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MontanaMama

(23,301 posts)
18. The manager at the Target
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 05:55 PM
Sep 2017

store in my town will often walk around the store thanking customers for shopping with them.

That does deserve accolades. Heck, Sanders' Raise the Wage Act didn't reach $15 until 2024. eom Hoyt Sep 2017 #1
Pure business decision Juliusseizure Sep 2017 #10
I tend to agree. There was nothing altruistic about this, it was a BUSINESS decision. Volaris Sep 2017 #12
I still say boycott Walmart! I am tired of us taxpayers subsidizing their payroll. Dustlawyer Sep 2017 #20
At least a decade Ineeda Sep 2017 #24
Well, still better than some of the proposals for increased minimum wage and they deserve credit. Hoyt Sep 2017 #13
I'm not criticizing Target Juliusseizure Sep 2017 #15
If corporations are people and have religions, I would think they need to have a conscience and Dustlawyer Sep 2017 #21
Corporations aren't legally allowed to have those 2 things, Volaris Sep 2017 #23
Not to be snarky, but will Twittler (Dotard) also get involved with this LeftInTX Sep 2017 #2
Boycott a store for treating its workers slightly decently? liberalnarb Sep 2017 #7
Will it stop its captive anti-union meetings, too? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #3
Captive anti-union meetings are illegal. DK504 Sep 2017 #4
Oh, Target's one of the absolute worst. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #5
No.. mountain grammy Sep 2017 #6
My spouse and I own a small business MontanaMama Sep 2017 #8
And without knowing anything about your actual business, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #9
Our staff is like family. MontanaMama Sep 2017 #17
precisely; i live in SD, where wages are also low, and it is so obvious to me that performance is TheFrenchRazor Sep 2017 #16
Can't do much more for Target. Amimnoch Sep 2017 #11
The manager at the Target MontanaMama Sep 2017 #18
i'm not impressed by Target. Scruffy1 Sep 2017 #14
Yeah, and good luck getting 40 hours a week. I'm not impressed Luz Sep 2017 #19
Why focus on the negative. Yes corporations often do things that are in their beat interests. Fla Dem Sep 2017 #26
A company realizing low wages are helping kill it is very good. Hortensis Sep 2017 #22
Good on Target! My favorite store. Fla Dem Sep 2017 #25
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