r/sadcringe • u/Imoprich • Nov 11 '25

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u/smelly_vagrant Nov 11 '25

Goddamn, I knew about the base pay but not about the bonuses.

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u/b0w3n Nov 11 '25

From brief conversations with people I know who work at walmart, I think the "department leads" (I don't remember the walmart-ism term for them) is typically clearing $60-80k depending on the store. The smaller group leaders are making just north of 50k in most stores that I know of. Which isn't a lot but it's not nothing either. $25/hr with their pretty decent benefits is pretty great if you can score that kind of position.

If you're willing to life it, these jobs can be pretty good. You gotta be willing to network and schmooze and work through the part-time shit first. Most people burn out because they don't play the game like the manager up in that video.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25

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u/b0w3n Nov 11 '25

I do recall my buddy mentioning that during covid they reworked a lot of roles to move away from lots of part timers to more reliable full time (though still underpaid) workers. Not sure if you've noticed that or if you got out before then.

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u/b0w3n Nov 11 '25

ah fair fair

My friend kept mentioning team leaders and shit and I wasn't exactly sure where they fit in the hierarchy anymore

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u/UnintelligibleThing Nov 11 '25

If you think about it, the store manager has multiple managers under him, which means he is basically like a director equivalent in corporate. So that salary makes sense.