The Expensive Decision Walmart’s CEO Made That Changed Everything | WSJ (Level 1)

Doug McMillon worked at Walmart for 35 years. He started in 1984 as a young student. At that time, he worked in a warehouse because the pay was $6.50 an hour. This was much better than other jobs. Later, he became the CEO, or the big boss, of the company. When Doug became the boss in 2014, Walmart had problems. Sales were low, and people did not like the stores. Doug had a plan to fix this. He raised the workers' pay and improved the stores. He also started selling groceries online. His plan worked very well. Now, Doug is retiring. He says the job was stressful sometimes, but his family helped him stay calm. He plans to take a break and relax. He believes Walmart has a bright future with new technology like AI.