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<blockquote data-quote="vvvvvvv" data-source="post: 1646073" data-attributes="member: 5151"><p>The problem is that McD's up the road will...</p><p></p><p>The hiring process was my biggest problem as a department manager. Granted, it was 4 years ago, but it was when they took the hiring and compensation control out of the local store's hands due to the normal management favoritism. (I worked with an overnight stocker making $24/hr after 7 years, and I knew of a cart pusher at another store making $19/hr after 3 years.)</p><p></p><p>So the solution that was put in place at the time was for all applications to go through a process that involve Home Office before we could even call the applicant for an interview. That took the turn around time from clicking the submit button to receiving a phone call from as little as four hours to a minimum of six weeks in my experience. I would have 20 applicants, and 18 of them had already found jobs (higher paying to boot), 1 was just applying to meet the "active job search" requirements to get a welfare check and would pooch the interview, and the only one that was left would voluntarily leave within 30 days or would fail the stupid drug test.</p><p></p><p>I also could not offer a competitive salary. Store-level wages were set by Home Office based on the type of area the store was located in. While the store was in a rural area and thus the wages started at $0.20 above minimum wage, McDonald's was offering $9/hr at the time, the grocery stores were offering $9/hr at the time, and oilfield was offering $15/hr at the time - all "entry level". Before that change, I could offer a stocker a $9/hr wage based on "customer service" experience (90% of applicants in a college town worked at Sonic, McD's or a retailer in high school), but after their "reform" that was no longer an option. "Our tables say that this should be a competitive wage in your market." Keep in mind this was 2007. Minimum wage was $5.85.</p><p></p><p>When I left Wal-Mart, I took a job that I was (on paper) under-qualified for at the market rate for someone with the paper qualifications. Even leaving as a Department Manager with 2.5 years experience and leading district sales most months with one of the smallest departments in the district, I could have "gotten a raise" working 32 hours at McDonald's instead of 40 hours at the local Wal-Mart.</p><p></p><p>And all that I've heard from my contacts that are still at Wal-Mart is that the process has gotten worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vvvvvvv, post: 1646073, member: 5151"] The problem is that McD's up the road will... The hiring process was my biggest problem as a department manager. Granted, it was 4 years ago, but it was when they took the hiring and compensation control out of the local store's hands due to the normal management favoritism. (I worked with an overnight stocker making $24/hr after 7 years, and I knew of a cart pusher at another store making $19/hr after 3 years.) So the solution that was put in place at the time was for all applications to go through a process that involve Home Office before we could even call the applicant for an interview. That took the turn around time from clicking the submit button to receiving a phone call from as little as four hours to a minimum of six weeks in my experience. I would have 20 applicants, and 18 of them had already found jobs (higher paying to boot), 1 was just applying to meet the "active job search" requirements to get a welfare check and would pooch the interview, and the only one that was left would voluntarily leave within 30 days or would fail the stupid drug test. I also could not offer a competitive salary. Store-level wages were set by Home Office based on the type of area the store was located in. While the store was in a rural area and thus the wages started at $0.20 above minimum wage, McDonald's was offering $9/hr at the time, the grocery stores were offering $9/hr at the time, and oilfield was offering $15/hr at the time - all "entry level". Before that change, I could offer a stocker a $9/hr wage based on "customer service" experience (90% of applicants in a college town worked at Sonic, McD's or a retailer in high school), but after their "reform" that was no longer an option. "Our tables say that this should be a competitive wage in your market." Keep in mind this was 2007. Minimum wage was $5.85. When I left Wal-Mart, I took a job that I was (on paper) under-qualified for at the market rate for someone with the paper qualifications. Even leaving as a Department Manager with 2.5 years experience and leading district sales most months with one of the smallest departments in the district, I could have "gotten a raise" working 32 hours at McDonald's instead of 40 hours at the local Wal-Mart. And all that I've heard from my contacts that are still at Wal-Mart is that the process has gotten worse. [/QUOTE]
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