Annotated Bibliography

McTaggart, Jenny. "Added benefits: the most labor-friendly supermarkets are keeping their employees happy with more than competitive wages.(HUMAN RESOURCES)." Progressive Grocer 84.7 (May 1, 2005): 96(2). Academic OneFile. Gale. Syracuse University Library. 21 Apr. 2008 http://find.galegroup.com.libezproxy2.syr.edu/itx/start.do?prodId=AONE.

This piece seems to be more on the reporting side, which establishes a lot of ethos because it states a lot of facts, however that does make it a little boring. It peppers in a lot of relevant quotes which have a small effect concerning pathos but for the most part it throws information at us without a lot of style. The point it makes is essentially the same point our group is trying to make with our project, which is that Wegman’s is an excellent company and should be followed as an example by other companies in order to create a company that is considered desirable to work for. The most effective way the author makes this argument is by analyzing the way in which Wegman’s and other stores like it became desirable companies to work for. To really run off of a family based image as a whole. Have the family first when it comes to their employees and keeping them happy, and being sensitive to their needs a people with kids or people who are young adults and are dealing with school. The offering of scholarships, medical coverage, and ways to participate in the community is also part of this and serves them well in appearing to be a company that cares. I really like the plain flat out way this article provides information because it makes a clear argument and you don’t really need to dig for the meaning in the writing.

Individual Proposal

Wegman's has such a squeaky clean image, and it's up for debate whether or not this is image is an accurate representation of the company. They have a reputation of treating their employees very well, including providing scholarships for them. I want to dig deeper into this issue, and explore the process behind the the scholarship giving process. Why do they even give scholarships? I want to know if this is a part of somebody in charge's personal opinions about helping their employees, or if they just want to seem like a more desirable company to work for compared to most, as a part of their image. How do they award these scholarships? Who's pocket is the money coming out of, and how many scholarships on average can they give? With this knowledge, I also want to know how they scholarship winner. Is it based on their work ethic at the company, or is it based on their GPA's, or extracurricular activities? Is there any particular thing that usually lends to someone earning the scholarship? All of these questions need to add into the Wegmans superstore appeal, and i want to see how that works out, or if the focus should change.

PEACE!

My Wegmans videos

I've never been to Wegmans but the entire world seems to be in love with the place, and thats why i was drawn to this topic. I wanted to post videos that depict the fun spirit that seems to come with the idea of Wegmans, but the link to the Wegmans cruelty video is below to show that Wegmans is no utopia.
peace!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6598954012979330894

Captain Jack @ Wegmans #2

what a fun and seasonal place wegmans is!

Wegmans Challenge

less boring than alot of the other wegman's videos