Heck, YES!!!! Most of our Walmart employees

• Did anyone watch Frontline last night? I will NEVER shop in Wal-Mart again. - You'll find me at Target
  • I saw that - me2
  • Some of use live in small towns and our only - Wannie
    • Our Wal Mart moved. Built a Superstore behind Kmart! - Mainer
      • Every K-Mart around me folded and died. No such stores here. Walmart is thriving. - K-mart stores were junky.
        • Actually our Kmart is very nice. Probably because of - Mainer
        • Agree on the K-mart. The one near us SUCKS. - It's like a crummy dollar store now. nm
  • Walmart/Huge transcription companies. - See any similarities? nm
  • Looks like we need a Walmart - board :-) nm
  • Some boxes, like Mrs. Smith's pies, say distributed by - what you don't know
  • I'm fighting a super Wal-Mart - MT concerned about Wal-Mart
    • Good luck. sm - Mainer
    • Community near me succesfully fought one off, but sm - No Kname
    • in colorado? - nm
    • Check all the brands in other stores. It's all outsourced. Nike, Rebok, Liz Claiborne. - Read labels!
      • Yeah, but are these other companies trying to put stores in every market in the country? - MT concerned about Wal-Mart
        • There are TONS of stores that I see every place I go. - So what.
    • They're trying to put a second WalMart in our city with a population of 55,000. - same here
    • you don't live in Asheville NC sm - long time MQr
      • No, not NC - MT concerned about Wal-Mart
        • Walmart is good. The regular supermarkets are going to be forced to compete. - That's a good thing.
          • Publix stores are starting to look like Super Wal-Marts! Have you seen that? - I think it's hilarious.
            • No. Is it good? Have they brought their prices down? - No Publix around here.
    • Newflash... Most everything you buy ANYWHERE is NOT made - in the USA. Take a gander sometime.
      • Yes. Especially high-end merchandise. Someone has an ax to grind with Walmart - giving a very one-sided story.
        • Made in Japan is what we grew up seeing. Look where Japan is now - So what? The fact remains.
  • What about your neighbors who work at Walmart? - No I didn't see the show.
    • Heck, YES!!!! Most of our Walmart employees - boycott WalMart and Sam's Club!
      • Hey if you have the cash more power to you. Obviously the rest of the country doesn't. - Thus making Walmart what it is.
        • I just said I DON'T have the extra cash. - I AM POOR
          • I get it. But in return for supporting the small business the poor folk get nothing in return. - Open your mind.
            • You are so rude. That's your response to everything, isn't it? - finance degree here, thank you
              • I do not mean to be rude and perhaps you are interpreting rudeness because - I get it, do you?
                • It was not the subject matter, it was the delivery. - Sorry, I'm just fed up today.
                  • You know who I see working at Walmart? People who may not be employed elsewhere. - Don't kill the messenger.
  • Done with Walmart too.....sm - Walmart and what they are doing..
    • We have to stand firm for the Americans of the future here! - do it for the children.
      • Walmart opened up 15 stores in CHINA....nm - Walmart and what they are doing..
  • Went there for paint. Brand new store. SM - nm
    • nm=no message; sm=see message. nm - MT
      • nm = no name. - nm
        • No, nn would be no name. (just joshin ya). nm - Becky
  • I saw that. I have seen it before though and - sm
  • i didnt see that. - what happened?
  • They operate under the guise of the All American Company - Corporate profit is what they really mean
  • Target is better... - Sage
    • I agree about Target but there are some things I cannot buy at Target and Walmart - Target lover
      • ME TOO! - Sage
        • Well if Target did business like Walmart then the prices would drop but everyone would hate them to. - Lose-lose
    • same here, love target - target fan
  • Don't be to quick to jump to Target - IndianaMT
  • Equates to sending our work offshore. - NJMT
  • Do tell more? - camry
    • Drastic under bidding for products. Single handedly took out Rubbermaid - From what I recall
      • Walmart is trying to save the consumer MONEY. It's not all about corporate greed. - Okay logic this out.
        • Is that why their Bounty paper towels - are priced higher
          • The price of gasoline is reflected in the price of goods. Having said that, one item - Logic this out.
            • FYI, this is not a MOMENTARY thing, I - started comparing prices a few years
      • They also use tactics based on "sale points" which tease the customer - another point
        • Everyone markets their product that way. Like loss-leaders at supermarket. - anti-Walmart propaganda.
      • THANKS. - Camry
  • yup and using self-checkout - costs jobs too (nm)
    • One more thing... - self checkout
      • I don't mind self checkout or bagging my groceries. It does keep costs down. - It's also faster.
        • Pros and cons - self checkout
          • So do you think gas stations should discount gas for us pumping our own gas? - Just curious.

