Pros and Cons of Wal-Mart - Sales Associate Walmart Employee Review

2.0
2 Oct 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pay is slightly better than a fast food place and usually you can get more hours with out getting nasty. There are benefits available but you have to work 2 years to get them. You can get discounts for your phone bill and tuition, ect. The work is easy, sometimes even boring. There are opportunities for advancement. The dress code still allows you to dress in your personal style. Unless you are a cashier, you can work at your own pace. You have an advantage when it comes to getting to the deals first.

Cons

They expect you to have 100% open availabilty and will not cut you any slack for your children or anything else. There is a point system for tardies and absences. After three absences you start getting into trouble and after 6 you get fired. There are absolutly so excuses. This is over a six month period. Unless you have been there several years your schedule will have no cinsistency. You might work until midnight and then have to be back at 7am. You will get between four and a half and fourty hours. You can't ask for more than two days off without having worked two years. You will never get a weekend off. Most of your time off requests will be denied.

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5.0
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Pros

Transformative and impactful work. Great team and culture

Cons

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Walmart Response
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Thank you for being a valued part of the Walmart team and for sharing this review.
5.0
2 June 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Advancement opportunities, great at developing skills, great place to learn a skill and grow your resume, or grow with the company.

Cons

Understaffing issues negatively affects all parts of their business. However, Walmart has increased their minimum hourly rate with hopes to attract more committed employees, and retain better employees.

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Walmart Response
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Thank you so very much for this review and advice. We value this and will be sharing with our leadership teams.
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