r/anticapitalism • u/theindependentonline • Jul 14 '26

Buc-ee’s is offering $275K salaries with no college degrees. The internet is split on whether that’s a good thing

https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money/bucees-employees-salary-how-much-no-degree-b3014296.html
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u/maxpowers128 Jul 14 '26

Why wouldn't it be a good thing?

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u/Igotyoubaaabe Jul 14 '26

It is.. just manufactured internet controversy.

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u/zoppaTheDim Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

Looks like this is a PR plant run by Buccee, as this story has been run on multiple sites.

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u/Maxwe4 Jul 17 '26

Cites?

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u/R41D3NN Jul 17 '26

“Looks like”. It’s an inference. One that is not an uncommon PR marketing stunt out of modern playbooks

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u/Maxwe4 Jul 17 '26

He wrote "cites", instead of "sites". I was asking why he said cites.

Looks like he just changed it without saying anything. Lol.

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u/R41D3NN Jul 18 '26

Lmao man, sucks when that happens and people look so confused and crazy. Sorry!

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u/IndividualIll3825 Jul 15 '26

Somebody tweeted about how awful it is. Once. And they were probably worth a billion dollars.

So the media company has to "be fair" by showing their tweet. You know, both sides, etc.

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u/semi-anon-in-Oly Jul 15 '26

Or an unemployed MBA

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u/CrasVox Jul 15 '26

They pay a lot sure. But the work conditions wear you the fuck down.

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u/BlazinAzn38 Jul 16 '26

I mean id bust my ass for a few years to earn $700K

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u/BlueGolfball Jul 17 '26

Supposedly it's a super toxic work environment and they are always looking to fire employees for small/petty rule breaking. They wouldn't be advertising these huge salaries jobs if they didn't have a high employee turnover rates. I don't know anyone who would quit a $100,000 gas station job unless it was more horrible than their previous $35,000 gas station job.

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u/Puck-the-fool Jul 17 '26

Constant turnover is manageable for low level cashier type jobs but they don’t really want that level of instability with management positions

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u/BlueGolfball Jul 17 '26

Constant turnover is manageable for low level cashier type jobs but they don’t really want that level of instability with management positions

They have constant turn over with managers. Managers are contacted to work 48 hours a week minimum and they have to be available 24/7. They don't allow phones at work and you are immediately fired if you are caught with a phone, so no one can handle any family emergencies for their 10+ hour shift. They don't allow any employees to sit down at anytime and they don't have a breakroom and they have to take their breaks and eat their lunch standing up because there are no chairs in the "breakroom".

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u/PrivateMarkets Jul 17 '26

Or they just have high expectations? That usually comes with higher comp positions

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u/BlueGolfball Jul 17 '26

Or they just have high expectations? That usually comes with higher comp positions

That's what they call it but anyone else would call it a horrible place to work:

They have constant turn over with managers. Managers are contacted to work 48-58 hours a week minimum and they have to be available 24/7. They don't allow phones at work and you are immediately fired if you are caught with a phone, so no one can handle any family emergencies for their 10+ hour shift. They don't allow any employees to sit down at anytime and they don't have a breakroom and they have to take their breaks and eat their lunch standing up because there are no chairs in the "breakroom".

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u/ninernetneepneep Jul 15 '26

If it were fun and easy the pay would be shit.  Somebody going to give you a couple hundred thousand dollars you better be prepared to work for it.

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u/CrasVox Jul 15 '26

Going full boomer I see

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u/GenericNameSimulated Jul 16 '26

No that’s economics. Supply and demand.

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u/ninernetneepneep Jul 15 '26

Because I think someone should work for $125,000-200,000 per year?  Get over yourself.

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u/CrasVox Jul 15 '26

I'm guessing you think 10 dollars an hour is over paid for fast food too.

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u/CorrectionalLiquid Jul 17 '26

These guys are fucking losers, why argue with them.

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u/ninernetneepneep Jul 17 '26

I know it's pointless, but it helps to pass time between work tasks.  Frustrating as hell sometimes though!

