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Walter L. Newton3/17/2011 9:57:23 pm PDT

re: #421 sattv4u2

Hey,, I figure as long as my name is ON the schedule, whatever/ how many ever hours they have me down for it’s all good!

Not really a complaint on my part, just an observation. I know this is nothing unusual in retail, just a bit different for me since I come from mainly a 30 year corporate environment.

I find the “scrooge” and “intimidation” style of retail management to be odd, that’s all. I can certainly understand why I find so many employees, who do a really good job, but couldn’t care less about anything else than coming into work, doing what they are expected to do, and then going home. Any feelings of belonging, of working in unison to improve the company, a real corporate loyalty, none of that… the mentality of management itself keeps most of the employees from caring much at all.

It’s self-exploiting and in my mind wastes a lot of time and money to run a business like this.