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I really wish I could lose it.

I really wish I could lose it.
It is getting real old and there are times when I wish I could just shut off the instinct to continue on.
I have repeatedly told myself that I cannot possibly know or see something that no one at Walmart knows. I have repeatedly told myself it will get better on its own.
I have often wanted to run away from what is driving me to find a way to get all of it somewhere that it will do some good.
I imagine it is a sense of failure that makes me want to quit and yet it makes me want to continue at the same time.
One day at a time and at least I know that I am clear of the imminent failure that will occur in the future if all of it continues as it is.
I feel really bad for Lee Scott and the rest of the corporate officers. They may have money at the end of it all but they will also have to live with the outcome and maybe someday explain how they could let money rule. I have no idea of how or when it will all come out, I do know that without change from what it is today that eventually even if the things that are really wrong never are brought out the company will suffer and eventually it will go the same way Kmart did only bigger and worse.
At least I know I have tried. At least I know that the original concept was a good one and that Sam Walton was a good person.
How I wish I could hate the company and all it stands for. I can’t. Even with all of the injustices and all the lies I know it was meant to be a good thing.
There is so much good and it is blocked out by the inability of the corporate officers to accept any responsibility for the problems.
The problems are of course varied, some are real, some are imagined, some, are rumors.
I just know that when you are doing what you believe is right you have to do your best to let it be known.
It is more than seven months since they terminated me, or told me I was terminated. Months later someone said that wasn’t the case I walked off the job. It didn’t happen that way.
It makes no difference now anyway, not to Walmart, not to any of the corporate officers.
It is a lie like all the rest and can be covered up.
Oh how I want to give up, wish I could.

Regards,
Julie

People, Mona Williams an email today

Yes,

I had given up hope and had it renewed when Mr. Jackson called.
I knew, I was told not to expect him or anyone else to come through.

I imagine it is my inability to believe that although the stock has dropped a good sixteen dollars in just over six months that Walmart corporate would not want help reviving the stores, the associates and trust within the walls of the stores.

There are only so many times that trust can be lost before it is gone for good.

I thought Walmart Corporate was filled with well educated and hard working individuals that would look at the failures of the past and present and work to make them right. To change things for the better.

I thought any number of times I might be able to help and each time someone took a minute or two and contacted me with a response I thought was genuine it wasn't long before I was back to square one and looking at the entire situation alone.

Okay, I put myself into a position where Walmart associates directly contact me for advice on how to handle situations that they are living through at work. I really don't mind. I am glad when I can help them hold on to what they have and look at and live through it in a better way.

I guess it is an ego thing or it may be one of those situations where no one wants to admit that they failed.

I very well may fail because there are over six hundred concerns on my list, most of which I have already taken care of. Most of which validate what I have known for a long time.

Simple things and it shouldn't be that way I tell every one of the associates that I can only help in some ways. I can advise them on what they may try that won't result in termination.

I had such faith in Walmart that I was wrong and following company policy is not a guarantee they won't find a way to terminate you if someone wants you gone.
I know there is no real open door.

That is not bad if you know it. I did something wrong when I use to tell people the open door worked. It wasn't the open door. It was the people behind it at any given point and if they didn't like you the door would slam shut and it would result in termination.

At least in a few cases I know that I prevented some really great associates and salaried members of management from leaving the company and have done what I can to dispel the inaccuracies that are out there about the company.

I do know that corporate is fine on it's own. After all I am sure that if Walmart goes into bankruptcy once the stock falls further, and it will, the people who made enough while it was doing well will be okay. As far as the others. Oh well.

I have a very difficult time lying and a difficult time accepting propaganda on both sides.

Once again I see others are willing to invest time in helping the associates and they are not Walmart people.

Someday.

I will advise associates to contact their dm regional or corporate if I cannot find a way to resolve issues they bring to me until I find a better way.


JULIE PIERCE WARW 225-273-4354

FUTURE PRESENTATION..WHAT DO YOU THINK?

ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CONVERSATIONS WITH ASSOCIATES HAS CONFIRMED THERE IS A GENUINE “FEAR FACTOR” FOR THE MAJORITY OF ASSOCIATES WORKING FOR WALMART.

THE INABILITY OF UNIONS TO ORGANIZE WORKERS STEMS FROM THE FEAR OF THE LOSS OF POSITIONS THAT ARE PAYING ASSOCIATES AT OR ABOVE THE LEVEL OF WAGES IN ANY ONE PARTICULAR AREA OF THE COUNTRY.

THE COMPANY IN THE PAST HAS AVAILED IT’S ASSOCIATES OF MANY BENEFITS THAT ARE NOT TRULY UNDERSTOOD AS BEING FAR BETTER THAN MOST.