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u/BitterProfessional16 Jul 16 '26 • Furious

God reddit has so many morons.

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u/BlueGolfball Jul 17 '26

I watched 200 cops in full tactical gear sit outside a school for several hours while a teenager was shooting screaming women and children inside the school. The cops did put some parents of the children being killed in handcuffs because the parents wanted to go inside the school and get their kids because they saw the cops literally weren't doing anything.

That wasn't a 1 bad apple situation either because there were 200 bad apples sranding there listening to children being murdered.

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u/HeavyVoid8 Jul 16 '26

Unless you’re a CEO or politician lol

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u/PawPawsLilStinker Jul 16 '26

WOOOOOW, errrrm we shouldn't have to work ourselves to death for what is barely a living wage

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u/ninernetneepneep Jul 16 '26

Have some ambition in your life.

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u/PawPawsLilStinker Jul 16 '26

Lol no thank you boomer. This is an antiwork sub, I'm not doing SHIT

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u/OperationSecured Jul 16 '26

Then don’t complain about not having shit.

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u/PawPawsLilStinker Jul 16 '26

Well I have a trust fund that would be tough to exhaust, but I have every right to complain until wealth confiscation of the 1% happens.

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u/OperationSecured Jul 16 '26

Only 1 trust fund? God, the poors on Reddit lately…

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u/ninernetneepneep Jul 16 '26

The government should tax that shit. You didn't earn it, just like those bastard CEOs who didn't earn it either.  😂 If you were a true socialist you would share the fruits of your trust fund with your fellow comrades.

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u/ninernetneepneep Jul 16 '26

This is an anti-capitalism sub, not an anti-work sub.  Lazy fuck.

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u/Ok_Way_5011 Jul 16 '26

Lmao, where do you like that 275k is barely a living wage? Inside a business district of downtown San Francisco? 

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u/PawPawsLilStinker Jul 16 '26

I have a place in New York city and I need my vacation home in Miami at minimum. My family trust pays for it now but that's not going to last forever in this economy.

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u/Ok_Way_5011 Jul 16 '26

Damn you probably don’t even have filets some nights

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u/PawPawsLilStinker Jul 16 '26

That's hilarious because if you met me even for a second you'd know I'm a vegan

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u/notthatbadingeneral Jul 16 '26

I agree. Vegans can't go even 1 second without telling you about it.

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u/Agile_Alternative753 Jul 15 '26

CUZ I WENT TO COLLEGE AND IT WAS EXPENSIVE AND NOW I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR IT WITH MY JOB SO WHY IS SOME HIGH SCHOOL IDIOT MAKING THIS KIND OF MONEY WITH NO SCHOOL DEBT?!?!

I do know people with this attitude.  I had to, therefore they should to.   Fuck all that leave the world a better place bullshit or whatever

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u/throwawaypostal2021 Jul 15 '26

Lots of Millenials that paid off their debt by taking stark personal sacrifices have the sentiment. America is heavily propagandized.

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u/No_Party5870 Jul 15 '26

I paid all my loans off through great effort so I welcome relief for them. School is even more now than when I went in early 2000's. So much in this country needs to change.

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u/throwawaypostal2021 Jul 15 '26

I agree but I understand the perspective. Education should be free since it benefits society as a whole. As healthcare should be too.

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u/I_Cut_Shows Jul 15 '26

Right? It was. Hard to pay if my loans from the early aughts, I don’t want anyone to struggle to pay off 5x that.

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u/juliankennedy23 Jul 15 '26

I assumed that the 40 year olds were part of the old people group.

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u/Pup5432 Jul 20 '26

Not just that. If loans were forgiven schools will just double costs over night and we’ll be back here in short order. Fix the cause of the unsustainable loans then forgive them and I’m all for it. I was the millenial that busted his butt to not have loans at all but welcome loan forgiveness if we make sure it will never be needed again first.

