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Re:Wal-Mart will pay employees to deliver packages on their ... by r00fus on Friday June 02, 2017 @02:17PM (#14472157)
And your assumption that employee is even allowed a cost/benefit option is based on... ?

All of this hypothetical except for the fact that Wal-Mart is known for a) ruthless schedule management like keeping workers locked in warehouses b) a known price-cutter both on vendors and employees to the point their employees often qualify for state aid for under-employed / under-paid (i.e., welfare benefits).

Given that, it'd be surprising if an non-exploitative option will be available for the workers who will be doing these deliveries.

But of course, we'll see.

Re:Wal-Mart will pay employees to deliver packages on their ... by xienze on Friday June 02, 2017 @02:23PM (#14472204)
> And your assumption that employee is even allowed a cost/benefit option is based on... ?

I'm not assuming anything, I'm giving Walmart the benefit of the doubt. As you said, "we'll see", no need to shit on them providing their employees with an additional revenue stream before the program is even implemented.

Re:Wal-Mart will pay employees to deliver packages on their ... by r00fus on Friday June 02, 2017 @02:33PM (#14472290)
Giving Wal-Mart the benefit of the doubt flies in the face of historical facts/data. Feel free to argue otherwise.

Let's keep it civil.

Re:Wal-Mart will pay employees to deliver packages on their ... by voidlogic on Friday June 02, 2017 @02:55PM (#14472440)
Are you operating on old assumptions? The average hourly wage is $13.38 for full-time workers and $10.58 per hour for part-timers [1]. Not bad for unskilled labor.

1: http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/20/news/companies/walmart-pay-r...