What is your opinion on these people?

You know those people that are hired by major stores like walmart just to stand by the doors and greet/say goodbye to the customers? These guys drive me crazy! It seems like kind of a useless job to be honest. What do you guys think of them?

i dunno, they are friendly so I don't mind

Uhh they are usually disabled or old people who can't do anything else. I think it is nice that they want to work and wal-mart is actually kind enough to hire them....I don't see how anyone can have any type of ill will towards them.:|

thoughts when i see them? " These people are way too friendly and social. Must be a nice job though doing nothing all day."

I thought they tend to give those jobs to the elderly? Which is definitely a good way to keep them occupied.

I thought they tend to give those jobs to the elderly? Which is definitely a good way to keep them occupied.

Suzy_Q_Kazoo

Kind of like the ticket collectors at movie theaters..seems to require a wheel chair or mental disorder to work that job.

They're just making money. Nothing wrong with that.

I've never really had an opinion on them. They seem pretty kind most of the time, so I don't really mind.

An institutionalised leviathan like Wal-Fart will do whatever they think will lube customers up and boost sales. Try negotiating prices with a checkout cow and see how far that gets you. If the weird looks aren't bad enough, the in-house cop will surely dampen your day.

I don't like them much, I feel obligated to give a false smile and a cheerful hello even when I'm in no mood to do so. Walmart just gives them jobs to keep the radical coroporation haters off their back.GmasterRED

Every time I walk into a walmart, either they're just standing there or there arent any greeters there.

Well I bet if you were rich you would hire hookers to stand at the entrance of your house and greet people as they come and go, too.Nerd_Man

Yes but my hookers would not wear diapers and have to rinse their teeth out after eating fruit.

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Well...maybe one of them *wink wink*

[QUOTE="GmasterRED"]I don't like them much, I feel obligated to give a false smile and a cheerful hello even when I'm in no mood to do so. Walmart just gives them jobs to keep the radical coroporation haters off their back.rawsavon

People just trying to make ends meet is all.

Either that or...zombies...

[QUOTE="Nerd_Man"]Well I bet if you were rich you would hire hookers to stand at the entrance of your house and greet people as they come and go, too.Sacif

Yes but my hookers would not wear diapers and have to rinse their teeth out after eating fruit.

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Well...maybe one of them *wink wink*

Don't you dare mock my hookers. :evil:

1. Walmart knows what they are doing (#1 employer in the world) 2. they 'check in' returned merchandise (which helps with #3) 3. they help with loss prevention 'theft' 4. they provide jobs for old people that struggle to make it on social security ...I fail to see the issue TCrawsavon

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="GmasterRED"]I don't like them much, I feel obligated to give a false smile and a cheerful hello even when I'm in no mood to do so. Walmart just gives them jobs to keep the radical coroporation haters off their back.GmasterRED

[QUOTE="rawsavon"]1. Walmart knows what they are doing (#1 employer in the world) 2. they 'check in' returned merchandise (which helps with #3) 3. they help with loss prevention 'theft' 4. they provide jobs for old people that struggle to make it on social security ...I fail to see the issue TCmindstorm

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[QUOTE="Nerd_Man"]Well I bet if you were rich you would hire hookers to stand at the entrance of your house and greet people as they come and go, too.Nerd_Man

Yes but my hookers would not wear diapers and have to rinse their teeth out after eating fruit.

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Well...maybe one of them *wink wink*

Don't you dare mock my hookers. :evil:

Different strokes man...just saying the smell of urine and pepsodent would get old after awhile.

i usually ignore them. if they have flyers i will take them

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[QUOTE="Sacif"]

Yes but my hookers would not wear diapers and have to rinse their teeth out after eating fruit.

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Well...maybe one of them *wink wink*

Sacif

Don't you dare mock my hookers. :evil:

Different strokes man...just saying the smell of urine and pepsodent would get old after awhile.

You seem too much of an expert on how hookers smell.......

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[QUOTE="Nerd_Man"]

Don't you dare mock my hookers. :evil:

kidsmelly

Different strokes man...just saying the smell of urine and pepsodent would get old after awhile.

You seem too much of an expert on how hookers smell.......

Im a strip club DJ outside of my career...so yeah you can say I'm a specialist :P

[QUOTE="GmasterRED"][QUOTE="rawsavon"] That's not at all why Walkmart hires them....rawsavon

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="GmasterRED"] yes it is. That way, they can say "look. We are helping old people and handicaped people who otherwise would not have a job." It makes them the good guys.GmasterRED

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I thought they tend to give those jobs to the elderly? Which is definitely a good way to keep them occupied.

Sacif

Kind of like the ticket collectors at movie theaters..seems to require a wheel chair or mental disorder to work that job.

[QUOTE="GmasterRED"][QUOTE="rawsavon"] I mean I only worked there for 6 years...but we will go with your informed opinion on the matter :roll:rawsavon

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="GmasterRED"] If we want to talk about informed opinions friend0, my sister worked there for twice as long as you. And Mrs. Walton let you in on all her hiring strategies after only six years? That's a damn good job your doing, way to climb the corporate ladder.GmasterRED

Uhh they are usually disabled or old people who can't do anything else. I think it is nice that they want to work and wal-mart is actually kind enough to hire them....I don't see how anyone can have any type of ill will towards them.:|

kidsmelly

I agree. I actually see this as a very nice thing wal-mart does.

An institutionalised leviathan like Wal-Fart will do whatever they think will lube customers up and boost sales. Try negotiating prices with a checkout cow and see how far that gets you. If the weird looks aren't bad enough, the in-house cop will surely dampen your day.

compost-mentis

Why on Earth would you try to haggle about prices with someone who has no say so over them at all?

i dont really mind them, i just either smile back or ignore them . :D

They're simply doing their job, no need to hassle them.

I used to work for meijer, and I'd volunteer myself to do that sometimes when they had to go on lunch or something. I have no clue how someone could stand doing that longer than half an hour. Worst job you can have in those places.

I think they are probably store guards. They might have blocked certain bad people there I guess.

You know those people that are hired by major stores like walmart just to stand by the doors and greet/say goodbye to the customers? These guys drive me crazy! It seems like kind of a useless job to be honest. What do you guys think of them?

yentlequible