A Walmart Thanksgiving
22
November 2015
Copyright
© 2015 – It’s Not Sam’s Walmart…..Anymore!
As you make preparations and go out to buy the
items for your Thanksgiving feast, make your plans for Black Friday, think
about what a Walmart Thanksgiving is all about.
Thanksgiving For Associates
Begins in the days between the weekend before
Thanksgiving and the Sunday following Thanksgiving with their hours being
reduced.
Why is this?
Because the Walmart bean counters do not want any
hourly associate to exceed 40 hours, period.
In fact if an associate exceeds their scheduled hours for the week, or
40 hours, whichever is the greater, they are coached.
Walmart pay periods run Friday through Thursday
Associates will get the bulk of their hours for
Thanksgiving week on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before, then not many
until Thanksgiving night into Black Friday.
Once the dust settles by Saturday, the hours are again reduced. Therefore, associates end up with either
their scheduled hours for both weeks, some lucky ones will get 40 hours, and
next to none ever see any overtime pay.
Associates Holiday Pay
Is based on average hours worked over the last
six (6) pay periods, that being the last 12 weeks.
For example, an associate averaged 29.5 hours per
week for the last 12 weeks. 29.5 hours
divided by a five (5) day week equals 5.9 hours holiday pay, provided the
associate does not miss the scheduled shift prior or the scheduled shift after
the holiday.
Our example associate pulls a 4pm Thanksgiving to
1am Black Friday morning shift. That is
9 hours less the one hour mandatory meal break, so 8 paid hours, 7 hours on
Thanksgiving, 1 hour on the new pay period.
This example associate will get 7 hours at their hourly pay rate, and
5.9 hours of holiday pay, provided they do not disqualify themselves from
receiving that benefit.
Customers Lose
Cutbacks on staffing levels from Sunday before
Thanksgiving up to Thanksgiving afternoon mean poor service in all areas
including long waits to get checked out.
These Are Not Mr. Sam’s Thanksgiving Values
Mr. Sam closed his original format stores on
Thanksgiving Day, and left Supercenters open, but staffed in a way customers
were taken care of, and associates worked short shifts, unless an associate
volunteered to work longer hours.
There were no Pre-Black Friday sales,
Thanksgiving in a supercenter was for two purposes, one, to take care of
customers who needed last minute items for their meal, and two, to insure the
store was ready.
Associates that worked Thanksgiving were treated
to a Thanksgiving feast, and if they desired to work longer hours on Black
Friday, they were welcome to, even if it put them over 40 hours.
Unfortunately, the liberals and progressives who
took the helm ten plus years ago trashed Mr. Sam’s way of running the business.
Problem with bean counting liberals and
progressives is a lot like the way our nation as a whole is going, eventually
the beans run out.
It Is Time To Restore Mr. Sam’s Beliefs, Values, and Rock Solid
Business Model to Walmart
This means banning Black Friday sales until 5am on Black Friday.
Staffing stores, and not worrying about the added labor costs, after
all, the way to make money is to invest money.
Giving associates that work Thanksgiving a Thanksgiving Feast, not the
Biscuits and Gravy that the liberal & progressive bean counters replaced
the feast with. Ick.
Ending the ban on using vacation time.
Allowing associates to have time off, not just on Thanksgiving, but
during the holiday season.
You realize some of the costs Walmart Associates
pay for their Walmart Thanksgiving
Now, let us work to restore Thanksgiving at
Walmart the way it was before the liberal and progressive bean counters took
over, but not just at Walmart, but at all other retailers who have forgotten
what Thanksgiving Day is for, giving Thanks.
Knowledge
is power!
It’s
Not Sam’s Walmart…..Anymore! is here for
one reason, to return Sam Walton’s beliefs, values, and trail blazing business spirit
, that stresses Customer Service and Value to Walmart!
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