You come in, they're so nice! They make you feel confident, safe, and welcomed. They call their team the 'Walmart family' they even have little cheers. They're just so happy you're here and part of the family now. They're understanding and are ready to give guidance to anyone (new or otherwise) who needs it.
But then, you make one little mistake. ONE. And the true colors show through. The cart pusher training video I watched told me to take frequent breaks. So that's what I was doing. Granted, I didn't have to be talking to my boyfriend while taking these little breaks but they completely dropped the warm fuzzy act and almost fired me on the spot. The manager gave me a stern warning. She wasn't like 'hey, I need to talk to you' which is bad enough, she was just flat out like 'OK we need to get something straight right now' or something. I mean I understand, but do you have to be so harsh? Especially on the second or third day? It made me feel really bad the rest of the day.
But in a way I'm glad. I had fallen for the 'we're a big happy family and we're so glad you're here' routine. It's not a family it's a business. Yes, I knew it was a business the whole time (duh) but I mean... they make you feel like they're on your side. And I believed it. Now I know, that they are not. Sure if you need help finding where the salad dressing is or what have you, yeah. But if you do anything even as a noob to the job world altogether, they turn on you like wolves.
I don't care how much of a team we are, it's every wo/man for them self. You help a co-worker if they need it but you watch your back and make sure you stay on the higher-up's good side.
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