growing in the cube without success. Besides I've gotten used to working from home these days.
Uke said
6:19 PM, 01/29/12
Oh Krink... Please read through the entire thread again. The staphph, through yers truly oph course, would ove it iph you move yer shit inta the cubicle previously occupied by Troll. He no longer uses it, and never visits BurningJournaldotcom World Headquarters.
In phact, Troll is BAND phrom entering. Hence you Krink, must move phrom your Celestial Palace inta Troll's old cube. Like it or don't!
The Krink said
10:14 AM, 01/30/12
Does Troll's cubicle have a lawn. "Troll...does your cubicle have a lawn?" Troll's cubicle is his. Beside we counldnt live father apart and still live in this country. I still marvel at the "Celestial Palace" and would never consider "moving" it anywhere. I love living in amongst the Giant Cottonwoods.
Uke said
6:16 PM, 01/30/12
This poste...member in great standing (Me, Uke), finds that last statement difficult to fathom! Most members have heard about the bane of your existence... The cottonwood 'fuzz' which haunts you nearly every spring!
Troll's cubicle has more than a lawn. Yep! In fact it has an entire private 'back yard' as far as the eye can see!
Uke said
6:26 PM, 01/30/12
Proof? The very best view of the almost empty cube previously occupied by Troll. It has its very own H-P laser printer, PC, and an Apple computer, both equipped with the very latest software.
And if that weren't enough, the cube has its own assistant. She's 26, blonde, 125, 5-4, and absolutely drop-dead gorgeous, and smarter than Troll!
But I digress. More about the view... And nary a cottonwood tree!
...say it isn't so! Just when I was planning my next career move, they pull this crap! The AARP oughta sue the bastards! This is 'ageism' at its most blatant, and an outrage for any good customer!
This can't be good for a greeter's self-esteem!
Wal-Mart to Pull Greeters From Store Lobbies
A shopper at a Wal-Mart store in Secaucus, New Jersey. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) will begin moving greeters into its stores from the lobbies, ending a long tradition of having customers see employees as soon as they enter the building.
The greeters will be moved near the cash registers to direct shoppers to products or shorter checkout lines, David Tovar, a spokesman for the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company, said today in an interview.
Wal-Mart, the worlds largest retailer, has used greeters since 1980, when founder Sam Walton decided they would make his low-price stores friendly and welcoming. The move shows that Wal-Mart is rethinking many longstanding practices as it tries to boost profit margins and same-store sales.
During the past six months, Wal-Mart reassigned greeters at its 3,000 U.S. supercenters from the third shift, which runs from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The company has been looking for ways to increase productivity and save money to protect margins and keep prices on its products low.
Greeters at different stores have been told for the past two days that they will be reassigned, said Janna Pea, a campaign specialist with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which assists a group of employees called Organization United for Respect at Walmart.
Inside the Store
Jerome Allen, a greeter at a Wal-Mart in Fort Worth, Texas, said he was told by store management about midday on Jan. 26 that he would be moved inside the store in February. He will be asked to direct customers around the store instead of greeting them up front.
They said we wont be people greeters anymore, Allen said in a phone interview. We will be in the store helping people.
Allen, who is a member of Organization United for Respect at Walmart, said the company can cut costs by giving greeters more work inside the stores. At his location, Wal-Mart has been reducing hours of some associates. By sending greeters into the stores, they can do some work formerly done my other employees and save wages, he said.
Im going to be doing part of the associates work, Allen said. They have been cutting hours left and right.
Tovar said Wal-Mart is making the move to improve customer service. The employees still will be able to greet customers. They also can help people find products and direct them to an open register or a shorter line, he said.
Its a better position inside the store, Tovar said. The greeters will be able to assist customers in more effective ways. Whether they are coming in the door or are 15 feet away, they will still be able to greet people.
Allen said greeters may be doing less greeting. He said he was told he will be in high-traffic areas like electronics, which is located far from the main door.
Uke could stand there as undercover agent for POWM taking surveillance photos.
All who come to Uke's Wal*Mart could greet him with a hale an hearty, "Fuck Uke!"
The loan in question is for expenses.
Besides, Rob knows ME as the real gentleman in spite of the BJ Summit 2011 outburst!
I know Ukee as a real gentile man despite the 2011 BJ upspurt
Troll can have my "old cube". Have to say I've tried
nearly everything to prevent the "moss" growing in the
cube without success. Besides I've gotten used to
working from home these days.
In phact, Troll is BAND phrom entering. Hence you Krink, must move phrom your Celestial Palace inta Troll's old cube. Like it or don't!
a lawn?" Troll's cubicle is his. Beside we counldnt live father apart
and still live in this country. I still marvel at the "Celestial Palace"
and would never consider "moving" it anywhere. I love living in
amongst the Giant Cottonwoods.
Troll's cubicle has more than a lawn. Yep! In fact it has an entire private 'back yard' as far as the eye can see!
Proof? The very best view of the almost empty cube previously occupied by Troll. It has its very own H-P laser printer, PC, and an Apple computer, both equipped with the very latest software.
And if that weren't enough, the cube has its own assistant. She's 26, blonde, 125, 5-4, and absolutely drop-dead gorgeous, and smarter than Troll!
But I digress. More about the view... And nary a cottonwood tree!
into "Fig" trees? Bet I would have to deal with monkeys instead of
fuzz.
poisonous otters and beavers there? Looks like a great
place to take a piss.