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Re:Walmart Grocery is now offering a $98 per year ‘Delivery ... by wincy on Sunday June 16, 2019 @08:08PM (#20198749)
I live right down the street from Walmart so we wouldn’t get this, but using the Walmart Grocery app and picking up our order has been great. About six months ago a recruiter asked me if I was interested in moving to Bentonville. It’s been interesting to watch the app improve since then, they’re really putting a push on making it work well. It’s great because this has made us buy smaller orders so we waste less food, whereas before we’d make a semiweekly Costco run and most things would spoil.
Re:Walmart Grocery is now offering a $98 per year ‘Delivery ... by opportune on Sunday June 16, 2019 @08:13PM (#20198776)
That's interesting, I figure all of Walmart Labs was located in San Bruno. Or was this a non-tech position? If the pay is comparable to San Bruno and you can tolerate living in... Arkansas... I bet that money would go pretty far
Re:Walmart Grocery is now offering a $98 per year ‘Delivery ... by bashook on Sunday June 16, 2019 @08:58PM (#20198964)
I work in Bentonville for Walmart Labs. Glassdoor salaries are probably accurate for Software Engineers if that’s what interests you. I grew up in the area so family is my primary driver in location at the moment. If you like a more rural setting with an interesting art/culture vibe it can be a fantastic place.
Re:Walmart Grocery is now offering a $98 per year ‘Delivery ... by reaperducer on Sunday June 16, 2019 @09:49PM (#20199187)
you can tolerate living in... Arkansas

Based on the downvotes you're getting, I suspect there are plenty of HN'ers who would rather have a good life in Arkansas than tolerate living in San Bruno.

Re:Walmart Grocery is now offering a $98 per year ‘Delivery ... by diminoten on Sunday June 16, 2019 @10:46PM (#20199407)
I live here (Rogers, AR), it's fine. May was rough though, with the crazy weather. The area is growing substantially. Heck, we're getting a Top Golf!

I love the low cost of living; coming from D.C. and its crazy housing situation, it's a breath of fresh air (figuratively and literally).

Re:Walmart Grocery is now offering a $98 per year ‘Delivery ... by maxxxxx on Sunday June 16, 2019 @08:23PM (#20198819)
What I have seen of arkansas was actually pretty nice.
Re:Walmart Grocery is now offering a $98 per year ‘Delivery ... by opportune on Sunday June 16, 2019 @10:55PM (#20199455)
I'm from a similar area, I have a feeling you wouldn't consider it as nice if you were nonwhite, had a nonwhite SO, were LGBT, or got involved in the community outside the tech/corporate bubble (e.g. for kids). Or if you like more urban living. Or if you like more vibrant art/music communities. Or...

Of course some people like it and if they do there's a big COL disparity to take advantage of, but there are lots of reasons you might not want to live in a place like that.

Re:Walmart Grocery is now offering a $98 per year ‘Delivery ... by someguydave on Monday June 17, 2019 @02:23AM (#20200378)
how does it feel to exhibit the generalizing stereotyping of thousands of humans you claim to abhor?