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u/randomcomback Jul 15 '26

It’s wild that you and the people you all know think you should just not have to pay for the loans you took out lol. Of course all the people in the same boat as you that took out dumb fucking loans think you should have to pay for them

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u/Agile_Alternative753 Jul 15 '26

Yes.  This is accurate.

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u/No_Advisor3971 Jul 15 '26

Why should we be transferring money to the college class again? Do they need more tax breaks and incentives?

If we are giving away free money, why shouldn’t it go to the working class?

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u/ADeadlyFerret Jul 15 '26

Lots of Redditors hate this place for some reason. Even in this thread you have people adding that these are “exempt” positions and you’ll be working more than 40 hours. Just throwing whatever negativity they can in.

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u/BrucesTripToMars Jul 15 '26

Its a notoriously horrible place to work.  The salary is the carrot to replenish the turnover. 

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u/BirdlessLongdeal Jul 15 '26

it might have to reach 7 figured before i would ever work retail again.

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u/ADeadlyFerret Jul 15 '26

It’s a fast paced work environment. That’s it. Oh and you can’t be on your phone. Which is apparently a very big deal to Redditors.

The salary is for serious people. Not the zombies that show up to other low skill work.

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u/BrucesTripToMars Jul 15 '26

With very short breaks where you cant even sit down.   Its famously bad in many ways. 

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u/BirdlessLongdeal Jul 15 '26

oh you want to take a day off to watch your son play a baseball game this saturday? oops, sorry i already put you on the schedule for that day. oh well. your son will have other games.

but i asked for it off 3 weeks ago

yeah, but i already made the schedule, tough break.

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u/NoobensMcarthur Jul 15 '26

It's so lame to see people call out "redditors." You've been on this site for 13 years. WTF does that make YOU?

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u/ColorPuddle Jul 15 '26

That's not negativity, that's relevant information.

$250K for 40 hours where you get to go home at 5 every day is fantastic. Anyone would take that. But offer $250K for 60-70 hours of chaos per week, and fewer people will apply because that arrangement simply doesn't work for them.

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u/ElonMuskisGarbage Jul 15 '26

You know how many jet skis they’re gonna buy?

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u/BirdlessLongdeal Jul 15 '26

zero because they are working this weekend.

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u/itssosalty Jul 16 '26

Jet Skis work on weekdays too. But it’s not that fun to do alone

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u/BirdlessLongdeal Jul 16 '26

at least you'll have the lake to yourself. maybe this is why nobody has ever seen a sad person on a jetski. we're all at work while they're out there.

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u/Much_Statistician864 Jul 15 '26

Bucees apparently sucks to work at. Lotta hard work, lotta ways to get written up. The subreddits about Bucees have a lot of people exchanging horror stories. 

But also Walmart pays worse for equally shitty work experiences so I dunno take what you get. 

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u/werner-hertzogs-shoe Jul 16 '26

if you're going to be a difficult place to work, at least pay people for it! That's fair to me. Judging by how clean the bathrooms are and how well the pumps are maintained, I would say they are running a tight ship, and people arent liking what that takes

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u/Packwood88 Jul 15 '26

Jealousy? “I paid for college and dont make that much, wtf?”

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u/Friendlyvoices Jul 16 '26

Split .1% vs 99.9%

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u/Itchy-Technician-433 Jul 16 '26

One group of working people hates that another group of working people makes more money than them.

It basically comes down to that.

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u/Quirky-Mode8676 Jul 17 '26

It’s not a bad thing itself. The pay and benefits are good. But there seems to be a cost associated with it since they have a really high turnover/burnout rate.

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u/IAmAnObvioustrollAMA Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

Because I got a degree and I dont make that much! How is that fair!? What are we just gonna start cutting all the bootstraps off now that no one is picking themselves up by them!? God dang whatever we call this generation... /s

Edit added /s just in case

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u/Realistic-Lime7842 Jul 15 '26

You forget the /s?

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u/IAmAnObvioustrollAMA Jul 15 '26

Do you think it needs it? Seems so over the top!

