Any town big enough to have a Walmart has another grocery store. For people who get fired by Walmart, this gives them a second chance to show their worth. In some cases they confirm Walmart’s judgement that they are as useless as a bag of football bats.
Our hero got fired by Walmart after less than two months because he worked harder at avoiding work than he would have if he had shut up and done the work. Stocking shelves does require some flexibility, but is not that hard. Danny Boy managed to do the work of three drama queens complaining about pulling merchandise to the front of the shelf. Known as zoning at Walmart and fronting or facing at other grocery stores, this is one of the least physically demanding jobs on overnights. At this point the next step is out the door.
Danny Boy moves to the next town over and gets a cleaning job at a competing grocery. He’s making about two thirds the wage he made at Walmart with fewer hours. During his third week on the job he is cleaning the deli display and drops the glass cover shattering the cover and forcing the deli to close for several days until the glass is replaced. Since the other store is more reliant on their deli than Walmart is, they are hurting even today. Danny Boy is out of a job and now has the reputation of making any situation worse. Even companies that are just wanting warm bodies are interviewing the stiffs rather than Danny Boy.
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