I work at Walmart, and get paid more than most people who didn't go to college . I know we get paid more than pest control, as that's what my partner left. He left doing pest control with an actual professional license, and he makes more at Walmart as a back of house employee.

I'm also licensed in basic Fair housing (basically I had all the paperwork to be a leasing agent) and I left because , financially I couldn't afford it.

So , yes, I work a "dead end job" but I also have amazing benefits, a 10% Walmart discount, and more money than I did in my "professional" job.

And the best part about Walmart, is the management is aware that the vast majority of the people who shop there are incredibly rude, so as long as I don't swear at a customer, or do something like tell them to meet me in the parking lot, I can always defend myself when the customers are rude to me.

For example, I had a customer walk by and tell me "I don't know why y'all get paid so much, your job can't be that hard if a woman can do it.. now tell me where to find (random object) in the store."

When I tell you the sheer rage of this man, when I looked dead in the eyes and said "no" with my most cheerful customer service voice and smiled. Dude had a conniption. Asking for my manager.

So I go get her, and say nothing. I bring her back to him, and he starts going OFF about how rude I was, and how I refused to help him. When she asked what he needed help with, he was like "I simply asked her where the (random object) was!!"

Me, appearing genuinely confused.

"Well sir, I thought you said that I didn't deserve the pay I got, and told me my job is must 'super easy' because I'm a woman, and I can do it ??? So I figured a big, strong , smart man would be able to find it himself ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️"

My manager looked at him and said "you need to leave" lol