WessoJPEG Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Ollieboy

On a recent trip to Wal-Mart only the self check out registers were open at 7:30 am. They are limited to 20 items. I had over 20 items and asked a supervisor what I should do. She shrugged her shoulders and said there was no one in yet to open the regular registers. I just left my cart in the aisle and left. It seems Wal-Mart and others are having a major personell problems. It seems raising their wages didn't matter.

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

Jerry I just don't buy what you were told and you should take a deep look at the "story" you were told- I worked in the grocery stores for 40 yrs '53 to '96 - ya- I have been retired from the business for 22 yrs but I have and still do all the grocery shoping and keep up with the operations of store and handling of employees as well as customer service. #1 NO employer would tolerate or keep a person /crew who acted like these mentioned. #2 Yes the DIY checkouts are designed to cut labor - large store with 4 yo 6 self check stands cuts at lest 2 people out of work- 2 clerks $10 hr X 40hrs $800 a week $41,600 a yr savings in each store adds up and the list goes on
yes - work ethic have gone into the tank with this spoiled lazy generation But the fact still remains that there are folks whose jobs are to figure out how can we get more done with less labor costs.And they are doing that by getting the customer to do the work they are paying to have done by shopping there - give me a discount and I'll gladly check myself out.

cochese

As a manager in a production facility I see it all the time. Even finding employees willing to work is difficult. Some will be hired and will leave at their first break and not return. Those that do stay want full pay and bennefitss the day they start. It is called an entry level position because you need to learn the skills. And advance accordingly. The ones that do stay are nowhere near ready for the workplace. I have had workers start that can do calculus in their head, but struggle just to fill out basic paperwork to become employed. Many expect that they will spend several weeks in a training program and have to be told that the training will be in the plant making product. And then they expect a salary increase after the orientation whether they have achieved the goals clearly laid out in their job description or not. Many do not even read the policy manual then become offended when they are reprimanded for not following policy. I did not raise my children that way. All were required to get jobs when they turned sixteen. They were required to follow policies, be on time, and work their schedule. ALL of them were required to work for me at home most of their lives, all had chores... No chores, no allowance. And you could get a siblings share of the allowance by doing their chores. Substandard work was not acceptable, if it was done poorly it was done over. More parents need to teach kids the value of work. No wonder companies send work overseas, who wants to deal with the work force here?

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

One survey showed that a large percentage (don't remember the exact number, but it was around 50% or more) of young people interviewed would not take a job that prohibited them from looking at social media while at work. I think most of us "older folks" just accepted that showing up at work on time ready to work was just simply what you did - if you wanted that job!

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

Work ethic starts at home by and with the parents. Today's parents! It's no wonder the work ethic of this generation is so questionable.

printer273

Welcome to 2018 many people want to make $100,000 but not work for it. When the government handouts exceed minimum wage it encourages people not to work. No pride now a days just show me the money for being irresponsible. Stop the free government handouts for those physically able to work and things might change.

WessoJPEG Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Well said. I agree.

Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

Self check outs will take jobs! Similar to a friend I had at the airport. I flew out every Monday morning and enjoyed chatting with the guy that checked my bag. Then they put a self check in machine and he tried to talk me into using it every week. I told him it was his replacement but he laughed it off. 3 years later, there were 3 machines there and he was gone.

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

Unfortunately, responsibility is not stressed today. When I was a teen, I delivered newspapers in all kinds of weather and never missed a day. You can see the lackadaisical attitiude and lack of commitment to the job in almost any fast food restaurant (except the McDonalds in my town, which always has the same crew working hard every day).

sr71 Loc: In Col. Juan Seguin Land

and you would work for .50 cents a day?

polonois Loc: Lancaster County,PA.

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

Employer sets the wage, not the government. No skills, no pay, not to hard to figure out in a Capitalist system...Employer determines what they need in a work force and skilled people will be paid accordingly....based on competition. Learn a skill and/or experience, get paid for it.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

And remember when companies also offered health insurance and a retirement program? We're becoming a minimalist society.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I hate to disagree, but not showing up for work is becoming the norm.