{"product_id":"life-within-a-big-box-megan-ohara-9781480897724","title":"Life Within a Big Box: The Perspective of a 25-Year Retail Associate","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewell-managed and ill-managed stores;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehow to do the job;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eshift changes and schedules;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea CEO visit;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efraternizing with hourly associates;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eunfair coaching with integrity at stake; \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ediscrimination, unions, and Walmart;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ecorporate rules;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlack Friday, Christmas, and other holidays;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etheft;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eassociate camaraderie and favoritism; and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehourly wage problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Megan O'Hara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480897728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480897724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Megan O'Hara","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48445141451007,"sku":"9781480897724","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff6c4e61-5d2e-4fe1-a1e8-3ffa0f4ff16a.jpg?v=1777216803","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-within-a-big-box-megan-ohara-9781480897724","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}