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• It’s Called ‘Sick Leave’ But You Can’t Use It

  I wrote a letter to the editor in the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper for Waterbury, CT on Jan 21st. There was to be legislation to mandate sick time. I guess last time it failed but I mentioned that they should pass a law that all sick time be available the first day you’re sick. | Read More

• Breaking my back just to make ends meet.

  I was hired as a part time door greeter in 2007.That was fine because I am disabled. In early 2008, my husband was laid off at his decent paying job and got on at Wal-Mart part time. Because of his age and the hours and pay from Wal Mart, he had to take early Social Security. Before, he was getting at least 24 hours, but since October Wal-Mart has constantly cut his hours. This week he got 11 hours. It is hardly worth his time for that, but we need it to pay bills. | Read More

• Sent From One Manager to Another About Reduced Hours

  When I suffered a repetitive stress injury after 3 years working as Wal-Mart cashier, I was warned not to file a workman’s comp claim, and the store began to set me up to be fired. | Read More

• Wal-Mart’s In-House Insurance Deceives Employee Expecting A Child

  I have worked for Wal-Mart for 13 years. The first several years I contributed money from every paycheck for health insurance coverage. In 1998 I became pregnant and was due around the middle of August. I knew that with 4 children at home I would not return to my full time status to be able to keep my same coverage. | Read More

• Wal-Mart Store Manager Lied To State Unemployment Agency

  I worked for Wal-Mart in [location withheld]. I was fired because I could not do my work because of an OFF THE JOB injury. | Read More

• Complete Disregard for Employee’s Safety

  Injured by a Wal-Mart doctor, I now have 4 discs in my neck fused and 5 in my back that nothing can be done with without life-threatening risks. | Read More

• Lifting Sofas With Two Heart Attacks

  I had 2 heart attacks on the job at Wal-Mart. I was in my mid 50's. | Read More

• You are not allowed to get sick…

  I used to work for Walmart Store #1037 in summerville SC, I was recently terminated (Nov 29th 2008) because I was 1 to 3 minutes slate 3 times in 8 months. This store has issues with how they treat employees. Even though I was a Lawn and Garden sales associate, I was forced to push carts in the rain on many occasions and I was forced to use a fork lift that was unsafe to operate and without a spotter (which is company policy). I pulled the tendon in my leg pushing carts and when I asked to go to the doctor, I was written up for it because management said it was my fault. After I was written up, I was told by store management "YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GET SICK". | Read More

• When A Doctor’s Note Doesn’t Cut It

  I am a former Wal-Mart employee. I missed about 3 or 4 days in a 6-month period between March and August of 2008. | Read More

• ‘Manager’s Drinking Buddies’ Get Promoted, And Disrespect For Labor Laws

  I was an employee of Wal-Mart for almost 5 years before they fired me for staying home with a sick child, because of their new attendance program. | Read More

• ‘If Sam Walton Were Here Today… He Would Probably Shut The Doors Forever’

  If I did not need this job, I would not work another day for Wal-Mart. In my store there is favoritism big time. I have been there for two years, and still don't make enough money to feed a family. There are many nights and days that I go hungry so the rest of the family can eat. | Read More

• The Effects of Wal-Mart’s ‘Family First’ Policy

  I worked for Wal-Mart about 15 years ago... part time to supplement our income when my three girls were small. It seemed a perfect fit; [the store] was located close to home and we supported Wal-Mart with much of our shopping (diapers, kids’ clothes, toiletries, etc). When Wal-Mart came to town they paid just slightly better than other retailers and they were sought after by many as an employer. During the holiday rush, one of my girls became ill with a flu that nearly hospitalized her. | Read More

• Managers Messed With The Time Clock, Allowed Dust Problem In Store To Continue

  I am a former Wal-Mart employee. I worked for Wal-Mart for 7 ½ years as an overnight stocker with a final hourly wage of $12.32. My 40 cent/hour yearly raise didn't even come close to covering the increases in cost of living and health insurance and gasoline and heating oil. Every year it seemed they wanted us to work harder and harder and more shorthanded all the time for less money. | Read More

• Fighting Her Foot Recovery Every Step Of The Way

  I worked for the Wal-Mart in Show Low, Arizona for 15 years. I was the Dept. Manager of Hardware, Sporting Goods and I.C.S. Team Leader. I am female and have felt discrimination against females for 15 years. I was a full time employee, worked off the clock for the bast**** and never complained. Until one day my feet and ankles gave out and I had to have reconstructive surgery on both feet and ankles (after 13 years of pounding the cement floors and climbing ladders that male employees were afraid to). | Read More

• “Benefits” is a Loose Term to Wal-Mart

  "When I was hired at Wal-Mart about 7 months ago, I was told by the hiring manager that Wal-Mart has the best benefits and I would receive then after 3 months. I believed him, but was in for a very rude awakening." | Read More

• Anonymous on Workers Compensation

  "They told me that because my visit was to be paid for by Worker's Compensation, that I was supposed to be on the clock for the appointment. I was told I had to clock out and consider it my lunch." | Read More

• Tennis Elbow and Workers Compensation

  "...the personnel manager said workers comp was not an option, and offered me a layoff for a month until I got better. I'm not stupid, I'm willing to bet if I had taken the layoff, they would never have called me back. Sneaky aren't they?" | Read More

• A Joke That Isn’t Funny

  "Health care at Wal-Mart is a joke. A good friend of mine injured his arm severely and all the Management was concerned about was when he was coming back because they needed him back. They showed no concern about the arm." | Read More

• Darla Lee on Health Care

  "But even their health insurance didn't even pay for anything. I went to the doctor maybe three times within the year - just within the year before I was hurt. And their health insurance would maybe pay - maybe pay - 5 or 10 percent." | Watch the Video

• No Rest, No Overtime

  "I was left on the register for 9 hours with no breaks or lunch. I was told by the CSM to stop asking for a break... I’m still working there, but have been turned down for other jobs which I am qualified for." | Read More

• Anonymous on Overtime and Sick Leave

  "We are not paid for the first eight hours we call out sick and they accept no doctor notes. My family is out a lot because of my diabetic son, so it adds up." | Read More

• Aurthur M. Dietz

  "I was employed for them in the 1980’s and was terminated (I later found out), for the simple reason that my store had to trim it’s full time, insured employees!" | Read More

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