My boyfriend wants to work at Walmart his whole life???

Question

My boyfriend got hired in seasonally for Walmart in electronics. Then he got hired in for part time.

We talked about moving in together in about a year. This comming june he was going to go get a CDL license (trucking license). Now he says he wants to forget that and keep working at Walmart!

Truckers make 20.00 and hour starting out! I don't get it? It's something he said he really wanted to do, also something I encouraged him to do. He wants me to stay at home after I have kids in the future. How can we make enough money if I don't work and only he does on 7 an hour???

He also hates school... so any schooling is probably out of the question.

Also he loves fixing computers.. he's really good at it but had no training. So any careers that he could make alot doing that?? With no schooling??? What would they be???

Answer 1

Don't knock him wanting to work at Wal-mart .. you never know. The part-time position could work into full time, he could go into management as well. If he is enjoying it, encourage him. My father was a truck driver for a long time and my brother is a truck driver now. Being a truck driver is a very good job and does pay well, depending on the company you work for but it is a very demanding job physically. Plus, again depending on the company, your boyfriend could be away a lot of the time. My brother worked for a company where he was gone for 6 weeks, home about 3 days and then gone again for about 6 weeks. He fought all kinds of weather and traffic. It can be very dangerous. Some people are made that way and absolutely love it...others can't cut it. Maybe he is thinking that he would like to be home with you more and the hours are more stable. And, he doesn't have to stay at Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart could be a stepping stone for him .. he could gain more knowledge and then move on to another store or company with the electronics knowledge he receives. I would encourage him to further his education maybe with some night classes or whatever works with his schedule though. Education is a great tool. Try to stand behind him in whatever he decides. And remember, money isn't everything!

Answer 2

Works At Walmart

Answer 3

So your boyfriend is good at fixing computers. So are a million other people, including most of the people who have them now. And he wanted to be a truck driver. I drive a truck so maybe I can offer some insight. If you work hard and keep your nose clean it can be a good job. I drive a tanker and have a tanker and haz-mat endorsement. I drive five days a week and am home every night. I usually bring home about two thousand every two weeks after taxes and 401k and everything else is taken out. But I work hard and do my job. Sounds to me like you should either prepare for a life of being poor with a man with no ambition or find a new man.

Answer 4

I haven't heard of any careers where you will make a decent living without any schooling...unless you get extremely lucky. Getting a CDL license is a good idea, but most trucking jobs involve being away from home for extended periods of time. It's a job that pays well but can be hazardous. A future family with kids is possible on Wal-Mart pay, I suppose, if they offered 40 hour weeks with benefits. Generally that doesn't happen.

Soooo...that probably does leave school as an option. He may hate school but the fact is, he's gonna hate that Wal-Mart job in a few years too AND he'll be poor on top of it, wondering why he's that much older and only making seven bucks an hour... Bottom line is adults have to realize that sometimes they have to do what they hate to get where they want to be.

A lot of people "play on" the skills they already have and go to school for something they know how to do anyway-just to get that nice formal piece of paper that says they know how! Your boyfriend could go to school to be a computer technician, and with the skills he already has, it would probably not be as monumental an effort as it would be for most people. Computer techies get paid fairly well...at least in my area they do! A company with a choice would hire someone with the formal training long before someone who is just "good at it." It sounds to me like he needs to suck it up and get some training...really, it's up to him...

Answer 5

HAHAHA he got sucked into wal-mart.... sort of reminds me of that one episode of south park... Once you start working or shopping there, you dont quit.

What I actually did, which may be a good Idea for him is get a side job.. I make about $15 an hour at my job and live with my g/f in a house, she also works to, but only makes about half of what I do.

I recently went onto this site www.craigslist.com and saw that they have places where you can post ad's for services that you can offer.

I'm also very good at fixing, building, and repairing computers as well, so I posted an ad on there in my area for computer building and repairs, and actually got a lot of people that called me back. I make close to as much as what I'm makin at my main job and love doin it cause I like workin with computers.

I would suggest he just posts his services somewhow, like in a newspaper or on the site I mentioned. Since he is working part time he will have a lot of time to work on computers and can make a lot more money that way... He could also later use his customers as refrences to try to get a real job with computers..

If you guys really love each other you probably dont want him to become a truck driver, because chances are he will be out on deliveries more than he will be home. Truck drivers make great money, but work a lot of hours and will probably only be home one week out of the month.

Answer 6

Trucking is a hard life with a lot of time on the road. It can take a lot out of you so that is not the best way to go. He has probably noticed that.
What he likes is a steady employer. Let him stay for a year so that he gets experience. After that check the newspaper listings regularly and see if there are better paying factory jobs out there. Encourage him to apply for those.

Answer 7

I am a truck driver, and believe me if he is going to be just getting his license he will not be starting at $20.00 per hour! most drivers are paid by the mile (for highway) and if he really checks into it city work generally pays $16-17 per hour. Truck drivers are not home alot especially if they are on highway hauls, they can be gone for 2-3 weeks at a time or even months. If he is good with computers he would be better off to get training in that field because it will be more stable for home life. If it takes it he may have to work 2 jobs for awhile, and you may have to put off the family thing until you are financially able to raise children. Working at Wal-Mart and being home to raise a family will be a whole lot better than having a man on the road never seeing his kids but for a few hours at a time on his way through town. If you want a family, trucking is going to be hard on you both but it can be done.

And you my dear, should readjust your thinking on what a life would be for a truck driver.You if you are to be a stay at home Mom will spend alot of time alone, you will need to be understanding of how hard he will have to work ( and no they do not spend their time in coffee shops ogling over the waitresses!!! they are way too busy for that crap) so you will have to learn how cope on your own.
As a log truck driver, we started at 2am every morning and did not get home til 6pm, leaving little time for food shower etc. Highway driving ( which I did for 6 years) I was gone for 3 weeks every month and the pay didn't work out so hot after you concider the expense of food etc on the road. I am lucky enough to have the experience to call the shots for my time off, if the company I worked for had their way I would not have gone home for 8 days in a row they only wanted me to take 2 days in between shifts! I got my 8 days because I have 14 years experience and very good at what I do so they wanted me to stay working for them. I would make $.37 per mile and you do not get paid if your wheels do not turn. Even the drivers that have been out here for years do not get paid top dollar if they do not have the qualifications to warrant the pay. New drivers will be low man on the food chain for quite some time. Even after 14 years I am still thought of as a newbie to some, but because I am accident and incident free I get top wages.

Answer 8

Wal*Mart is a very crappie company to work for. They do not take care of there employees. They have horrible insurance, and don't pay very good.

Answer 9

You only get what you put into it. Without schooling, or somesort of training, working at walmart sounds like his best option.

Answer 10

Is the question, can you deal with him working at wal-mart??