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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 04:16 PM Original message |
Walmart offers job training via DPS - activist asks whether students are being trained as "subservie |
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Just-plain-Kathy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow, Walmart found a way to train their employees on the taxpayers dime. |
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Moosepoop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I don't think the wages paid come from the school or taxes. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 10:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
30. This is nothing like your description of your high school "co-op" program. |
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BakedAtAMileHigh (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. ah, the low standards of public education |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. You know, coming from Wal-mart.......... |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. You got it! One of the highest unemployment and poverty rates |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yeah, bastards!!!!! |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Pretty much but not so much in the "Park." They're not |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 08:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. I worked for a company like that |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 10:11 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Yeah, there's your "Free Market" at work......... |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. 'Free Market' is not the word for it. |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. You know, if that were my job.... |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I can't complain, thanks. |
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Beavker (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. Isn't Walmart Indoctrinating our kids? |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. Look, we all may be working for Wal mart (or almost the same....... |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Since our retirement is wiped out, we'll probably end up as greeters. |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Just hope like hell that we don't get trampled to death |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Dear Lord, that's not the way I wanna go. nt |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. And I don't want to see you go that way, either... |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. back in the olden days of the 50 and 60`s |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 07:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Yes |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 07:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. That's the difference |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
16. Let's get corporations back to "on the job training" -- and cut out all this corp crap --!!! |
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D-Lee (457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. Remember Detroit has 50% unemployment |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 07:43 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I would have no objection if it were an after-school program |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. It is when adults could be working in those stores |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
24. All of these unemployed adults out here, and Wal-Mart decides |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
26. there's a family business I'd like to see fail |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. If WalMart wasn't doing this during the fucking school day, |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 02:10 AM Response to Original message |
29. I misread that as "subversive" in the OP ... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
31. "to be exposed to people from different cultures - since all of the stores are in the suburbs." |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
32. Job Readiness Skills is part of solving poverty. Part of the problem here is DU'ers can't imagine |
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