“It’s a win-win,” Walmart Manager Don Cook said. When he heard the Sav A Lot store right next door to his Hastings store was closing, he offered every employee who would lose their job a position at Walmart.

“I knew quite a few people would be displaced. It was a chance to give them employment in a related field, keep them in the community and we would get people who are trained,” Cook said.

 

He’s not sure how many are taking him up on his offer.

“A few went with Save A Lot to other stores, so I don’t know, but all of them are welcome. They’re filling out applications now, and I’ll get them in here as fast as I can.”

 

What if there were 50 needing jobs?

“I’d love it if there were 50…I’d take them all…I can use help with cashiers, in stocking, maintenance and lawn and garden. They need jobs, I need help; its win-win.”

Cook has been Walmart manager for five years and anticipates a long future there.