Wal-Mart is one of the chain store around the country that provides citizens with things at lower prices. Wal-Mart is always appreciated for providing great deals. However, when it comes to how it treats its workers, it is often criticized. Many corporations provide benefits to their workers. Yet, Wal-Mart is one of those stores that doesn’t provide as many benefits that most corporations provide to their employees. Truth is sometimes not what everyone can see. It is easy to blame someone for something that someone else might be causing. Whenever there is a discussion about Wal-Mart’s treatment towards its employees, no one mentions the reasons that are causing Wal-Mart to cause such damage to its workers financially. However, Robert B. Reich
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No one opens up a business to please or help others. They want to make as much money as they can by selling goods. In fact, “corporations are in fierce competition to get and keep customers” (Reich). Most stores need to fulfill the demand of their customers to keep their business running. The demand of most customers is low prices. Wal-Mart can either please their customer or make their employees happy. If Wal-Mart offers their workers health insurance, then they would have to “increase the price of their goods and service” (Reich). Wal-Mart’s low prices are the ones that lure the people to shop there. Otherwise, every store is the same. Price is what differentiate one store from another. If Wal-Mart increases the prices of their items, then they would lose a lot of customers. If Wal-Mart continues to bargain, it would not be able to satisfy its employees because “the easier it is for us to get great deals, the stronger the downward pressure on wages and benefits.” (Reich). If Wal-Mart doesn’t provide consumers with things that are affordable, then the buyers shop at another store. People don’t care about where are they are getting their things from. The only thing that matter to them is being able to get what they need at lower price. People are the ones that pressure the companies to give better bargain. Losing their business by letting their customers go wouldn’t be affordable to Wal-Mart. Therefore, Wal-Mart chooses to give consumers lower prices and treat their worker
No one opens up a business to please or help others. They want to make as much money as they can by selling goods. In fact, “corporations are in fierce competition to get and keep customers” (Reich). Most stores need to fulfill the demand of their customers to keep their business running. The demand of most customers is low prices. Wal-Mart can either please their customer or make their employees happy. If Wal-Mart offers their workers health insurance, then they would have to “increase the price of their goods and service” (Reich). Wal-Mart’s low prices are the ones that lure the people to shop there. Otherwise, every store is the same. Price is what differentiate one store from another. If Wal-Mart increases the prices of their items, then they would lose a lot of customers. If Wal-Mart continues to bargain, it would not be able to satisfy its employees because “the easier it is for us to get great deals, the stronger the downward pressure on wages and benefits.” (Reich). If Wal-Mart doesn’t provide consumers with things that are affordable, then the buyers shop at another store. People don’t care about where are they are getting their things from. The only thing that matter to them is being able to get what they need at lower price. People are the ones that pressure the companies to give better bargain. Losing their business by letting their customers go wouldn’t be affordable to Wal-Mart. Therefore, Wal-Mart chooses to give consumers lower prices and treat their worker