[Iscool]

Walmart is not meant to be a career. It is a temporary stopping point, either as beginning job or to help until someone can get on their feet with a better job. And, my son is making more working at Walmart than I did 10 years ago as a single mom supporting two kids. I could do it, so this theoretical man can do it.

Is the value of the money you were making per hour back then the same as the value of the money your son is making???

But don't kid yourself...Your son's job may not turn out to be a temporary stopping point...Ask him to check with other employees to see if there are any college grads doing the same as he's doing, for the same money...

The jobs are leaving by the millions...There may not be anything soon, beyond a Wal-Mart job...

[ican'tbelieveit]

Oh my god no, we were starving to death. I brought home about $850 every two weeks, and my rent was $800 for a basement, trashy apartment. We are much better off today. But the point being, he is making more than I was, and it is not minimum wage.

He is studying computer engineering, and is a quite talented programmer. I am not too worried about his prospects when he gets finished with school. We also realize that the economy is bad and have planned our living arrangements around it. If he needs to take an internship to get his foot in the door somewhere, I am fully willing to support that.