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Like many people, I erroneously believed that all a Walmart people greeter had to do was say “Welcome to Walmart” and, occasionally and by some mystical system, check receipts. This easy job is performed by old, retired geezers. Such an image has been popularized by Jeff Dunham’s Walter’s famous phrase, “Welcome to Walmart. Get your shit and get out.”

Unfortunately, I quickly discovered that the job actually entailed a lot more responsibility. In addition to greeting each person as he or she enters and exits the store and checking receipts, I also had to pull out carts for people, help cart pushers guide the carts, clean trash out of the carts, scan items to be returned and give labels for the returns, maintain the scanner and printer, keep track of which power carts were fully charged, help old and disabled people move the carts in and out of their places, keep the floors well swept (and well dry mopped, too, when it was raining), place a sticker on items customers brought in, make sure cart wipes are always available, collect “go backs” from 36 registers, place returns back on shelves, cheerfully and respectfully deal with disgruntled and disrespectful customers, ensure people don’t smoke or bring alcohol into the store, and whatever else the supervisor told me to do. All for $48 to $60 per day.

Walmart is an excellent company to work for. They take care of their employees, take extra precautions to make sure their employees and customers are safe, and provide good benefits.