Sam Walton is the Man!

           There is no doubt that Wal-Mart is a great place to shop at. When I go shopping at Wal-Mart, I end up purchasing more things then usual. That of course is due to the prices their being relatively lower than, say for example Target. Furthermore, at Walmart customers can purchase a lot of packaged goods, that will last longer, and end up being cheaper. During black Friday I will not go shopping at Walmart, that is for sure. Essentially, for me black Friday is NOT a good time to shop anywhere. The amount of people there is too much for me to deal with. However, on most occasions, Wal-Mart will have a large number of customers shopping. That does not bother me as much.


          From reading Nickel and Dimed, Ehrenreich's standpoint was made clear. She believes the pay is not good enough. Her pay was ($7) an hour, but she felt that they should be paid triple that amount. Of course this book was written a long time ago, therefore $7 n hour perhaps was a good amount at that time period. Nonetheless Ehrenreich, wanted to start a union, with her co-workers. Her day to day routine working at Wal-Mart, the way it was described in the book was boring. Furthermore, her view was that a person working at Wal-Mart for a certain amount of time will "Age" quicker than your average worker.

          In our society today, I heard from friends that a employee at Wal-Mart will make about (10) dollars an hour, just starting off, regardless of the position. In a sense that is a good wage for an employee to begin with. Obviously, if one individual is to work hard, there is many promotions that are available. From the book Nickel and Dimed page 184, Ehrenreich states, that basically Wal-Mart is always seeking new employees, and they won't hesitate to fire anyone, because they always got someone else waiting to be hired. Even, though this retailer is usually busy most of the time, the employees are there for one reason, and that is to help the customers. Cashiers, for one can be seen as hardworking individuals, however at Wal-Mart it is a big amount of them. If one is to get a raise, others will want one as well.

          Therefore, should an employee at Wal-Mart be paid more? I would say it will all depend on what type of position the individual has, and exactly just what kind of work one is doing. Moreover Wal-Mart does pay there employees, a good wage compared to other retailers like Target. The low prices at Wal-Mart, and the slogan, "Save Money Live Better", attracts customers of all race, ethnicity, and income. It is all their for a reason, and that is so the Walton family can continue making $billions more. In the end employees at Wal-Mart may feel as if the $$ is not enough, compared to all the work put in. Moreover, the job itself can be stressful, but I think that's how is most paces.