[JohnFen]

Huh. We got the story about how Walmart truck drivers make six figures, then this. What a coincidence! Did they call in a PR firm to try to convince people that Walmart isn't a terrible company?

[BaculumMeumEst]

https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html

[JohnFen]

Yes, that's the sort of thing that I was suspecting.

As to the submarine essay itself, I was amused by this line

> A good flatterer doesn't lie, but tells his victim selective truths

I found that amusing because telling selective truths is a form of lying.

[2OEH8eoCRo0]

Happens a lot around here where one thread leads to another. I assume people see the headline about truck drivers, do some research, and find this interesting as well.

[giraffe_lady]

Recently I made the decision to go to wal mart for something instead of amazon. Lesser of two evils type situation you know, which I never could have imagined twenty years ago. What's grimly hilarious is that wal mart didn't get better over that time though, we just made the world so much worse that it no longer seems egregious.

[avgcorrection]

Maybe someone went on a link binge (caused by the first one).

The rank and file making good money and managers making good money are narratives that might appeal to different groups of people.

[text0404]

maybe related to this: "Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands" https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-inve...

walmart pays $400k, unless you're below management level. then it's prison labor or you can go on food stamps because walmart doesn't pay a living wage.

[rascul]

Maybe it varies by area but currently in my area Walmart wages and benefits are pretty good, especially compared to other similar jobs.

[genman]

There was discussion under the truck post about the very same topic, so perhaps somebody looked it up and made a post? Not uncommon to happen here.