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28. Walmart really

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Tue Jul 27, 2021, 09:43 PM

Jul 2021

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Walmart now offering free college tuition and books to its 1.5 million U.S. employees [View all] mcar Jul 2021 OP

I'm cynical. How are the employees going to do it Lars39 Jul 2021 #1

I'm cynical too, but they can easily afford it. PSPS Jul 2021 #6

That's revenue melm00se Jul 2021 #46

Less that 2% of their net income. PSPS Jul 2021 #47

I agree with you... Bluethroughu Jul 2021 #13

Exactly. Maybe they can sell the books for food, because they don't earn enough to buy it. catrose Jul 2021 #17

Online classes? Luciferous Jul 2021 #21

Possibly Lars39 Jul 2021 #22

Students have always had these type of jobs. They schedule them JI7 Jul 2021 #24

Not always. Lars39 Jul 2021 #25

What I mean is they will not ask them to work during those times JI7 Jul 2021 #26

Online classes Marrah_Goodman Jul 2021 #38

Actually they are trying to be better about shifts Marrah_Goodman Jul 2021 #37

That's good to know. Lars39 Jul 2021 #39

That's how you get the line of applicants on the left... PSPS Jul 2021 #2

I know it's not probably considered a dream job underpants Jul 2021 #3

Wow, did someone get hit in the head in management? Tadpole Raisin Jul 2021 #4

It's not that much for them. Their proposal represents less than 2% of their net income. PSPS Jul 2021 #9

The program began 3 years ago. Apparently they're just dropping the nominal $1/day fee. George II Jul 2021 #19

Employees have the upper hand at the moment with workplaces competing for them JI7 Jul 2021 #27

I wish that were true. n/t area51 Jul 2021 #31

Its a good move. "tight labor market' is being thrown around a lot nowadays captain queeg Jul 2021 #5

That must cost Walmart less than offering a decent starting wage... 50 Shades Of Blue Jul 2021 #7

and health insurance Lars39 Jul 2021 #8

Of course Sgent Jul 2021 #32

That's great. But do most of their employees still qualify for food stamps? If so, WE are Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #10

Online learning. They aren't offering any college or university. Nululu Jul 2021 #11

Hope some young workers take advantage of this so that they have a better chance at good jobs. Hoyt Jul 2021 #12

Too bad paying their employees decently is out of the question. tenderfoot Jul 2021 #14

Precisely Sherman A1 Jul 2021 #34

My WalMart cynicism runs deep and this won't change that. abqtommy Jul 2021 #15

Sure you can go to school if you want but your shift schedule is still unpredictable NullTuples Jul 2021 #16

Yes, you must be available for us to schedule you 24 hours a day. catrose Jul 2021 #18

Good, positive news, too bad so many have to piss on it. What's interesting is this program.... George II Jul 2021 #20

Yeah I figured the pissing would happen mcar Jul 2021 #23

Walmart really samplegirl Jul 2021 #28

Hopefully, the employees who take advantage of this will... LudwigPastorius Jul 2021 #29

I worked my way thru college in retail, which paid (and pays) diddly-squat. Walmart is offering... Hekate Jul 2021 #30

They should offer Counties the money they pay for their employee health benefits? pwb Jul 2021 #33

As This Usually Counts As Income For The Employee GB_RN Jul 2021 #35

It would be a taxable fringe benefit TexasBushwhacker Jul 2021 #40

Right GB_RN Jul 2021 #41

I don't like that they are requiring that employees TexasBushwhacker Jul 2021 #42

"Sounds Like A Scam..." GB_RN Jul 2021 #43

That's what I was thinking TexasBushwhacker Jul 2021 #44

No Doubt. GB_RN Jul 2021 #45

Oh what the hell, those are all scam and for profit only institutions. ShazamIam Jul 2021 #36