I was kidding about that second part, I think what I said is as silly as someone saying they "refuse to shop at Wal-Mart."
I've got several family members and friends who support their immediate family by working at Wal-Mart, and when I was in high school my dad lost his job and my mom went to work at Wal-Mart for a few years to get us through. She still talks very highly of her time working there.