Walmart reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(142,283 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 142,283 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 Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Jan 20, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

NW Arkansas is a nice area to live in.

Cons

Not a great place to work if you want to write code. Most of Walmart's software development is "remote sourced" to contractors in India. Walmart programmers mostly review code the contractors have written then at times have to fix it because the quality is poor. The company lacks any real direction in ISD. They change constantly but use outdated hardware, software and tools. The EDLC cost model is outdated and stale. Non of the systems in stores work right due to the constant drive to lower costs. The pay is at least 10% below what other companies pay for in house IT talent. The benefits are awful. The health insurance is a joke.

3.0
Jan 10, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

At the Assistant Manager level and above pay begins to become reasonable. However at any time your work load and work hours can change making the pay feel inadequate.

Cons

Lack of respect for the individual. Even though the company is built on the foundation of helping people save money and live better that goal does not carry over to its employees. There is very little respect for personal time and the importance of your family.

5.0
Jan 9, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Where do i even start. This position is a blast, and it is one that I never guessed I would ever find myself doing in my wildest dream. I analyze social media for one of the most hated and talked about retailers in the US: what is not to love about that?? The people are extremely nice. All of them are very helpful and accessible (I was greeted in the hallways on my way to the cafeteria and then did a double-take when I realized the fellow i just passed was the CEO). During my first week I learned someone I thought was a fellow analyst and was pestering with questions was actually a senior manager; when I learned and profusely apologized he insisted that I continue asking him any question I needed. The company is enormous, but it feels extremely tight-knit and they work very hard to make it seem this way. It is a really great feeling, because it feels so much like any other position (balancing long and short-term projects, gathering data and making reports) that I have to stop and remind myself every once in a while that I am working for the big bad guy. Advancement and cross-training is very strongly encouraged, and I am looking forward to continuing my career in the company by switching to something else should social media not hold my attention. We have access to an enormous array of very advanced tools, some really cutting edge stuff, to do our work. If we need a different functionality, all we must do is ask and we either already have something for that purpose, or we can request a sample and those companies would be happy to provide. The employees here are brilliant. I feel as though I stepped into an Ivy League forum sometimes because the caliber of the people here is unreal. It is awesome for me because I feel constantly improve and do better, which helps me feel so much better about my work when I have a report that I feel is better than one I sent out yesterday. The office is has all the amenities: coffee, cafeteria, little store, fed-ex; there is access to the health club and to Sam's Club which you can opt in for; apparently there is childcare as well and other stuff for families. Finally, the work itself is a blast. I used to do check on social media trends for my own enjoyment during school, so spending 9 hours a day doing it and getting to tell people about what I found for pay is even better!

Cons

No offense to the residents, but Bentonville sucks. There is very little to do here. -The home office is very spartan, and all of the brand coloring and logos and lettering looks more at home in a pre-school than a major retailer. -The organization is massive. I know who I directly report to, but I have no idea who anyone else is around me. -The organization is enormous and while there are all sorts of programs for the associates, it is impossible to find information about them all and learn what they are and how to join them. -Did I mention the organization is large? For me, it is hard to understand where I personally fit in. This makes it hard to track your own worth, since you hand in a report to your direct supervisor and you are not likely to see what happens to the information and whether/how it leads to a decision once they pass it on to the "management black hole". Some of the older managers don't understand social, so beyond pointing to a couple of big wins, it is hard for me to communicate understand how I am adding value on a day to day basis, because I can only speculate. -no discount card for the first 90 days. -No health insurance for the hourly home office associates. -Yes I know about peopleofwalmart.com. No, I don't think its funny, because I believe "those" customers deserve the same respect as the "normal" person taking the picture.

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