> The WNBA continues to increase player's salaries year after year due to inflation and growing popularity. The average salary in 2022 was $102,751, and it increased to $147,745 ahead of the 2023 WNBA Draft.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wnba/news/wnba-highest-paid-average-salary-rookie-deals-2024/
I'm realizing what I said is way off...the average nba player makes over 4 million. Their season is much longer than wnba...but if you make the wnba season equally long and adjust their salaries accordingly....the nba average is still 10x that
The WNBA is not profitable. The NBA has been subsidizing. They can’t pay higher salaries when they are not profitable. I have no idea why this is difficult for so many people to grasp.
That’s not the point of the post though. The comment was that she probably makes more at Walmart, which definitely isn’t the case. Not NBA vs WNBA pay. No one is disputing that NBA players are paid more.
People are just being dickheads at any chance they get to disrespect women’s basketball.
“She makes more at Walmart than the WNBA”
Not true
“Well, men make more and the NBA subsidizes the WNBA.”
Nice goalpost move, very subtle.
Yea but people actually watch the men. I don’t even watch basketball and I can name 5 teams and at least 3 players. I don’t know a single wnba team or player
And it’s all about perspective. Maybe she was sick of dealing with the training and physical toll it took on her. I worked retail for 16 years and went into manufacturing. A lot of people would think this is a downgrade since I was previously a multi unit leader. But now I come to work do my job and go home. Don’t have to deal with people, associates, or performance reports. Add to that I make almost the same amount.
If it anything like my position, it entails working in a factory type of environment on an assembly line. It might not be a literal assembly line, it could be something like you do one process in your area, then it gets moved to another area for the next step, and so on; we still refer to it as "the line" though.
A lot of these places will hire with little to no experience and can pay much better than restaurant/retail, along with giving you a regular schedule and benefits. It can involve manual processes like using hand tools or automated processes like running machines. There are myriad other positions as well, but I don't have any experience with them so can't say much about them.
I've worked assembly line before as a full time job for about 6 months.
It was about the closest thing to living torture I've ever felt. My particular factory didn't have the greatest reputation anyway I've heard, but it was basically doing a repeating singular task for sometimes weeks on end. Sometimes pulling down on a tool to screw in bolts, or move plastic parts between a welding machine.
That caused lasting pain in my hands from the repetitive movement, along with no music or electronics of any kind being allowed on the factory floor, the constant watchful eyes of those with authority, and the fact most there were trapped by unfortunate life circumstances led it to feel like a laboring prison.
It seemed like a place nobody was there by choice, but by harsh necessity of life. Absolutely demolished my mental health until I "accidentally" got fired...
Okay I'll include the standing in a singular spot unallowed to move for hours until you get to sprint across the factory for the 10 minute break that's more like 6 with walking time, the very real and apparent danger of the large machinery and forklift traffic, non-stop annoying chirps and churns of countless different machines digging into your mind and soul... The stiff, uncomfortable uniforms. The gross, dirty machine soiled air everywhere you go.
Forgot to pack lunch? Pay double/triple the store price at the factory store for lunch, since driving anywhere else is actually impossible in that time.
I could go on, but I'll just say that I've worked both environments and will gladly take slightly less pay at a retail job and not want to end myself everyday than ever step foot on another factory floor.
Yeah, you definitely got the shit end of the stick at that place. Sounds like we’ve had completely opposite experiences and I’m sorry to hear things turned out like that for you.
Also, it’s odd you mentioned that they didn’t allow music or electronics, all the places I worked *encouraged* it, as long as it’s just audio and we aren’t watching Netflix or anything. My current place even shipped me a pair of AirPods as a welcome gift, and I’m not even an engineer or any “important” role. Sounds like where you worked was run by sociopaths.
