Body cameras and the footage they gather are commonly advertised as a way to prevent shoplifting, but Walmart intends to use the tech for worker safety.
Sure. But I have a hard time seeing what an employee could possibly do, that wouldn’t warrant calling the police, that would justify being a class traitor.
I don’t know if this is just my area, or of it’s Walmart in general…but EVERY employee in the Walmarts near me treat every customer like an asshole.
During Black Friday I got reminded why I never shop Walmart anymore. Their website forces you to create a profile. You can’t shop as guest. On top of all that, they at some point began letting unregulated 3rd party vendors sell things on their website. So you don’t even know IF walmart carrys the products on their own website. That in turn makes it hard to use their website to check if an item is in stock before you leave your house. Because you search for something, and you get 5 results from 5 different vendors, but they’re all the same product. One of them may OR MAY NOT be sold by walmart directly. You now need to look at each listing individually. Calling the store directly is even more useless, as the employees will just leave you on hold for 20 minutes. Then you go there in person, and see employees turning red in the face SCREAMING at old ladies who don’t understand their keycard screens. She’s just trying to pay and asking “where’s the tap thingie?” And this employee just screams “IF YOU DON’T PAY AND GET THE FUCK OUT I’M WALKING THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!!! JUST PAY!!!”
“But where do I…”
“JUST PAY!!!”
“I’m trying to, but it isn’t…”
“JUST FUCKING PAY, BITCH!!!”
Eventually the machine took. And this employee is yelling “YOU’RE LUCKY MY SHIFT ISN’T ENDING! I’D BEAT YOUR ASS IN THE PARKING LOT, AND SMILE WHILE I DO IT!”
She was just trying to buy 3 video games and I have no idea what happened before I got there, but I already decided long before it was my turn in line that I wasn’t shopping here. I only stayed because I wanted to make sure this guy wasn’t going to actually punch this elderly woman.
I came for this $39 tablet, but even if they DID have it, I wasn’t buying anything now. This is an extreme example, but most of the employees I see are just angry and hostile all the time. Most of the customers too.
I can’t even remember this EVER happening at Target, which is right across the street.
I hadn’t been inside a walmart in like 10 years. And I was at the point where I was like “Wait…why don’t I shop here anymore?” Then I stepped inside and it was like “Oh right…”
Seriously. If they had two brain cells to rub together, they could actually do really well by distinguishing themselves from Amazon in online retail. Amazon’s infestation with fake items not actually sold by legitimate brands is a huge strategic vulnerability for them. Walmart could stick to legitimate products actually carried and sold by Walmart, and suddenly they would gain a big advantage in online retail. And Walmart is big enough to actually go toe-to-toe with Amazon.
Walmart is toxic. I worked there for about a year. It was the most stressful and aggravating year of my life. The breakroom was always filled with employees having breakdowns and anger-venting to each other. Don’t blame the employees. Don’t shop there. The Waltons do not deserve your money.
Sure. But I have a hard time seeing what an employee could possibly do, that wouldn’t warrant calling the police, that would justify being a class traitor.
I don’t know if this is just my area, or of it’s Walmart in general…but EVERY employee in the Walmarts near me treat every customer like an asshole.
During Black Friday I got reminded why I never shop Walmart anymore. Their website forces you to create a profile. You can’t shop as guest. On top of all that, they at some point began letting unregulated 3rd party vendors sell things on their website. So you don’t even know IF walmart carrys the products on their own website. That in turn makes it hard to use their website to check if an item is in stock before you leave your house. Because you search for something, and you get 5 results from 5 different vendors, but they’re all the same product. One of them may OR MAY NOT be sold by walmart directly. You now need to look at each listing individually. Calling the store directly is even more useless, as the employees will just leave you on hold for 20 minutes. Then you go there in person, and see employees turning red in the face SCREAMING at old ladies who don’t understand their keycard screens. She’s just trying to pay and asking “where’s the tap thingie?” And this employee just screams “IF YOU DON’T PAY AND GET THE FUCK OUT I’M WALKING THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!!! JUST PAY!!!”
“But where do I…”
“JUST PAY!!!”
“I’m trying to, but it isn’t…”
“JUST FUCKING PAY, BITCH!!!”
Eventually the machine took. And this employee is yelling “YOU’RE LUCKY MY SHIFT ISN’T ENDING! I’D BEAT YOUR ASS IN THE PARKING LOT, AND SMILE WHILE I DO IT!”
She was just trying to buy 3 video games and I have no idea what happened before I got there, but I already decided long before it was my turn in line that I wasn’t shopping here. I only stayed because I wanted to make sure this guy wasn’t going to actually punch this elderly woman.
I came for this $39 tablet, but even if they DID have it, I wasn’t buying anything now. This is an extreme example, but most of the employees I see are just angry and hostile all the time. Most of the customers too.
I can’t even remember this EVER happening at Target, which is right across the street.
it sounds like the solution is to simply not shop at Walmart. Leave them to their demons.
I hadn’t been inside a walmart in like 10 years. And I was at the point where I was like “Wait…why don’t I shop here anymore?” Then I stepped inside and it was like “Oh right…”
Seriously. If they had two brain cells to rub together, they could actually do really well by distinguishing themselves from Amazon in online retail. Amazon’s infestation with fake items not actually sold by legitimate brands is a huge strategic vulnerability for them. Walmart could stick to legitimate products actually carried and sold by Walmart, and suddenly they would gain a big advantage in online retail. And Walmart is big enough to actually go toe-to-toe with Amazon.
Walmart is toxic. I worked there for about a year. It was the most stressful and aggravating year of my life. The breakroom was always filled with employees having breakdowns and anger-venting to each other. Don’t blame the employees. Don’t shop there. The Waltons do not deserve your money.