Still the point is that they are extremely profitable in spite of paying for health care etc.
larry On 1/13/06, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Costco is also *very* unionized... > > Scott A. Stewart > ColdFusion Developer > > GNSI > 11820 Parklawn Dr > Rockville, MD 20852 > (301) 770-9610 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 1:48 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart > > OK lets do a more direct comparison, Costco and Walmart's Sam's Club. > Costco offers health care benefits, and a higher hourly wage, whereas > Sam's Club is very different. Costco had considerably higher profits > last year. So you can have the extra benefits and still be very > profitable. > > larry > > On 1/13/06, Tim Heald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Home Depot is not in the same line of business. Their employees make a > lot > > more money than Wal-Mart employees. You ever tried to get a job there? > > It's hard as hell. They expect a lot more of their employees, things like > > construction, plumbing, electrical or interior design experience. > > > > Apples and oranges homie. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192336 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54