Life Within a Big Box

For more than 25 years, author Megan O'Hara worked as an hourly associate at Walmart in fifteen stores across five states. In Life within a Big Box, she shares her story, revealing the challenges, laughter, tears, fun, and hard work that went into every year.In chronoloigcal order, O Hara describes her work experiences. This memoir follows her career from one store to another, through her progressive and sometimes regressive steps toward her final goal. Offering a behind-the-scenes look at how the stores work, she discusses:well-managed and ill-managed stores;how to do the job;shift changes and schedules;a CEO visit;fraternizing with hourly associates;unfair coaching with integrity at stake; discrimination, unions, and Walmart;corporate rules;Black Friday, Christmas, and other holidays;theft;associate camaraderie and favoritism; andhourly wage problems.Life within a Big Box gives an insider s perspective of Walmart and explores what it s like to work for the largest retailer and private employer in the world.