Whole Foods Market Personal Narrative

At the beginning of this school year, I began to realize something. I realized that my high school years were coming to an end. This was an eye opener for me. I didn't know what to expect of my last year nor what I wanted to do after high school. I then began looking for a job. So I applied to Chick-fil-a. I waited patiently several weeks for a call, but received no call whatsoever. I patiently waited for a new opportunity to come along. Until finally, I was given an opportunity at an electrical shop. On the first day of work I was introduced to the staff and learned the procedures of what needed to be done. My job now was to maintain the shop clean and to keep all materials organized as well as other tasks that helped me grow with my skills.

In his book, The Tipping Point: How little things can make a big difference (2000), Malcolm Gladwell highlights the power of intelligent action and the potential of little changes for starting epidemics. Concepts such as the law of few, the stickiness factor, and the power of context arouse epidemics both in macro-level and in micro-level. In detail, the law of few affirms the influence on communication. Connectors, mavens, and salesmen each has abilities to conjoin, collect, and cajole; they distribute information globally. The stickiness factor refers to a technique, which emphasize and allow information to stick in the minds of consumers. Last, the power of context stresses that both individual’s reaction and community’s cohesion can

In 1978, a twenty-five year old college dropout named John Mackey and twenty-one year old, Renee Lawson, had borrowed forty-five thousand dollars from their friends and family. They wanted to open the doors to SaferWay, a natural foods store in Austin, Texas. However, the couple was booted out of their apartment when the owners discovered they were storing the stores food products in there. They decided to live at their store, because it was zoned as commercial. It was a little difficult at first because there was no shower stalls there; however, they bathed in Hobart dishwasher, which had a hose attached. Two years down the road, the couple decided to merge with the owners of Clarksville Natural Grocery, Craig Weller and Mark Skiles. This resulted in the development of the original Whole Foods Market, on September 20th, 1980. Not even a year later a terrible flood washed out approximately four hundred thousand dollars of their inventory and equipment. Unfortunately, the store had no insurance at the time. Customers and neighbors had voluntarily joined the staff of nineteen to repair and clean up the damage. Creditors, vendors, and investors all provided breathing room for the store to get back on its feet and it re-opened only 28 days after the flood. In 1984, Whole Foods Market started expanding out from their roots in Austin, moving to Houston, Dallas, and then New Orleans. While continuing to open new stores from the ground up, they fueled rapid growth by

1. Whole Foods philosophy states a value in education and an informed society. They market themselves to a buyer with a slightly higher income and education level because they feel that these people are more conscious of their overall health. The demographics of an area guide’s Whole Foods in the selection process of each location. They seek out highly dense, urban areas that have high foot traffic, where at least 40% of the residents have a college degree. 2. Overall demand for natural and organic products has increased and with that rise in demand, came a rise in competition. As a result of the competition, Whole foods became the first “Certified Organic” grocer by a third party inspector. As many of their competitors continued to follow the guidelines of the USDA’s Organic Rule, Whole Foods was willing to take the extra step to become certified and have their products authenticated. Their hope is to deter consumers from buying the competitor’s products that are not certified and may not even be labeled “USDA Organic.”

Whole Foods Market started off as being Safer Way natural grocery store in 1978. However they were not

Ensured the health, safety and well-being of children in the program by providing close supervision

The origin of Whole Foods Market began as a small natural food store under the name Safer Way Natural Foods in Austin, Texas, in 1980. As interest in the natural food movement quickly grew, Safer Way soon merged with another local natural grocer. This union was called Whole Foods Market (“Newsroom,” 2015). Though the company started with a mere 19 employees, attraction to this new idea grew rapidly, and it was not long before the company began to build a chain of stores through several acquisitions. Due to the increased interest in natural foods nationwide and very low competition at the time, Whole Foods Market began acquiring food stores all over the nation throughout the 1990s. By 2004, the company had expanded internationally to Canada and the UK “Newsroom,” 2015). Today the company has 414 stores in the US, Canada, and United Kingdom, and approximately 88,000 team members (“Newsroom,” 2015).

If you were to ask people if they enjoy going to work on Monday, I am sure most of them would give you a funny look, and say “No”. Americans dislike of their jobs is very evident. To see the magnitude of this just look on social media. On Fridays, there are vast amounts of thank god it’s Friday (TGIF) memes indicating how happy they are that they are done with work for the week. Many American simply do not enjoy working. However, a select few actually do. They enjoy their jobs and their co-workers. Sure, they may be far and few between, but if you ask one of the 54,000 Whole Foods Markets employees you are sure to get a “Yes”. If fact, not only does Whole Foods Markets employees enjoy their work, their company is one of the top 100 companies to work for according to Fortune.com. What is so special about Whole Foods Market that their employees actually enjoy their jobs, and what is makes them different from all the other companies out there?

When it comes to look for different kind of dolls, Walmart is the best place to go because it always have at least a black doll or two in stock compare to other stores like Target. So I went to Walmart and took my time exploring each aisle with taking notes, and waiting for security to ask me why I was taking pictures of all of the toys with my phone. I was actually surprised by the variety of the models on the front of toys’ packaging is white, black, Asian and Brown, Still the vast majority of models eight percentage or more are white dolls. When I started to take a close look at the dolls in Walmart, White dolls had a very thin body and been dressed up properly with the beautiful sparkling dresses and on the other hand when I look at a black

By going to the farmer’s market, you’re guaranteed to get the freshest in-season produce available, and the produce is---wait for it---locally sourced! Additionally, it’s a great way to connect with merchants and the farmers themselves and learn more about what you’re bringing home.

From your perspective, did John Mackey act in an ethical or unethical manner? Consider the perspective of those that defend and oppose his actions. Explain the reasoning behind your answer.

I know that a person working in this position needs to be a hard worker. Also, they need to be on time and ready to work. Lastly, they need to be able to work with others. Through my involvement in a busy family, I have learned that you need to be responsible and hardworking. I need to get things done and fast. I believe this will help your company.

I turned around at my mom and said i'm not going to get the groceries if you don't see me. I knew the gang of boys was going to see me the next morning. Then I ran onto my bed and. But she didn't know I was not going to get those groceries even if she held a gun to my head. I stayed in my room and listened to my music for the rest of the night. The next morning I woke up super early at 5:00 and tiptoed down to the kitchen and got a banana, money, and the list. I packed my bag and ran. Later I was on the side of 5th street and saw someone someone big,tall and familiar. It was my dad. I ran over to him and gave him a big hug and started crying. We had a good conversation about mom and how we were both doing. Then he asked why I was running away

On a very hot day in the middle of June, my mom and I were traveling to a local supermarket to go get a few groceries. When we finally managed to get all the groceries we needed I started to walk towards the doors to leave when I noticed this cute old lady. She was short and had a narrow, oblong face with angular cheekbones and a pointed chin. I noticed that she was struggling with carrying all of her half dozen bags that were filled with all her items. I felt bad so I decided that I was going to be a generous person and help this lady out. I approached this woman and had asked her if she needed any help with carrying her groceries. The woman replied “oh yes I do, why are you so kind?” I told her that it looked to me that she (you) were having a hard time with your bags. She thanked me nonstop. We started to have a conversation and I asked her what her name was, but she was having a hard time even trying to tell me her name from the look she gave me. She seemed confused and out of place. The lady finally managed to tell me

Since each act that affects his life, which thence I assumed my own, follows a common reason; therefore, I return to the source of my troubles and pose again my inquiry. In the morning, when I woke up, I found this drink — which inspired and filled my heart with affection — drenching my eyes; its true flavour, nevertheless, wading across my current and inherent suspicion.