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**gblowfish** · 04-25-2016, 11:54 AM

This story was in the KC Star this morning. Wal-Mart fired a brain damaged cashier who worked there for almost 20 years for discounting a jug of sweet tea for a customer by fifty cents. I hope he sues their ass off. Story is here:

Thousands of people are rallying behind a brain-damaged Walmart worker who was fired last week.

Frank Swanson was a cashier at a Walmart in West Plains, Missouri for nearly two decades.

He was well known in the local community as an enthusiastic worker who loved to hug customers.

He was fired just 20 days short of his 20-year anniversary with Walmart.

A Walmart spokesman said he was fired for violating a pricing policy.

"Letting an associate go is never easy," the spokesman said. "For this associate, point-of-sale policies had not been followed in some instances. A recent violation of those policies moved the associate to the final step of our discipline process, resulting in his dismissal."

Swanson's supporters claim he was terminated for giving out hugs, and they are planning a protest at the West Plains Walmart on Saturday to show their support.

More than 1,500 people have committed to attending the rally on a Facebook page called "Hugs for Frank" and another 3,100 said they are interested in attending.

"Walmart has decided to fire Frank, the sweetest employee you'd ever meet, for hugging a costumer," the page reads. "So we're going to gather at Walmart on Saturday April 9th with signs or t-shirts offering free hugs. Let's do this for Frank."

The workers' rights group Making Change at Walmart also released a statement on the matter.

"It appears Walmart fired workers for being decent and kind. So, if you believe in hugs or being nice to customers, don’t apply for a job at Walmart," said Jess Levin, communications director for MCAW.

Swanson's bosses cited his hugs as inappropriate, but that's not why he was fired, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Swanson broke store policy on at least one occasion by discounting a jug of tea by 50 cents, after a customer told him a competitor was selling the tea for 50 cents cheaper,the Post-Dispatch reports. He took the customer at her word, but under store policy, he should have asked her to produce a printed circular proving the competitor's price.

Swanson's sister, Babbi Marsh, confirmed that Swanson was terminated for excessive price matching.

"He never let anyone walk out without paying for their merchandise. What he was told was that he was being let go for excessive price matching," she told the West Plains Daily Quill.

Swanson suffered severe injuries including brain damage following an accident when he was young that left him in a coma for six weeks and temporarily paralyzed, his family told KSPR TV.

Walmart customer Jenn Harper called Swanson a "sign of hope."

"I feel like one of our own has been hurt," she told KSPR. "He's a sign of hope, he made your day better. If you were having a bad day at Walmart, he would light up your whole trip."

http://www.businessinsider.com/walma...0-years-2016-4

**Rain Man** · 04-25-2016, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop

I only go to Wal Mart for condoms, lube, and trips to the bathroom.

What the heck is going on in those bathrooms?

-King- · 04-25-2016, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

The KC Star story is here:
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local...e73691612.html

Part of the story:

"All this because a woman in Frank’s line that day wanted to buy a gallon of the sweet tea. She told Frank a store in a neighboring town had a sale price that Wal-Mart was supposed to match.

She didn’t have the ad, as required, but she didn’t need it with Frank. He’d always made it a point to keep up with prices at other stores, so he let her have it at the sale price.

That got Frank called in and fired after nearly 20 years.

“The bosses said I made up an imaginary price,” he said Thursday.

Frank went to Willow Springs and got an issue of a local paper that showed he was right about the price of tea."

BlackHelicopters · 04-25-2016, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

What the heck is going on in those bathrooms?

I use the woman's restroom, I feel more "comfortable."

lawrenceRaider · 04-25-2016, 01:26 PM

FYI, the 20 days short of 20 years is a pretty big deal. If you work 20 years at Walmart, you get to retire with full health benefits as a retirement benefit. So it's a lot more than just 50 cents they saved by dropping him just short of 20 years.

Beef Supreme · 04-25-2016, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

Uh, Wal-Mart has other stores too. It might cost some business at other locations. Of course, for those of you who have said things like "I don't want to hug a reerun to get my change" I'm sure Wal-Mart's business practices over the years don't make you never no mind. Hell, they've probably killed just about every other small business in West Plains, so the locals may have no other choice.

Yeah, we're the bad guys for not agreeing to a hostage hug from a Wal-mart employee.

**Rain Man** · 04-25-2016, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider

FYI, the 20 days short of 20 years is a pretty big deal. If you work 20 years at Walmart, you get to retire with full health benefits as a retirement benefit. So it's a lot more than just 50 cents they saved by dropping him just short of 20 years.

Do the workers get health benefits while they're working? Or is that benefit just for people higher up the ladder? It seems surprising to me that a cashier would get that kind of benefit given what I hear about Walmart.

Skyy God · 04-25-2016, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

If he was such a bad guy, how did he last in there for 20 years???

West Plains could hold their MENSA meetings in a closet.

