Is it normal for Americans to leave shopping carts all over the place?

Consider the millions on the entire planet? Its this guy's fault that those millions haven't discovered birth control? LOL Mmm, okay. I think this guy should play his variables to his favor. He already made good points that would help the retailer. Then, you figure your Mr. Crabbypants conventional "get off my lawn", "I walked 50 miles in the snow with no shoes", "that's the way its always been done", "I was beaten with a ten foot pole as a child to build by character" kind of life means that this guy ought to accept it. Ummm, nahhhhhh! Game changers come along and rewrite your notion of reality.The examples??? Where do I start? Apple vs. IBM. Digital music. Streaming media. Social media. Google. Whole Foods pays pretty good. There are conscientious companies out there. You're being backwards.

What you say? Its not how the real world works. You're tossing comparative crap that's irrelevant to this person's situation. Not very creative of you. In the USA, its not really a meritocracy. Not that many people selflessly think of the suffering of others while accepting a crappy job. The world really works like the food chain. Biggest lion eats first. I can assure you that there's physically lazy people netting insanely lucrative deals without flitting an ounce of serious labor. Your silly idea is to accept convention because by golly, you're luckier than someone worse off than you. Not my cup of tea. Its not realistic. Individual situations throw in an assortment of X,Y,Z variables.

It is true that in the real world, your idea is true with engineers. H1B Visas ring a bell? The USA is importing its cheaper labor from places like India instead of paying Americans a good salary. I suppose you support this race to the bottom? The cheapest? That practice creates Rust Belts in the USA. You would never see Rolex in Switzerland outsource manufacturing to China. Patagonia makes their goods here. New Balance makes their goods here.

Competition is good. Ruthlessness is beneficial(against your competitor). Excellence is better. Loss of moral fortitude? Brings corporations future bad luck,unless they have the good fortune of scoring new markets. Being cheap isn't always a good long term business strategy. Hello, recession? Consumers stopped spending because they're broke. What should retailers do? Get even cheaper? LOL, no. You want a thriving middle class because they spend. Soooo, it makes sense to treat employees well. One example is the Container Store. The CEO Kip Tindell's business philosophy is conscious capitalism. Unlike the tradition of paying the cheapest, he pays his floor staff far more than average (its up near $40k-50k). Lets see, this motivates employee loyalty far better than being a cheapskate. Those well paid employees will be driven to see the company thrive. Employees are the face of a retailer's brand. It is a team effort. Teamwork is why the Japanese, aka Toyota, kicked American rear in the auto-manufacturing sector. Teamwork is something they excel at doing, its intrinsic to their culture (need a single book - read The Toyota Way - there's many - this has been studied extensively). Of course, to counter that, it could be said that Toyota stole all their ideas from Americans :-P. Hey, I like to see both sides here. Americans are innovators. Innovation is America's core competency. There's no reason that every business must copy WalMart or other Scrooge practices. Creating a broke America hurts business. Take a look. The earnings stagnation in the USA is making a dent on multiple industries, especially retail because consumers have less to spend.

There's nothing wrong with him "bitching". He had good points that benefit both parties involved. Let's see, Toyota does this. Its called Kaizen. Its a business management philosophy that seeks continuous improvement. The aim is to have everyone in an organization make suggestions. They don't deny anyone a voice. The whole idea is that everyone on board is in the same boat working together. If the team benefits, each individual reaps rewards.

Your idea to tell this guy to accept his little poo foo wage because somebody else will take less is so old fart conventional stupid. I know that even those at traditionally minimum wage jobs can net a higher hourly pay by NEGOTIATING. Some people see a problem and see themselves as the solution. They go and pitch a creative job position to a company, and get it. This guy could do that. But, I guess this never entered your head. He made good points that benefit himself, the retailer, and ultimately controls price + improves the quality of the shopping experience for the consumer. Its good for peace + prosperity.