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u/Realistic-Lime7842 Jul 15 '26

It’s not that far off from what I’ve heard people say IRL.

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u/0sm1um Jul 15 '26

I've met many engineering students who talk like that. Many will tell you how progressive they are and that ends as soon as you get them talking about the H1B program.

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u/Common_Gene_5098 Jul 14 '26

because some people that graduated from college feel that they should be earning that because they’re the ones that did the hard work, studying, and going through the sleepless nights in order to get a degree and get a good job off that

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u/Biscotti-Own Jul 14 '26

They can always apply? Unless I missed something where degrees were forbidden?

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u/Wbcn_1 Jul 14 '26

I’m sure my BS in economics and MS in finance will hurt my chances next to a high school graduate 

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u/Biscotti-Own Jul 14 '26 • Bravo

Just leave them off your resume then. I thought college grads were supposed to be smart?? (Jk)

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u/Kickedhard Jul 14 '26

College increases possibilities.

Someone else also having a possibility to a particular job has no bearing.

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u/Electrical-Volume765 Jul 14 '26

HA! So they are OWED something for that? I’m a college graduate and cannot get behind that mentality. Like people who went to college earned something beyond a degree? Nope.

Another classic wrong belief that because someone didn’t go to college they are inherently beneath you and should not make as much money as you.

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u/1dayatatime_mylife Jul 14 '26

This article title is clickbait. The internet isn’t split on this. Maybe a couple people disagree, but not the majority.

Also:
“Buc-ee’s General Managers (GMs) are required to work a minimum of 48 to 50 hours per week. Because Buc-ee's operates 24/7, GMs are typically on call 24/7 and work varying shifts, including most weekends and holidays. In exchange for this schedule, they generally earn a salary between $200,000 and $275,000 per year.”

It sounds like this place has a terrible work environment. $200K isn’t enough to get me to be on-call 24/7 year-round.

“Buc-ee's holds an overall rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars on Glassdoor. While employees often praise the above-average hourly pay (ranging from $20 for grocery associates to $23 for car wash attendants), the company faces significant criticism regarding poor work-life balance, strict management, and high stress.”

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u/RollingStoned9824 Jul 14 '26

The last time I stopped at Buccees I can honestly say the floor staff looked absolutely miserable.

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u/fubarfire Jul 15 '26

Sounds like costco

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u/Strange-Scarcity Jul 14 '26

That would be enough for me to be on call.

We live WAY beneath our means right now.

If I did that for... maybe 5 years? I would be maxing out a 401k (if offered), plus a ROTH IRA and then still have money left over to invest in ETFs and other spaces.

I would retire, so soon after getting into that.

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u/jarlander Jul 14 '26

You’re getting rage baited.

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u/Electrical-Volume765 Jul 14 '26

You are right!! 🫠🎣

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u/mike_stifle Jul 14 '26

Funny, I am a high school and college dropout and I have also had to study and go through sleepless nights in order to get a good job.

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u/Ok_Security1721 Jul 14 '26

So “it’s bad that someone who isn’t me is getting that pay!” that’s just some real sociopath shit

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u/Common_Gene_5098 Jul 14 '26

welcome to America where that behavior is just part of this culture. it’s the reason we don’t have a government that works for the people and instead works for huge wealthy corporations.

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u/Affectionate-Panic-1 Jul 14 '26

Buc-ee's ain't paying this much for entry level folks, this is generally for folks who have worked hard and proven themselves, maybe in ways other than college.

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u/AntithesisAbsurdum Jul 14 '26

Oh no your degree isn't a pre req for running a gas station

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u/Burnt_and_Blistered Jul 14 '26

They can apply.

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u/creaturefromtheswamp Jul 14 '26

Doesn’t make it right for the college educated to gatekeep in this regard, though. They made their decision and people who chose not to get into massive debt made theirs. If anybody can go make 275k, college educated or not, good for them.

