Walmart reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(142,357 total reviews)
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John Furner

58% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Walmart has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 142,357 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 Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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142K reviews
1.0
Dec 16, 2009
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Pros

I was given good hours. There was a lot of nice, and helpful people that worked with me at Walmart (besides the managers). The customers that shopped at the walmart here in fort st john were usually friendly and understanding.

Cons

Got in trouble for everything, like not walking to the till fast enough after clocking in, buying food during break. I was given way to many hours and im in school therefore i ended up falling behind and i had no balance between my social and work life. I never got to see my friends because walmart forced me to work 5 days a week a long with school, if i refused to do so i would either get no hours or else be terminated.

2.0
Nov 20, 2009
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Pros

Wal-Mart is a great place to start if you're young, need a first job or need a little money in your pocket. The pay is decent compared to other stores (Target, K-Mart), you'll get plenty of hours even if you're part-time and if you're store does really well, you'll get a very nice bonus every quarter. There's also a very close family environment among associates, I made a lot of really good friends in the near two years I've been there.

Cons

Incompetent managers, especially salaried members of management, will destroy your experience at Wal-Mart. You know there's something wrong when you realize that you're more qualified to be an assistant manager than the people who are actually assistant managers. Don't bother working too hard either because no one's going to care how much effort you put in. There's no point in going 'above and beyond' because so many people can get away with doing less than half. Also, if you disagree with management or speak up against their silly self-made 'policies and procedures, be prepared to have your job constantly threatened or jeopardized. Management is lazy when it comes to store operations, but the second you question their authority they will make every lasting effort to get you written up and/or fired. Wal-Mart is a perfect example of where being the manager's favorite will get you promoted faster than being the best associate. Aside from the unethical behavior of some managers and the dangerous work environments in the backrooms, as an associate it really feels like You vs. Management vs. Customers. The hostility that you get from everyone further adds to the poor experience. Amid all the profits, trying to please angry customers and home office, associates are treated poorly and are just plain forgotten in the mix.

5.0
Dec 30, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Walmart.com is at the cutting edge of online retail. It's a dynamic environment in which smart, intelligent people are excited about the work they do. Communication and information-sharing is very open, and people respect each other. I was also surprised by how diverse a community it is.

Cons

The only downside has been that the Benefits package, although adequate, isn't as good as it is at other companies in the Bay Area.

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