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Walmart has 6000 vendors of which 5000 are in CHINA............they are getting ready for 2039 when China will be taking over the world....

Hopefully I won't be around......to see that happen.........

We live in a small town, some things you can't get anywhere but Walmart.  However their meats are not  very good, hamburger looks sort of like red worms pressed together,  ick. Produce not so hot either.    So I buy tmeat and quite a few other items at the grocery store.   Have you all tried going to Dollar Stores for cleaning supplies etc?  It works well for me.  

JP

25% would be a generous discount.  It is only 10% though. I am thinking of applying there as well, or at Target.  Anymore, this job is not worth it. I have been working for 25 years at this.  With the pay having decreased so much, and the cost of living still continuing to rise, it does not seem like that big of a sacrifice to me anymore.  These transcription companies expect us to be skilled yet the pay scale does not reflect our work. They expect us to stick around when they cannot or will not provide us with work.  For me, walking away will not be hard.  I like Target over Walmart because at least at the Target around here they are pleasant.  Walmart around here has unpleasant employees.  A job that lets you be crabby may not be so bad, on second thought.  I want to get out before all the jobs are off shored.  It has happened in many jobs, textiles, appliances, etc.  There may still be jobs in the US for transcriptionists but I can see it all being outsourced eventually.  Then we will all be working for Walmart.

Hello,

I'm not even sure if this is the right place to post this.  I have been a Transcriptionist for 8 years and I just can't do this anymore.  I can't handle the unreliable workload and unreliable paychecks....I'm going to go back to school to be a medical assistant but on the waiting list until next January 2010.  I'm truly thinking about applying for a job at Walmart at this point because then I would at least have a steady paycheck where I will know exactly how much I am making.  Anyone have any suggestions or know how Walmart pays.  HELP!

I have a close friend who's worked for Wal-Mart for several years.  Pay is based on what department you work in.  For example, Produce, Deli, Customer Service, etc.  If you're experienced in the Bakery, you'll go in at a higher rate of pay.  They have stocks that you can buy and a good medical plan.  Good luck!

It's always feast or famine around here.  One week, I'll be sitting on my thumbs stressing about bills and not enough work.  The next week, everyone dumps so much on me that I'm working double shifts.  Why can't it be regular instead of sporadic?  Then again, I do rather like those unexpected days off and not being chained to a desk during certain hours like with the nationals.  I work when I want to as long as I meet TAT.

Do you really want to work 10-12 hours a day?  And you know that some days it will be 6 hours and some days 18 hours because it is truly feast or famine.  I took on a third IC job recently because things were so slow for weeks with my other two.  The other two must have heard me accept the third job because I got dumped on.  I wound up wigging out and quitting the third position.  I feel really bad about leaving her in the lurch, but holy cow! A human body can only take so much of this.

I don't see the little sleep deprived icon with cramped up fingers and pedal foot.  Owie.  I'm just not going to gripe about not getting much sleep or time off.  Work is good.  Being unemployed is bad.

Do the local docs pay more than the national?  And their workload is a lot easier, too.  You get the same dictators every day saying the same things over and over again so you can use your word expander to the max.  Make a list of pros and cons and see which is better.

Most women I know that think men are scum continue to end up with the same type.