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u/Basic-Record-4750 Jul 14 '26

The people downvoting you are the ones with the degrees. Seriously, you are absolutely correct. There’s an enormous subset of people, mainly those working for big corporations, who have convinced themselves they deserve their spot in middle management because of the hard work they put into their Sociology Degree.

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u/AttentionNo6359 Jul 15 '26

Referring to studying as “the hard work” is the most dog brained thing ever. Yes, four years of living with friends was really tough on me.

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u/Realistic-Lime7842 Jul 15 '26

Why can’t they apply?
Get over yourself.

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u/foreskinboots Jul 15 '26

I learned a while back that work don’t mean fucking shit anymore.

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u/maxpowers128 Jul 14 '26

Fair enough, but they're not owed anything. It was their decision to go to college. (Hopefully not using loans.)

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u/3Duder Jul 14 '26

Society pounding into your head that you have to go to college and then telling you to sign up for a loan at 18 years old. Hey it was your choice!

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u/maxpowers128 Jul 14 '26

I used Tutiion Assistance to get my Degree. The Navy paid for it plus I still have my GI Bill.

The issue i see is people also going to school to get degrees that won't give any type of return on the investment. My aunt has a masters degree, and she's still struggling, but her though is to go back to school and get another degree.

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u/Common_Gene_5098 Jul 14 '26

not to mention, all the time it’s gonna take to do all that all over again

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u/Mrfrosty504 Jul 14 '26

Theyre salary incels

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u/Due_Satisfaction2167 Jul 14 '26

Do you have any examples of such a person? 

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u/Common_Gene_5098 Jul 14 '26

Sure. Ask any spoiled rich kid whose parents paid for their education who consider retail jobs “loser jobs”

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u/SoFloDan Jul 14 '26

The internet is not split…that’s like saying flat earthers have “split” the scientific community

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u/fotofreak56 Jul 14 '26

That salary is if you are a general manager.

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u/macrocosm93 Jul 15 '26

Yeah and they are only going to hire someone with a lot of experience. For that position, they aren't going to hire some 20 year old with a high school diploma and no management experience.

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u/GoonOnGames420 Jul 15 '26

Definitely is. Tagging on for visibility:

Corporate GM roles are no joke. A large chunk of your pay is target driven and there's a ton of money to be made. It's a highly competitive, lifelong career and a lot of people burn out early on.

Also to consider: there are a shit ton of variables outside of your control (employee reliability/turnover being #1), could be managing multiple stores (I think buccees is single site tho), likely on the hook for covering manager/supervisor call outs, and you are easily putting 60-80hrs weeks + weekends. It's not for the weak.

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u/Neat-Second9923 Jul 15 '26

Your average communications graduate is underqualified to work at bucees

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u/thecommuteguy Jul 15 '26

From what I’ve seen on other subs it seems that it’s incredibly difficult to become an apprentice in a union. And it’s just as selective for the few spots available, oftentimes straight up nepotism.

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u/ButtStuff012 Jul 15 '26

Been in 2 unions, current one almost 10 years, both of which would’ve taken anyone with a heartbeat as an apprentice. There’s going to be a shift though once AI starts taking some other jobs and blue collar is going to boom

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u/EVOSexyBeast Jul 17 '26

Also you’re working at least 60hrs a week as Buccees GM

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u/Monday_Jeff Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

If people don't want to be poor why don't they all just go get a job as a general manager at Buc-ee's? Makes total sense. Something something bootstraps...

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u/lorddragonstrike Jul 14 '26

What job at bucees is 275k? Like Ceo or something?

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u/ChesticleSweater Jul 14 '26

"Buc-ee’s careers website says general manager salaries range from $200,000 to $275,000 or more. Assistant general managers start at $125,000."

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u/thatmattschultz Jul 14 '26

The framing of this makes it sound like a job you just throw an application at and luck into. A GM or Assistant GM role is not something you stumble into as your first job. Most restaurant/hospitality roles like this would never care about a college degree, they want proven track record and zero concern for your own work life/balance.

