(07-28-2021, 11:16 PM)dfrecore Wrote:

(07-28-2021, 01:53 AM)MNomadic Wrote: I still think it's a great program for people stuck at a low wage job like Walmart to better their life and move onto something better.

First, some people actually like working at Walmart. I know one.
Second, some people are working at Walmart specifically for this benefit. I know one of these too.
Third, some people work at Walmart because it's the best job they can get.  They have zero skills. I know many more people like this (they don't specifically work at Walmart, but they work at sucky jobs because they have zero f's to give about anything).

(07-29-2021, 04:20 PM)Calstar Wrote:

(07-28-2021, 11:16 PM)dfrecore Wrote:

(07-28-2021, 01:53 AM)MNomadic Wrote: I still think it's a great program for people stuck at a low wage job like Walmart to better their life and move onto something better.

First, some people actually like working at Walmart. I know one.
Second, some people are working at Walmart specifically for this benefit. I know one of these too.
Third, some people work at Walmart because it's the best job they can get.  They have zero skills. I know many more people like this (they don't specifically work at Walmart, but they work at sucky jobs because they have zero f's to give about anything).

I applied for a Walmart logistics position at a distribution center for my husband at least 10 times before he got in. It was SUPER competitive at the time.  He’s been there for 10 years now, & I’m just now going back to work having been a SAH Mom for those 10 years living on just his income. Everyone knows that teachers don’t get paid enough, but even after this degree is completed & I have all my certifications, I’ll still be making $20k less than he does annually. He’s been there long enough now that he’s worked his way up to a super cushy position & loves it.

When it’s mentioned that he works for Walmart, people kind of scoff as if we’re welfare queens, but it’s a really great job with great benefits. His DC even provides us with entire thanksgiving dinners, family carnival nights & cases of water/emergency supplies during storm season & more recently & unprecedented… cases of TP when you couldn’t find it during the great COVID TP hoard. 

Not all positions or stores/DCs are alike.

(07-30-2021, 12:31 PM)dfrecore Wrote:

(07-29-2021, 04:20 PM)Calstar Wrote: Not all positions or stores/DCs are alike.

Yes, not every Walmart job is working at a store as a cashier!  I think people forget that (I do). Thanks for the reminder.

(08-04-2021, 11:51 PM)MNomadic Wrote: Looks like Target is stepping up their game in Walmart's wake:

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/04/target-rolls-out-debt-free-college-degrees-to-woo-retail-workers.html

(08-04-2021, 11:51 PM)MNomadic Wrote: Looks like Target is stepping up their game in Walmart's wake:

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/04/target-rolls-out-debt-free-college-degrees-to-woo-retail-workers.html

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(08-04-2021, 11:51 PM)MNomadic Wrote: Looks like Target is stepping up their game in Walmart's wake:

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/04/target-rolls-out-debt-free-college-degrees-to-woo-retail-workers.html

Better link straight from Target:
https://corporate.target.com/press/releases/2021/08/Target-Launching-Debt-Free-Education-Assistance-Pr

(08-05-2021, 07:26 AM)Vle045 Wrote:

(08-04-2021, 11:51 PM)MNomadic Wrote: Looks like Target is stepping up their game in Walmart's wake:

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/04/target-rolls-out-debt-free-college-degrees-to-woo-retail-workers.html

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(08-04-2021, 11:51 PM)MNomadic Wrote: Looks like Target is stepping up their game in Walmart's wake:

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/04/target-rolls-out-debt-free-college-degrees-to-woo-retail-workers.html

Better link straight from Target:
https://corporate.target.com/press/releases/2021/08/Target-Launching-Debt-Free-Education-Assistance-Pr

 Would love to know the 40 schools.  And seriously, with my “degree”, my average pay has been in the $15 an hour range.  And no education benefits.  I do like my job.   But it is almost worth it to work there part time just to get that Master’s.

I do remember when WAL-Mart first came to town when I was in High School. In the early 90’s.  It was a really hot job for HS kids at $8.00 an hour.  (That was above minimum wage).  I tried to apply there a few times back then but never even got an interview