'The Waltons' was profoundly important after years of wandering around. I was 44 and cut off from family and friends. It nurtured me back to a sense of family and who I am. It was a transforming experience.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Wal-Mart is an amazing success story. What I particularly admire very much about the late Sam Walton was his policy of valuing his employees. Giving value to employees is very rare in the retail industry. I also admire the strategies Walton used to build up his discount store concept.
Sam Walton's values are: treat the customer right, take care of your people, be honest in your dealings, pass savings along to the customer, keep things simple, think small, control costs and continuously improve operations.
All of us from 'The Waltons' still love each other. I think we're closer than some real families.
When I was in high school I moved from the big city to a tiny village of 500 people in Vermont. It was like The Waltons!
Sam Walton instilled ownership of the products in the stores into the collective consciousness of every associate regardless of what job they did for the company.
I had a very difficult childhood. I was surrounded by people who had both parents, which made me feel different. Having a bit of a rougher existence early on, it made me appreciate the work ethic that my grandparents instilled in me.
Sam Walton was a master storyteller who used illustrative stories to reinforce his cultural standards.
I was fortunate to be raised by loving grandparents.
Family life was wonderful. The streets were bleak. The playgrounds were bleak. But home was always warm. My mother and father had a great relationship. I always felt 'safe' there.
I used to watch 'The Waltons' and sob because my family was nothing like that. We had a cruel sense of humor in my family.