Ileke-IdI:

Then English comprehension must not be your Forte.

Yea, you're right. Very different. Landfill is not eating up Ekiti like Abia 

EzeUche:

How can you compare your bush state, with the commercial capital of the East?

cap28:

^^^

I know working in walmart woudl be a dream come true for you because you sound like you just arrived in america,  walmart loves employing people like you with no education and minimal communication skills, you know why? because you are a source of cheap labour.  i know compared to what you left behind in nigeria working in walmart must be heaven for you.

mushufan2:

do u even knw how hard it is to get a job at walmart

iragbijile:

No, do you mind telling me? I never applied there because I think working at Walmart is beneath me.

Anyway, how hard is it to get a job at walmart? Do they hire people with advanced degrees? People with very high IQs ( like 140 and above, because mine is just a lil under 140).

Sir, how hard is it? I 'd like to know.

If they only hire people with 140 and above IQ points, then I can understand how hard it is to get hired at Walmart.

BTW, to put things in perspective, 140 and higher !Q points = people with the ability to win Nobel prizes.

cap28:

. . . Research the way they operate in america and you will find out the following:

they pay their employees starvation wages and offer mainly part time work

. . . they take out life insurance policies on their employees known as "dead peasant's policies" which stipulate that when an employee dies a lump sum is paid to the employer and not the employee's family or dependants

most of their employees are so badly paid that they can not afford to have deductions made from their pay towards the companies health insurance or pension benefits and many have to supplement their meagre income with food stamps and other govt assistance programmes

none of their stores have union representation - (without union representation workers have no collective rights and can be sacked or have their pay cut  whenever the employer feels like) . . .

st-kris:

While Walmart isnt the holiest of companies, and is known to balance its budget on the back of its employees, i'm pretty darn sure having them over in nigeria is

more of a positive than a negative, however u want to view it.

whether in terms of job creation or product quality(even though they typically sell sub-standard items)


To call it as it is, how much worse can nigeria get. are we talking about the same nation where almost everyone is unemployed, the lucky ones are

underemployed, and even these few "employed" ones commonly go months n months without pay at their "jobs". ?

If you dont want a foreign body to occupy your space, there is only one logical thing to do; occupy the darn space.


That said, if you have a problem with these kinds of prospects, and u're not personally doing anything about job creation in that nation,
i kindly ask that u SHUT DA HELL UP.

mushufan2:

@ cap28 dont hate bro I dnt work at walmart I did work dere wen I was in college n trust me it was fun lol where I work now with intel my months salary will cover ure one year salary lol u better look at d bright side of walmart coming to nigeria cos dey dnt have to ure busy hating on dem dat dey made 3.3million dollarfirst quarter of d year, ure an ode oshi mumu u want dem to make a loss fool dere not begging u to work bro if u dnt anoda person will so stop hating

chines4:

Good new

blapo:

lets see it happen first and its also a good news if a foreign investor is ready to invest in Nigeria. you think a boy that sells pure water on the street would not prefer to be a sales boy in a big retail outlet?

low paying job is better than no job and those who think a foreign investor is here to explore us, well i don't know what to say again.

EzeUche:

This is an attack on Igbo businesses. 

RSA:

Walmart in South Africa

The beast in the bush
A hungry predator stalks Africa


ON FEBRUARY 11th the world’s most successful retailer came a step nearer to establishing a presence in Africa. South Africa’s Competition Commission approved Walmart’s proposed acquisition of a 51% stake in Massmart, a South African firm that owns 265 wholesale and retail stores in South Africa and 25 more in 13 other African countries. Massmart’s shareholders love the 16.5 billion rand ($2.3 billion) deal: 98% of them voted to approve it last month. But South African unions view it like a charging rhino in a narrow alley.

The American giant will bash unions, cut wages and drive more humane employers out of business, shop stewards predict. They also fear that it will source cheap products from China instead of buying locally. Mere talk of the merger has already destroyed “thousands of jobs”, they claim, by forcing other South African retailers to lay off workers and make working conditions worse in preparation for the great American onslaught. The Congress of South African Trade Unions, South Africa’s biggest union group, has threatened to stage “the mother of all boycotts” of Massmart products and a strike at all its stores if Walmart takes over.
The Competition Commission is sceptical of the unions’ claims. It said it had received assurances from the merging parties that they would honour existing union agreements, abide by South Africa’s tough labour laws and source most of their products locally. Massmart insists it has no plans to make any lay-offs. On the contrary, it says it plans to open 54 new stores (net) over the next three years and add 6,300 new hires to its 27,000 employees. Further objections from South African unions and others will be heard by the Competition Tribunal, another official body, next month. It, too, is expected to rule in favour of the deal.

Ten years ago Massmart, which is South Africa’s leading wholesale warehouse business, decided that it needed a global partner. Walmart began sniffing around South Africa three years ago, seeking a toehold on a continent where consumer spending power has risen sharply in the past decade.

The obvious partner was Shoprite, Africa’s biggest grocer. But Massmart increased its allure by rushing into the food-retailing business, and the gamble paid off. Massmart now has 40 grocery stores in South Africa, with many more in the pipeline, and has become the country’s third-biggest food retailer. If the merger is consummated, Massmart will continue to trade under its old brand names, such as Game, Makro, Builders’ Warehouse and CBW.

But beyond this, the Beast of Bentonville is cagey about its plans. Walmart says it aims not to change Massmart’s strategy, but simply “to put the foot on the accelerator”. It may be a heavy foot. Walmart did not become a $200 billion company without running down a few pedestrians. Few doubt that it will use all its skill and muscle to reduce prices and woo shoppers. It may stumble for cultural reasons, as it did in Germany. But if it succeeds, the effects may be profound.

South African retailers such as Shoprite, Pick ’n’ Pay, Spar and Woolworths are highly sophisticated and offer a fine array of fresh food, at least in the big cities. But they cannot match Walmart’s scale, global sourcing network or logistical brilliance. So there is a chance that Walmart will reduce prices so much that it affects the national inflation rate, as it has in America. At a time of painfully surging food prices, that would be a hefty boon for the needy. But it won’t please everyone.

wales:

From source One will be in Lagos and the other one will be in Abuja !

manny4life:

I have never been a fan of Wal-Mart and with the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in which the court did not certify a class action based upon discrimination, this isn't a good move for Nigeria. Although, I'm more worried about them than I am for the average igbo man who knows how to source his goods. At the same time, these guys will kill Nigerian economy with Chinese products, not very good for an economy wanting to start manufacturing.


An average Walmart has an average revenue of $60million, the SUPER Walmarts have up to $100 million. They are selling the same Chinese products but wage will be less in Nigeria than it is here. For instance, an average Wal-Mart associate earns $8.00, a lil above federal minimum wage, with an average work hours of 24hrs. That's a monthly gross earning of $768, due to economic disparities, shrink down the cost of living by half (which is impossible), an average associate in Nigeria should earn at least $384. Now ask yourself, will Wal-Mart pay their associates $384 x 154 exchange rate = N59,136? Even if they worked a whole 8hrs standard day for 4weeks, will they still earn N59,136?


I say boycott Walmart because this company will have a negative shock effect on our economy.

omoola007:

Manny4life,
Just in case you are out of touch, minimum wage is still N10,000 they are fighting to pay the approved N18,000 minimum wage. So someone making N60,000 at walmart will be better off than say someone in the federal or state civil service.

Secondly exchange rate is about 158 to 160 not 154.

Please I am not attacking your person just your point.

Respectfully
Omoola007