ALTHOUGH BENEFITS SUCH AS HEALTH CARE IS AN IMPORTANT THING FOR MANY OF THE ASSOCIATES IT IS USUALLY NOT A DECIDING FACTOR IN RETENTION OF WORKERS.

WALMART HAS POSITIONED ITSELF IN MANY WAYS THAT, SETS IT APART FROM OTHER RETAILERS. BENEFITS ARE NOT AS MUCH OF AN ISSUE AS IS MORALE AND THE MANAGEMENT STYLE IN MANY STORES, DISTRICTS AND REGIONS.

COMMUNICATIONS ARE BREAKING DOWN FROM WITHIN THE STORES AND ARE SOLELY DEPENDENT ON THE LEADERSHIP IN INDIVIDUAL STORES.

THERE IS A PROBLEM IN CHOOSING MANAGEMENT THAT IS UNAFRAID OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
STORE MANAGERS ARE EVEN MORE FEARFUL OF THE UPPER RANKS AND THIS CAUSES MORALE ISSUES WHERE STORE MANAGERS AND SALARIED MANAGEMENT THAT HOPES TO PROMOTE CONTINUOUSLY HIDE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRAMS AND METHODS OF WORKING ON SOME INTERNAL PROBLEMS WITHOUT EVER MENTIONING THAT THEY ARE MALFUNCTIONING BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS FEARFUL OF RETALIATION.

FLUFF IS RUNNING RAMPPED AT MANY LOCATIONS. COMMUNICATION OF PROBLEMS IS NOT FORTHRIGHT AND STORE MANAGERS LIE IF THE PROGRAMS OR METHODS ARE NOT WORKING.

DUE TO THE MANAGEMENT OF MANY STORES BY INCOMPETENT STORE MANAGERS AND DISTRICT MANAGERS WITH ASPIRATIONS OF PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT LEADING THE WAY INSTEAD OF REAL SITUATIONS AND THE EXPLAINATION AS TO WHY SOMETHING JUST ISN’T WORKING AS EXPECTED.

THE FEAR FACTOR HAS TAKEN HOLD AS IT TAKES MANY YEARS IN MOST CASES TO PROGRESS TO AN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-PAID POSITION IN MANAGEMENT. THE SYSTEM ITSELF HAS TURNED MANY MANAGERS INTO OUT RIGHT LIARS IN ORDER TO COVER THE INABILITY TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES THAT DO NOT WORK.

IN ALL REALITY, STORE MANAGERS, DISTRICT MANAGERS AND EVEN SOME REGIONALS WILL LIE ABOUT PROGRAMS OR ACCEPT LESS THAN WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE IMPLEMENTED TO HIGHER UPS IN ORDER TO MAKE THEMSELVES IMMUNE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF IMMEDIATE ACCOUNTABILITY.

IT IS A PROBLEM FROM WITHING DISTRICTS AND INDIVIDUAL STORES. IT IS THE FEAR OF THE UPPER MANAGEMENT WHO HAVE ALL ALONG BASICALLY BEEN TOLD, MAKE IT WORK OR ELSE.

IN SOME STORES PROGRAMS WORK AND IN OTHER STORES THEY DON’T.
MANAGEMENT WILL LIE ABOUT ANYTHING THAT LOOKS WRONG AND IF THEY ARE BEING QUESTIONED, FLUFF WILL BE CREATED IN ORDER TO MAKE MUCH OF IT LOOK…AS IF THEY ARE FOLLOWING A PROGRAM WHEN THEY ARE NOT BECAUSE IN SOME SITUATIONS IT ISN’T WORKING.

INSTEAD OF FIXING PROBLEMS THEY ARE COVERED UP AND THE PEOPLE THAT KNOW THEY ARE COVERED UP ARE COHERSED INTO LYING FOR UPPER MANAGEMENT OR ARE PUT IN A SITUATION WHERE IT LOOKS AS IF THEY ARE INCOMPETENT.

THE CHANGES THAT WALMART HAS MADE TO SOME SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS ARE PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE INITIAED IN SOME STORES AND MAY CAUSE DISASTERS IN OTHERS.

UPPER MANAGEMENT IS NOT USUALLY CONFIDENT THAT THE ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN WHERE A PROGRAM IS NOT WORKING WILL NOT BE LISTENED TO BUT WILL BE FORCED INTO A SITUATION WHERE IT WILL NOT WORK.

UPPER MANAGEMENT FABRICATES ANY NUMBER OF BOGUS CLAIMS AND CONTINUES TO COVER UP DAILY, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY REPORTS WITH THE ANSWERS THAT CORPORATE WANTS TO HEAR, DISREGUARDING ANY REAL ATTEMPT TO FIX OR DISCOUNT PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT WORKING IN ANY ONE STORE. SOME STORES ARE NOT WORKING PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD TO AND LIE TO COVER.