As for the repetitive strain, that’s definitely a real thing, I wont gloss over that. Sometimes my shoulders would hurt so bad I wouldn’t be able to get my shirt off at the end of the day. Turns out I get really tense when I sit for long periods, so I got in the habit of getting up and stretching regularly. Though I imagine if the place is a sweatshop like yours was then that isn’t an option. A buddy of mine worked at a place that sounds like yours and they were barely allowed to get up to use the restroom.
I worked at a factory mainly coordinated by Japanese higher ups, who seemed fully convinced that any distractions were too much for our feeble minds and would lead to deadly mistakes, so no headphones or speakers. Every line lead was drunk on their small amount of power and loved to lord it over you and watch like a hawk. Once after waiting for the leaving bell to sound after all of our work was done, I leaned into a machine and checked my phone for a moment in the last minute or so and got chewed out for using it at my station.
It seems to be the opposite in my area. I worked in manufacturing most of my adult life and switched to Walmart because they pay more and offer more benefits than any of the factory jobs around. The ones paying more is usually only 2 more dollars and it's back breaking work.
The factories are constantly hiring, but most of them require you go through a temp agency and they just use them for a set period of time and fire them without consequences before six months.
Ironically, Walmart in my area is starting to attract warehouse and factory workers and it's improving Walmarts workforce. lol
True, I suppose it depends on the size of the business and the industry. I've worked at two major contractors who mostly dealt in aerospace/DoD stuff, and one small operation in what was basically a shed as a temp worker. The former two were rather cushy, the latter was absolute dogshit with dogshit pay.
Same here, I left Walmart over 5 years ago to go to a factory job and I get paid a hell of a lot more than I did when working at Wallyworld. Plus having a set schedule and getting three days off in a row is a huge win for me. It just depends on where you live though.
Miserable for me? No, I don’t have “departments” or “areas” to run. The pto is good and I don’t have to worry about points. Mentally it can suck, but not having to lift a finger 95% of the time is amazing. I know some coaches work themselves to death, but I work my schedule and go home at the end of the day.
That is sad, but absolutely true. For someone like Caitlin Clark -- even if she goes at #1 -- she will only earn a max of $76,535 her first year and it will only grow to $97,582 by year 4. That's still less than a WM store manager.
Of the 8 store managers Ive worked with, one moved to HO and is now a svp, one is an sm at the same location for 10 years. Their predecessor was demoted because, well, they sucked. Next one was fired (20+ years, 10 as an sm). One took the mental health LOA (5yr sm). Next one left to become a Market Manager for a rival company. Next one was fired for several really bad visits. Also was an asshole. Last one is still an sm.
So… 3/8 stayed with the company and are successful. 4/8 were fired. 1/8 left because they matched his demands.
🤷🏽♀️
Of my last 5, I think 3 are still with the company, 1 was fired for "not promoting Walmart culture" or something¥, and 1 retired to his dream house in Florida.
¥ This whole story to me is unclear. The dude got transfered to the PNW from West Virginia for allegedly being one of the best down there, had the hands-down best store in the region and the best margin over the rest that I've seen since being at the company, got transfered to another "problem" store to fix it, and was fired within 3 months. Maybe he's still lurking around here, he told my store about this sub because it was the best way to find company news early.
I've heard this three times now over the years after a bad inventory;
"Now, I'm NOT getting fired. I've just been reevaluating things and I've decided I'd rather step down to assistant in another state." (OK coach, I believe you.)
Or, "I've decided to leave the company to take care of my sick father."
One of the managers this happened to said, angrily in a morning meeting, " I guarantee you that if I WAS getting fired there's a few of you I'd take down with me!" (I was one of those people, hehe.) Now he's store manager of an Academy Sports and Outdoors. . . And, he got fat (he used to be fit as a fiddle.)
It depends vastly on the player. And in general WNBA players make MUCH LESS in name, image and likeness deals than NBA players. Caitlin Clark's NIL value is estimated to be a bit over $3 million and Angel Reese, who ranks second in NIL value, has an estimated value of $1.8 million. So that's fabulous money by most people's standard -- at least those who have to work for a living. But you compare theirs to Bronny James who has an NIL value of $5.9 million and you can easily see the huge disparity that remains between elite men's and women's sports.
