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[Love my grandkids]

@lovesrecess I really don't think WM got better press due to this incident. If anything they got a lot of BAD press and IMO that's the only reason this young man has his job. I am glad he has a job and hope he is happy!

[TY]

Supposedly Walmart Canada isn't going to be getting rid of their greeters according to a reply post on Walmart Canada's facebook page. So why don't I really believe them? I'm taking a wait and see attitude but as someone with a disabled relative, I still think Walmart sucks now.

I simply can't support a company that thinks that getting rid of their workers whom they know are disabled and won't qualify for a host job that requires them to lift 25 pounds, climb ladders, and stand for long periods of time is acceptable. It's not.

[Kachina624]

@TY.  Wal-Mart is not a social service agency set up to subsidise groups of "special" individuals who want jobs.  They are very active in supporting local charitable organizations but they must be competitive in the retail world.  They provide jobs for thousands of people, many in small communities with few other opportunities. 

When in your country, we stopped at a Walmart in a place in Alberta called Pitcher Creek (Pincher?).   It was a small store and most of the help appeared to be Indian.  The only other business we could see was a motel.  It was out in the middle of nowhere.  Think what jobs must mean to these people, yet Walmart is constantly demonized.  Everything they do is wrong.  I wonder what the effect would be on the world economy if they went out of business?  It would be a disaster for the US.

[alarmclock]

Typical.  Big corporation makes a huge mistake, the public has to tell them that they screwed up and then, they look like heroes for doing what they should have done all along.

Who is running that company?

Monkeys could do a better job.

[alarmclock]

No.  Walmart closing would HELP people.  The little people that THEY put out of business when they came to town.

[threecees]

I am happy for Adam Catlin. I also heard about this tonight on WNEP-TV.

Hope he enjoys his new position. He seems like a very nice guy.

[Marp]

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@alarmclock wrote:

No.  Walmart closing would HELP people.  The little people that THEY put out of business when they came to town.

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Great, close Walmart and let the approximately 1.4 million it directly employs in the U.S. (2.3 million worldwide) get hired by the mom and pop businesses that will pop up once Walmart is gone.  Of course even established moms and pops would not be able to absorb that many new employees but what the heck.

Oh, while we're closing Walmart and firing 1.4 million U.S. workers let us not overlook the collateral damage of millions more becoming unemployed because support and provider companies no longer have Walmart to sell their products and services to.

[TY]

@Kachina624 

People with disablilities who work there aren't asking for a handout from Walmart. They have a job and they want to be accomodated. It's always a fight for them to keep the rights that they have. I have a disabled nephew so I know how much his mom and dad have to advocate for him.

If Walmart wants to treat their employees like this I can take my shopping dollars elsewhere. Just a quick glance at my Adobe photo album where I keep photos of my clothes and beauty purchases shows I spent at least $100 on those items alone at Walmart Canada in the month of February. That much money and more will be likely going elsewhere now. And Walmart Canada is very convenient for me, it's in a nearby mall and it's easy to get to and it stays open late. But those conveniences won't outweigh how I feel about them now.

[Kachina624]

@TY   So what did Walmart do that was so distasteful to you?  From the time the decision was made to change the job descriptions, they started working with the young man and even his parents to locate another position for him.  He was never laid off and continued to work.  Seems like they've knocked themselves out for him.  I hope other workers who don't have pushy moms and have a real financial need for their jobs are as fortunate.

[TY]

@Kachina624 

So what did Walmart do that was so distasteful to you?

Walmart decided that their disabled workers were lesser than others, IMO. Thank goodness that there are "pushy" mothers and fathers to advocate for their disabled children. 

Walmart only did the right thing because they got called out on social media and got push back because of it. If it took a "pushy" parent to get the ball rolling, good for that parent!

Those Walmart executives didn't expect that their decisions would be scrutinized by the public. And yes, I hope that other Walmart workers who have similar issues as this young person have someone to advocate for them if they need it.