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And THAT, my friends, is how it's done… (Original Post) MrScorpio Mar 2013 OP
Hot + Damn = Way to go, Costco! ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2013 #1
Yeah, but Walmart stock holders want solid gold toilets and unicorn steaks. onehandle Mar 2013 #2
WMT shareholders are dumb investors edhopper Mar 2013 #11
that is why I shop at Costco several times a month... mike_c Mar 2013 #3
I had no idea Richardo Mar 2013 #4
Gave my mom a Costco card & told her to trash the Sam's Club tblue Mar 2013 #28
Wow, I was feeling guilty when I went to Costco because I assumed it was not worker friendly. Happyhippychick Mar 2013 #5
happy we finally have costco here, but would not matter--have not set foot in wally world in niyad Mar 2013 #6
Brilliant, Mr Sinegal! Cha Mar 2013 #7
Wally World homegirl Mar 2013 #8
I shop there once a week Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #9
KnR. Love Costco for their ethics as well as their products. Hekate Mar 2013 #10
And we treat our vendors fairly--the opposite of WalMart n/t Bluestar Mar 2013 #12
awesome demwing Mar 2013 #13
Like anywhere, some make more and some make less. Moosepoop Mar 2013 #17
Now, if we can just fill their shelves with American products... navarth Mar 2013 #14
Costco is great. And I think that Trader Joe's employees are pretty JDPriestly Mar 2013 #15
I heard someone say... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #23
I like that -- hadn't heard it. gateley Mar 2013 #24
I heard it on some radio talk show... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #25
Well, if they crap on their employees, you can bet tblue Mar 2013 #30
That's my TJ's experience too. They're always happy & chatty. tblue Mar 2013 #29
My son works at Trader Joe's. xxqqqzme Mar 2013 #40
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #16
Sounds great, but... Orrex Mar 2013 #18
We love COSTCO and shop there for almost everything. COSTCO also has many organic AikidoSoul Mar 2013 #19
It would be good if the graphic also showed truebluegreen Mar 2013 #20
He was also with a group here in Seattle who wanted to pay a State income tax (we currently gateley Mar 2013 #26
Now there's a CEO deserving of his $1 billion+ net worth. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #21
I gave my boss an article today on how WalMart is tanking compared to smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #22
This fellow understands that people actually ENJOY an efficient well run work-place, so they will patrice Mar 2013 #27
Shopped at Costco with my 82 year old mother today.......... mrmpa Mar 2013 #31
And don't stock crap from China, or anywhere else, for that matter Demeter Mar 2013 #32
I love this man... ReRe Mar 2013 #33
And that explains why it is said Dems are better businessmen than Repubs ErikJ Mar 2013 #34
Did not know this. Will definitely shop there at every opportunity. Thanks for posting! patricia92243 Mar 2013 #35
Our first Costco being built now. Lexington era veteran Mar 2013 #36
It's also very impressive...... TinkerTot55 Mar 2013 #37
Walmart employs more people in America and the world than any other private company mountain grammy Mar 2013 #38
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2013 #39
Perfect illustration of the difference between a kind liberal establishment and a conservative Zorra Mar 2013 #41
yep. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #43
wish Costco was out here in Rochester, NY BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #42
Didn't Sinegal retire a few months ago? StrayKat Mar 2013 #44
My family has always loved Costco obama2terms Mar 2013 #45

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
2. Yeah, but Walmart stock holders want solid gold toilets and unicorn steaks.
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 04:32 PM
Mar 2013

How are they going to get that without screwing so-called workers?

tblue

(16,350 posts)
28. Gave my mom a Costco card & told her to trash the Sam's Club
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 09:43 PM
Mar 2013

Costco is an excellent corporate citizen! Always has been, far as I know. Support them all you can.

Happyhippychick

(8,379 posts)
5. Wow, I was feeling guilty when I went to Costco because I assumed it was not worker friendly.
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:02 PM
Mar 2013

Thanks for letting us know! And I have never set foot in a Walmart and I never intend to.

niyad

(112,435 posts)
6. happy we finally have costco here, but would not matter--have not set foot in wally world in
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:11 PM
Mar 2013

nearly 20 years, nor will I, even if they are giving the store away.

homegirl

(1,419 posts)
8. Wally World
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:19 PM
Mar 2013

Happy to see some kindred souls who, like myself, have never set foot in Walmart, and never will.

Moosepoop

(1,917 posts)
17. Like anywhere, some make more and some make less.
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 06:25 PM
Mar 2013

But overall, it's apparently pretty close to the mark.

http://www.allbusiness.com/staffing-hr/16745820-1.html

Costco, however, pays employees an average of $17 per hour and replaces between 6-20 percent of its employees each year. After four years with the company, a Costco cashier can make $40,000 salary plus another 10 percent of that in annual bonuses.


The $17 per hour figure was from 2005. It may be more now.

navarth

(5,927 posts)
14. Now, if we can just fill their shelves with American products...
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:32 PM
Mar 2013

that will be the finishing touch.

I always tell people to shop at Costco and that WalMart is evil.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
15. Costco is great. And I think that Trader Joe's employees are pretty
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:32 PM
Mar 2013

well treated. It makes such a difference in the attitude of the employees of the store.

When I go to Trader Joe's, the employees are working so hard -- but they seem happy about it. They seem to be a team that is proud of what they do and serving customers.

