Sam Walton's Made in America and MY FIRST JOB

When i thought of adding a book review section to my blog the million dollar question was "which should be the first book'? . Being a management+literature person both genre books came into my mind.Finally I decided to write about Sam Walton's Made in America ,because of one special reason...My first job....

I read this book when i was doing my MBA in India,almost two years ago.....I was not a hard core reader at that time,rather a lazy one!!!! my true self!!!!! I was of the belief that its all boring !!!!!
but this book made me to read more business/management/entrepreneurial realted books; erasing my notion....

I would say it is a must read for all management students,professionals and all those who wish to be an entrepreneur...

A book with fantastic business principles.....
its all about his hardwork in becoming "the king of discounters".....
The main secret of his success formula is how you create a succesful relationship not only with the customer , but also with the people working inside the stores........he believed these two are directly proportional.....
Being an HR gal,i strongly agree with that,and that might be one reason i liked it so much!!!!!!!

Customer satisfaction can only come with Employee satisfaction.............

I had never even seen a Walmart while reading it,but even then I admired it

But it was not even in my wildest dreams that I would have my First HR/Management job with the "No.1" Retail "Giant" in India..........
Before Joining , the book poured me with inspiration ....I had lot of dreams....Booming Industry,the No.1 company,best pay in the industry for a fresher......blah..blah..blah...blah


But My experience.........
Ineffable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not cos of Love
but cos of Loving Hatred.....
I am sure there would be thousands who share my opinion.....

In his book Sam walton Says "I got into retailing because i was tired ; and I wanted a real job"

I would say " I got out of Management in retail because I was tired ; and I wanted to relax"!!!!!

By that time I was an Angry moron with Sam walton for providing "my Indian employer/CEO/Founder with ideas through his Variety stores business model....
Yes the very magical business model that changed the way American's shop.

But now that I m in United States ,I started visiting Walmart; and it gave me an all new impression.....
I got a chance to converse with one of the management guys with Walmart and i m very happy to understand how much he enjoys working there ,managing people...what i have read in book ,smiles at me with "new old" meanings....and the same admiration for Sam Waltons' came back.....

My first job taught me a lesson
"even if you are being paid the best in the industry,you wouldnt be happy....its all about how you are being managed...."

Happy Reading!!!!!!