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October 08, 2002
the american dream..
read an interestin piece in sundays washington post magazine--insightful foray into americas favorite department superstore, wal-mart..
basically, the writer tells the story of wal-marts success and contradictions by explorin one store in southern maryland. we hear the praises of devoted employees while readin the trials of others--one managers ride to the top is anothers failure to do so..
it was fascinatin to see the article unfold cuz the way it starts and reads in the first half is a very complimentary and almost fawnin tale of the company and its business: employees hired w/o discrimination of capability or disability, one mans rise from ground level to store manager, and wal-marts very original business model..
but in the latter half, we read of complaints, unethical practices (workers LOCKED IN for inventory), lawsuits...and the story behind peoples eyes--of trailer park homes and minimum wage lives. its an excellent piece of writin because of the two-sided picture we see of not just wal-mart, but of people and the real world they/we live in..
i think the lead-in on the cover of the magazine says it best: "socks in bulk, last-chance jobs and a long shot at the american dream now available at wal-mart"..
hmm, maybe i should see about findin a job there..
Posted by chars at October 8, 2002 11:59 PM
Comments
yeah, wal mart's awesome. i wish there was one in nyc. i'd go there everyday
Posted by: mungmungdog at October 9, 2002 12:41 PM