Archived Walmart asking employees to deliver packages

[Frontlanegirl]

What are your thoughts?? Why Walmart is asking its employees to deliver packages on their...

 

[Kartman]

It pays extra? Why not?

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Take the pay & mileage! Sure..

 

[Kaitii]

Employees will be paid extra, and offered overtime pay as necessary to make the deliveries, Walmart spokesman Ravi Jariwala said Thursday

sure why not

 

[Frontlanegirl]

What happens if your car gets involved in an accident on company time?

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Wally World pays for it

 

[SFSFun]

I'd do it for OT + mileage, as long as I'm covered by a commercial insurance policy while doing it.

The announcement comes as Walmart doubles down on its online business, where sales grew 63 percent in the first quarter of this year.

Jesus, I thought Target's 22% online sales increase was a lot...

 

[Kompa]

This actually seems pretty cool and with more people ordering online and close by, I'd like to get in on the action.

Everyday like half our SFS orders are in the same state usually 30 miles within out store. It's a waste of time to for guest to wait for UPS to deliver them nextday.

Give me a GPS, OT and mileage and I'd deliver them. Better than waiting for the dumpster fired that's E2E

 

[Frontlanegirl]

Just a thought, Target might start hiring TM to be delivery drivers. Same day delivery...

 

[BigEyedPhish]

I'd do it for OT + mileage, as long as I'm covered by a commercial insurance policy while doing it.


Jesus, I thought Target's 22% online sales increase was a lot...

Numbers (Especially Percentages) can be looked at through a number of lenses.

 

[SFSFun]

Numbers (Especially Percentages) can be looked at through a number of lenses.

Well this lens shows that Walmart grew online sales at a dramatically higher rate than Target. Percentages are an appropriate way to compare growth rates between corporations of vastly different sizes.

 

[Castagnier]

Sign me up if this ever comes. Only downside is not being able to shoot the breeze with some TMs (and of course the higher fatality rate).

 

[NPC]

sure why not

"Employees will be paid extra, and offered overtime pay as necessary to make the deliveries, Walmart spokesman Ravi Jariwala said Thursday"

Watch this delivery take 2 hours.

 

[On6]

"Employees will be paid extra, and offered overtime pay as necessary to make the deliveries, Walmart spokesman Ravi Jariwala said Thursday"

Watch this delivery take 2 hours.

"Stuck in traffic"

 

[Frontlanegirl]

If they are injured in an accident would they qualify for workman's comp?

 

[DoWork]

I think the key here is "on their way home." They're not just out driving. If they were, they'd better have a highly efficient route, otherwise it's a loss for them. That's why Amazon still turns to UPS in many cases, despite having local delivery contractors.

 

[redeye58]

If they are injured in an accident would they qualify for workman's comp?

Or if the merchandise was damaged in said accident.

 

[RandomGeek]

I'd do it for OT + mileage, as long as I'm covered by a commercial insurance policy while doing it.


Jesus, I thought Target's 22% online sales increase was a lot...

I saw in the article they purchased Jet.com. I'm sure they are adding in the sales from them into their percentage, along with any other online stores they acquired.

 

[RandomGeek]

If they are injured in an accident would they qualify for workman's comp?

This is probably going to depend HOW they do it. There's most likely a number of legal ways for them to avoid any liability. Big corps are good at that.

 

[Flow Warrior]

This actually seems pretty cool and with more people ordering online and close by, I'd like to get in on the action.

Everyday like half our SFS orders are in the same state usually 30 miles within out store. It's a waste of time to for guest to wait for UPS to deliver them nextday.

Give me a GPS, OT and mileage and I'd deliver them. Better than waiting for the dumpster fired that's E2E

Yes, go to work for Wal-mart. hahahahahahahahaha. They are a landfill fire

 

[Kompa]

Yes, go to work for Wal-mart. hahahahahahahahaha. They are a landfill fire

Walmart isn't as bad as people here like to make I out to be

 

[DoWork]

I think you'd be a highly valued employee there, jb. I'll be a reference, if you need. Go apply now. No time to waste!

 

[Kompa]

I think you'd be a highly valued employee there, jb. I'll be a reference, if you need. Go apply now. No time to waste!

They pay more too

 

[commiecorvus]

They pay more too

Depends on location.
Up here Target pays more but I think that mostly because they came later and wanted to poach employees.

 

[Flow Warrior]

They pay more too

maybe, maybe not.

I suggest you go work at a Northeastern Oklahoma store since that is within driving distance of their HQ in Bentonvillle, AR. I think you might really enjoy it.