Walmart reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(142,359 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 142,359 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
Jun 5, 2025
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Pros

Good pay and benefits Interesting scaling problems that few companies have They are "trying" to be tech-first, kind of.

Cons

If you’re wondering what happens to promising teams, products, and innovation after a Walmart acquisition - here’s your answer. It’s not pretty, but it’s certainly predictable. For anyone acquired by Walmart: keep your resume updated. The track record isn’t subtle - companies get gutted, culture gets nuked, and most of what made your team special goes up in smoke, takes about a 1-2 years to dismantle at around 90% rate. “Hidden” layoffs are the real innovation here. The “return to office” mandate wasn’t about collaboration, it was about downsizing without calling it that. Top performers out; underachievers firmly buckled in their seats. Several colleagues relocated just to comply, then got laid off anyway. Commitment, apparently, is a one-way street. Our acquisition story? Classic: Buy, break, dump, mass layoffs, move along to the next target. If you’re looking for stability or respect for talent, keep on walking. The smiling faces where they say everything is fine during all hands; keep doing your work is the LARGE RED warning flag. If its by a leader who talks about his fancy sneakers... your pretty much done.

2.0
May 2, 2025
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Pros

2x 15 minute paid breaks

Cons

*Unpaid lunch break *Almost no chance of promotion. You, as a teamlead, will not get a salaried position unless your are a kiss-ass teamlead. Your hard work ethic and fair unbiased leadwrship doesn't mean anything to the bosses. *Useless health coverage *Unrealistic expections *We're called "management" when something needs to get done, but the salaried bosses just sees us as hourly slaves that they can push their own work off onto. *Expected to essentially be a Coach with Coach-like responsibility without the coach authority or coach pay/benefit (speaking specifically about the Overnight TLs, not the day shift TLs) * With only 1 overnight coach, they work only 4 nights a week, it leaves the overnight TL aka an hourly, to run the entire store and shift without a salaried member of management to oversee things, yet expect things to run perfectly smoothly. So there's only a boss in the store on overnights about 160 days a year-the other 200 days...it's on us! (nvm, the overnight coach is there even less than that b/c the coaches get about 6 weeks of vacay a year, so every 8 weeks or so, they take a week (10 days total) off.

3.0
Mar 10, 2025
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Pros

• Free College Degree – The education benefit is hands down the best thing about working here. I earned my bachelor’s degree for free, which made the experience worth it. • Steady Paycheck – If you just need a job, Walmart will always have hours available. • Flexible for Students – If you're in high school or college, the scheduling can be decent.

Cons

• Mindless, Repetitive Work – The job is essentially rinse and repeat every shift, with no reward for doing it well. • Treated Like a “Body” – Management refers to us as "bodies" rather than employees, making it clear we’re just warm bodies filling a shift. • Toxic Work Culture – Gossip, favoritism, and lack of respect for associates are the norm. If you’re not in management’s good graces, don’t expect fair treatment. • No Recognition, Just Criticism – Exceed expectations? No one notices. Fall slightly short? Immediate chastisement. • Customer Service Hurts Your Metrics – Helping customers (as corporate promotes) actually lowers your performance scores because it slows you down. • Promotions Are a Joke – Climbing the ladder is about playing politics and sucking up, not hard work or leadership.

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