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Walmart Acquires Company - But Takes Away The Booze

edited June 2017 in Off-Topic
This may explain why Walmart employees always look so glum.
http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-banned-alcohol-and-swearing-from-jets-offices-2017-6

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  • Walmart did allow the company to buy everyone drinks at a nearby bar. When the CEO complained that the old system (the beer fridge in the office) led to higher productivity since folks drank and talked, then went back to their desks to flesh things out, Walmart relented.

    They also understand that folks at Jet might cuss from time to time, while people in the Walmart offices may not.
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