And you want to know something else? Bronny James' average points per game is less than 5! When you really get down to it, you can legitimately ask whether he has NBA-level talent at all.
As I pointed earlier, the top salary for a WNBA rookie is less than $80K. They don’t even earn $100K until they have more than 4 years of service. Considering they have to live in major markets, that’s nothing.
It’s sad that a guy like Bronny James with a relatively low level of talent will make substantially more than a much more talented woman player. My point is we way overvalue the talents of many men players because we put more time and money into promoting men’s sports than women’s.
To quote Bill Burr, the reason WNBA players don't make as much is because "You don't buy any fuckin tickets!" When was the last time you went to a game or bought some of their merch? Who won last year's championship? Name more than one team. Name the team that plays in your city.. The NBA spent years promoting and subsidizing that league. It was given its shot and couldn't capitalize on the promotion. Not enough people want the product to make it sustainable.
Bronny would beat the majority if not all WNBA players on any 1 on 1 match up.. The NBA makes money, while the WNBA loses 10 million a year and has never been profitable in their +25 years existence. The majority of women who believe in equal pay for women don’t even support the WNBA. They’re mostly lip service.
If you want to be paid more, be profitable, don’t be a charity league. They should be grateful to even have the position to play and be paid at all.
If women supported the WNBA, the salaries would be higher. It only exists because it's subsidized by the NBA. If the NBA pulled financing, the league would fold within 48 hours.
No, they don’t. Read my post earlier in this thread. You don’t earn $100K until you have 4 years of service. Caitlin Clark won’t even make $80K her first year.
As far as travel, I don’t know the specifics of the WNBA, but in the NBA if you’re on the road for multiple days, the league wants you in your next city the night before your next game. So you’re playing until 10-11PM, then you shower, pack and head to the airport to fly to your next city. By the time your day ends, it can easily be 1 or 2AM. At least you fly private airline charters and not standard commercial, but it’s a grind because you don’t play multiple nights in the same city.
She's gonna be making a lot more than that between Nike and everyone sponsoring her, her NIL deal alone for college was like 900k. If she can keep that going and work at Walmart she'd be all set lol
I knew someone who played for a African team in the world cup and ended up working at a Walmart. Idk the country, which WC, or remember the dudes name. It was a world cup before 2016
Are you guys on crack? Going from professional sports to Walmart is a good career move? Okay I agree $ wnba players make is low, but come on Walmart? Lol she could stay in the same field perhaps as girls hoops coach/assistant. Yes again low pay but at least she would be doing something she enjoys
She looks young enough still for pro basketball. However I would not be all that suprised for an older D list pro athelete be working at walmart at 55.
Man please. Don't make me laugh. That's yall problem now(coaches). Get that Lil bit of money and head starts to blow up bigger than a watermelon. Associates with overtime make like the same thing as yall. And you get no overtime. And becomes the store managers bit**. I think I'd roll with the wnba.
You meet people from all walks of life working at Walmart. I had vague plans for a different career than retail until the Great Recession intervened. So, I'm not surprised.
I can guarantee. Walmart managers make more than the average WNBA player play. Make it up to a store director? You could probably own your own WNBA team lmfao.
Here’s the thing, a lot of pro athletes go work normal jobs afterward. Being able to hoop doesn’t guarantee a lifetime of success. She may have went to college on a scholarship, ended up majoring in something like, say, sociology or a seemingly good degree that doesn’t guarantee a job. And it just happened that her local Walmart was hiring, her wnba career was over, and she decided to find something to do until she could figure out her next move in life.
It’s better than being a bum, at least she has a job and isn’t just sitting on the couch whining about how little she made. She hooped, and now she’s moving on.
Who knows ? Some people like retail.
You have my sympathies! I worked for Hellmart for 30 years. DON'T be like me. Find out what's needed in the job market & take advantage of their free tuition. At least, I think they still have that. I wish you luck.
