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5. He is probably right about one thing their wages are competitive with the

Reply to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 07:49 PM

Nov 2012

retail industry. All retail industry wages are depressed because other
stores have to lower their wages to compete with Walmart, the race to the bottom.
She should have asked him what his salary was.

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WalMart on CNN [View all] geefloyd46 Nov 2012 OP

Notice he does not dispute that the average wage is barely $300 per year above the poverty level peacebird Nov 2012 #1

What do Target employees make? nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #8

"We have a very STRICT RETALIATION policy... er, ANTI-retaliation policy" stlsaxman Nov 2012 #2

Thank God - Walmart employees are standing up SJohnson Nov 2012 #3

Proven formula. xfundy Nov 2012 #4

He is probably right about one thing their wages are competitive with the doc03 Nov 2012 #5

somebody's been up all night onethatcares Nov 2012 #6

Average pay is $12 an hour? This doesn't dispute 15,000 a year pay... johnnyrocket Nov 2012 #7

It is very easy to deceive with averages Bjorn Against Nov 2012 #10

US Dept. of Labor littlemissmartypants Nov 2012 #14

Crowing about THE lowest prices Plucketeer Nov 2012 #9

defensive much Walmart? tomm2thumbs Nov 2012 #11

She should have hit this little prick up side the head with these questions... JeffHead Nov 2012 #12

Yes Sir, you got it. drynberg Nov 2012 #18

This guy is such a lying sack of crap. blackspade Nov 2012 #13

I love how he thinks that he speaks for the rank and file. I worked at Wal-Mart. The stories the rDigital Nov 2012 #15

Beaver Cleaver Chalfont Nov 2012 #16

I thought the same thing - the massive company has that for a PR guy? yikes. Divine Discontent Nov 2012 #17

You cannot expect an Ivy League person to live in Bentonville, Arkansas! Dustlawyer Nov 2012 #20

What a load of misinformation and deceptive statistics. fasttense Nov 2012 #19