Meet the 23-year-old college dropout already making six figures as Walmart’s youngest U.S. store manager

Kiley Pulley is already living a version of the Gen Z dream. At 23, she earns more than six figures, has bought her first home, and is planning a wedding she hopes to pay for without taking on debt. But she isn’t an AI startup founder or an heir to a family fortune—she’s built her career at Walmart and is now the youngest U.S. store manager.

Pulley first joined Walmart at 16 as a part-time cashier, following in the footsteps of her mother and sister, who also worked for the retail giant. At the time, she was simply a high school student looking to earn some extra spending money.

Her climb up the ranks began two years later, when she was promoted to Academy Trainer, a role responsible for training and developing new employees. But the Arizona native had just started her first semester at Grand Canyon University and initially wasn’t interested in turning her part-time job into a career. Six months later, however, she accepted a promotion to Team Lead—a move that changed how she viewed her future at Walmart.

“When I got Team Lead, it really stuck with me that Walmart is something I can make a career out of and something I want to continue to grow in,” Pulley told the Phoenix Business Journal.........

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