Darla on Wages

Darla was an associate at Wal-Mart in North Carolina. She was making $8.50 an hour when she finally left the company. This is her story.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• wal-mart
• walmart
• wages
• labor
• rights

[tributevocalist]

that's all they do care about, I've been with Walmart now for 8 years, I started at $7.50 and I'm only making $10.89, that's ridiculous

[YourOasis97]

well i dont like darwinism. its racist, discriminatory, and gives the superiors a way to feel better about themselves and look down on others, as well as a "reason" to step on others. it also promotes eugenics which i dont like at all.

[jfromulus]

walmart associates from the south hate unions  nomatter if they have to work for lower wages it is not walmart it is the idiot people who hate unions that demand higher wages

[jtiger87]

I got 6 dollars from Walt Disney World. :P

Move to Norway and get a payment of at least 18-20 dollar minimum at a grocery store. ;)

[Wrtbrgr87]

Darla, you are 100% right! I'm a cashier with two bacehlor's degrees and I make only $8.55 an hour. They actually decreased my pay from $8.75 because they took me off of sales floor to stick me as a cashier. Ridiculous!

[FrankeeFraud]

Something tells me if this broad spent HALF as much time working on her career as she does whining in front of a camera, she coud OWN Wamart by now. Think you're underpaid, toots? Then quit!

[shussein82]

Fucking walmart unionize! If they try to kick all you out and replace u burn down the

mother fucker your viewed as pesant slaves by walmart execs they use this economic crises as an excuse to cut hours and wage while still making record bonuses for them and thier buddies wake up workers they will never invite you to there club get what's rightfully yours your fair share for your sweat blood and tears you give the company!

[YourOasis97]

true, but its mostly on how walmart treats its employees, and ive heard many a horror story. their famous for it, or should i say infamous.

[kagenooni]

Its a vicious cycle, I know, but unfortunately, its the way the world works. Like I said before, this is darwinism at its finest. Those that make the right choices in life and are smart about everything make it in life. Those that don't end up at Wal Mart, McDonalds, etc. etc. Hell, even if you work at McDonalds and show enough drive, you could be owning your own McD's by the time you're 30. Yes, my old boss did that, owns his own McD's and has his MBA as well (they paid for his school)

[kagenooni]

Companies can change. They just choose not to. Why? Because there is someone to fill the place no matter what. If you wont do the job, someone else will. Maybe you should focus more on the "Hey, Minimum wage needs to be higher" than on "OMG WALMARTS WAGES SUCK." Fighting against one company neglects the bigger picture. Of course, raising minimum wage will also raise the cost it requires to produce, transport, and vend goods, therefor raising the price of the end product.