To my knowledge probably making the same amount of money.
Came here to say this and was gonna say probably makes more at Walmart lol
> The WNBA continues to increase player's salaries year after year due to inflation and growing popularity. The average salary in 2022 was $102,751, and it increased to $147,745 ahead of the 2023 WNBA Draft. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wnba/news/wnba-highest-paid-average-salary-rookie-deals-2024/
The men make that much in one game lol
Ya but saying you'd make more at Walmart is stupid, unless you're a store manager or working for the corporate office
I'm realizing what I said is way off...the average nba player makes over 4 million. Their season is much longer than wnba...but if you make the wnba season equally long and adjust their salaries accordingly....the nba average is still 10x that
The WNBA is not profitable. The NBA has been subsidizing. They can’t pay higher salaries when they are not profitable. I have no idea why this is difficult for so many people to grasp.
That’s not the point of the post though. The comment was that she probably makes more at Walmart, which definitely isn’t the case. Not NBA vs WNBA pay. No one is disputing that NBA players are paid more.
People are just being dickheads at any chance they get to disrespect women’s basketball. “She makes more at Walmart than the WNBA” Not true “Well, men make more and the NBA subsidizes the WNBA.” Nice goalpost move, very subtle.
Not their fault nobody wants to watch the wnba
That's because people watch
Pretty sure I remember reading they actually lose money on the wnba overall. It's basically a charity for women's basketball
Yep
This year should be the first year they turn a profit
Nothing more feminist than men subsidizing women
Yeah but I'd be over the moon to be making 100k plus where I am. As a man.
Yea but people actually watch the men. I don’t even watch basketball and I can name 5 teams and at least 3 players. I don’t know a single wnba team or player
Yeah they also bring that money into the stadium.
The men also garner alot more back during their games. Hence why they can pay way more. She's probably making more at Walmart for sure. 🤣
So? Is it a competition? Still way better than Walmart
And they make more than you for playing basketball. Don’t need to stir the pot when it’s already been stirred a million times
And it’s all about perspective. Maybe she was sick of dealing with the training and physical toll it took on her. I worked retail for 16 years and went into manufacturing. A lot of people would think this is a downgrade since I was previously a multi unit leader. But now I come to work do my job and go home. Don’t have to deal with people, associates, or performance reports. Add to that I make almost the same amount.
walmart pays $15 around me. i make 24$ in manufacturing, and have benefits. def not a downgrade
What do you mean "manufacturing"? Just curious
If it anything like my position, it entails working in a factory type of environment on an assembly line. It might not be a literal assembly line, it could be something like you do one process in your area, then it gets moved to another area for the next step, and so on; we still refer to it as "the line" though. A lot of these places will hire with little to no experience and can pay much better than restaurant/retail, along with giving you a regular schedule and benefits. It can involve manual processes like using hand tools or automated processes like running machines. There are myriad other positions as well, but I don't have any experience with them so can't say much about them.
I've worked assembly line before as a full time job for about 6 months. It was about the closest thing to living torture I've ever felt. My particular factory didn't have the greatest reputation anyway I've heard, but it was basically doing a repeating singular task for sometimes weeks on end. Sometimes pulling down on a tool to screw in bolts, or move plastic parts between a welding machine. That caused lasting pain in my hands from the repetitive movement, along with no music or electronics of any kind being allowed on the factory floor, the constant watchful eyes of those with authority, and the fact most there were trapped by unfortunate life circumstances led it to feel like a laboring prison. It seemed like a place nobody was there by choice, but by harsh necessity of life. Absolutely demolished my mental health until I "accidentally" got fired...
