Walmart to pay 100% of college tuition & books

[Calstar]

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.