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ORIGINAL: IrishMist

Geesh, I can't believe you are actually asking this.

If he is working at walmart, and goes to work for a competing store, while still being employed...THAT IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
When your husband accepted a position at walmart, he accepted the stores policy in regards to this. Violating this policy is grounds for dismissal.

End of story.

I guess you and your husband are just going to have to decide if being dishonest, unethical, disloyal and possibly unemployed are more important.

/shrug

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ORIGINAL: IrishMist

Geesh, I can't believe you are actually asking this.

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We actually hate the idea of being dishonest for any reason

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Would your advice to him be to quit a permanent job to work at a temporary job and then be unemployed after the holidays or to stay at Walmart or be satisfied with meager wages?

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Really? Have you read the other stuff she's posted here? This is right in her wheelhouse.

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Since when has seeking advice become a synonym for seeking insults?

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How can my husband prove himself at Costco without first quitting his permanent job at Walmart and becoming unemployed after the holidays? How do we get around this? If he goes behind Walmart's back and violates the conflict of interest policy, is there a good chance he would get caught?

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We actually hate the idea of being dishonest for any reason.

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ORIGINAL: IrishMist

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We actually hate the idea of being dishonest for any reason

Really?
Did you forget the title of this thread?
If you hated the idea of being dishonest, you would not even contemplate the thought of being dishonest.

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Would your advice to him be to quit a permanent job to work at a temporary job and then be unemployed after the holidays or to stay at Walmart or be satisfied with meager wages?

No, my advice would be, and always would be, honesty.
If he wants a better job, at a competing store, then do so.
You say he's a mature adult in his 40's? Then perhaps he should act like one. Take responsibility for his own future.

Instead, you come here and ask 'is it ok to lie to his employer blah blah blah"

What the fuck do you think?

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Really? Have you read the other stuff she's posted here? This is right in her wheelhouse.

I know. I had hoped that, over the years, she might have matured a bit.
It's kind of sad to see that nothing has changed in her thinking.

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Since when has seeking advice become a synonym for seeking insults?

You are not looking for advice. You are looking for validation.
Totally different.

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ORIGINAL: defiantbadgirl

My husband and Sir has been employed at Walmart for 7 years and in that time has worked his way up into claims. They're paying him $12.10/hr. If he worked at Costco, he would be making twice that, maybe more. He wants to work at Costco and knows it would be worth it to start at the bottom and work his way up. I thought with his experience, he had a good chance of getting hired there. Then we called Costco and were told their NO EXCEPTIONS hiring policy is as follows: Temporary holiday workers are hired and laid off after the holiday season. The best performing temporary workers are then contacted when permanent positions become available. Since people retire from there, that might take awhile. Walmart, like most department stores, has a CONFLICT OF INTEREST policy that states their employees can't work for other department stores. How can my husband prove himself at Costco without first quitting his permanent job at Walmart and becoming unemployed after the holidays? How do we get around this? If he goes behind Walmart's back and violates the conflict of interest policy, is there a good chance he would get caught?

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ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1

But seriously, could a 'conflict of interest' clause actually stand up in a US court??
I know they tried that here and it fell flat.
What trade secrets is he likely to pass on? I would posit, nothing of real interest.

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ORIGINAL: LafayetteLady

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ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1

But seriously, could a 'conflict of interest' clause actually stand up in a US court??
I know they tried that here and it fell flat.
What trade secrets is he likely to pass on? I would posit, nothing of real interest.

Whether something like that can stand up in court is irrelevant. Someone who loses a job where they made less than 30K a year can't afford to sue their employer. That is one of the reasons why these shitty practices don't change.

While in theory, I completely agree that no one owes loyalty to their employer who doesn't give a shit about them (in the US, that encompasses so many more than simply WalMart), the reality is that if he does it and is found out, WalMart will fire him, and there ain't bupkus he can do about it. Especially considering that most states in the US are "right to work" states, meaning, they can pretty much fire you for anything that doesn't amount to discrimination. Oh, and don't forget, if you are one of the underpaid such as the OP's husband, then the whole "can't afford to sue" comes into play even if it is discrimination, so that's what you have to look at when making the decision.

Frankly, a "mature man in his 40s" who has only worked his way up to just over twelve dollars an hour really doesn't have a whole lot going for him to begin with.