Based on my experience of Richer Sounds (which are positive), I would strongly suspect he employs fewer but better paid and more productive employees than some of his competitors. There is actually a fairly long-standing business mantra that lots of companies pay lip-service to, but few actually genuinely follow, in that if you focus on quality rather than cutting costs your costs will drop as a result of quality. The problem is that it doesn't fit with modern "managerialist" style management popular in most large organisations where generic management lack expertise needed to bring real focus on quality whilst short-term pressure to cut costs undermines efforts to improve quality and drive down long-term costs.

I've forwarded a link to this thread to Aldi head office.

Actually, I haven't. That would be almost as sad as you actually popping into Aldi.

Or have I?

Maybe I have.

BTW, I thought it was common knowledge Aldi are the supermarket version of RyanAir. That said, as far as I'm aware they pay pretty well in comparison to their competitors and offer generous graduate management schemes. But they definitely make you work for every penny.

More FlyBe, not the best in the world but by no means the worst.



Its the same right across retail not just the discounters.

For what its worth I'd say the the store manager has had his backside kicked by the area manager/head office and is taking it out on the staff, it is really his job to weed out the poor workers rather than attack his whole team like that.

Ahh cod'ead, I had been warned about you, that you were a cantankerous and repellant old man. Considering you choose to call me an idiot, I can safely say the warnings were right. No wonder the rlfans forums have gone down hill with now only about 3 people posting each day, with people like you around.

Anyway, To answer your question, No, i am not privvy to the shareholders list of walmart. Considering it is listed on the stock exchange, I am assuming that a list of shareholders would be quite colossal. Again, i see no problem with trying to keep the shareholders happy to the detriment of the workers as they will never have a problem filling staff vacancies. The main aim of a company afterall is to maximise shareholder wealth.

Regards

King James

Given that the Walton family own over 50% of the stock and are seeking to buy back even more, I'd suggest that WalMart exists to keep the Waltons in clover and at thr detriment of their employees. But that's OK with you? Righto

You can forward whatever you like sunshine.
Does it stick in your throat that some may benefit from protection and representation from an over-zealous and aggressive employer?
Would you have me shackled and transported around the world?