Jimmy Buffet at Wal-Mart shareholders

[Hoggysoprano]

Is not open to the public, is not even open to shareholders. It is for associates only.  My wife just emailed me to let me know.

[hawkeyefan17]

Wal-Mart doesn't want the event to get too big.

[Buck Ocean]

I heard that all Wal-mart associates who attend will submit a drug test the following Monday morning.....and not a Texas-style NCAA drug test either.....its a blood test.  Then if you test postitive they give your name to the Feds, put a camera in your living room,
make you wear a pink jersey and hang out in front of the Walton Arts Center for 40 days and 40 nights until you turn into a bongo drum.

[Macgyver_Hawg]

So what other stars are going to be here for the shareholder's convention?
Please say Natalie, from The Facts of Life!

[hawkeyefan17]

Shakira, Will Smith, Jesse McCartney, Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, Larry the Cable Guy.

Shakira, Jimmy Buffet and Jesse McCartney at Razorback Stadium.
Sara Evans, Brad Paisley, Will Smith and Larry the Cable Guy at Bud Walton Arena.

[SiriusHog™]

So what other stars are going to be here for the shareholder's convention?
Please say Natalie, from The Facts of Life!

dont forget about webster and gary coleman

[junkyardhog]

wha chu talkin bout willis?

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[Rocky&Boarwinkle]

Now the the world don't move to the beat of just one drum, what might be right for you might not be right for some.....

That theme song with the payoff lyric, " it takes different strokes to rule the world". 

HMMMM, I guess Devo wasn't the only music encouraging mastering your own domain.

[Hogdude]

So, is this thing still closed to anyone but Associates?

[3kgthog]

The huge banner hanging from the walkway on Razorback Road says for shareholders only. No mention of associates only. 

[Hoggysoprano]

This is part of the Wal-Mart announcment:

The outdoor shareholders' concert on Thursday, June 2, in Razorback Stadium will feature performances from Shakira, Jesse McCartney and Jimmy Buffet. Attendance at this concert will be handled differently than in past years. 

·               Outdoor concert attendance will be limited to 25,000 people.
·       In addition to the 4,000 invited guests from the stores, only 21,000 people will be allowed to attend so that the event does not get too big. 

·       Contrary to misinformation communicated by some media outlets, this concert is not open to shareholders or to the public

·       Admission for associates is on a first-come, first-served basis.
·       Associates will be allowed to bring only one guest each, and that guest must enter the stadium with the associate.

·       The doors to the stadium will open at 6:15 p.m.
·       All associates and their guests must enter the stadium at Gates 13 and 15 on the east side of the facility.
·       Associates must present their ID badges at the gate. 
·       Souvenir tickets will be handed out as each associate and guest enters the stadium. And when the tickets are gone, no one else will be allowed inside.

·       No coolers will be allowed. 
·       Please do not bring large bags because they will be searched, and that could slow entrance to the stadium.
·       The concert begins at 7 p.m.
·       Additional parking will be available at Baum Stadium (the baseball stadium). Shuttles will run between Baum and Razorback stadiums beginning at 4:30 p.m.

[Buck Ocean]

Here's what I got:

The outdoor shareholders' concert on Thursday, June 2, in Nettleship Apartments parking lot will feature performances from Mel Tillis, Luther Campbell, and Andrew Dice Clay. Attendance at this concert will be handled differently than in past years. 

·               Outdoor concert attendance will be limited to 25,000 baboons.
·       In addition to the 4,000 invited homo's from the stores, only 21,000 goons will be allowed to attend so that the event does not upset Uncle Frank. 

·       Contrary to misinformation communicated by some media outlets, this concert is not open to felons or to West Campus grads

·       Admission for female associates is on a first-flash, first-noticed basis.
·       Associates will be allowed to bring only one chimpanzee each, and that chimp must enter the stadium by parachute.

·       The doors to the stadium will open at 6:15 p.m.
·       James Bond and Tyrone from DC Cab must enter the stadium at Gates 13 and 15 on the east side of the facility.
·       Bin Laden must present his ID badge at the barrel of the rocket launcher 
·       Robert Downey Jr bobbleheads will be handed out as each associate and chimp enters the stadium. And when the ticketsare    gone, no one else will be allowed to underage drink.

·       No less than 5,000 coolers will be allowed. 
·       Please do not bring large bags of grass because they will be searched, and only the good stuff will be permitted.
·       There is no concert  at 7 p.m.
·       Additional moonboots will be available in Branson, MO (Las Vegas retirement village). Shuttles will likely breakdown between Baum and Razorback stadiums beginning at 4:30 p.m.

[Jim Harris]

This is part of the Wal-Mart announcment:

The outdoor shareholders' concert on Thursday, June 2, in Razorback Stadium will feature performances from Shakira, Jesse McCartney and Jimmy Buffet. Attendance at this concert will be handled differently than in past years.

