Don't give me that crap that WM only sells cheap imported garbage. Since when is Sony, Kraft, Rubbermaid, and Black and Decker substandard? They sell pretty much what other retailers sell like Target, et al.
Walmart is not minimum wage either. The pay has been better than Target and Fred Meyer for UNSKILLED labor. If you wish to make a lifetime career of retail, that is your choice. You have the option to better yourself and go to school or advance into management. What? Walmart reimburses the tuition costs to those associates and dependents to get ahead? Hmm...
They are not perfect by any means; nor is any company. As with any company, you have bad managers, good ones, and sometimes great ones. I've had all. But as with all of them, if you do your job, work hard, they respect you for that.
There are benefits to working for a company that is world-wide. You can move and transfer between stores easily, sometimes in as little as six months of employment. Don't like your position? You can easily move to other parts of the store, if qualified. How many can do that at their present job?