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COMM 3030 - Communication and Social Responsibility
Posted posted by Becky Jo @ 10:54 PM
As we talked about Wal-Mart and how socially irresponsible it is, the way the discussion turned out almost made me upset. It seems as if thoughts of Wal-mart are polar opposites. But the more I think about it, there is one thing we can all agree upon and that is money. We all love saving money. If you don’t, you’re not human…or you are Bill Gates. So, then what I can conclude to is,Wal-Mart really does have it right.
The first objective that has remained since the very beginning is to always have low prices. That is great for everyone. Except for those who believe the employees are at the low end of this deal. I argue this because a few of my friends from high school work at a local neighborhood Wal-Mart, they have worked there for years and love it. They have been able to move up in management quickly and everyone is treated great. So I think the only reason why people don’t like working there are those who are under bad management, which is the same for any business. I don’t think it has anything to do with the corporation itself.
Just to put things into perspective, for my last job, I worked at Forever 21. This was the cruelest, stingy and simply the most irresponsible company I have known. But could you tell from its fun and bright atmosphere? Also, I now work at The Buckle at the gateway where it is a fantastic work environment, great company and great employees. But did you know the only way to apply for benefits are to work 40+ hours a week. Even then since you have to apply for it, it’s not certain whether you will have good benefits, just whatever you qualify for. If I didn’t love what I do so much, I’d consider Wal-Mart too just so I could go to the dentist.
Anyways, my whole point is, I honestly think Wal-Mart is heading in the right direction (bold statement I know). They haven’t got everything right, and just like all businesses they still trying and sometimes failing to be more innovative. But they are smart. Maybe instead of just giving them all this negative feedback and refusing to shop there, why don’t we as a society show what our needs and wants are from this business? They are making a ton of money; they could do a lot of great things with it. Instead of trying to shut it down, (which will not happen),
Let’s build it in the right direction…together.
