Walmart reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(142,101 total reviews)
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John Furner

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Walmart has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 142,101 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Walmart employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Jun 14, 2008
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Pros

It is a steady job and helps in paying our bills. Able to transfer from one store to another. From one state to another.

Cons

I feel Walmart discriminates against The disable and elderly. They hire them as a show that they care, however most of them can only be in the position of door greeters. They are told they are the most important in the store because they are the first and last people customers see and that is the last impression thay are left with. Then they are given the lowest pay in the company. Most in these position are there because that is the only thing they may be able to do physically. I have been with Walmart for over 6 years along with my wife we have only missed 7 days total. We are there we we are scheduled. i have missed 3 days and my wife 4. I have lost over .60 an hour in the past year because I have to do a less physical job. Last year I was making $10.20 hr and recieved a .40 raise and now I make $10.00 hr a loss of .60 hr. The stores make up their own rules. ie: 3 stores in the same area. 1gives a daily premium of $1 daily after 5pm and all say Sunday. 2 other stores only give the $1 on Sunday. They keep saying we are a team but then they pay on differnt levels. If you are moved from one position to another you either are paid more or less depending on the level. However they don"t have enough jobs or things for everyone to have a chance to be on the pay level they need to make a living. If we are a team then why are we not paid fairly?They also bring in new employees and pay them almost as much as an employee that has been there faithfully for several years.

2.0
Jun 13, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

For the store associates, it is very easy to get hired and use for a temporary job; maybe for the summer when your out of school. I did meet my wife when we both worked for the Richland Center store. This is a cakewalk of a job. If you are looking to have a job that requires no skill and a lot of lounging around, then being a store associate is the job for you. If you're looking for something that actually requires brains or skill, then this may not be your job. My average paycheck (which was bi-weekly) was only about $500. If you want to work for the distribution centers, then the job does pay well. If you do over your 100%, then you do get an incentive bonus. My average paycheck (which was bi-weekly) was around $1500.

Cons

1. Management only cares about the work. There is no room for family life if it conflicts with your schedule (even on holidays). 2. There is virtually no benefits for the first two years of employment. Sure, they give you a "temporary" package for basic insurance for the two years, but it's deductible was well over $1000 dollars, and they will only covered 80% of the total costs past that. 3. Wages are, of course, horrible if you are a store associate. If you don't work at the store, then wages are decent. For employees at distribution centers, they do get decent wages, but they break their backs to make them. 4. They make you do the Wal-Mart cheer. If your job isn't degrading enough, you have to cheer and dance about how Wal-Mart is the best company ever! If you choose not to do this (as I did), you get belittled by management as not being not a team player. 5. Management is hypocritical. When I worked as a store associate in Richland Center, WI, the store manager had an affair with a store employee. Instead of being fired, he was transferred to another branch of the corporation. When working for the distribution center in Tomah, WI, it is emphasized how we were all a team and a "family." As soon as I had severe carpal tunnel in my wrist, I was put on janitorial duties to do the jobs no one else would: cleaning grime, spills, painting, sweeping outside truck loading areas during the winter, etc. This also alienated me from other order fillers, and I received a lot of bad comments from co-workers on how I was "faking it," etc, and management never said a word when I brought this to their attention. 6. The hours. When I was a store associate, I was only part time. However, I was working 50 hours a week, and when my department manager was off his shift, I was acting manager (unofficially). When I wanted a raise, they didn't care about any of this, and they told me no. When my review came up, I only got a 35 cent raise (which put me a little over $7 per hour at the time) When you work overtime, you get yelled at by management. When you don't have enough time to get the work done, you get yelled at by management. I got "talked to" every week because I averaged 10 hours of overtime each week. When working at the distribution center, we worked until all the orders were complete. I started at 4:30am, and sometimes we didn't get done until 7-8pm. All orders are timed, and even though these were long shifts, they still expected you to make that time at the end of the day. I can tell you, after working 14 hours or so, this is an impossible task.

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