I misread the article. Just one store asking their own employees to help their brethren. The stores' management stated that it was for associates that had met some type of hardship?
15 billion in profits and the home office can't find it in their hearts to assist an employee or two who is having a rough go of it? Puhlease! Nearly all of their hourly workers are having a rough go of it.
I'd wager that the management in that store are the guys reaping the donations from their underlings who have to go on food stamps because their wages are below the poverty line. Slick way for the higher ups to get some of that government action.
Why should I be surprised? It's in Cleveland after all.