ETHIC, MORALES AND THE PLAIN TRUTH IS LACKING ON THE HIGHEST LEVELS AT INDIVIDUAL STORES DUE TO THE INTERPRITATION THAT FAILURE IN ANY WAY IS TO RESULT IN DISMISSAL OR DEMOTION.

THE LIES FUNNEL DOWN INTO THE GENERAL ASSOCIATE POPULATION AND ARE A CAUSE FOR ASSOCIATES TO BE CONCERNED WITH THE MANAGEMENT BEING TOTALLY UNREALISTIC IN RESPECTS TO PROGRAMS AND DUTIES THAT ARE NOT WORKING DUE TO INADEQUATE MONITORING OF PROGRAMS AND INADEQUATE STAFFING THAT IS DOMINATED BY THE LOCALE OF THE INDIVIDUAL STORES AND THE COMMUNITY’S INABILITY TO ACCEPT ONLY PART TIME EMPLOYMENT FOR IT’S CONSTIUENTS.

OPEN AVAILABILITY COMBINED WITH PART TIME EMPLOYMENT CAUSES A PROBLEM IN THE ABILITY TO HIRE ASSOCIATES WHO WILL BE DEPENDABLE AND ABLE TO BE RETAINED FOR AN UNDETERMINED LENGTH OF TIME.

WHAT ONCE WAS FLEXIBILITY IN WORK HOURS HAS TURNED INTO A MANADATORY AVAILABILITY IN ORDER TO WORK FOR THE COMPANY AT ALL. MANY ASSOCIATES ORIGINALLY CAME TO WALMART BECAUSE OF FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES AND CAN NOT COMPRIMISE THEIR FAMILY’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE FOR ITSELF ON A PART TIME OR IN SOME CASES EVEN A FULL TIME POSITION THAT IS INADEQUATE TO SUSTAIN THAT FAMILIES FINANCIAL NEEDS.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION...CALL ME

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/03/national/03walmart.html?ei=5035&en=99f9f9aa473a2317&ex=1212120000&adxnnl=1&partner=MARKETWATCH&adxnnlx=1126630893-tnp7iUXkMoGjarltjF5Skw

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Communication, will it change?

It is Sunday and after talking to some Walmart associates and making the attempt to lead them in the right direction I know that I am doing it for them. Still I wonder why I should do anything to help Walmart along the way.
Terminated, fired, resigned, walked off the job.
I have no idea of what any of it means except I do not get paid.
My family supports what I am doing and if communication was any more difficult there would be nothing I could do.
Every day emails, phone calls, messages, coffee, and more coffee.
I love being busy but wish I could just go back to working at a job that existed a long time ago. When it wasn't impossible to accept the status quo.
I wonder, will they do as they say or let it go again?

Emailed this morning...

Yesterday, Saturday, and this morning Sunday, has made me realize that I may have to re arrange my meetings with others in order to show you some of the problems in the Baton Rouge area. Much of the upcoming week is broken between interviews and confirming travel plans.

Understand that associates are contacting me with information on any number of issues at many of the stores here in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas. There is actually so much that I find I have had to put some other things aside in order to calm some of them down and tell many it will get better.

This is being written after a meeting with an associate coming off the night shift at one of the stores.

Yes, I open my door to local associates. Yes, I try to show them a plan that will help.

I do not know why I am doing it aside from the fact that you did contact me and I see a glimmer of hope. I also just cannot see myself putting anyone in the position I am in. No work at all, thank goodness I have a family that supports me.

I am being asked for communication information and advice on who may be able to help in some situations. Even salaried management does not want to take a chance of direct contact with anyone higher up. I am on the verge of contacting the district managers in the area. I no longer trust the Regional myself, I am fearful I could cause some wonderful people to lose their positions too soon, before they are ready to leave.

The "Fear Factor" still lives and not many are willing to ask for help, they would rather take a chance and look for jobs elsewhere.

I am concerned because I have been informed of CO managers and assistant managers who are looking at retirement and at quitting soon.

Associates and management are getting stretched to the limit and the stress levels are where most would rather be temporarily unemployed instead of finding work before leaving the company.

Some have already attempted to quit and were talked into staying at least for a while.
Dedicated assistant managers are looking at everything short term.

Pallets of freight from the GM side are being mixed and are being pushed to the floor with no organization whatsoever. They are not separating freight, just taking all of it off the truck as is and to the floor.

It has become chaotic and most of the middle management at the stores really is thinking of walking out.

I have heard of even management with over twenty years going into retirement earlier than they had intended. They would rather be paid less and be treated better.

Lawrence, this is not a joke and although I am happy that people trust me with situations that concern their livelihood I feel compelled to see if I can help them through this unrest.

Please do not forget me. The news is not good. This is serious and I don't even know that the convention will be able to help in a timely way. Although at this point anything is better than nothing.

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