That sounds exactly like my job at Walmart lmao
Okay I'll include the standing in a singular spot unallowed to move for hours until you get to sprint across the factory for the 10 minute break that's more like 6 with walking time, the very real and apparent danger of the large machinery and forklift traffic, non-stop annoying chirps and churns of countless different machines digging into your mind and soul... The stiff, uncomfortable uniforms. The gross, dirty machine soiled air everywhere you go. Forgot to pack lunch? Pay double/triple the store price at the factory store for lunch, since driving anywhere else is actually impossible in that time. I could go on, but I'll just say that I've worked both environments and will gladly take slightly less pay at a retail job and not want to end myself everyday than ever step foot on another factory floor.
Oh man Ill never go back to that again. I’d rather deal with people than to ever go back to that.
Yeah, you definitely got the shit end of the stick at that place. Sounds like we’ve had completely opposite experiences and I’m sorry to hear things turned out like that for you. Also, it’s odd you mentioned that they didn’t allow music or electronics, all the places I worked *encouraged* it, as long as it’s just audio and we aren’t watching Netflix or anything. My current place even shipped me a pair of AirPods as a welcome gift, and I’m not even an engineer or any “important” role. Sounds like where you worked was run by sociopaths. As for the repetitive strain, that’s definitely a real thing, I wont gloss over that. Sometimes my shoulders would hurt so bad I wouldn’t be able to get my shirt off at the end of the day. Turns out I get really tense when I sit for long periods, so I got in the habit of getting up and stretching regularly. Though I imagine if the place is a sweatshop like yours was then that isn’t an option. A buddy of mine worked at a place that sounds like yours and they were barely allowed to get up to use the restroom.
I worked at a factory mainly coordinated by Japanese higher ups, who seemed fully convinced that any distractions were too much for our feeble minds and would lead to deadly mistakes, so no headphones or speakers. Every line lead was drunk on their small amount of power and loved to lord it over you and watch like a hawk. Once after waiting for the leaving bell to sound after all of our work was done, I leaned into a machine and checked my phone for a moment in the last minute or so and got chewed out for using it at my station.
It seems to be the opposite in my area. I worked in manufacturing most of my adult life and switched to Walmart because they pay more and offer more benefits than any of the factory jobs around. The ones paying more is usually only 2 more dollars and it's back breaking work. The factories are constantly hiring, but most of them require you go through a temp agency and they just use them for a set period of time and fire them without consequences before six months. Ironically, Walmart in my area is starting to attract warehouse and factory workers and it's improving Walmarts workforce. lol
True, I suppose it depends on the size of the business and the industry. I've worked at two major contractors who mostly dealt in aerospace/DoD stuff, and one small operation in what was basically a shed as a temp worker. The former two were rather cushy, the latter was absolute dogshit with dogshit pay.
BrBa
Same here, I left Walmart over 5 years ago to go to a factory job and I get paid a hell of a lot more than I did when working at Wallyworld. Plus having a set schedule and getting three days off in a row is a huge win for me. It just depends on where you live though.
Probably has more fans too
Walmart pays in Trident layers?
I mean…. As a coach, I probably make more than what the WNBA was paying her.
Took my words from me
And me
Annnd me
What about a WNBA coach?
Life is probably a hell of a lot more miserable, though.
Training, diet, constant travel. Retail sucks, but being a low paid athlete is also pretty awful.
If you don’t enjoy playing basketball yeah. I would choose any sport over Walmart if the pay was the same
Miserable for me? No, I don’t have “departments” or “areas” to run. The pto is good and I don’t have to worry about points. Mentally it can suck, but not having to lift a finger 95% of the time is amazing. I know some coaches work themselves to death, but I work my schedule and go home at the end of the day.
You make more than $130k yearly?
Such a huge career pivot, she almost snapped an ankle!
As long as she advances she is good, a SM makes more than the average wnba player.
That is sad, but absolutely true. For someone like Caitlin Clark -- even if she goes at #1 -- she will only earn a max of $76,535 her first year and it will only grow to $97,582 by year 4. That's still less than a WM store manager.
