Wal-Mart worker "can't take it anymore," sets himself on fire

He set himself ablaze in a parking lot, then died in a hospital. The 58-year-old overnight stocker "enjoyed his job," according to to son. (ChicagoBreakingNews.com)

Comments

[LimeGreenLizard]

What, no marshmallows?

[LimeGreenLizard]

Oh, that was mean. I shall now flagellate myself. Unless one of His Holy Merc's Goddesses wishes to do it.

[twerp]

( ! )* There. I smacked you on the ass, love.

[IronOre]

Shoot, if I couldn't take working at Wally World anymore, I'd set the Wal-Mart on fire, not myself...

[G-Man]

Flagellate is a bad word. It sounds like something you might do after intercourse.

"We were getting ready to redo the front lawn."

Oh well that explains it. Digging up the yard is a major pain in the ass.

[lynn]

okay, stud lizard and merc are sending me to hell cause i keep laughing really loud at these wicked things....:)

[Reno]

How many of you would enjoy your job if you were 58 years old and working at Wal-Mart as a night stocker? Death by fire might start looking pretty attractive.

This is the first suicide I've heard of recently that was not about the economy. Must be a sign things are getting better eh?

[buddy]

it is sad the economy is in such terrible shape

[Torgo]

I used to feel that way shopping there.

[sometimesilie]

Wow, the "he enjoyed his job" by the son is the final act of betrayal. Immolate in peace, dOOd. What a way to go.

[Joe]

Wow, I thought self-immolation was unique to Asia.

[someguy/amurican]

Sorry I linked this earlier Jim...just wanted to make sure someone saw it.

Anyway, this just proves how badly it effin sucks to work at Wal-mart.

[sometimesilie]

Joe, where do you think 99.9% of the crap at Wal-Mary comes from?

[sometimesilie]

Excuse me, I have to go throw some gasoline on a "the world is 6,000 years old" thread at one of my local sites. Slow day at work today.

[USMerc]

I'm right there with you lynn...although, if I were to even contemplate suicide, torching myself would be about the LAST method I'd chose! That could NOT be fun! I'm thinkin' that a good way to go would be for the Goddesses to stuff me with grapes till I explode...Yup...That's how I want to go out!

[Drake Timbershaft]

I don't get it. I enjoy my job too!

/*rocking back and forth in his office chair while he loads a revolver one shell at a time*/

[lynn]

i know things are bad all over. we may all be facing the worst of our life coming really fast.

i hate to think that so many people can't face it --even a crap job at walmarts- and will be doing themselves in --

or that some crack pot may come to my nursing home and take out the old folks to "save" them...my worst fear and bete' noir.

[MONKEY JERK]

NOT A SURPRISE......IT IS JUST A SIGN OF THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICES.....THE WALMART STORY.........WALMART EMPLOYEES WILL BE THE NEW "POSTAL" WORKERS

[LimeGreenLizard]

Thank you Twerp, may I have another?

[RockyMtnMac]

... they did say the job market was going to heat up this year...

Ooh, second going-to-hell of the day for RMM!

[RockyMtnMac]

I'm done with smacking you around Lizard. You never learn.
Hot wax time baby - lick the boots...

[USMerc]

hmmm....The Goddesses are now smacking the Lizard....Oh hell.....after writing that, I'm having a real hard time getting the image of tranny goddesses out of my head!!! SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!!!!!

[lynn]

* walks up to merc*

***SMACK**

snap out of it....we don't do tranny...full blooded women, don't make me get my rock and slingshot out lord merc!

[RockMtnMac]

Merc, you brought this on yourself. However, I can't leave you like this. "LimeGreenLizard" sounds like a drink (sorry M.but it really does). As far as Tranny goes... THESE *flashing Merc* are way too real to be missed or mistaken for fakes, and I'm too short and p.m.s'y to be a dude.

[USMerc]

WOO HOOO!!!!! I'm cured!!! Thanks to my Goddesses, I'm gonna be ok!!!! (Wow, RMM....presents.....for ME!?!?!?!) ;)

[Caffeinated Katie]

My husband spent a summer while in high school as an overnight Wal-mart shelf stocker. From what he tells me, his co-workers were a bunch of cracked out weirdos.

[I Hate Working!]

I find the "crap job" labels odd. Aren't about 99.9% of all jobs mind-numbing soul-killing wastes of time anyway? It's not like everyone is a doctor or someone like Mother Theresa (yes I know there are people who think she was a scum bag). Most people just do some meaningless task to make the rent, then die. I often wonder how more people don't commit suicide or end up drug addicts.I guess this man just couldn't take the unnatural state of society anymore.

[LimeGreenLizard]

Oh My Goddesses! I lick and chew at your boots as instructed.

The Snake is curling up and ready to strike... wherever you demand!

[outofsalt]

Sometimes it's okay to say, "I quit."

[outofsalt]

Thanks, I Hate Working! I think I'll just go to my room, curl in a ball, and cry as I contemplate my existential Angst.

[LimeGreenLizard]

Cracking up, Salt! Me too. Time to take one more shot of vodka and slumber. Until the Petulant One rouses. Then it's back to troll grilling. They actually are quite toothsome after a long smoking over mesquite. Salt and pepper, and a little vinegar, and that's all.

Mmmmmm, Trolls....

[troschne]

Who thinks Mother Theresa was a scumbag? WTF?????????

[RockyMtnMac]

Mmm Troschne sticking up for Mother Theresa, Lizard grilling trolls, Me stuck right in between you both... *BIG smile*
*singing - Here I am, stuck in the middle with you*
This is a great weekend!

[Everett]

Don’t you mean “Wal-Mart associate ’can’t take it anymore,’ sets himself on fire”?

[creeachstreet]

Wal-Mart. I would guess would be Lead Poisoning.

[lynxtheclown]

http://syndicatelord.com/register.php?REF=80

I can understand why he would want to do this i worked at walmart and believe me I thought about killing myself EVERYDAY!

[troschne]

RMM--"Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am..."

There are worse places to be...

Have a great weekend everyone!

[thomas]

You'd think at 58 he'd know that if you're still wearing a name tag, you've probably chosen the wrong profession.

Wish he could have found some meaning in his son.

[Ken]

One stupid person out of hundreds and hundreds of employees commits suicide supposedly using his Wal-Mart job as an excuse and you anti-American, anti-capitalist leftists climb out of your muck to scream about Wal-Mart. Go drink more of your kool-aid -- it takes a very strong dose to kill such stupidity.

[Ken]

Correction ... that's HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of employees (associates or not) ...

[troschne]

"...you anti-American, anti-capitalist leftists climb out of your muck to scream about Wal-Mart. Go drink more of your kool-aid -- it takes a very strong dose to kill such stupidity."

Ken--I'll get right on that, and while I'm doing that, why don't you go back into YOUR muck and wallow with the rest of your toothless, inbred Walmart buds, and STFU.