[AT] Jobs/ Stores

[charliehill]

I don't buy for one minute the arguement that Wal Mart drives away small 
business.  I've watched it over the years.  Walmart opens a store and 
someone goes right across the street or right beside them and puts in a 
strip mall with all sorts of small shops that the town never had before. 
Some are chains, some are mom and pops.  Folks take the money they have left 
over from shopping at Walmart and go to the small shops.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CEE VILL" <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
To: "new atislist" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Jobs/ Stores





Great to see someone who is willing to speak out, Steve.  A WalMart was 
planned for the adjacent town to ours about three years ago.  It would have 
been in a rural area, just over the town line into that town, and on a state 
highway.  It was just incomprehensible the untruths and rumors the anti- 
marters used to fight against the new store.  Sadly, about fifty very well 
organized anti's managed to create so much pressure that Wal Mart walked 
away, even after preliminary town approval.  As a result, we are still at 
status quo, driving 18-20 miles in any of three directions to shop in a 
WalMart.  I was calculating how much extra Rotella 15W-40 I could buy for 
the tractors with the gas money I saved by driving less than three miles to 
the store.  Ho hum....I think some of these resistors who think a forty mile 
drive is a good thing are also harping "THINK GREEN".

Charlie V. in WNY
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> As much as people hate them the Wal~Mart warehouses are a lot like that.
> If you show up and do your job and don't screw around they will REALLY
> stretch the rules to keep you there.
>
> In this area of NY a good paying job is anything over 15 bucks or so.
> The wife is currently at $18.00 plus benefits.
> She gets 3 weeks paid vacation, Deferred holidays, Paid personal time,
> Paid sick time, choice of 7 different insurance plans.
>
> They also have Safety bonuses and employee bonuses as well.
> But those have now been altered so they get added into the employees
> check, they used to just hand you a check for the bonus and the Feds
> cried foul. They also gave out shirts, jackets and other items. Plus
> every year they hand out a turkey (you pick how big) for thanksgiving
> and Christmas. Plus hot dogs/burgers and buns for the fourth,
> watermelons and such during summer.
>
> One big benefit that Wal~Mart gives to all employees and their spouses
> who last past 90 days is a 10% discount card. It covers all items in the
> store except some food items.
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> -- 
> Steve W.
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