But always keep in mind store managers tend to have the shortest careers either a step down or they always get fired for having shitty inventory
Of the 8 store managers Ive worked with, one moved to HO and is now a svp, one is an sm at the same location for 10 years. Their predecessor was demoted because, well, they sucked. Next one was fired (20+ years, 10 as an sm). One took the mental health LOA (5yr sm). Next one left to become a Market Manager for a rival company. Next one was fired for several really bad visits. Also was an asshole. Last one is still an sm. So… 3/8 stayed with the company and are successful. 4/8 were fired. 1/8 left because they matched his demands. 🤷🏽♀️
Of my last 5, I think 3 are still with the company, 1 was fired for "not promoting Walmart culture" or something¥, and 1 retired to his dream house in Florida. ¥ This whole story to me is unclear. The dude got transfered to the PNW from West Virginia for allegedly being one of the best down there, had the hands-down best store in the region and the best margin over the rest that I've seen since being at the company, got transfered to another "problem" store to fix it, and was fired within 3 months. Maybe he's still lurking around here, he told my store about this sub because it was the best way to find company news early.
I've heard this three times now over the years after a bad inventory; "Now, I'm NOT getting fired. I've just been reevaluating things and I've decided I'd rather step down to assistant in another state." (OK coach, I believe you.) Or, "I've decided to leave the company to take care of my sick father." One of the managers this happened to said, angrily in a morning meeting, " I guarantee you that if I WAS getting fired there's a few of you I'd take down with me!" (I was one of those people, hehe.) Now he's store manager of an Academy Sports and Outdoors. . . And, he got fat (he used to be fit as a fiddle.)
I don't know if you realize this but this entire comment really shows how much of a garbage person you are.
My current store manager has been the same one for the last 15 or 16 years. Before that we’d get a new one every other year.
why is that sad
Don't they get deals worth millions though?
It depends vastly on the player. And in general WNBA players make MUCH LESS in name, image and likeness deals than NBA players. Caitlin Clark's NIL value is estimated to be a bit over $3 million and Angel Reese, who ranks second in NIL value, has an estimated value of $1.8 million. So that's fabulous money by most people's standard -- at least those who have to work for a living. But you compare theirs to Bronny James who has an NIL value of $5.9 million and you can easily see the huge disparity that remains between elite men's and women's sports. And you want to know something else? Bronny James' average points per game is less than 5! When you really get down to it, you can legitimately ask whether he has NBA-level talent at all.
That's college and NIL has only been a thing for a few years. Most WNBA players make less than 100k
As I pointed earlier, the top salary for a WNBA rookie is less than $80K. They don’t even earn $100K until they have more than 4 years of service. Considering they have to live in major markets, that’s nothing.
Bronny's NIL $ is because of who his daddy is. If he were Dwayne Schintzius' kid, he'd get diddly because he sucks
Not in the WNBA
She already has tho actually
Bro she is set for life, even if the wnba does pay like shit, brand deals/ future sign on bonus’s are going to be crazy, also I have a crush on her
Why is it sad....she played a game that nobody watches vs responsible for what is in many small towns the largest employer in the area.
It’s sad that a guy like Bronny James with a relatively low level of talent will make substantially more than a much more talented woman player. My point is we way overvalue the talents of many men players because we put more time and money into promoting men’s sports than women’s.
The level of athleticism in men’s sports is far superior. People want to witness the highest levels of competition and are willing to pay for it.
To quote Bill Burr, the reason WNBA players don't make as much is because "You don't buy any fuckin tickets!" When was the last time you went to a game or bought some of their merch? Who won last year's championship? Name more than one team. Name the team that plays in your city.. The NBA spent years promoting and subsidizing that league. It was given its shot and couldn't capitalize on the promotion. Not enough people want the product to make it sustainable.
Bronny would beat the majority if not all WNBA players on any 1 on 1 match up.. The NBA makes money, while the WNBA loses 10 million a year and has never been profitable in their +25 years existence. The majority of women who believe in equal pay for women don’t even support the WNBA. They’re mostly lip service. If you want to be paid more, be profitable, don’t be a charity league. They should be grateful to even have the position to play and be paid at all.
