corporate-america
Life at Target: Hard Knocks Off the Clock
Hamilton Nolan · 10/21/11 12:26PMIt is simply not possible to refrain from publishing constant new stories about the indignities of working at Target, America's most clean and attractive union-busting big box store. There are all too many current and former Target employees anxious to send us stories of exploitation and generally disgraceful workplace conditions!
'The Sketchiest Place I Ever Worked:' More Target Workers Speak
Hamilton Nolan · 10/19/11 01:20PMYesterday we told you about Jason Kellner, a former Target manager who says that he was more or less forced to work through his mandatory breaks—and then fired for doing so. This prompted quite a few current and former Target workers to write to us with their own stories of Target employment woe—as every story about Target is wont to do.
Target Manager: I Was Fired for Working Off the Clock
Hamilton Nolan · 10/18/11 10:37AMCollege Kids Are Such Easy Marks
Hamilton Nolan · 10/17/11 02:25PMFor people whose job it is to turn unsuspecting suckers into corporate-advertising zombies, there's no better sight than a bunch of fresh-faced 18 year-olds moving boxes into a dorm room, ready to take on the world. Yeah, take on the world's debt. Don't forget your college-branded credit card and whatnot, suckers young adults!
Gap Stores Wither and Die: Bland Uniformity Suffers
Hamilton Nolan · 10/14/11 10:24AMStupid Americans Flocking Back to Wal-Mart
Hamilton Nolan · 10/13/11 09:17AMThe New King of Underground Music: Toyota
Hamilton Nolan · 09/28/11 11:03AMCheck out this Wormrot video. You haven't seen hardcore until you've seen Wormrot, amirite? The most hardcore part of all: they are fully owned subsidiary of the Toyota corporation.
Horrifying Study: Wal-Mart Wants 159 NYC Locations
Hamilton Nolan · 09/21/11 04:28PMAd Industry Forced to Give Diversity Award to White Guy
Hamilton Nolan · 09/21/11 10:21AMNot only are advertising professionals constantly making embarrassing racist faux pas, to our delight; the entire ad industry has a long and dismal history of failing at the most rudimentary "diversity" initiatives. It's run by white guys, like everything else! So the industry is taking baby steps towards true racial integration. Step one: Give Ourselves Awards.
Wal-Mart Offers a Payoff to All of Womankind
Hamilton Nolan · 09/14/11 10:10AMKids These Days Are Sellouts
Hamilton Nolan · 09/12/11 02:05PMThe Middle Class Is Dead
Hamilton Nolan · 09/12/11 10:48AMThe Real Reason Wal-Mart Is Dying
Hamilton Nolan · 08/22/11 12:01PMLaw Firms Lose Their Last Fans
Hamilton Nolan · 08/12/11 10:35AMWhole Foods Caves to Wingnuts, Will Not 'Celebrate or Promote' Ramadan
Hamilton Nolan · 08/09/11 11:49AMIs America's Love Affair With Wal-Mart Over?
Hamilton Nolan · 08/04/11 10:57AMExec Loses $3 Million Job for Calling CEO a 'F-ing Asshole'
Hamilton Nolan · 08/01/11 09:08AMDoes Starbucks Need a Union?
Hamilton Nolan · 07/26/11 10:31AMSpeaking of hugely popular chain stores with a liberal reputation which are actually staunch enemies of unions: Starbucks! The Industrial Workers of the World have been trying, with little success, to organize Starbucks workers for years. This week, they're picketing select Starbucks locations in major cities, partly in sympathy with Chilean Starbucks workers who are already on strike. From an IWW press release: