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| Boo Walmart | |
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| Topic Started: Jul 11 2013, 01:07 PM (1,071 Views) | |
| Darcie | Jul 11 2013, 01:07 PM Post #1 |
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Walmart employee fired after reporting dog in hot truck A former employee of Walmart in Kemptville, Ont., says she was fired for confronting a customer who left a dog in a truck on a hot day this week. Carla Cheney says the confrontation happened at this Walmart in Kemptville, Ont., on Tuesday.Carla Cheney says the confrontation happened at this Walmart in Kemptville, Ont., on Tuesday. (CBC) Carla Cheney told CBC News she hadn't yet started her shift and was in her own clothes outside the store with colleagues on Tuesday when she spotted a Walmart customer leaving his dog in a parked truck. The dog jumped out of the open window twice to follow the man, Cheney said. The man took his dog back to the truck and rolled up the windows, leaving them open about an inch, Cheney said. The man then headed into the Walmart. 'Told me it was none of my business' "I said, 'Is this really happening? I'm going to give him about five or 10 minutes and then I'm going to call the police,'" Cheney recalled. She called the police and an officer arrived to get the man's licence plate, then headed into the store to find him. Later on, the man left the Walmart and got into his truck, Cheney said. Before he left the parking lot, he pulled up to the table where Cheney was sitting with her colleagues. "He pulled up to us and said, 'Hello, ladies, how are you?' And I said, 'You shouldn't leave your dog in the car,'" Cheney said. "He told me it was none of my business and I said that that was fine, that if I saw him do it again I would just call the police next time. He said he was no longer going to be shopping at that Walmart, and I said, 'OK.'" http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/07/10/ottawa-walmart-hot-cars-vehicles-dogs-animals-worker-fired-cheney-parking-lot-customer.html |
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| Alli | Jul 11 2013, 01:22 PM Post #2 |
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Wal mart seems to talk from both sides of their face. In one instance they are for helping on the other they will fire their staff for minor issues. Not a company I would ever work for. She deserves a medal the dog owner should be left in a car with the windows rolled up... |
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| goldengal | Jul 11 2013, 11:50 PM Post #3 |
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Hardly fair to Boo Walmart per se when it is the management of the Kemptville store that has the problem. Here's hoping policy and procedures will be put into effect where no employee will lose their job in future for doing what is proper on behalf of the dog. Likely, considering the man had originally left the window down enough for the dog to be able to jump out, he thought it would be alright. We never leave our dogs in the vehicle even to run quickly into a store. Take care, Pat |
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| Darcie | Jul 12 2013, 01:56 AM Post #4 |
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Walmart is responsible for their managers' actions, who else should be accountable? Boo Walmart. |
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| Dana | Jul 12 2013, 03:22 AM Post #5 |
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We could likely find a walmart story per week if we tried, It is such a big cheap outfit. |
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| goldengal | Jul 12 2013, 03:56 AM Post #6 |
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I doubt there is any policy or procedure at the present time covering this, but hopefully in the future there will be. Try thinking positive. Really helps. Take care, Pat |
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| Bitsy | Jul 12 2013, 05:32 AM Post #7 |
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Pat, I agree about positive thinking but the US history with Wal-Mart's treatment of their employees coupled with their low pay leaves me with few positive thoughts. |
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| Darcie | Jul 12 2013, 06:18 AM Post #8 |
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Pat, I prefer to think negative when I see negative, refuse to bury my head in the sand. It is more realistic to live that way, face sad, cry, face funny, laugh, face negative and recognize it, face positive and laud it. Just my way of living, don't like to ignore anything positive or negative, happy or sad. |
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| goldengal | Jul 13 2013, 04:52 AM Post #9 |
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The employee herself said that on the whole, Walmart is a good company, but thinks the Kemptville store needs to go over what staff are supposed to do when they see something unsafe in the parking lot. This is why I suggested policy and procedures are definitely required across the board. I have become friendly with several employees at our Walmart store, and none seem dissatisfied, and if they were, we are adjacent to Heartland Town Centre which houses every store with the exception of KMart so I am sure it would not be difficult to find other employment if one was unhappy. http://www.heartlandtowncentre.ca/directory.html Take care, Pat |
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| margrace | Jul 13 2013, 05:51 AM Post #10 |
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Well here is my experience this week in shopping at Walmart. Our closest Walmart in 35Ks away, I priced an ink cartridge for my printer while there. I would cost $56 plus tax. So I came home and ordered it on line. It took 2 days to get here and cost $44.69 that included taxes and shipping. |
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| Durgan | Jul 13 2013, 05:55 AM Post #11 |
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Being fired from Walmart would be a plus if I was hiring as person. I can't imagine a more repulsive company to be associated with. When I young person I worked for Woolworth's and got fired. I always looked upon it as a badge of honour. I couldn't even walk into the lousy store for years and was so happy when the met their demise. The many box retail stores today are little different. |
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| Bitsy | Jul 13 2013, 06:17 AM Post #12 |
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Pat, I wonder if one the reasons Wal–Mart employees in Canada are more satisfied than their American counterparts is due to your social programs. We do not have universal health care and low wages paid by US Wal-Mart are subsidized by tax payers.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/31/walmart-taxpayers-house-report_n_3365814.html |
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| goldengal | Jul 13 2013, 06:33 AM Post #13 |
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I do not know Bitsy, but somehow I doubt they are any different than many of our stores who used to hire full time, but now many are part time so they do not have to pay benefits a full time employee would be entitled to. It is sad for sure, but seems to be a sign of the times. It seems many have to rely on two or three part time jobs in order to make a living. ohmy 03 Take care, Pat |
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| Bitsy | Jul 13 2013, 06:54 AM Post #14 |
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I don't know either, Pat, it was only a suggestion. Correct me if I am wrong but as I understand it, whatever benefits offered by Canada Wal-Mart, basic healthcare is not a part of the package, I thought in Canada it was the government responsibility to provide basic healthcare not the employer. In the states, our employers are the ones who offer private insurance to their employees for a cost and only then if their job/hours qualify. ETA: According to this, salaries for hourly employees is almost $2.00 per hour more in Canada. I can see where that would be lead to more satisfied employees. http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Walmart-Stores-Salaries-E715.htm http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/WalMart-Canada-Salaries-E37844.htm Edited by Bitsy, Jul 13 2013, 07:06 AM.
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| goldengal | Jul 13 2013, 07:12 AM Post #15 |
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You are correct Bitsy re OHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Plan), but when most people were employed full time, they qualified for benefits such as dental, vision care, etc. if their company provided such a plan. Such benefits are not covered by OHIP. Many at the Loblaws grocery store where I shop (higher end store compared to some stores) used to be full time, and are now part time. While I know a couple quite well, I do not have the nerve to ask if they have kept said benefits. Take care, Pat |
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