Walmart reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(142,182 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 142,182 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
1.0
Feb 18, 2024

Last resort job only

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Pros

Free therapy is available through Lyra

Cons

The very worst thing about working at Walmart is the insane attendance policy. Every missed shift is an attendance point, and five points get you fired. Each point takes six months to be deleted. The PPTO given to counteract these attendance points is insufficient. If you get sick enough to miss a few days of work, you've basically already wrecked your attendance, and once your points are high it becomes incredibly difficult to get them back down. There are no real safeguards around getting fired just from getting sick, as the only real option is to apply for a leave of absence, which is intensive and obviously designed for "serious medical issues" and requires a doctor's note, which can be hard to obtain on short notice or expensive to get and may not cover more than a couple days anyway. It's like they don't understand that normal illness can knock someone out for a few days and expect you to come back to work before you reasonably should. If a multi-day illness doesn't at least partially overlap with your days off, you're probably screwed. The whole thing is dehumanizing. Aside from that, the work rate we're held to is wildly inaccurate to how quickly one can complete tasks if doing them correctly. It's obvious the time estimates were generated by people who have never done a thing on the floor. As a result, doing the job the way you're supposed to is disincentivized, and you'll only have a decent time if you prioritize doing things quickly over going them well. The job is underpaid and underappreciated, and you will be treated like garbage more often than not.

3.0
Oct 14, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The managers at my store are Very Nice. The hours are conducive to my schedule. The people I work with are great. I get a LOT of walking done in my day. You accrue PPTO (Protected Personal Time Off) as you go which protects you from having to use points when you need to call off. You get 5 points. Which is a lot if you are committed to your job.

Cons

The pay is only $14 an hour. I've been there 5 years and I'm making the same money the new hires make. This is frustrating. For you new hires, You miss a day you get a point. So DONT call off until you have accrued enough PPTO (personal Protected Time Off) to cover your day. The new kids now don't realize you are automatically fired if you miss 5 days and don't use your PPTO. So don't just not show up! No call no show is 2 points. So if you just decide not to show up for 3 times and don't call in. You are FIRED. Also, the theft has increased a lot which makes our jobs in SCO more demanding.

1.0
Nov 1, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Perks Goodies Timely pay Fancy looking office

Cons

I worked as a front end developer for close to 2 years and realized 1. Bootlicking makes you a better person in the team. 2. Create more confluence pages and work less on coding. 3. The manager is always right - even if it's means 1+=3. 4. The environment is toxic and the manager is the one poisoning the team. 5. North Indians Vs South Indian racism prevails. 6. Developers lack basic knowledge on coding but are involved in discussions on architecture lol 7. Managers are from service background with zero experience in a product based company. 8. They are recruited solely based on Women in Tech quota. 9. Managers lack basic communication skills. 10. Managers are bootlickers to the peers in the USA and bow down to any requirement thrown at them. 11. Zero compassion towards the team esp wrt working hours.

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