A day in the life of a Walmart manager • Hacker News Board

Re: A day in the life of a Walmart manager

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Post by HeyLaughingBoy » Mon, Apr 15, 2024, 9:44 PM UTC

amelius wrote: post #31

unclebucknasty wrote: post #19

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No doubt she earns it. But, we're probably all doing some form of the above in one way or another. A few minor edits may make the list a little more familiar to more software folks: > worry about short-term and long-term [...] planning; works cross-functionally...;... manage upwards; interacts directly with customers

Salaries are awkward. I personally believe someone who collects the municipal garbage should make more than someone who sits in an office all day and solves logic puzzles. Because I wouldn't want to do it.

You'd probably be amazed to know how many smart people wouldn't want to sit in an office all day and solve logic puzzles.

Re: A day in the life of a Walmart manager

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Post by mp05 » Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 2:29 AM UTC

mvkel wrote: post #248

deathanatos wrote: post #230

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… maybe cite them? While I could see a study that says being vastly wealthy doesn't lead to happiness, the kinda wealth gap being discussed here is "cannot easily afford a home" ($70k/y; max $1.7k/mo affordable) and "can trivially afford a home" ($500k/y–$700k/y; max $17.5k/mo affordable). (For reference, homes in my area are currently ~$4.8k/mo.)

If happiness = owning a home, certainly. Here is the study by the late great Kahneman: Kahneman, D. & Deaton, A. (2010). High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1011492107 And a 2021 follow-up that addresses criticisms of the original (TLDR: if you were already happy, you get more happy > 75K. If you were unhappy, you don't get more happy > 75K.) Killingswort…

The Daniel Kahneman? I didn't realize he was so prolific.

Re: A day in the life of a Walmart manager

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Post by bee_rider » Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 6:22 AM UTC

InitialLastName wrote: post #254

bee_rider wrote: post #247

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I disagree that it matters beyond sanitation, although I admit that’s a matter of preference. In any case, it isn’t life-or-death, environmental catastrophe level stuff.

I both A) don't believe you at all (would you rather shop somewhere you can easily find and access the product you're looking for, or where you have to track down an employee to dig through the clutter to find each item?) and B) feel we should note that Walmart's "ideal shopping experience" is not the same as the customer's. They want you (in the amalgamated, averaged sense) to traverse the store in a certain way, to…

I don’t believe that you don’t believe me, and I don’t think either of us will be able to present a compelling argument about the beliefs and preferences bouncing around in each others heads.

Re: A day in the life of a Walmart manager

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Post by AlexeyBelov » Wed, Apr 17, 2024, 11:54 AM UTC

breck wrote: post #240

rhelz wrote: post #204

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There's much less government intervention in hiring programmers, than there is, in hiring teachers (you need a state certificate) or CPAs (same). Even if you want to be a hairdresser you need a state certificate.

Yes there is no government intervention in who can be a programmer, but that's not what the issue might be. Might it be the stuff that programmers work with, the inputs and outputs of the craft, that are covered by laws that create an unnatural economic disequilibrium?

Are you being coy? Is there or isn't there in your opinion?

Re: A day in the life of a Walmart manager

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Post by breck » Thu, Apr 18, 2024, 11:53 AM UTC

AlexeyBelov wrote: post #264

breck wrote: post #240

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Yes there is no government intervention in who can be a programmer, but that's not what the issue might be. Might it be the stuff that programmers work with, the inputs and outputs of the craft, that are covered by laws that create an unnatural economic disequilibrium?

Are you being coy? Is there or isn't there in your opinion?

There certainly is intervention. I'm undecided about whether that intervention is the primary contributor to the high pay.

Re: A day in the life of a Walmart manager

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Post by rjmac18 » Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 9:14 PM UTC

bee_rider wrote: post #263

InitialLastName wrote: post #254

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I both A) don't believe you at all (would you rather shop somewhere you can easily find and access the product you're looking for, or where you have to track down an employee to dig through the clutter to find each item?) and B) feel we should note that Walmart's "ideal shopping experience" is not the same as the customer's. They want you (in the amalgamated, averaged sense) to traverse the store in a certain way, to…

I don’t believe that you don’t believe me, and I don’t think either of us will be able to present a compelling argument about the beliefs and preferences bouncing around in each others heads.

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