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Instead of having fixed, predictable schedules for its employees, Walmart is looking into a system whereas the number of workers in its store will be in correlation to the number of customers; does this mean workers will be on call? how would that affect planned vacations, employee school schedules, and employees personal life? you like this?

2007-01-04 02:13:37 · 13 answers · asked by I.M. 3 in News & Events Other - News & Events

here is a related article

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070103/bs_nm/walmart_scheduling_dc

2007-01-04 02:44:02 · update #1

"what do you care?"

ok, let us leave any regard or feelings for anyone else aside, after all God (or humanism) is dead and money is the new salvation

lets just say I care cause practices done at a major company like Walmart often spread to other companies and sectors; so it is for selfish reasons- happy now?

2007-01-04 02:58:03 · update #2

13 answers

don't know.....but those "Self Check Out" things bother me....How many jobs did those things take away.....During Christmas, there are like 18-? check out lines, and alot of them were empty with no check out person......YOU KNOW Walmart has the $$ to hire people and it not even feel a $ pinch in their profit margin, so why were the lines unreal......I wouldn't be "on call" for a job, how could anyone budget their household, and have a life....If the walmart people do that, they are morons....who the heck would want that......

2007-01-04 02:27:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

It's easy. You use historical data and arrange schedules to account for the data. It can be averaged out pretty easily. Keep in mind that your function as an employee is to serve the customer. And if you can't do it in such a manner as to profit the company, your employment is pointless. If there are not enough employees on staff to help customers the customers will go elsewhere. If there are too many employees at work the company loses money. In either case it seriously damages your job security in the long term. Is that what you want?

2007-01-04 10:38:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

In a business world it makes sense to relate the number of employees to the average number of customers in a store. It will probably be done so that there are certain numbers of employees there on different days and at different times. But, it will definitelt be an adjustment for the employees. Hopefully Wal-Mart will take this into consideration and move slowly.

2007-01-04 10:22:29 · answer #3 · answered by Shannon 6 · 0 0

But remember the benefits. I have a friend who has worked for Walmart all her adult life. She will soon retire with about $1 million of Walmart stock. You can put up with a lot for that.

Besides, I'm sure it will work by surveying the stores and the pattern of customer numbers to determine how many staff should be there at any time and not be an ad hoc thing.

2007-01-04 10:31:29 · answer #4 · answered by Elizabeth Howard 6 · 0 0

Retail business know when the peak shopping hours are and most of them schedule their emplyoyees in such a way as to accomodate those peaks in business. That's all they're saying. If you've been in a Walmart lately you might have noticed the imbalance of employees to customers. I suspect they're trying to correct that and nothing more.

2007-01-04 10:25:46 · answer #5 · answered by Spud55 5 · 0 0

It would be nice if they had better contorl over their employees. I am so sick and tired of seeing groups of 4 or 5 clerks standing around having a nice old chat session. (And none will ask if you need any help) And....when two checkers decide to have an indepth conversation at the same time they are checking people out....drives me nuts! Why? Because they always have to stop every few seconds and get more indepth! Argh!!!! And....anyone with a job these days should be grateful!

Let me add this though.....I happen to be fortunate to have a couple of clerks that know me and will drop everything to come to help me. But I am not lucky enough to have them there every time I am.

2007-01-04 10:49:51 · answer #6 · answered by TexasRose 6 · 0 1

Yes, my son works there and is too shy to look for another job. I hate what this will do to him. He hasn't had a weekend off since he started working there over two years ago. Not one Sat or one Sun in all that time.

2007-01-04 11:32:48 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1 0

Absolutely lousy. It's retail!

...except, they provide benefits, and for those who work there, that's a major blessing. So they have their employees by the throat.

2007-01-04 10:22:53 · answer #8 · answered by Prakash V 4 · 1 0

Sounds like something Wal-Mart would do. Very little respect or concern for its' employees. It's all about money......

2007-01-04 10:25:26 · answer #9 · answered by cobbiebook 2 · 0 0

Working retail is hard enough. A schedule like that would make it even worse.

2007-01-04 10:21:47 · answer #10 · answered by applecrisp 6 · 1 0

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