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      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

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      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 Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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      142K reviews
      2.0
      Feb 23, 2009

      Work Somewhere Besides Wal-Mart

      Cashier
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      Pros

      It's a small town, and there are not many other places to work there. It's a college town, and most of the "good" jobs are taken by people who stay throughout the school year.

      Cons

      Wal-Mart does not provide any benefits for their part-time employees, and they do not allow most people to work full-time. It's a catch-22. Also, they pay the lowest amount possible for whatever the local market will bear. In other words, whatever McDonald's pays their part-time employees, Wal-Mart pays the same amount. Basically, it's minimum wage for the local market, but they are usually hiring because people are always looking for a better (less abusive) job somewhere else.

      4.0
      Feb 23, 2009

      Decent job for beginning workers, potential for upward movement is good.

      Customer service manager
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      Pros

      A great reason to work at Wal-Mart is the fact that virtually anyone can get a job there doing something. If you have little experience/education it's a great place to start. If you work hard, there is a good chance that you can work your way into management. The compensation is OK for what the job asks for, though some positions that require more responsibilities offer little gains in pay over something like a cashier (ex. would be a Customer Service Manager). The skills I've learned from working there I feel I will take with me the rest of my life. Working for Wal-Mart is a very good first job for someone just entering the workforce as you gain valuable experience working with people (if that's your thing).

      Cons

      One of the downsides of working at Wal-Mart is also one of its perks. The fact that they hire almost anyone can be very frustrating. Working with people that, I'm sad to say, are unable to even read can be very frustrating when trying to communicate. Some people that are hired can also be some of the flakiest people, hardly ever showing up for work. Wal-Mart's attendance policy is very loose and someone can miss quite a few days before they are even considered for termination. Also, some supervisors that are supposed to be knowledgeable about what they are supervising constantly ask their subordinates what to do, and show that they do not deserve their position at times.

      1.0
      Feb 22, 2009

      Wal-Mart--it's a job if you don't have any other choice

      Cashier
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      Pros

      The best reasons that I could come up with to work at a Wal-Mart store is that it's a paying job, offers an employee discount program, and can allow for some flexibility in scheduling if you have a family or go to school.

      Cons

      Incompetent store management and the corporate culture. For example, instead of just handing over money cashiers are trained to pretend to faint if they're being robbed at gun point. Speaking of money, if if you're a cashier and management allows someone to work from your drawer while you're on break, if the drawer comes up short you're still held responsible and could be fired if it's more than $5 I think.

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