Walmart should you go!

Cal, it is no secret that Walmart seeks younger workers. That was exposed back in late 2005 when the infamous "Chambers memo" was uncovered. I have to chuckle when I hear other drivers who openly admit how poorly workers at the Walmart stores are treated, yet think they will never be treated the same. Sure, the job driving for the private fleet has many good points that cannot be overlooked, but to quote my colleague Chewey, "Just remember...it is a job...these people are your friends till you are a blip on their trouble radar, then you are history no matter how well or how long you have done you job."
I found this out the hard way by assuming the "respect for the individual" mantra was sincere. It wasn't. A member of my church who is my mentor, who spent 28 years working for Walmart as a Vice President until recently, enlightened me to just how downright evil some of these managers in Bentonville really are. If you like your job here, great, good for you. But, do not be surprised when you find out later that as a driver you are not much more than a tissue waiting to be pulled from the box of Kleenex to wipe someones nose and throw you in the trash. Enjoy the job for as long as you can, but do not count on retiring from Walmart if you are fairly young and recently hired.

 

Cal Wally, big props to you for delivering the true message of Walmart's private fleet. They aren't any better than anyone else. Sure, the pay is a little better, but just wait until that hammer drops too. And it will.

 

private fleet is a business yu are there as long as yu give it value goes with any other business and yes am in my 2nd year made 97000 1st yr .Do your job do it well and yu will always be employed

 

Thanks for the response in the pm. I can't pm you back because I have not posted enough yet. I am seeing a lot of changes at my current union job also which I don't like. The use of contracted carriers is one big issue. We have taken a pay cut and I am just worried about my future. I am young enough to start over so that is why I am thinking of the private fleet at walmart. Most drivers at walmart seem to be happy with how they are treated. How are the benefits? Is it really that bad at walmart? There are many positive posts where drivers are very happy at walmart. Pm me if you need to thanks

 

Yes my union job is not to bad, but I am not home everyday and the waiting by the phone for a 2 hour work call is getting old. I run the road board with abf. At walmart at least you keep rolling and stay busy. I keep contemplating weather to fill out the application or not. I don't want to if I am not serious about it. I might not hear anything from them anyways but you never know. It's a tough choice.

 

cal wally I totally agree with some of the things you have in this thread. If you have a really good job do your homework before making a decision. I left a excellent job to come here and have no regrets but anyone considering the change should look at their own situation.

As far as micro managed dont really agree with that its any different then any other good carrier. If you have a obc in your truck your being watched dont matter who your driving for. As far as the gear head mechanics they are still here but the bottom line is you cant work on today's equipment without a laptop. Your living to much in the past.

The standards are still high and lots of people being turned away. They just interviewed a mess of drivers at my DC and 2 where offered positions.

Again I hear you its not what you old timers say it once was but its still a premier driving job. And if you want to be truly honest its really hard to get fired outside of stealing and the cell phone policy.

To the very few unhappy ones no one is holding you captive here your free to leave at anytime.