· Outdoor concert attendance will be limited to 25,000 people.
· In addition to the 4,000 invited guests from the stores, only 21,000 people will be allowed to attend so that the event does not get too big.

· Contrary to misinformation communicated by some media outlets, this concert is not open to shareholders or to the public

· Admission for associates is on a first-come, first-served basis.
· Associates will be allowed to bring only one guest each, and that guest must enter the stadium with the associate.

· The doors to the stadium will open at 6:15 p.m.
· All associates and their guests must enter the stadium at Gates 13 and 15 on the east side of the facility.
· Associates must present their ID badges at the gate.
· Souvenir tickets will be handed out as each associate and guest enters the stadium. And when the tickets are gone, no one else will be allowed inside.

· No coolers will be allowed.
· Please do not bring large bags because they will be searched, and that could slow entrance to the stadium.
· The concert begins at 7 p.m.
· Additional parking will be available at Baum Stadium (the baseball stadium). Shuttles will run between Baum and Razorback stadiums beginning at 4:30 p.m.

why does the release say it's the Outdoors Shareholders Concert if it's not for shareholders?

[Hoggysoprano]

This is part of the Wal-Mart announcment:

The outdoor shareholders' concert on Thursday, June 2, in Razorback Stadium will feature performances from Shakira, Jesse McCartney and Jimmy Buffet. Attendance at this concert will be handled differently than in past years.

· Outdoor concert attendance will be limited to 25,000 people.
· In addition to the 4,000 invited guests from the stores, only 21,000 people will be allowed to attend so that the event does not get too big.

· Contrary to misinformation communicated by some media outlets, this concert is not open to shareholders or to the public

· Admission for associates is on a first-come, first-served basis.
· Associates will be allowed to bring only one guest each, and that guest must enter the stadium with the associate.

· The doors to the stadium will open at 6:15 p.m.
· All associates and their guests must enter the stadium at Gates 13 and 15 on the east side of the facility.
· Associates must present their ID badges at the gate.
· Souvenir tickets will be handed out as each associate and guest enters the stadium. And when the tickets are gone, no one else will be allowed inside.

· No coolers will be allowed.
· Please do not bring large bags because they will be searched, and that could slow entrance to the stadium.
· The concert begins at 7 p.m.
· Additional parking will be available at Baum Stadium (the baseball stadium). Shuttles will run between Baum and Razorback stadiums beginning at 4:30 p.m.

why does the release say it's the Outdoors Shareholders Concert if it's not for shareholders?

I have no idea, that's all they sent out.

[Hogger]

Could be sponsored by the shareholders for the associates.

[Extra Point]

From what I was told, you had to have an associate's badge to gain admission.  My brother has a vendor's badge and is going to try to go.

Last night for Will Smith, you could just walk in without the admittance slip from the back of the shareholder's meeting notice.

All this confusion could have been avoided if they would have listed the schedule, requirements for entrance, etc. on the net with the other meeting information.  I could never find it and had to call.

[Extra Point]

ALL criminals eventually come down It is not IF, it is WHEN.

Now excuse me, I need to go to walmart to get some things.

Dude, what are you talking about?  WM is not "coming down", nor are they in violation of anti-trust laws.  In fact, most of WM's future growth is concentrated in other parts of the world.  And companies avoid unionization ALL the time no matter what business they are in.

If you read the Shareholder's meeting notice, you get an idea from the proposals by stockholder's such as the Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters, AFL-CIO, etc. that they even try to implement poor policies which will hurt the value of the company.  They are SO desparate and will never beat WM.  If that isn't the little guy, the stockholder and/or customer of WM winning, I don't know what is.  Fact is, if WM were such a sorry place to work, then they wouldn't employ 1.6MM people.

[Rocky&Boarwinkle]

You have been suckered into defending wal-mart.  The wink is for a reason.  But don't let me stop you from your fun.

[Extra Point]

You have been suckered into defending wal-mart. The wink is for a reason. But don't let me stop you from your fun.

Suckered?  Not so much.  I don't buy into what the unions have for sale when it comes to WM and a lot of other companies.  But, hey, it's a free country.  I'll keep owning their stock and saving money by shopping there and those who think WM is the end of a free society as we know it can sit back and be frustrated.

[Extra Point]

I did time in Bentonville, so I have that perspective of them. I worked in ISD for 18 months, and I saw them treat their empl---er--associates in ways that went beyond criminal to cruel. I watched a 65 year old grandmother come in every morning at 7:00am and work for 30 minutes before clocking in, then clock out at 4:00pm and work an additional 90 minutes most days. Her supervisor made it very clear to her that she should do this in order to keep her job and get favorable evaluations.

