I also had to review a blog for my Business Communications class, I reviewed the Wal-Mart Watch.http://walmartwatch.com/. This blog is a negative for the corporation itself, but it is a place for the current and former employees to say what they feel about Wal-Mart and how they were treated while working there. There are blogs about how their sick benefits and the lately charges of sexism in the workplace. Just recently a journalist interviewed three current and former employees of Wal-Mart about what it was like to work in one of the world's largest private employer. He addressed topics such as how tough the management can be and safety concerns. Out of the three emplyees, 2 have had serious work related injuries. Another of the concerns were the low wages thought to be affected by the stores low prices. The blog is against Wal-Mart, it may affect what people think of Wal-Mart and may make people re-think applying for a job there.
The layout of the website is not very appealing, it is bland and all white. The blog is pretty much a hate site. Majority of what I read about Wal-Mart was negative and giving the company a horrible name and reputation. There was a variety of problems that occurred in the workplace. Consisting of sexim, work related injuries, tough managers, safety concerns and horrible sick benefit packages. After reviewing this blog and if I was to ever be thinking about maybe getting a job at Wal-Mart and found this website, it would change my mind in a hurry! This is a place for Wal-Mart employees to complain about how much they dislike their jobs.
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That doesn't sound like much of a blog. I wonder if a polar-opposite exists somewhere.
ReplyDeleteYou're right it isn't much of a blog but it actually is a blog, its a place where all current and former Wal-Mart employees blog about what and how they feel about working at Wal-Mart and how they are being or have been treated! They discuss how they feel about the current work related topics and blog about it. In a way it gives them a place to let some anger out about their workplaces. Again where the blog is lacking is that the poeple blogging always seem to get off topic quite fast. In the beginning the first few bloggers will talk about the current topic but then by the end of all the comments, sometimes it is just social topics and co-workers and friends just chatting, which is not good.
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