Should I quit my job to work at Walmart?

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This sounds like a dumb question lol. But I work for a somewhat crappy company 38 miles from home, and was offered a job at Walmart (4 miles from home).  My current job has okay health insurance, vacation, etc.

I would love to work closer to home, and they offered me a position that pays only 60 cents less per hour and offered me "full time" hours.

The thing is, I had a surgery on my nose back in September. I had a crooked septum from whatever. The surgery fixed it, but I recently noticed that it s messed up again and I m having a hard time breathing without using a decongestant spray and nasal strips at night. I would probably need to have the surgery again and have the surgeon fix it.

I m just unsure whether or not Walmart would allow me to take time off (I needed a week last time) within the next few months without firing me. And I m not sure if the insurance they may provide would cover the surgery (it cost about 6000$, I paid 1000).

Anyone have any suggestions??

? · Answer

You may not be allowed to have a sick leave once you work at Walmart, specially during training. I suggest you deal with your surgery first before moving on to another job/company.

babyboomer1001 · Answer

You won't be entitled to any time off during your probationary period, which could be 3, 4 or 6 months but, if you don't take the Walmart job, you will regret it.  38 miles versus 4 - 4 is the clear winner.  Time and the cost of gas and wear and tear on your car.  Take the Walmart job.  Work with a bandaged nose.  Suck it up.  If you have to take the time off for medical reasons, wait a year and then have the surgery.  Take that Walmart job.  What I would have given to have just a four mile drive to work!  My commute has always been at least an hour one way, more like 1.25 hrs.

A Hunch · Answer

A septoplasty corrects the deviated septrum.  It's really unlikely that the surgery failed or you are having complications from the surgery at this point.  The surgery might break down over years but not a couple of months.

Deviated septrum surgery does not correct seasonal allergies and general sinus issues which is what you appear to have.  The deviated septrum surgery will allow the air through the nasal passages to flow with improved efficiency so you are less likely to get ear infections or sinus infections (I said "less likely", not that this will never happen again).  Are you using a daily antihistamine like Flonase or Nasicort?

I would bet you $1,000,000 that you do not need your deviated septrum re-done.  Have you been back to the doctor yet?

If you are working full time, Walmart is required to offer you benefits.  You will likely have the option of several different insurance plans.  
- You don't mention how much your monthly premium was with your current company or how much your total deductible is for the year, but these are things to think about.

Example: If your premium is $200 a month and you had already spend $3000 at the doctor during the year, that means you spent $6400 on medical insurance and bills for the year, although only $1000 of that was on the deviated septrum procedure.

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Should I quit my job to work at Walmart?

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