Walmart Programme Analyst reviews

4.5

99% would recommend to a friend

(47 total reviews)
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John Furner

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77% positive business outlook

Programme Analyst employees have rated Walmart with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 47 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Programme Analyst professionals have an excellent working experience there. Walmart is rated 27% above average by Programme Analyst professionals compared to other employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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47 reviews
4.0
Sep 23, 2014

IT With Wal-Mart

Recommend
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Pros

If you do a good job, promotions are there, perks are great asset to working for Walmart, and work-life balance it is really up to the individual to balance your work and life not Walmart.

Cons

The it system is very complex, over 14 countries to maintain, when on call their process is to let you have 1/2 on Fridays or 1 1/2 day if you were on call on a Holiday.

4.0
Jun 23, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great Culture. I enjoyed working with all the people. Respect individual and that is motto of company and they certainly follow it. Company does business in multiple countries so you can get chance to work with different people from different countries. Excellent 401K. 6% match dollar to dollar which is rare. Some wonderful cultural events. Shareholder meeting. Pay is excellent compare to low cost area.

Cons

Bad location. Mostly people leave due to location of this company. Bentonville has hardly anything appealing to stay long term. Being cheap is key here so dont expect free perks here. They still use old technologies which keep techies stay away. Higher attrition rate due to location. Old building, which now they are restructuring.

5.0
May 16, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Looking back on working with Walmart I can say I learned not only so much about how a Fortune 1 or Fortune 2 company is run, but also about myself, both the positives and negatives. The management is great as giving feedback on how to improve your own skills. I also thought the Carnegie courses they offered salaried associates were a great benefit. Make no mistake if you are looking for a cushy 9-5 type of job, this is not the place for you, but if you thrive on excitement and challenges Walmart can be a great opportunity.

Cons

The major problem I see is the lack of quality of the coding preformed. If you look at "The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code" (Google "Joel Test" to see the list) Walmart probably only hits 3-4 points out of 12. (I had a software development position, and this is the part I know best, so I am speaking here to those who want to work in the IT division of Walmart) Because Walmart is so project-oriented (get the project done in time) they neglect the quality part. The second part was the 45 hr work week. They have done studies that show working over 40 hours week over week does not improve productivity and so pushing an extra hour of work per day does not amount to much. If you are already tired from a 9hr day you are going to be even more tired when you get that 3am call in the morning for a production issue.

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