I have worked for Wal-Mart for 7 years. I agree that it is not the company it once was. I agree that after Mr. Walton's death it was taken over by the "Suits". Last time I read anything about it, all the people who worked as Mr. Walton worked-quit. That says a lot to me. The store that I worked at had a paper goods department that "turned" 73 times a month, which means we sold out twice a day. As you can imagine we were very busy. Our store employed 110 people, payroll being based on the store's sales. After Mr. Walton passed away, the payroll determination policy was changed to how much square feet a store had. We were reduced to 73 employees. Now, the store is always cluttered, more products run out, no help is available for the shopper, pallets sit out on the sales floor, there are never enough cashiers. So, yes, things have changed. However, I don't buy into the "They're evil! Don't shop there!" mentality. We had a lot of small stores, that didn't offer any service, were rude to customers and had very little selection. So, Wal-Mart was a great addition. But they have left their roots of serving the customer to serving the bottom line at the expense of the customer and I think that's sad. They were a great example of American business before that change. Eventually, another business is going to start offering fully staffed stores who treat the customer and it's employees with respect and dedication. Then Wal-Mart will go the way of Woolworths, Nichols and a dozen other fallen retailers. ~shrugs~ I wish they'd just wise up.