Senior "Greeter" At Wal Mart Told "You Can't Say That Anymore"

It sure beats saying "Have a cursed day"!:)


...the tomb greeter.
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Josiah09 said:
On the other hand there is the matter for some us (including me) having been on the receiving end of countless proselytizing messages all our lives we've become acutely aware of the vocabulary of proselytizing. And right now in the US there is something of a movement among secularists to come out of the closet so to speak and make our position more public that we don't appreciate being proselytized. I imagine this is the back story of this Walmart affair. And with all social movements certain reactions are a little over the top, just view this episode as our version of bra burning.
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Right on Brother! Actually, I do see what you are saying Josiah and that some people don't appreciate being blessed out of the blue as it were and would prefer the more usual US theme of Have a nice day.I suppose it could leave you feeling annoyed.Mind you, this is only one person in one store that's doing this, it hasn't become a trend [yet.]
 
BobF said:
Well, I saw no problem as when I was greeter at WalMart we were not supposed to go after the suspects at all. We were to call a manager about the problem and let them handle the situation their way. At times we had no phones but recently many had phones. It was no big problems for my personal safety. I wonder how the theft losses are now at WalMart since their efforts have been cut so badly.
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That's a much saner approach.

Mike said:
The Greeter is the face of the Company, the only one
not on a till that the public see and speak to.

I think that the complainant had a beef with Walmart
and the only thing that he/she could pick to complain
about was "Have a Blessed Day", so the issue would be
against Walmart the Company and not the Greeter.

This is how I see it.

Mike.
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Very likely.

ClassicRockr said:
... As far as Wal Mart Security goes, I was told by one employee/cashier that, if the Security Alarm goes off when a person goes thru the door, they are not necessarily suppose to approach the person bc of what the person could be carrying (gun/knife). Now, the looks/actions of the person leaving the store, and the alarm goes off, will indicate whether an employee will approach the person or not. Yes, "looks/actions", in other words "suspicious" looking, does play a part in an employee stopping a person or not.
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Still not a good idea as those employees have not received proper training and could be charged with "profiling".

One does not require a gun or a knife to be dangerous.

It just sounds like Wally policy consists of rolling the dice.


ClassicRockr said:
Now, as for the word "blessed" goes, some here that don't think it's religious had better look up the definition! Here are some:

bless·ed adjective \ˈble-səd\ : having a sacred nature : connected with God

Actually, from the Bible:
BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. ( Psalm 1:1-2 )

There we go!
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There is also the "Blessed Be" of the Wiccans (notoriously non-religious) and the popular reverse usage of the word, such as "I don't know a blessed thing!"

"Blessed" can also refer to the secular state of being lucky.

The Bible does not give the definition - it only uses the word for its own purposes.
 

Meanderer said:
It sure beats saying "Have a cursed day"!:)
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Absolutely agree with you, although I'd rather have a more general greeting, like 'enjoy your day', etc.

Maybe the locale of the store has something to do with it - certain small towns might be predominately a certain religion and that is the way the whole town talks to each other - unusual for this to happen in a big city though.:)
 
WHo even listens to what the greeter is saying.... I've usually got other things on my mind.... like I gotta get in, get my crap... and get the heck out of there..
 
The Walmart greeter at my local Walmart knew me because we'd exchanged pleasantries on many occasions before. Apparently our cordiality passed a certain threshold because after that every time I came in he'd take me aside and tell me a very dirty joke. That would have been OK except they were dreadful jokes. So, at least he never invited me to go to his church which is an experience I have all the time in our small town.
 
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Josiah09 said:
The Walmart greeter at my local Walmart knew me because we'd exchanged pleasantries on my occasions before. Apparently our cordiality passed a certain threshold because after that every time I came in he'd take me aside and tell me a very dirty joke. That would have been OK except they were dreadful jokes. So, at least he never invited me to go to his church which is an experience I have all the time in our small town.
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The "greeters" at our Walmart don't really "greet" anyone.. Their main function seems to be receipt checking on assorted customers..
 
Greeters jobs have really changed since I was one many years ago. We would watch for elders to help. Find an electric cart for them. We would be used to gather carts in the parking lots and bring them to the stores cart areas. We would watch for sneaky theft attempts and tell management about them. We even had security people to work with. We were much more than the greeters of recent years. Yes we did sometimes check register slips. One time I found a large TV on the cart and not on the ticket. That could have been theft or just a register person did not do a good job. It got paid for before leaving the store. We did stock replacement from the returns area. Some times we would hand out carts to the customers entering. We were not allowed to have stools or chairs while on the clock. We were definitely the 'busy persons' where I worked. I enjoyed the times on duty as it was seldom ever boring.

From what I have seen this last couple of years, I am glad I am not doing that job any more. It looks far too boring when I see them. No wonder WalMart has pretty much done away with that job description.
 
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Seems there's more to this story. If you live in an area that has a strong belief in one point of view or another, the people who back that view one way or the other and speak out most will have the last word right or wrong. If this is what the community wants and the company obviously sees it in their best interest at the time, they will go along with the people making the most noise. Just business as usual they know who butters their bread in that town.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/walmart-asks-greeter-stop-saying-have-blessed-day/njzWm/
 
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