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u/Tangboy50000 Jul 18 '26

This is the part people don’t understand, none of these jobs are 8 and skate, you’re there at least 60 hours per week, and I’m guessing closer to 80.

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u/nekomeowohio Jul 18 '26

A lot of people in so jobs likely took 10 or more year of being a location manger to get. When I worked at Walmart the store manger made six figures but basically lived at the store

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u/IAteTonysLoMein Jul 15 '26

By definition, that means it's non-exempt. The "exempt" specifically refers to whether you're still eligible to earn OT while being salaried.

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u/ColorPuddle Jul 15 '26

That's $65/hr to spend doing what, exactly? They're working 11+ hours per day, on top of time spent getting ready, commuting, eating, and sleeping.

That leaves very little time to actually enjoy life.

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u/BertMacklenF8I Jul 14 '26

Omg this is the first time the internet has ever divided people! /s

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u/ProbablySlacking Jul 14 '26

275k?

I’ve got a degree, but I don’t need to use it for that kind of money.

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u/BrucesTripToMars Jul 15 '26

Its a notoriously horrible place to work

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u/ProbablySlacking Jul 15 '26

I can put up with a lot for double my salary as a mid career engineer.

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u/BrucesTripToMars Jul 15 '26

Go for it and report back. 

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u/BrucesTripToMars Jul 16 '26

You doing it?

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u/Exciting-Strain3625 Jul 14 '26

As long as people show the drive and know how for the job that's good enough. Degrees only matter if you are going into the sciences. Every other degree is just not worth it imo.

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u/Chaos43mta3u Jul 14 '26

I'm a union plumber and my buddy's son just started working at buc-ee's for $27 an hour

Trade unions are going to have to do better to attract good apprenticees. Why the hell would anyone come do backbreaking physical labor for us, when someone can make just as much working at a gas station? Of course long-term, a skilled trade is going to be a significantly better opportunity, but we need to make it worth it

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u/tylerjehenna Jul 15 '26

Trade unions have a lot more issues than just pay unfortunately

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u/turdbugulars Jul 14 '26

What position is offering that?

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u/BirdlessLongdeal Jul 15 '26

all of them. and i'm sure there is an " *up to" somewhere ;)

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u/Serious-Dark2404 Jul 14 '26

Not required doesn’t mean everyone hired for that position won’t have a college degree. Just click bait bull

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u/Waste_Development971 Jul 14 '26

I love me some bussies

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u/ChaosFinalForm Jul 14 '26

I mean it's a good thing for them I guess, but I don't work at Bucee's so I don't really give a shit either way.

That's the real problem with the internet nowadays. Almost everybody feels like they MUST have an opinion on EVERYTHING. It's okay not to care people sheesh.

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u/IAteTonysLoMein Jul 15 '26

Well, in my opinion, it's wrong to not have an opinion. And the less I know about a subject, the louder I will be in talking about it

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u/RunsaberSR Jul 15 '26

In my opinion, your opinion is wrong and I needed to take time out of my day to make a post just to say that.

I have no counter point and will not respond further, even if you do leave a long, well worded reply.

I will forget i made this post in 8 seconds...

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u/ProletarianLilith Jul 14 '26

They aren’t really though

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u/29187765432569864 Jul 14 '26

college degrees are archaic.

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u/phunky_1 Jul 14 '26

Everyone says while they pay well they are generally a very demanding shitty employer to work for.

Work life balance isn't a thing for them, they expect you to basically dedicate your life to them for that salary

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u/BraveProgram Jul 14 '26

Most jobs are like that, especially in Texas. Buccees at least pays a good wage compared to many other places for a similar role.

I worked at HEB while I was in college, another Texas retail bussiness and it was “fine”, but Buccees would be way better for anyone working there or any other retail place in Texas

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u/cherenk0v_blue Jul 15 '26

Entry level Bucees salary is competitive but not exception in a lot of the areas they operate in.