Personally, I was hired there at an entry level position, even though they told me I was overqualified for it. They told me they wanted me on staff and would move me up to an appropriate position as soon as one opened. I wanted to be a corporate trainer, and I had college teaching experience. Well, after getting multiple exemplary evaluations, the VP over the Retail Link training team came to me and said she had heard I had teaching experience and she'd like to hire me onto her team. So...I go to my supervisor - also a VP - and asked for her to sign the release for me to interview for the training job. She said she was short staffed on her team and she couldn't afford to let me go right now, so she denied my request. This supervisor was holding my career back and costing me money, not because I was underperforming, but because she didn't want to have to hire somebody new. Less than a week later I handed in my resignation and left Wal-Mart.

Those are just two of the many stories I know of where they overwork and underpay their employees. They treat them only as well as they have to in order to keep them. They are not interested in labor laws or OSHA. They've got a heavily staffed legal department fighting those windmills 24/7 and keeping all the bad guys at bay.

That said, they still have the cheapest toothpaste and diapers. Cheapest groceries and deodorant. So...I go there and subsidize them with my business. Go figure.

I'd just never work there again, and I'd tell anyone considering working for them to avoid them.

Hey, I can appreciate your experience.  I could write a book of similar stories from people I know who worked at various sweat shops, err, companies in  Tulsa.  Williams, lots of oil companies, telecom companies, you name it.  My ONLY defense of WM is that people act as if this exists no where else when in fact it runs rampant in the corporate world.  Heck, I even have some horror stories from working for a "mom and pop" in NWA.  By my account, the biggest critics of WM are those who can't get a piece of it, namely the unions.  I know several people who have worked there and had good experiences.  The best experiences are by those who work for their vendors of the ones I know.  I also know WM can be very difficult.  My first job out of grad school, I was working for a $100MM manufacturing company.  I was in a meeting when the WM guy across the table told our President and BOD chair as well as all the other top execs that if they wanted to do business with the largest retailer in the world, they would have to swallow some bad lemons.  But, fact is, nearly every other Fortune 500 company will tell you the same thing if they can do it.

[razor-trac]

I am very sorry that some have not had great experiences as Wal-Mart associates. However, many people have done very well rising through the ranks at Wal-Mart. It is a place that values performance above some goofy elitist education mindset. Whenever a company has over a million employees there are bound to be some instances of injustice, so grow up and manage.

So many people slam Wal-Mart. The fact that many Arkansas people slam WM is ridiculous, and it is a testament to our refusal to educate people in the realities of this great world in which we live. WM is the source of huge growth in population and income in the most dynamic area of the state. Deal with it.

I have been on the bad side of WM decisions. My former company had to lay off employees because WM chose similar products in china that were much cheaper. As it turns out they made the best decision for their customers. In most cases they sell stuff cheaper than anybody else. Some people are harmed by this, but most people - over 100 million per week that visit a WM store - benefit. Greenspan has even mentioned that the CPI (inflation) is overstated because it does not put enough weight on WM sales. That is an incredible benefit to all people - particularly low income.

WM is good for shoppers, Nortwest Arkansas, Arkansas at large and most of the people that work there.

[Lando Calrissian]

My g/f and I spent $120 for food today at Wal-Mart and got enough to feed us for weeks.

I also bought a DVD with a compilation of 3 Led Zeppellin live performances on it.

I also bought food for my cat.

I know the socialist weasels would beg to differ, but they just can't get that at coffee shops (which by the way are businesses and *gasp* are out to make money).

[junkyardhog]

Weeks? $130 bucks at walmart lasts my family about 4 days.

BTW- Our thriving main street is being leveled in the next year, the ghost town is going to be turned into a Wal-greens.  At least someone is bringing something to our downtown.

If you have ever seen the episode where Hank Hill has to go to work at the mega-low mart, that sums up what it does to little guys.

I am all for capitalism, I believe in it. But I don't believe in strong-arming your prices to below cost and not allowing EVERY business owner to get the same prices.  That stinks of criminal behavior!  Sam had a good idea, it just went too far.

[Lando Calrissian]

I believe you should sell whatever it is you sell at the price you want to sell it.

If people don't want it, they won't buy it. 

So UAGrad, one of your beefs with Wal-Mart is that they don't offer a "personal experience."

Personally, I don't need some clerk sucking up to me while I'm shopping for pancake mix.

[junkyardhog]

customer service, wow does anyone remember what that is?

[Lando Calrissian]

customer service, wow does anyone remember what that is?

I actually, in a lot of ways I hate customer service.

I hate being asked "Need help with anything?" go down every aisle...one of the main reasons I hate going into places like Best Buy and Circuit City.

I'm kinda glad Wal-Mart doesn't do that crap.  Like I said before, I don't need an associate's help picking out sandwich meat.