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      Walmart

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      Walmart reviews

      3.4

      55% would recommend to a friend

      (142,138 total reviews)
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      John Furner

      58% approve of CEO

      51% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      2.9

      Senior management

      Walmart has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 142,138 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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      142K reviews
      2.0
      Mar 11, 2017

      Mississauga HQ - Not a great place to work/further your career

      Financial analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Good brand name (potentially, YMMV) for your resume -.....that's about it (really)

      Cons

      -Awful/cheap health benefits with mandatory deductions for life insurance -Extremely old/outdated work facilities and lack of meeting rooms (meeting in a loud cafeteria just doesn't cut it) -In general, Wal-Mart Canada doesn't seem to attract the "best and brightest" - lots of lazy lifers, poor managers and you're generally not working with "top" or smart talent in any department (HR, finance, property management/real estate) -The company likes to sell its "work life balance" lifestyle to potential employees (flex hours/work from home), but most senior employees (senior analysts, and above) very rarely - if ever - get to use these benefits. Just a big lie. -General sense of disorganization and lack of accountability - sometimes it is truly surprising how this company got to be as big/financially successful as it is when you see the processes, reporting quality and overall structure of the company being as poor as it is Overall, unless you're desperate to get "Wal-Mart" on your resume, there are certainly much better places to work out there.

      5.0
      Jan 12, 2017

      Retail is retail. Once you overcome that it's a breeze.

      Electronics team member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you stay with the company you make friends with the people around you. There is the high turnover aspect but there's also the life long employees. Those are the ones that make it worthwhile. If you want to have career with this company prepare to be transferred to a different store. In store promotions do occur but sometimes opportunities don't arise as soon as you'd like and a transfer is the only option. Stay positive and make friends. It's a pretty fun place.

      Cons

      Politics! It's everywhere. If someone in a hugger position doesn't like you they can make life difficult for you. At least that's what I've heard. Other than that retail is pretty easy. Many tasks with impossible deadlines. Usually management lets stuff roll down hill. If they get chewed out by their manager then they pass it on. Good managers don't do that. A few at this location don't and a few do. It's a mixed bag.

      1.0
      Dec 15, 2016

      Ugly Truth From a Former Manager of 8 Years

      Assistant store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get a paycheck. If you are lucky enough to be taken on as a full time status, not just work full time hours, you have some perks like 401 and stock and benefits. Walmart doesn't like to hire full time employees they will keep you in the part time or worse temp category as long as possible. Promises from upper management mean nothing people. Telling you right now. Management is not your friend. It is a corporate machine and will do anything and say anything to get what they want and will ultimately throw you under the bus and use you as a scape goat if necessary. Look out for your self. Study up on the policies. You are your only advocate within this pyramid of corporate bullies. Everything looks nice at first but when you scratch the surface and really pay attention you can see the rotting corpse of what used to be a family oriented business.

      Cons

      If you want to be treated as a human do not work here. More often then not management doesn't notice you unless you did something wrong. So If you take pride in your work be prepared to be overlooked. If you think you should be treated with respect forget about it. I've seen and had a co-manager up in my face, in my personal space, yelling at me in front of other assistant managers. Don't bother telling the store manager or any others. They have rules and steps to follow so that its processed properly. They act the part but basically they allow and train them to use these techniques. Respect for the individual is dead. This is just a taste. I don't have all day to write. Sorry. Also, if you plan on staying in said company just know that they get rid of a lot of the older well paid employees to be replaced with temps and part timers so they have to invest even less in the employees. I know all these things because I was privy to a lot of back door talk. Just make sure your eyes are wide open. Walmart is not the company it used to be.

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