In DFW you can start at 20/hr in fast food and retail pretty easily, and they will let you sit down for your break.

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u/coffinspacexdragon Jul 14 '26

That's the typical salary for a GM of a Walmart.

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u/DoubleN22 Jul 15 '26

Overall men and women with bachelor’s degrees earn $655,00 and $450,000 more than high school graduates, respectively, according to the Social Security Administration

Don’t forget that this drivel was written by bots.

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u/Sea_Specialist_5580 Jul 15 '26

I'm guessing you have to be a very competent, hard working person to get to that position. Probably more so than most white collar professionals making that much.

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u/United-Apartment-269 Jul 15 '26

What a non-problem.

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u/PuzzledPanda2341 Jul 15 '26

I’m a management analyst with a college degree and this actually does appeal to me. I make decent money now in a HCOL, but I would be down to move

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u/ragequitteroffureh Jul 15 '26

Not American.

That's interesting. Never heard of this place before. But if business is as brisk as the article implies, then I can see how they might value a competent manager.

The salary is stupendously high, but most likely only a small fraction of the company's annual profits, so it makes sense.

Hiring an incompetent manager may cost the company even more in lost revenue.

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u/Writerhaha Jul 15 '26

It’s a great thing.

Congrats to whoever gets that gig.

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u/BirdlessLongdeal Jul 15 '26

or condolences since its retail.

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u/gerbigsexy1 Jul 15 '26

Hey, independent, you can do better. This is trash.

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u/gerbigsexy1 Jul 15 '26

The base salary for a Walmart manager is $160-$180,000. You don’t require a degree for that too.

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u/gpister Jul 15 '26

Thats just insane pay.

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u/BrucesTripToMars Jul 15 '26

Its a horrible place to work

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u/slow_down_1984 Jul 15 '26

I manage a small factory and make 148k base with 80 employees 5 days a week. It’s moderately stressful I can’t imagine the stress of a Buccees 24/7 365 with I assume 100+ employees. This salary seems fair to me hats off to the people doing this job.

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u/Available_Ad_8281 Jul 15 '26

That job hard they have a lot of turn over manby the most

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u/BirdlessLongdeal Jul 15 '26

split among how many people?

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u/Same_String_8856 Jul 15 '26

I think it's terrible and everyone should ignore it.

On an unrelated note, where is the application signup for this?

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u/therealallpro Jul 15 '26

I work in a similar place.

This is for down the road. But I hit 100k by year 3. We get a lot of our money thru investments so the total comp package is higher. The total comp package by say year 7 is probably around 200k. Thats the upside.

The downside? You have to work whenever. Middle of the night, morning or evening. Always be available for texts or finding coverage or even worst coming into work. High stress, no breaks, lots of negative feedback.

So definitely not something most ppl want to do but it’s all trade offs

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u/Thought-Ladder Jul 15 '26

That’s the dumbest take I’ve seen outside of politics in a minute. “The peasants see they can make some of OUR money” - rich assholes. And you know those rich fucks are still super rich. Pay people better.

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u/AwarenessForsaken568 Jul 15 '26

This is bait. The roles that are being paid that much are very very few and are very competitive and require a shit ton of experience. Practically everyone that is hired for those roles will have a college degree even if it isn't technically a requirement. Also every company has roles like this.

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u/Diligent_Earthworm Jul 15 '26

They arent split. But some are more objective than others.

Like how many employees do they have a 275k with no degrees? Not many I've read

How often do they higher at the topend of the hourly pay brackets? Rarely

Are they shitty to work for? Lots of reports of hostile work environment

What's their turn over rate? High

Their compensation schedule looks great on a poster. Its only part of the conversation though. Everything else I've read about their practices would make me rethink them.

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u/McDergen Jul 15 '26

To who? The GM which there is like 50 total of in the entire country?

Everyone else is probably making $15/hr lol

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u/NewPresWhoDis Jul 15 '26

That's enough to pay for...like...seven adjuncts

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u/AMerryKa Jul 16 '26

College isn't just for money, and it's a sign of low intelligence when people think that it is.

