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24 Jan 2010 21:47

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Biz: No Sams allowed: Wal-Mart lays off a ton of Sam’s Club employees

  • 11,200 workers aren’t good enough to be in Sam’s Club anymore
  • 10% of Sam’s workers are going away, mostly product demonstrators
  • 10% of Sam’s workers are apparently product demonstrators source
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04 Apr 2009 11:17

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Biz, Tech: From Sam’s Club to pro gaming to … Sam’s Club

  • Going into this, I busted my heart out. It felt like I put in all this energy to build something big. I felt like everything I built up was gone.
  • Emmanuel Rodriguez • A professional gamer in the Championship Gaming Series, which was shut down abruptly and unexpectedly by DirecTV in November. He started again at Sam’s Club, his former job, recently. Rodriguez, who went by the nickname “Master,” is the victim of the recession, which has played a huge role in the steep decline of professional gaming after a quick ascent. • source
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