WOW! First off, Thanks Prof G for the snacks, you are great!
I had first heard that Wal-Mart was an awful corporation before but after this movie I was just in shock. I don't know if I will be able to step into another wal-mart store now. As I was talking to one of my classmates, I mean I feel like this store is awful in the way that it treats its workers like crap and is super discriminating with race and gender and probably more, but I don't know if my reactions will last for ever since this corporation is so accessible to broke people like me.
What shocked me the most was the girl that was in China. I cannot believe that they are living in such poor conditions when we are over here just driving 10 minutes to a store to find a toy or piece of clothing, and just to say "this is cheap" or in a way "worthless" when people like the girl in the movie are working in such a horrible place for NOTHING, for us to say this is worthless?!
The one thing that gets me even more is that walmart is so available to people who don't have much money and when it is all they can really afford. Like another one of our classmates put it the other day, she is trying to eat healthier like wholefoods but it's hard, a college student with such a short budget can't afford to eat healthy and there it is: Wal-Mart comes to the rescue or more like destruction. I guess walmart may be benefiting the buyer positively with low prices but I don't know if that is enough to cover their disgusting treatment of its workers.
Bring on the fire...
Veronica -
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I was also very disturbed by the Walmart film -- unsure as to how I should've felt in the end. I can't say that I'll never shop there again, but the info. in the film does give us a lot to think about. The price and convenience factors are to be considered, for those of us who are students and/or working class folks. I was frustrated by the effect that the management's practices have on employees and small, family businesses. Seems like no one can affort to work at Walmart full time, and rely on the pay and benefits to support their families. Ugh! Where do we go from here? :-(
Shirley, Look at the link I put above this post, It's an organization that is working to change walmart's treatment toward workers. I think this is a good start toward change! Thanks for the comment!
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