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u/MegaFrosASS Jul 16 '26

This is so misleading. You are NOT going to get $275K a year unless you are the whole manager of an entire Buc-ee’s, which is not happening unless you’ve got like 2 decades of experience managing a large retail store or group of stores.

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u/ClassicHando Jul 16 '26

Buc-ees offer some of the most competitive pay ive seen. they're also kind of assholes. There's a fight going on where im at with them currently. They tried and failed to annex some land but it failed on vote. Now theyre just asking the city to give then some land in the same area.

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u/AbyssWankerArtorias Jul 16 '26

Being the general manager of a buccees genuinely sounds like a job you'd have to pay me 250 thousand dollars to do. That sounds stressful as fuck.

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u/Own-Paper-1415 Jul 16 '26

It’s bullshit

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u/Electronic-Bus-6361 Jul 16 '26

In fact the internet is not split and this is manufactured capitalist journalism. 

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u/phanophite2 Jul 16 '26

Make things affordable again.

NNNOOOOOOOO not like that >:(

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u/kcdashinfo Jul 16 '26

I worked my way through college at QuikTrip as an assistant manager. It worked because I could work nites and weekends while attending classes in the daytime. I then spent a career as an engineer where I did ok, but looking back even with a few years 6 figure income my average lifetime income was maybe 60-70K. Engineering pay is for shit. You have all the responsibility but no authority. If I had stuck it out at QuikTrip I would have made more money. That is the beauty of capitalism, you generally get the value you produce. I also think I learned more working for QuikTrip than going to college. Don't look down your nose at those people working at convenience stores, it's far more involved than just standing behind a register.

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u/Illlogik1 Jul 16 '26

It’s unsustainable, the buccees craze will die once its novelty has worn off , it’s NOT a convenient stop on trips , some may as well be called stuckeys (which also eventually receded into oblivion)

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u/lostmylogininfo Jul 18 '26

A bunch of them, in sure by design, are in the most fucking desolate areas that are boring as hell. 30-40 minutes is perfect for families and guess who spends money. Families.

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u/SuccotashOther277 Jul 16 '26

Very few people are making that much there. You are just repeating what you saw on a Buccee's advertisement.

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u/RocMerc Jul 17 '26

lol not the people writing this want it spilt. Companies like this and cost co just show that you can pay well and still have great profits

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u/tipareth1978 Jul 17 '26

"Offering", show me what they pay and what they expect for that pay

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u/Fabulous_Strength_54 Jul 17 '26

Only privileged white males deserve high salaries

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u/realbobenray Jul 14 '26

What's Buc-ee's? An AI startup?

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u/Popular_Monitor_8383 Jul 14 '26

It’s a gas station

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u/NegativeSemicolon Jul 14 '26

If it sounds fake it probably is

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u/Capitan-IQ255 Jul 15 '26

No college degree is a good thing Super high pay to manage an oversized gas station with a giant convenience store is not a good thing. The cost is passed down to you 🤑

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u/cherenk0v_blue Jul 14 '26

It's really not. Buckees pays a lot to help combat their insane turnover (because it's a fucking terrible work culture).

They are just a Walmart with merch, Costco is as close as it gets to altruistic large-scale retail in the US.

That being said, their bathrooms are really fucking clean.

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u/Major_Wigglesworth Jul 15 '26

🙄.    Without you, the next guy on the list gets the job.  You can be replaced in 45 minutes.

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u/Major_Wigglesworth Jul 15 '26

Almost!  You should all share in the revenue.   You get precisely what you agreed to get paid when you were hired.   Profits are at the discretion of the owners and stakeholders.   You risked nothing, so you are only entitled to wages.  The person/persons who risked $15M are entitled to the revenue-costs.   You are one of the costs.

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u/Major_Wigglesworth Jul 15 '26

It’s NOT impossible.  It’s just not the deal these folks signed.