Walmart reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(142,270 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 142,270 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
Feb 27, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

-You get paid every two weeks. -You get to walk around like somebody special telling everyone you work for a massive global company. -You get the chance to volunteer for non profits and Walmart pays them for your work. God knows they treat some random charity better than the employees. -You get to call yourself a "management employee" which allows you to talk down to lowly hourly employees whenever you are feeling used. -You get two weeks vacation per year. Even though you worked an extra 4 months this year, that two weeks still feels nice. -After 90 days, you get an employee discount card that saves you 10% on a bunch of items you never would buy such as camping stoves, sewing supplies and lettuce.

Cons

-Management lies to potential employees about the technology they will be using. -You will be introduced to and forced to learn 40 year old technology. -The bathrooms in David Glass Technology Center are horrific. They have about 50 stalls always full of defecating employees with NO VENTILATION! You have to have the lung capacity of Michael Phelps to use the urinal. -The benefits, which are already HORRIBLE, get cut every year as the prices go up 40+%, but remember, you get to work for Walmart. -Lots of hours. Be expected to put in 45-60 hours a week with NO compensation other than the privilege of working for Walmart. -Working in a massive two-story building with NO WINDOWS. -You pay more for a Sam's card than if you walked in off the street. Avoid the "benefits" if you do decide you are desperate enough to work here.

1.0
Jan 29, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some really great people work here Nice work space There are pockets of people trying to do the right thing

Cons

Constant reorgs and senior leadership changes No one is leading Trying to become a technology company and failing at it

3.0
Jul 31, 2012

Very hard work with little reward

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of advancement opportunities as long as you are always giving 150%.

Cons

Lack of communication between shifts and among management team. Too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

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