Costco is run by an anti gun liberal Billionaire here is the Seattle area.
General Mills took an $8B write down on Gillette after the "toxic masculinity" ads.
Procter & Gamble owns Gillette, not General Mills.
Uh oh, I had a Biden moment.
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I never drove for them, worked in operations, M&R, and as a quality/business analyst in their logistics/3PL division.
They are certainly big at 5 billion. Will be interesting to see what their partnership with Jeff Silver and Mastery might do for Logistics and then the rest of the company. I think Erin VanZeeland would be an excellent choice to replace Mark Rourke as CEO when/if he retires.
He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
I never drove for them, worked in operations, M&R, and as a quality/business analyst in their logistics/3PL division.
They are certainly big at 5 billion. Will be interesting to see what their partnership with Jeff Silver and Mastery might do for Logistics and then the rest of the company. I think Erin VanZeeland would be an excellent choice to replace Mark Rourke as CEO when/if he retires.
Driver. Part of why I applied with them was stuff you posted several years ago about how good they are.
Wasn't that a hillbilly song from back in the seventies? "Gentle on My Balls"? Mac Davis or Bobby Baer or some other hick singer?
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God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
Capitalism will be the death of this great country! Oh wait.......
In all seriousness though I quit shopping at Walmart almost entirely because I’ve worked with enough of their employees over the years that I have seen all they care about is the profit margin and nothing about the employees. I don’t shop at costco and don’t have one locally so can’t speak to how they treat their employees. Walmart is a plague on this country and I don’t say that flippantly.
MM
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I never drove for them, worked in operations, M&R, and as a quality/business analyst in their logistics/3PL division.
They are certainly big at 5 billion. Will be interesting to see what their partnership with Jeff Silver and Mastery might do for Logistics and then the rest of the company. I think Erin VanZeeland would be an excellent choice to replace Mark Rourke as CEO when/if he retires.
Driver. Part of why I applied with them was stuff you posted several years ago about how good they are.
The dirty secret is most driving jobs are the same - place to place. You're going to deal with traffic, crappy receivers, good receivers, lot lizards and the like - no matter whose name is on the door.
I will say - from what I saw - Schneider was quicker to take care of the driver rather than the customer than any other carrier I've worked with/for. If you really need something - they'll usually get it done.
Capitalism will be the death of this great country! Oh wait.......
In all seriousness though I quit shopping at Walmart almost entirely because I’ve worked with enough of their employees over the years that I have seen all they care about is the profit margin and nothing about the employees. I don’t shop at costco and don’t have one locally so can’t speak to how they treat their employees. Walmart is a plague on this country and I don’t say that flippantly.
MM
Costco is generally considered a good place to work for retail labor. They pay their employees a noticeable bit more than other big retailers and offer benefits - they believe that paying the employees better results in a better overall customer experience.
have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings
Businesses are in business to make money. Businesses that don't make money go out of business.
Ones that make more can treat their employees better. Ones that go out of business can't help their ex-employees.
It may be different elsewhere but I see Now Hiring signs literally everywhere here. If someone is unhappy with their blue vest, there's one obvious solution.
I shop more at WalMart than Costco mainly because of the product size at Costco - retired couples don't need a 20-pound box of hamburger. But I do like Costco.
I use Gillette Mach whatever and though my Corp gig doesn’t require clean shaven a prior Exec that dragged me through 3-4 Orgs did. I burn through 1 a week and by dinner look like most guys do 3 days in. I’ve been trying to clean the blade with rubbing alcohol before putting it away as a pseudo experiment to see if it adds longevity. Of course, I went back to the Cast Away look so it’s only cleaning up the edges. A pack of 12 is like $60-80 and my oldest seems to use one every shave even though he’s only got a little dirt growing at this point.
I’ve thought of going to the straight shave or even the shavette/sideways razor to start but can just see the stitches.
On Costco, don’t worry, the razor manufacturer is probably sick of losing money selling to them. They are less worried about “Churn”. Give it 6 mos and they’ll either be back or they’ll slightly modify the design to force you into a new handle etc. and Costco will mark them up as improved but pay a few shekels less for them.
I shop more at WalMart than Costco mainly because of the product size at Costco - retired couples don't need a 20-pound box of hamburger. But I do like Costco.
That’s why people own freezers.
Take 2 out, grill them. Then you still have 78 left.
Businesses are in business to make money. Businesses that don't make money go out of business.
Ones that make more can treat their employees better. Ones that go out of business can't help their ex-employees.
It may be different elsewhere but I see Now Hiring signs literally everywhere here. If someone is unhappy with their blue vest, there's one obvious solution.
I shop more at WalMart than Costco mainly because of the product size at Costco - retired couples don't need a 20-pound box of hamburger. But I do like Costco.
I shopped Costco for decades. My parents must have been two of their original customers. Lol.
I have a Neighborhood Walmart near me. Covers most of my needs. Aldi fills in the gaps. Publix on the ends for Bogos.
As far as I can tell, and speaking with employees, nobody got laid off at the Neighborhood Walmart during the Chin plandemic. In fact, I see many more new employees in the store now.
Hopefully, they've done some work on their treatment of employees with regard to benefits.
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Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
Retired folks forget.......then they have 4 boxes of 78 when the kids are setting up for the estate sale.
Originally Posted by slumlord
Originally Posted by RockyRaab
I shop more at WalMart than Costco mainly because of the product size at Costco - retired couples don't need a 20-pound box of hamburger. But I do like Costco.
That’s why people own freezers.
Take 2 out, grill them. Then you still have 78 left.
Keeps old people off the road.
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