i hope this example of corpo culture explains the state of the world to you

i was in a chat playing D&D Online when one of the guys in the chat asked me about the 3% and what we're trying to do. eventually i talked about wal-mart's policy of how it trains its own managers and shift managers and all the rest. i let the wal-mart policy explain the state of the world we're in on its own.

straight out of college with my 2nd degree i worked at a local wal-mart for a year or so, overnights electronics.

one night i was asking the shift manager about two different VR systems we had because I had been questioned the previous night about them and I had to tell the customer that I honestly didn't know anything about VR and I had fealt bad not giving them any usable information.

well about 15 seconds into that conversation a customer walked by with her cart and smiled and i was just continuing to talk. the manager got really mad at me and actually took me by the right arm (softly though) and said "you don't speak business in front of the customers man. that's not good. you keep walmart business away from the customers. they're suppose to just run along by their stuff and have a good time. if we get in the way that's less money in your pocket." he was quite pertrubed with me. but i was still had questions about the VR so i continued the question.

he really didn't know anything either about VR and headsets and which of the 2 models we were offering or selling and anything outside of what's printed on the box...so he took it upon himself to spend a few hours (the rest of the shift practically) to go online in the manager's office and just I guess google VR stuff lol.

but his mentality...the one wal-mart instilled in him...that's a prime example or limelight of the world we are in right now.