A Walmart Thanksgiving

A Walmart Thanksgiving

22 November 2015

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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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