Thanks for all the good dialogue, Ian. A voice from the inside. And Ian's voice is the scary truth. My wife loves Wally world, and I love my wife, but she would never get my distaste of her shopping there, cause she just doesn't get the connection between her shopping loyalties and the poor way Wally treats their employees. But further, and on a larger note, she is one of most these days. Here's the thing. Loyalty between individuals is at an all time low in our culture today. The last union I was in, at an ordinance plant, I immediately joined the union. A little later, I tried to get some young guys to join, for all the "classic" reasons. The company treated us like dirt, payed as little as possible, and obviously counted us as "replacable cogs." All these young guys basically said, "other peoples problems aren't my concern". We have become a nation of "super individuals", not caring about the well being of other workers. And corporate leaders are using this thinking to leverage and poison relations between workers, ensuring lower pay. A divided workplace environment/culture is a cheaper/more manipulative place.
