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TLDR: Walmart warehouse works man to death and posts his job in 48 hours.

Pretty self explanatory I guess. I work in a non-climate-controlled warehouse for Walmart, don’t worry I’m almost into a new career at least. This happened in august. A maintenance man was ordered to fix an overhead line. The fix involved welding. So a 50+ year old man was forced to weld near the ceiling of the warehouse when the temperature outside was almost 100 degrees (Fahrenheit). He died of a heatstroke. The official company statement was: “stay hydrated and avoid caffeine”. They’ve since banned energy drinks in the warehouse (this rule is not enforced). Less than 48 hours after his death, his position was made available. It’s of course horrible that it happened, but what really makes me angry is the implications that it was his fault. No amount of drinking water and avoiding caffeine could’ve changed the situation. So in case you’re wondering, your job really doesn’t give a…


Pretty self explanatory I guess. I work in a non-climate-controlled warehouse for Walmart, don’t worry I’m almost into a new career at least. This happened in august. A maintenance man was ordered to fix an overhead line. The fix involved welding. So a 50+ year old man was forced to weld near the ceiling of the warehouse when the temperature outside was almost 100 degrees (Fahrenheit). He died of a heatstroke. The official company statement was: “stay hydrated and avoid caffeine”. They’ve since banned energy drinks in the warehouse (this rule is not enforced). Less than 48 hours after his death, his position was made available. It’s of course horrible that it happened, but what really makes me angry is the implications that it was his fault. No amount of drinking water and avoiding caffeine could’ve changed the situation. So in case you’re wondering, your job really doesn’t give a fuck about you. They never have, and when you die, they’ll just shrug and replace you.

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