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This DVD about Wal-Mart certainly brings into light major issues about the corporation and will hope to serve as a message to the company that Americans do not agree with their ethics. I will do everything I can to avoid shopping there until they make some changes. I show this DVD in a Retailing class that I teach and it always gets a strong reaction from my student. Hopefully, it will do to Wal-Mart what Super Size Me has done to fast food. On the other side though, it is extremely one-sided and doesn't show anything good or decent that they company has done for anyone. They make the company look evil! It is up to the viewer to decide, but I think you should always explore both sides of anything.
This really opened my eyes about Walmart. It just amazed me how much Walmart gets the red carpet when the open new stores. And they crush the competition like nothing. Now, I work for Walmart. Before I saw this, I didn't think of all the small things. Like the fact that Walmart stores are understaffed on purpose so that they can pay fewer people to do all the work. For example. I am a Seafood associate. Now, that is my job title. I also work in the Meat department, Bakery, Deli, Produce and Dairy. Is that fair to me? Not in the least. But Walmart is the only place around where I live for me to have a job. Also not fair to me. This movie really brought out some great points that I have been bringing up to my co-workers and my managers and we are trying to get things worked out better. I will tell you this.. Walmart claims to be a family oriented place of business. At my store alone, 10 people lost their vacation time because Walmart would not allow them to take their vacations because their shifts would not be covered. Does that sound family oriented to you?Read full review
Robert Greenwald continues his expose of evil corporate doings with this documentary, released as part of Wal-Mart Week, a nationwide activist initiative to bring the company's business practices out into the open. From their disturbing morning cheer to their minuscule benefits packages and sweatshop-labor conditions, the documentary addresses the simple question: does America benefit from the presence of this low-priced chain? Employee testimony and statistics make Greenwald's case clear and effective, and the stories of enforced, unpaid overtime can hardly fail to leave viewers both saddened and enraged.
I know Wal-mart dealt in dishonesty but didn't know it was this bad! Exploiting workers in other countries to the point where they are almost indentured servants, firing those who try to unionize, firing workers who speak up for humane working conditions, discriminating against women for management positions, taking billions of dollars in government subsidies, assisting your workers to apply for government assistance because they don't make a working wage....these are all the things for which Smiley Face Wal-Mart is guilty. Wal-mart destroys lives, continues the cycle of poverty, and fills the greedy pockets of billionaires! The high cost of low price is the destruction of human lives and their livelihood all for money! This is a must see. You'll never see the Smiley Face the same way again! Thank goodness for freedom of speech!Read full review
I heard about this movie about WalMart & just wanted to see it. I wasn't able to see it until 1 month after & bought it. It lived up to it's reviews. Great content, facts, & interviews. Nicely done! I would recommend this to anyone who wants to know how the business they buy products from do their business. It as opened my eyes to a company that I thought wanted to help the little guy, only to learn that everything it does is for their bottom line. I will be spending lots less in WalMart, & more to the local little businesses who are proud just to service your needs above lining their pockets with money.
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