LinearChaos on February 27th, 2009

Via Chicagobreakingnews:
A 58-year-old Wal-Mart employee who said he “couldn’t take it anymore” lit himself on fire outside the Bloomingdale store where he worked late Thursday night and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, authorities said this morning.
At least 10 people witnessed the suicide and several attempted to help the man by throwing their coats [...]

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LinearChaos on November 30th, 2008

How important is a bargain to you?
Black Friday this year was especially difficult at a Wal-Mart in Long Island, NY. The store opened at 5am promising great deals. Jdimytai Damour, a 34-year-old temporary Wal-Mart employee attempted to open the doors, as some 2,000 Wal-Mart shoppers “physically broke down the doors”, knocked him to the floor, [...]

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