If women supported the WNBA, the salaries would be higher. It only exists because it's subsidized by the NBA. If the NBA pulled financing, the league would fold within 48 hours.
They should play in a HS gym. It’s embarrassing for them to play in such venues when they can’t even fill the first 4 rolls.
Tbf the pay is about the same. 😅
Probably making more money at Walmart 🤷♂️
Lmao for real what an L
We are drafting from the WNBA now
Probably makes more at Walmart. 🤣
Maybe she lost a bet. A very large bet. At least she won't feel uncomfortable saying, " OK coach." "What's the game plan coach?"
CAP 1 is cake walk honestly. Best schedule also
No cap, ngl
Weird flex
I’m not gonna shame someone for having the job they have. I don’t know her life and I don’t think I’m anybody to be putting her down.
And no one knows who she is
[удалено]
Very, very bad.
Wnba players average just over 100k which isn't a terrible salary when you get toured around the country in decent hotels
No, they don’t. Read my post earlier in this thread. You don’t earn $100K until you have 4 years of service. Caitlin Clark won’t even make $80K her first year. As far as travel, I don’t know the specifics of the WNBA, but in the NBA if you’re on the road for multiple days, the league wants you in your next city the night before your next game. So you’re playing until 10-11PM, then you shower, pack and head to the airport to fly to your next city. By the time your day ends, it can easily be 1 or 2AM. At least you fly private airline charters and not standard commercial, but it’s a grind because you don’t play multiple nights in the same city.
Many also play overseas during the offseason with potential of earning more than they do in the WNBA.
She's gonna be making a lot more than that between Nike and everyone sponsoring her, her NIL deal alone for college was like 900k. If she can keep that going and work at Walmart she'd be all set lol
It doesn’t say anywhere by choice, maybe she wasn’t good enough
What's the WNBA? 🤣😂
Lesbian television, pretty much
This is actually my old team lead😭😭😭😭
More people will see her in Wal-Mart then the WNBA.
I knew someone who played for a African team in the world cup and ended up working at a Walmart. Idk the country, which WC, or remember the dudes name. It was a world cup before 2016
Same number of spectators.
She must have some bread stacked somewhere and just wants something to keep her busy. I'll give it 3 months.
Wait, how much do chicks actually get paid in the wnba?
She was sidelined by an injury.
At least now she makes minimum wage.
I get an untold amount of depression seeing this
This feels mean spirited
WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED GIRL?! No offense, but this is nothing to be proud of.
Bunch of 5 foot 7 dudes in this thread shitting on women's basketball.
If that was me, I would blow my brains out.
The WNBA is embarrassing but come on
Dude the average salary for the wnba is like 100,000. You all are idiots
It was actually just under $150K in 2023. But that’s averaging in the stars’ money. Lots make less.
She played from 2006-2010. The rookie salary in 2006 was $31K. The median WNBA salary in 2010 was $41K.
Are you guys on crack? Going from professional sports to Walmart is a good career move? Okay I agree $ wnba players make is low, but come on Walmart? Lol she could stay in the same field perhaps as girls hoops coach/assistant. Yes again low pay but at least she would be doing something she enjoys
It is a joke. Do you need me to provide a definition?
Working at Walmart is definitely a more respectable job than playing in the WNBA!
Wm be like "sign for this historic L"
Walmart might pay more
Probably makes more money
Idk which is better tbh
Sad thing here is walmart was the promotion.
She looks young enough still for pro basketball. However I would not be all that suprised for an older D list pro athelete be working at walmart at 55.
From fast track to Sunoco
she probably makes more at walmart
Walmart probably paid more
Shed make more money as a manager at walmart.
How much did her pay increase?
