I would really like to hear some stories about experiences when you were asked to do something that goes beyond common sense? On one occasion, my manager criticized me because (long story short) I literally failed to be in 2 places at the same time. I was shocked by what I heard, but I don't think she ever thought about how realistic her expectation was.
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To be able to run meat and produce Dept with only 3 people on 1st shift
Minimum wage
Costco: $16
Walmart: $11
Average pay
Costco: $24
Walmart: $15
Employees on food stamps (subsidized by you)
Costco: Virtually none
Walmart: More than any other company
Founder net worth
Costco: not a billionaire
Walmart: $220+ billion; up $30 billion in the pandemic
Both companies have similar business models and charge the same low prices. One decided to treat its employees like humans and forgo enormous profits, and the other one took the opposite track.
Business is about choices.
Sometimes this is done to force ppl to go away. It’s a tactic managers use to get rid of ppl.
This did not happen to me personally but I witnessed it. Our GM coach was screaming at one of the apparel associates because she couldn't ki-l a pallet of breakpack boxes, with 25 full boxes, in 5 minutes. She yelled at her infront of 4 cap 1 associates and 3 of us from claims. Literally screaming, veins bulging in her forehead. To expect a pallet of breakpack apparel emptied in 5 min is a ridiculousness expectation.
This did not happen to me personally but I witnessed it. Our GM coach was screaming at one of the apparel associates because she couldn't ki-l a pallet of breakpack boxes, with 25 full boxes, in 5 minutes. She yelled at her infront of 4 cap 1 associates and 3 of us from claims. Literally screaming, veins bulging in her forehead. To expect a pallet of breakpack apparel emptied in 5 min is a ridiculousness expectation.