The condition of the laboring man at Walton's
this post was submitted on 15 May 2026
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This is from 1894, nothing has changed, the systems are still in place and arguably have grown to cover a wider spread of the socioeconomic classes.
It blows my mind, for all the advances in technology, human nature hasn’t changed and we’re still exploiting our fellow people. It’s just one “fuck you” after another
They're greedy, not stupid.
Greedy and stupid because no one applying even when they need the help and have been hiring. No one will apply at a job paying 11 when all the jobs around them are starting at 13 and higher.
Unless the existing staff break down and can't do enough work to keep the place running, management don't care.
Unless the existing staff ~~break down and can't do enough work to keep the place running~~ go on strike, management don't care.
Which will eventually happen, although who knows when.
Not necessarily
People aren't eating out much anymore especially at fast food. Fast food as a business model is falling apart
If Walmart is paying more, than it's time to go work for Walmart. As the other comment said, they're greedy, and the only way to get around this is to show them that they won't take it. They lowered the wage because they know the employees won't do anything about it.
He plans on doing it but only after working as a Team manager for awhile. Will look good on his resume. Also he worked hard for the title. Had to take a test that apparently can use anywhere.
He should unionize the staff before he leaves.
If you're going to leave anyway, drop the Union Bomb, and maybe they'll fire you, and you can sue them for a zillion bucks. Or just leave when you have something better to go to, although don't expect a good reference.
That sounds very sensible actually, and hopefully would mean earning more than he otherwise would when he moves.
Walmart starts at like 21 an hour for team leads as well, at least around here. So that's not a bad idea.
I've known many people who were rejected from Walmart
I've unknew Walmart rejects too, fricken methheads
Not just meth heads. If you live in a really populated area, Walmart is actually super picky.
Their HR departments are basically brainless. The computer makes all the choices
when you apply to Walmart you drop into a 3 colored queue, red yellow/orange green
- green: worked their before no issue
- yellow/orange: no job experience or left in bad terms not violently or a way that harmed the company
- red: you stole something or you had massive red flags when they searched you
They're heavily pushed towards hiring greens, and if forced to, they'll hire yellows, and they're not allowed to hire reds outside of excruciating circumstances.
I had a friend who had no criminal record whatsoever, but due to someone being disabled and needing care in their household, they had never really held a job into their late 20's, The Walmart that was closest to her house wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole after repeated attempts, but that was in a massively populated area. However, the one that was in her old town, which was significantly lower population, called first try (but sadly that was an accidental application didn't notice the town defaulted back)
Name and shame.
Wateraburger.
That place seems like they put in the minimum amount of work to be considered a business. I went in one near me and the vibe is just weird. Almost liminal. The walls were bare and they had one or two people working tops.
For reference, the highest state* minimum wage in the US is Washington State at $17.13 (in Seattle it's $21.30).
*not counting Washington DC
Wage laws across the US are all over the place. Meanwhile the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.
Given the high inflation, his pay has actually been reduced $2.50, not $2.
he was hired at 13 an hour. Now it’s 11
You mean that new people get a lower starting wage? Or that his own wage has been lowered?
New employee get paid the new lower wage, but when he was hired 11 months ago the starting wage was 13.
He needs to lower his output!
Yeah one of the most trumped up thing of our time is rising costs and lowering wages. I simply will not work to lose money. Its not a tough equation. It has to pay for food, houseing, utilities, transit, etc. If you can't so much as get a beer because your already in the red. whats the point.
I'm not sure there is an alternative
I would rather not be homeless
What if working didnt even guarantee that?
if your working to be in the red its going to happen anyway. The only difference is how long and if you will be working while homeless.
why is he wirking gis arse off? ge is not being paid enough to do that. as team lead he should be encouraging the same.
11$ per hour is not an okay wage in the U.S.
Everything is more expensive so we will pay the most important part of the business, the employees who need the money to live, even less. This only makes sense in bizzaro land.
Classic
The Federal Minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. It has been raised only twice since 1997, for a total of $2.10.
Some states have a higher minimum wage, but many Red states remain at, or default to, the Federal Minimum Wage.
Chris Rock said that "Minimum wage is your boss telling you that he'd pay you LESS, but it's AGAINST THE LAW!"