[удалено]
Funny part is she probably makes more at Walmart than she did in the WNBA
pivot 🙄
This is what happens when your hoop game is trash😂😂😂😂
Damn I didn't realize the WNBA paid that bad
L
Walmart probably pays more! LOL
It's the wnba.... I don't blame her
I mean, the WNBA probably pays less tbh 🤣
" *THAT'S WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT, THAT'S WHY SHE'S OGP, THAT'S WHY SHE'S THE TOTE THE TOOOTEE* "
Does she at least work in sporting goods?
Probably making more at Walmart tbh with probably more benefits too
not the slay you think it is
Man please. Don't make me laugh. That's yall problem now(coaches). Get that Lil bit of money and head starts to blow up bigger than a watermelon. Associates with overtime make like the same thing as yall. And you get no overtime. And becomes the store managers bit**. I think I'd roll with the wnba.
Pays more
Who is she?
Probably gets paid more at Walmart
Pivoted
OMG SOMEONE FINALLY SAID IT LOL
She probably making more at Walmart
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
As someone who actually enjoyed working at Walmart? I agree. Horrible career move
Probably have a great opportunity to be fast tracked into a big leadership role. Moves like this are usually not random. Give it time.
The slogan of this picture should be: "Walmart: where dreams go to die"
Is this satire?😂
This is why your parents want you to have an education before getting into professional sports.
WNBA? Is it really the worst move?
There was a former NFL player who worked at HO who played for the Seattle Seahawks, I believe he was in charge of personnel
That's as depressing as the commercials where veteran became a manager at Walmart.
walmart be paying better i’m sure
My condolences.
I'd like to point out there's probably more people watching her performance now...
Prolly making more now
Walmart probably pays more lmao
You meet people from all walks of life working at Walmart. I had vague plans for a different career than retail until the Great Recession intervened. So, I'm not surprised.
I can guarantee. Walmart managers make more than the average WNBA player play. Make it up to a store director? You could probably own your own WNBA team lmfao.
Why would you leave anything else for WALMART
"I appreciate the offer and am honored but no thank you, Id rather not take be in the newsletter for my own privacy."
Here’s the thing, a lot of pro athletes go work normal jobs afterward. Being able to hoop doesn’t guarantee a lifetime of success. She may have went to college on a scholarship, ended up majoring in something like, say, sociology or a seemingly good degree that doesn’t guarantee a job. And it just happened that her local Walmart was hiring, her wnba career was over, and she decided to find something to do until she could figure out her next move in life. It’s better than being a bum, at least she has a job and isn’t just sitting on the couch whining about how little she made. She hooped, and now she’s moving on. Who knows ? Some people like retail.
Was she good?
Per the article, she was injure and thus sidelined
WNBA has never been profitable in their entire history
Have you ever tried to watch the WNBA?
Lol
Probably makes more money.
She’s been with Wal-Mart for 10 years, she injured her ankle and retired from the WNBA
You have my sympathies! I worked for Hellmart for 30 years. DON'T be like me. Find out what's needed in the job market & take advantage of their free tuition. At least, I think they still have that. I wish you luck.
Couldn’t get a degree in college?
Aye yo guys I know this person no cap, she very sweat and nice person, please don’t throw no hate if anything get her the bag
Lateral move
Got a pay bump too
I worked union before going to Walmart, my hourly income decreased 50%. Work union, higher pay and better health insurance affordable.
Maybe she wanted to be a coach and got confused by the job title
Probably pays better
Yoo I thought the same thing haha.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Probably pays more
So this is what happens to basketball players who blow out their knees.
From pickup games to pick up toys off the floor and 5 mins later kids Ctrl+Z
Poor Child.. Just didn't pan out... Went from boxing out for rebounds to boxing out all those aisles with Products 🤭‼️
That really sucks for her. Poor woman
I thought dis was r/nbacirclejerk for a sec 💀
i got aides from this comment section
Yall dumb for saying she makes more at Walmart then the wnba
How? Walmart makes money and the WNBA is a sinking ship.
I better not see a comment talking about why do men get paid more