Why you won't see me in a Wal-Mart

[puckrobin]

Two words: Debbie Shank

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/03/25/walmart.insurance.battle/?iref=newssearch&imw=Y


I first learned about this on Keith Olbermann's Worst Person in the World segment. (Scroll down the list to see the original video where Wal-Mart hit the number one spot. Olbermann will keep giving them the bronze in Worst Person category until they smarten up and do right by their former employee.)

Worst Person in the World!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17029342/

Allen

P.S.: I see that Wal-Mart has seen the light and done the right thing. If "the right thing" can be said to describe merely showing basic human decency only after receiving considerably bad publicity in hundreds of newspaper editorials, TV and radio commentaries and blogs. (Oh, and all those petitions and letters. I emailed Wal-Mart to express my anger on the situation.)

Comments

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

That's horrible. I mean, I've heard some pretty awful things about Wal-Mart, but this takes the cake! Maybe all the negative publicity will force Wal-Mart to cave and give the Shanks the compensation they so desperately need and deserve. Of course, as long as people are willing to shop there, Wal-Mart probably doesn't have to worry about negative publicity and can continue earning the bronze in the Worst Person category.

[puckrobin.livejournal.com]

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200803311805DOWJONESDJONLINE000786_FORTUNE5.htm

And the evil just keeps on coming. Something tells me they might get more than a bronze in the Worst Person category today.

Oh, and for the UK residents on this list, Wal-Mart owns ASDA.

Allen