Walmart Greeters

Walmart will be getting rid of their greeters in their stores. This policy was actually approved a few years back, but now I guess a tipping point has been reached, in that various greeters who had handicaps will be losing their jobs. The greeter position will instead becomes a position that includes more tasks, such as lifting items and cleaning up spills. And the new job will pay a bit more.

Walmart did a worthwhile thing in hiring these handicapped greeters, and Walmart has, at times, given generously to communities that are dealing with crises.

But is saving a small percentage of their total revenue really worth the pain it will cause these workers, their families, and the customers they've served? According to moneynation.com, Walmart makes about $15,000,000,000 a year in profit. That's about $40,000,000 profit per day. The average Walmart worker makes about $22,000 per year.

Is that pittance of savings really worth it? Won't it just tarnish a name that has been frequently tarnished?

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