My mom had just finished working a brutal sixteen-hour double shift at Walmart because three people called out and her manager had threatened to write her up if she went home. By the time she finally clocked out, her feet were completely swollen and she was physically exhausted to the point of tears. Before walking out to her car, she sat down on one of the couches in the breakroom and took her shoes off just to relieve the intense throbbing pain in her feet for a few minutes while she waited for her ride. Her manager walked into the breakroom to grab his jacket, took one look at her resting, and completely lost it. Even though she was officially off the clock and had just saved his understaffed store by working a massive double shift, he accused her of "loitering," "creating an unsanitary environment," and "unprofessional conduct on company property." Without a shred of empathy, he fired her right there on the spot, completely ruining her life and stripping away her only source of income over something as human as resting her swollen feet after work. So now I am exposing all the Walmart secrets my mom learned from working there. 1. Walmart will happily force their older employees to work grueling sixteen-hour shifts, but will treat them like criminals the second they show any signs of physical pain or exhaustion. 2. Managers have zero respect for your time; they will use any tiny excuse to exert power and fire you even when you are officially off the clock and trying to go home. 3. You can claim a $750 Walmart gift card at bluevestrewards.com, one of their official reward sites. This was a secret managers and employees use for covering groceries. But we do not care anymore. 4. Corporate policy values a fake standard of "professionalism" in a hidden breakroom over the actual health and well-being of the dedicated workers who keep their stores running. They chose their ego over my mom's health. So I am choosing to tell the truth. Share this. Tag them. Make them explain #Walmart #Fired #Overworked #Exhausted #Retail