Sam's Club reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(12,892 total reviews)
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Latriece Watkins

62% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Sam's Club has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 12,892 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sam's Club 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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13K reviews
1.0
Feb 20, 2012
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Pros

On the upside, the pay is fairly good as compared to similar jobs. Management is also quick to recognize any sort of intelligence an employee may have (given that it’s somewhat few and far between), which results in an offer to be promoted to a department lead (I was offered a position after my first week). It's also an interesting study on human behavior, in that you get to speculate on why someone would wait in line at the cafe in excess of half an hour in order to buy a 64+ oz. soda (which is easily and readily available at the local gas station). And then watch them explode when their preferred brand of cola is out.

Cons

Major complaint is that they are chronically understaffed to the point of madness. This results in tired, overworked employees, long lines, and neglected, angry customers. The managers are unsupportive, if you can even find one (granted, they’re overworked as well). There is no flexibility with the least bit of overtime (as little as 3 minutes-no joke), valid reason or no (like a customer stops you to ask a question, and you had to show them where item X is located… etc.). This results in a written and verbal warning, to be followed by possible termination if it occurs again.

1.0
Feb 19, 2012
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Pros

Profit sharing is the best part by far, but for the most part the managers are understanding about time off and personal issues and are flexible with days off.

Cons

Many associates are lazy, crabby and unintelligible in their department, but their lack of skill and good judgment is ignored by most of the managers. Others have to pick up slack from these employees, and are often held responsible when these tasks from another employee aren't done. Employees are always written up for even .01 hours of overtime. Communication between departments and management is horrible at best. Pay and benefits are poor until you've been with the company for at least 5 or so years.

5.0
Feb 11, 2012

Good job for young people

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good money. Good employers Great hours they work you alot.

Cons

Too many rules. Protocols are too tight.You feel stagnant.

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