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07-16-2008, 08:16 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ATX
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| Work. Yuck! Actually its not nearly as bad as I'd thought it would be. The pay sucks, and I'll barely be able to pay my bills. I'm hoping soon I'll get a set schedule and then I can look for a part time job as well. Last week I was working 8-5, the weekend I worked 10-7 (during the day..apparently they had accidently put PM instead), then this week I work 2-11pm. I've hardly had time to get on YT and when I do I barely post, just read. Most of my time at home is spent making sure the puppies get enough attention. My dept. mgnr is only going to be dept mgnr for a few more days then I have to get used to someone else. I am a little ticked though. I was told by one person that after 90 days I could go into the mgnt training program. Now they are telling me that I have to work there 6 months. Which makes NO sense to me whatsoever, because I know they take people straight out of college that have never worked for Walmart into the program. I have a 4 yr degree, why should I have to work there 6 months when others don't? Andrew has offered to help pay for me to move to Boise, but right now I'm barely making the bills w/o having to pay rent. So I really don't know how I could be able to afford rent on top of everything else. So I don't know. I'm going to talk to the assistant manager that offered to be my mentor and see what she says the best thing to do would be. If I were getting management salary than I could definitely afford to move. I just don't know if maybe I should move then apply to the program, or go through the program then move. Ideally though, I don't want to be working for Walmart long unless I can go into management with them. (Although I was told by store manager that he didn't think i'd be a good fit for Walmart... I think its cause I don't do the cheer enthusiasticly enough.. sorry but I ain't cheerin' for 7.20 an hr) |
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07-16-2008, 09:36 AM | #2 |
Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC
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| A Walmart cheer?
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07-16-2008, 09:48 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ATX
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| YES. I couldn't believe it either. They taught it to us at orientation, but I didn't believe they ever did it. But sure enough at the end of every morning meeting they do the cheer. Luckily I'm working nights this week so I don't have to do it! Oh and everytime in the meeting that someone says "Good morning" the employees are supposed to say "Good Morning! 754 (or whatever the store # is) is the place to be". Its so awful. Its like a bunch of robots. I really don't plan on being there long term. Some of the stuff they do (like scheduling the majority of workers 34 hrs a week so they don't have to pay benefits), is really bad. |
07-16-2008, 09:50 AM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member | LOLOLOLOL....I remember the Walmart cheer...I worked as a cashier back in 1999 during the Christmas season...then I was making $9 an hour as a part-time cashier (also managed a Sub-way restaurant full time 40hrs a week) and I looked into the management training program and yep...it was 6 months...and I also looked into a full time dept managers position..it only paid $9.50 and hour.... I went back to school part time and became an Administrative Assistant!! $$$ is much much better and I love what I do! Good luck!
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07-16-2008, 09:55 AM | #5 | |
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07-16-2008, 09:58 AM | #6 | |
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07-16-2008, 10:10 AM | #7 | |
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Can you research jobs in the area of where you want to move to? Sometimes if you land a job with a good company...they will help you with re-location costs.
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07-16-2008, 10:35 AM | #8 | |
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07-16-2008, 10:45 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ATX
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| hehe, I'm trying my hardest to work it out to where I can! I really love it up there.. of course I came in the beginning of april. Not so sure how well i'd like it in the middle of January. I'm a lil south GA girl, I like my heat and humidity. |
07-16-2008, 11:53 AM | #10 |
Lovin' my R & R Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Middleton, Idaho
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| DH is from North Carolina. He adjusted well!!! I feel ya though, January SUCKS!!! That's how we justify the thousands spent on snowmobiles though!!! Lots of good jobs though and fairly inexpensive rentals.......
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