Walmart is a good company to work for if you are in the IT field.
Pros
-Management is very fair and understanding when it comes any issues. -The work is challenging and you will be constantly learning although I was learning outside my specialty field. -Vacation up front. I had ten days on my first day. -Great Relocation package including 2-3 weeks paid leave to manage your move. -Raises EVERY review period regardless of your time on the job. I got a 3% raise after two months. -Prorated participation in the bonus program as long as you started in October of the previous year. -Regular onsite learning for almost every subject you can imagine.
Cons
-The pay was a little low for my position and I do not like the smoke-and-mirrors type pay structure where your stock becomes yours after 5 years etc. I like cold hard cash every two weeks. A bird in the hand beats two in the bush. I understand that this structure is designed to prevent turnover, but it makes me feel like they think I am a fool. You can't count something I MAY get five years down the road as compensation today. -The company is what I would call cheap. I think making employees supply food for parties and taking collections to pay for a venue for a Christmas party is absurd for a company like Walmart. -Every get together for IT they make you watch all of these homemade skits with lots of toilet humor etc. It drives me nuts. I find it very distasteful. -The vents in the men's bathrooms in the David Glass building are above the urinals, so if you have to urinate, you have to smell the bowels of 20 of your coworkers. Please move the vents above the toilets! -Parking can be a pain, but there is not much they can do about this. You may have to walk almost a mile and in the summer or winter this can be a royal pain!
