[Peace-discuss] Re: Fwd: Sears treats their employees right

[John W.]

At 11:13 PM 11/17/2006, jencart at mailstation.com wrote:

>Hi AWARE Friends,
>
>I hope the attachment stays attached. I trust the folks who sent this to 
>me, but it's always worth re-checking the information... Worth giving 
>Sears our business if it's true.
>
>Jenifer C.


Thanks for sharing this, Jen.  A couple of comments below.



>Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:44:42 -0800 (PST)
>From: Steve and Robin Perez <perezfam84 at verizon.net>
>Subject: FWD: Sears treats their employees right
>To: us <mailto:perezfam84 at verizon.net>perezfam84 at verizon.net
>
>
>
>FWD message.  I confirmed the SNOPES link.  Sears is
>not the only company that keeps their employees whole,
>but they are one of the largest.  - robin
>
>--------------------------------------
>You may have already seen the reports about how Sears
>is treating its reservist employees who are called up.
>By law, they are required to hold their jobs open and
>available, but nothing more. Usually, people take a
>big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being
>called up...Sears is voluntarily paying the difference
>in salaries and maintaining all benefits, including
>medical insurance and bonus programs, for all called
>up reservist employees for up to two years. I submit
>that Sears is an exemplary corporate citizen and
>should be recognized for its contribution.


Snopes says that Sears is doing this for its reservist employees for "up 
to" 60 months, which would be five years.

Snopes also says that Sears has been purchased by K Mart.  One wonders if K 
Mart is doing this also.  (I always did prefer K Mart to Wal-Mart, and was 
very sorry to see the Champaign Super K Mart close.)

John Wason




>Suggest we all shop at Sears, and be sure to find a
>manager to tell them why we are there so the company
>gets the positive reinforcement it well deserves.
>
>Pass it on.
>
>So I, decided to check it out before I sent it
>forward. I sent the following email to the Sears
>Customer Service Department:
>
>I received this email and I would like to know if it
>is true. If it is, the Internet may have just become
>one very good source of advertisement for your store.
>I know I would go out of my way to buy products from
>Sears instead of another store for a like item even if
>it was cheaper at the other store.
>
>Here is their answer to my email.....................
>
>Dear Customer:
>
>Thank you for contacting Sears.
>
>The information is factual. We appreciate your
>positive feedback. Sears regards service to our
>country as one of greatest sacrifices our young men
>and women can make. We are happy to do our part to
>lessen the burden they bear at this time.
>
>Bill Thorn
>Sears Customer Care
>webcenter at sears.com
>1-800-349-4358
>
>
>Please pass this on to all your friends, Sears needs
>to be recognized for this outstanding contribution and
>we need to show them as Americans, we do appreciate
>what they are doing for our military!
>
>It's Verified By 
>Snopes.com   (http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/sears.asp)
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