Toby Waller · 04-25-2016, 01:35 PM

a walmart here in Oregon let a guy where a kilt behind the pharmacy counter, so i'm not really sure about so called standards

Stewie · 04-25-2016, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Do the workers get health benefits while they're working? Or is that benefit just for people higher up the ladder? It seems surprising to me that a cashier would get that kind of benefit given what I hear about Walmart.

Walmart does not give those benefits after 20 years of service.

**kysirsoze** · 04-25-2016, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewie

Walmart does not give those benefits after 20 years of service.

You just destroyed lawrenceRaider's retirement plan.

Eleazar · 04-25-2016, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet

Yeah, we're the bad guys for not agreeing to a hostage hug from a Wal-mart employee.

If he wouldn't stop requesting hugs from customers and wouldn't stop willfully violating the price matching policy even after having been warned about both of those things, he should have been fired.

lawrenceRaider · 04-25-2016, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewie

Walmart does not give those benefits after 20 years of service.

They used to, granted it's been 20 years since I worked at Walmart.

Valiant · 04-25-2016, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

Ever been to West Plains? The next Wal-Mart is probably an hour away.

My family is from there, Walmart is literally a lot of peoples highlight in the day. I remember going as a child and being so bored out of my mind. But the girl that lived next to my great aunt that worked at the diner turned into a porn star. So there is that. Well a one off porn star, who I just happened to see in Hustler in the 90s.

Pitt Gorilla · 04-25-2016, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

Target is better anyway.

Well, yeah.

Valiant · 04-25-2016, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop

I only go to Wal Mart for condoms, lube, and trips to the bathroom.

You just don't do bareback in the handicap bathroom stall there??

04-25-2016, 11:54 AM
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16856178 VARSITY	Wal-Mart: YOU'RE FIRED!!! This story was in the KC Star this morning. Wal-Mart fired a brain damaged cashier who worked there for almost 20 years for discounting a jug of sweet tea for a customer by fifty cents. I hope he sues their ass off. Story is here: Thousands of people are rallying behind a brain-damaged Walmart worker who was fired last week. Frank Swanson was a cashier at a Walmart in West Plains, Missouri for nearly two decades. He was well known in the local community as an enthusiastic worker who loved to hug customers. He was fired just 20 days short of his 20-year anniversary with Walmart. A Walmart spokesman said he was fired for violating a pricing policy. "Letting an associate go is never easy," the spokesman said. "For this associate, point-of-sale policies had not been followed in some instances. A recent violation of those policies moved the associate to the final step of our discipline process, resulting in his dismissal." Swanson's supporters claim he was terminated for giving out hugs, and they are planning a protest at the West Plains Walmart on Saturday to show their support. More than 1,500 people have committed to attending the rally on a Facebook page called "Hugs for Frank" and another 3,100 said they are interested in attending. "Walmart has decided to fire Frank, the sweetest employee you'd ever meet, for hugging a costumer," the page reads. "So we're going to gather at Walmart on Saturday April 9th with signs or t-shirts offering free hugs. Let's do this for Frank." The workers' rights group Making Change at Walmart also released a statement on the matter. "It appears Walmart fired workers for being decent and kind. So, if you believe in hugs or being nice to customers, don’t apply for a job at Walmart," said Jess Levin, communications director for MCAW. Swanson's bosses cited his hugs as inappropriate, but that's not why he was fired, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Swanson broke store policy on at least one occasion by discounting a jug of tea by 50 cents, after a customer told him a competitor was selling the tea for 50 cents cheaper,the Post-Dispatch reports. He took the customer at her word, but under store policy, he should have asked her to produce a printed circular proving the competitor's price. Swanson's sister, Babbi Marsh, confirmed that Swanson was terminated for excessive price matching. "He never let anyone walk out without paying for their merchandise. What he was told was that he was being let go for excessive price matching," she told the West Plains Daily Quill. Swanson suffered severe injuries including brain damage following an accident when he was young that left him in a coma for six weeks and temporarily paralyzed, his family told KSPR TV. Walmart customer Jenn Harper called Swanson a "sign of hope." "I feel like one of our own has been hurt," she told KSPR. "He's a sign of hope, he made your day better. If you were having a bad day at Walmart, he would light up your whole trip." http://www.businessinsider.com/walma...0-years-2016-4
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lawrenceRaider Here We Go Again Join Date: May 2002 Casino cash: $-1426456	FYI, the 20 days short of 20 years is a pretty big deal. If you work 20 years at Walmart, you get to retire with full health benefits as a retirement benefit. So it's a lot more than just 50 cents they saved by dropping him just short of 20 years. __________________
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Toby Waller Banned Join Date: Oct 2015 Casino cash: $10000400	a walmart here in Oregon let a guy where a kilt behind the pharmacy counter, so i'm not really sure about so called standards
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