It's usually a self-esteem issue on the woman's part which harbors lack of trust and very high expectations concerning the opposite sex.

You need to lower your expectations and give to others as much as you would expect to be given to you.

Only then will you realize that not "all" men are scum, just possibly the ones that you choose to hook up with.

I mean, like really, why in the world should you let your clients know that you're going to be out of town for a couple of weeks??!!

Why, let em' wonder where you are and why their work's not being done.  I can't think of a better way to do business, get lots of referrals, and build a solid bond of trust!

I thougth for sure I was going to have my computer light up, start erasing data, or something. 

I'm in the market, I think.  I'm starting from scratch and I want to get what's right the first time, if possible.

I live out in the sticks, but we have Walmart in several small towns close by.  My friends who work at Walmart have an income comparable to other retail jobs in our area.  A close friend's son is in management at Walmart and makes a very good living for this area.  I do not like some of their business practices, but a lot of the smaller businesses around here have shady business practices as well.  I am willing to pay a little more and support local business owners, but I had just as soon buy a few groceries as go down the road to Ingles, Kroger or Bi-Lo and pay twice as much, as these are big chains too. 

you may want to check it out.  Thanks for the info.

Holy smokes!  I think I've seen everything now.  WalMart is getting into the EPR business:

I would definitely go to the DMV and tell them what happened and try to get this cleared up, but I don't understand how someone could get away with saying they were you. You do have pictures on your licenses, right?  Or are you a twin?

In my state everyone is issued a driver license number when they get their license and keep that same number as long as they live.  The number is run through the computer if you are stopped by the police to make positive identification. Our new license cards are supposedly computerized to make it even more difficult to have someone steal your identity.

One more thing.  Why you weren't wearing a seatbelt, I will never understand.  That's just plain dumb.

I didn't say how much it costs per dictated minute, because that's now how you figure it.  What matters is how long you are on the phone line.  It costs $1.50 an hour on the phone line, whether you type 1 minute of dictation in that hour or 30 minutes of dictation.  If you transcribe for six hours during the day, it would cost you $9 of long distance for that day.  What's so hard to understand?

I've only been at it a few mos but I am getting so many aches and pains from sitting. I am still in the process of adjusting my workstation so that my shoulder stops hurting.  I thought working again would satisfy me, but what I really need is people too! 

Love the flexibility and dress code - hate being alone and doing the same thing all day.  Sure the dictation varies, but my body stays in this chair and my fingers stay moving. 

I would not mind doing MT as one of many duties, but 38 hrs per week of it is making my rear end wide and flat.....

I was told when considering the position that they wanted someone who could work at least 30 but closer to 40 hours since they had a lot of work.  I thought about it, and decided to do it, and placed my 2 little ones in daycare.  I have since adjusted my schedule so that one is in only 2 days per wk, and the other goes 5 days but abbreviated hours -but, I still have to pay the weekly rate plus the full day drop in rate for the other one. Not a problem if there is a lot of work.

About a month ago, it slowed down and we were told that it would pick up soon, as one MT was leaving and we were getting a new account.  I feel like we are fighting each other for scraps, as the volume has not increased and all of the new hires (I was the first in a hiring wave) are picking up speed as they get better on the accounts.  I can see from the company's standpoint where it is better to have MTs running out of work than to be behind on TAT, but its a balance, because some people are willing to walk away from a job if lack of work goes on long enough.

I honestly would prefer fewer hours and if I were not paying for daycare, I would be happy to cut back, but I just know if I pull my kids out, the long awaited glut of work will finally arrive and I will have to pull all nighters.  I AM getting ready to do this anyway.  The extra money helps us out, but mostly it is going into savings. 

It has to totally suck to be an employee and be required to sit there.  I at least can get tired of checking for work that is not there and decide to go run errands.  Even as a waitress, I got minimum wage if I had no sales for my shift, and the managers were wise enough to cut some people free for the night if business was slow. 

Good luck to you in your situation.