After 40 years of climbing the ladder, Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon is retiring—his top tip for Gen Z is that ‘life is too short’ to hate their jobs
WalmartWalmart(US:WMT) Yahoo Finance·2026-01-26 17:21

Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon is set to retire at the end of this month, and he has spent his entire four-decade career climbing the ranks from the warehouse to the C-suite. Reflecting back on his whirlwind of a run at the $938 billion retail giant, McMillon had three lessons for Gen Zers stepping into the workforce—and the first doesn’t require a fancy degree, only determination. “Career-wise, the first thing I tell anyone who asks for guidance is to do today’s job well, be present, drive change, deliver ...