Walmart reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(142,223 total reviews)
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58% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Walmart has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 142,223 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
3.0
Oct 28, 2009

Walmart benefits

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Pros

They have some pretty good benefits and if you put your heart and mind into it you can advance through the company pretty fast if that is what you want to do.

Cons

Low wages for all the work you do as an employee, and it can be hard to compete against others who want the same position that you do. Working irregular hours and feeling depressed.

4.0
Oct 25, 2009
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Pros

- Well-defined career path for many areas within IT (Programming, team management, project management, business analysis, etc). - Ability to be promoted regularly and progress your career. - Generally thoughtful management that cares about seeing you succeed on your career path. - Ever-improving work life balance. One of Walmart's 3 basic beliefs is "Respect for the Individual" and they do a good job of following it. - Ability to contribute to meaningful projects. Where else can you work on projects that impact 100 million+ people in 4000+ stores in over a dozen different countries? - Compensation is great relative to cost of living. Very generous yearly bonuses for salaried employees. - Cost of living is fantastic in Northwest Arkansas. Expect to be able to buy a home even straight out of college. Possible to support a family even if only one spouse works. - 10% employee discount (excludes groceries). - Stable employment. Walmart rarely lays off a large number of employees. The company does well in good and bad economies alike and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Cons

- Walmart is founded on the principle of Everyday Low Prices. This means Walmart is a no-frills company. Don't expect a ton of free perks, celebrations, free meals/food or company-paid activities. - Chances are that Northwest Arkansas is probably not near your friends or family. - Health insurance plan is catastrophic. It is not the worst in the world, but certainly not the best.

1.0
Oct 25, 2009

What a Joke

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Pros

Great people to work with on the floor Love the discount on clothing

Cons

1. Asst Managers who do not ensure training and then coming down on the Associates for not knowing their job. 2. Intimidation from Asst Managers when you are on alone in 4- 7 Depts. 3. Lack of floor staff 4. "Transfers" that you do not ask for 5. Lack of communication 6. Asst Managers being less than truthful 7. Open Door policy looks good on paper but is not practiced 8. Expecting too much from one person- no one person can do the work of 6!

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