Walmart Workers Reveal 7 Secret Terms They Use on the Job
August 15, 2023
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has its own unique set of slang terms that employees use on the job. These terms include “dance floor” for the area where delivery trucks unload products, “plugging” for stocking items in the wrong spot due to overstock or deliberate efforts to make shelves look fuller, “Action Alley” for the wide aisle separating departments, “The Wire” for Walmart’s internal portal, “wet wall” for the produce section, “meat wall” for the area where meat products are stocked, and “the mule” for the machine used to gather carts in the parking lot. These terms provide insight into the company’s internal culture and operations.
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