Wal Mart increases starting wage

[Haipule]

I worked for Wal-Mart from 2000 to 2008 and was paid $26.19 per-hour non-management. One day we got a yearly bonus of $650.00(they are now quarterly).

Truck driver?

Oh, that's right, you live in Hawaii. @26/hr will get you a cuppa joe. Never mind.

Licensed optician. We opened the store on Maui on Halloween day 2000. Starting pay was $7.50p/h but few would take it as McDonalds starting pay was $10.00p/h. They started as a 24 hour store. They very quickly shortened the hours of operation and raised the starting pay to $10.00 but where 100 employees short for the holiday season. It was a mess!

A few years later they raised it to $12.00p/h and experienced cashiers could start at 14-15p/h. Now there going to raise it again.

On this island we have Wal-Mart, Costco, Home Depot, Lowes, Target and a closed K-Mart. We have about 150 to 160 thousand residence and those companies must compete for the employees. Yes, you can make more money here but a studio apt with one parking stall starts at $1.600 p/month.