I have the impression that Trader Joe's only picks people who like serving, helping others as employees.

Love Trader Joe's.

Costco is also very good, but further from my home.

And the large quantities that Costco sells are not really practical for a couple that doesn't buy giant sizes any more.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
23. I heard someone say...
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 08:17 PM
Mar 2013

Take care of your customers second. If management focuses on making their employees happy first, then the employees will make the customers happy.

tblue

(16,350 posts)
30. Well, if they crap on their employees, you can bet
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 09:47 PM
Mar 2013

they'd crap on their customers too. I notice happy workers when I go shopping. If people are not happy and I see a lot of turnover, a red flag pops up in my head.

tblue

(16,350 posts)
29. That's my TJ's experience too. They're always happy & chatty.
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 09:45 PM
Mar 2013

I hear it's hard to get a job there because people don't leave! And they don't sell hydrogenated crappy foods. That's my store!

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)
40. My son works at Trader Joe's.
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 01:38 PM
Mar 2013

He was able to take advantage of their maternity leave w/ the birth of their 2nd child - 4 weeks leave @ 60% of his rate!

Orrex

(63,086 posts)
18. Sounds great, but...
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 06:40 PM
Mar 2013

What about the guy who stops you at the door if you don't have a membership? Does he really make $45K per year?

If so, that's awesome!

AikidoSoul

(2,150 posts)
19. We love COSTCO and shop there for almost everything. COSTCO also has many organic
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 06:44 PM
Mar 2013

products that are reasonably priced.

It's waaaay better in prices and service than most stores.

And whoever said their products are "too big" to be practical. That's just not the case. They have many single items that fit with a small family like ours...which is only me and my spouse at the moment.:

Yep...jost LOVE COSTCO.... and now even more because of this report on how it treats its employees. loveya:

 

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)
20. It would be good if the graphic also showed
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:08 PM
Mar 2013

how little Costco pays its CEO.

edited to add: in 2004, Costco's CEO made 2.7 million
Waldemart's made 17.9 million



gateley

(62,683 posts)
26. He was also with a group here in Seattle who wanted to pay a State income tax (we currently
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 08:35 PM
Mar 2013

don't have one) -- for only the wealthy people! Bill Gates Sr was one of the instigators. Howard Schultz (Starbucks), Jeff Bezos (amazon) and Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) were all against it.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
21. Now there's a CEO deserving of his $1 billion+ net worth.
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:17 PM
Mar 2013

Last edited Tue Mar 26, 2013, 09:51 PM - Edit history (2)

That certainly is how it's done. It's not easy to become a billionaire and still be highly praised on a progressive message board like DU.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
22. I gave my boss an article today on how WalMart is tanking compared to
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:57 PM
Mar 2013

Costco and Target. We sell our products at all three stores, but I was hoping that this would help to influence her and the management to think twice about putting so much stock in WalMart (they are one of our biggest retailers).

It was from Bloomberg, so it was pretty legitimate as a business article. Hopefully it will influence them toward favoring Costco and Target. WalMart is going down the tubes.

patrice

(47,992 posts)
27. This fellow understands that people actually ENJOY an efficient well run work-place, so they will
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 08:45 PM
Mar 2013

commit their behavior to that.

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
31. Shopped at Costco with my 82 year old mother today..........
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 10:53 PM
Mar 2013

picked up vegetables, water, paper goods, basically grocery shopped. I'm going back tomorrow to buy a TV. I like the fact that you get a two year warranty at no extra cost. I also have an executive membership, which gives me back 2% of what I spent at Costco for the year. The payment is guaranteed at $55.

A young man (employee) and my mom got into a conversation. My mom's question to him was did he like his job? His answer, he loves it.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
33. I love this man...
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 11:55 PM
Mar 2013
K&R

... for not being greedy. For taking care of his employees like they are human beings with families and responsibilities, not like they are nothing but numbers or pawns. This is called old-fashioned "Job Security," for those of you who don't know what that is. This is the way it used to be.

patricia92243

(12,590 posts)
35. Did not know this. Will definitely shop there at every opportunity. Thanks for posting!
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 04:14 AM
Mar 2013

Costco has a Facebook page to encourage them to build their new store in my town. Needless to say, I went there and posted my encouragement for them to come here.

TinkerTot55

(198 posts)
37. It's also very impressive......
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 09:36 AM
Mar 2013

...that Costco provides enough money in pay and benefits, that their employees are not forced to "suck at the government teat," as Walmart's employees often must.

Walmart's corporate profits are/were so large because the U.S. taxpayer picked up the slack.
Therefore, Walmart = EVIL.
The maths don't lie!!!!!!! (little snark there! )

mountain grammy

(26,571 posts)
38. Walmart employs more people in America and the world than any other private company
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 10:34 AM
Mar 2013

So "going under" would be quite a catastrophe. Walmart and others must change and be responsible employers. Corporations like Walmart, just to name one, have abdicated their responsiblity as citizens to share enormous profits with the workers who produce that profit. On the contrary, corporate greed has hoarded profits while paying workers less, and even while full time workers live below the poverty level.
What is really needed here is a strong retail workers' union, but I don't have too much hope for that.

Zorra

(27,670 posts)
41. Perfect illustration of the difference between a kind liberal establishment and a conservative
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 02:00 PM
Mar 2013

hellhole.

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