Walmart CEO started his career unloading trailers at the warehouse

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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon began working at the company in 1984. The retail giant tops the Fortune 500 list again this year with over $680 billion in revenue.

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00:00Walmart CEO Doug McMillan began working at the company when he was just 17 years old.

00:05Starting as a warehouse worker for $6.50 an hour, McMillan climbed the ranks and became

00:10the company's youngest CEO since its founder, Sam Walton, with a $27 million salary to chauffeur it.

00:16Walmart once again tops the Fortune 500 list this year with more than $680 billion in revenue

00:22and 2.1 million employees. McMillan credits his success to always raising his hand to help his

00:28team. I kept volunteering. I would find myself in these situations where sometimes I didn't know

00:34always know the answer and I got comfortable, as we're encouraged to at Walmart, in saying,

00:39I don't know, but I'll find out and I'll get back to you quickly.

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