"It's stressful... They just want to see how much they can get away with without having to hire someone else" says Jennifer Mclaughlin, an employee of a Walmart supercenter in Texas. McLaughlin's experience in the supercenter is exemplified in Karen Olsson's article, "Up against America", when claiming America's poor compensation. As an employee, Mclaughlin can personally explain how she is treated and payed. Through her experience, Olsson is able to support her argument that the United States is no longer a place where you can Prosper; Walmart being one of the biggest company for employment and offer no progression for their staff. Opposingly, the author, Tim Roemer, of "America remains the Beacon of Success" argues that the U.S is still wealthy and prosperous. To support his argument further, he describes his trip overseas and observes how non-Americans
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In "Up Against Wal-Mart", Olsson writes on a woman's experience as an employee of the super center and she directly states her feelings towards the way they treat their employees and how she is affected by her salary. "The way they pay you, you cannot make it by yourself without having a second job or someone to help you..." Is how Mclaughlin describes her salary of 16,800 a year. She explains how the only way you can make a little more money would be if you have been there for about 20 years or you become a manager. Later in Olsson's text, she explains how workers from 27 states are filing law suits against Walmart for sex discrimination. They are being accused for denying promotions and equal pay to 700,000 women. And although Walmart isn't the only place where such things are occurring, it is where it has been happening the most. In short, Olsson's great analysis of equal pay in this company helped to further support her
In "Up Against Wal-Mart", Olsson writes on a woman's experience as an employee of the super center and she directly states her feelings towards the way they treat their employees and how she is affected by her salary. "The way they pay you, you cannot make it by yourself without having a second job or someone to help you..." Is how Mclaughlin describes her salary of 16,800 a year. She explains how the only way you can make a little more money would be if you have been there for about 20 years or you become a manager. Later in Olsson's text, she explains how workers from 27 states are filing law suits against Walmart for sex discrimination. They are being accused for denying promotions and equal pay to 700,000 women. And although Walmart isn't the only place where such things are occurring, it is where it has been happening the most. In short, Olsson's great analysis of equal pay in this company helped to further support her