Walmart Employee Reviews

1.0

Backroom Associate (Former Employee)

23.1.2023, Job Location: Orange, CA

It was terrible when I worked here, I liked the 1 hour lunches and two 15 minute breaks but I hated the drama. Also the managers were very strict and I asked to only work weekends to have time I needed for homework and college classes and they proceeded to shorten my hours.

Until basically I was working 14 hours a week. Managers were unprofessional and I got written up for another employee slacking off. As our department was behind because one of our associates was talking to customers instead of stocking aisles. Managers had scandals including improper conducts.

DONT WORK HERE.

2.0

Cashier (Current Employee)

14.1.2023, Job Location: Clemson, SC

A typical day at work for me is to stand around and wait for a customer to come through my line. I scan their items then bag them then take their money. That’s it.

You get nice customers and you get rude customers. I haven’t learned anything working here other than the fact that every grocery store you work for is the same. Management is mostly good. Some of them are lazy and do things wrong but I get treated pretty well.

One good thing about working here is the coworkers. They are friendly for the most part and our management sometimes supply us with food especially the holidays which was nice. This job is not hard except for dealing with horrible customers.

They will be rude, they will steal, and they will be fraudulent. The only enjoyable part for me is my coworkers.

3.0

Online Grocery Pickup (Former Employee)

9.1.2023, Job Location: Martinsville, VA

I worked at Walmart for 2 years and I would not recommend it. Online Pickup is probably the best job in the store because you get to walk and push the cart all over instead of staying in one area, but expectations were too high at this company.

People who work hard and follow the rules do not get appreciated enough, but people who do not put in any effort get promoted. We had to go find items in the backroom when most of the time it was packed and so full you could barely squeeze through the valleys when the item was not on the shelf; not just for dry foods either, the coolers and freezers, too. Just recently before I left, the store manager wanted us to start going to the trailers outside if it gave a location there in freezing cold weather.

Dress code became absolutely ridiculous; no hoodies, no jackets with full front zippers, but the vests they give you have a full front zipper?! Always kept the store cold even when it’s cold outside. Overall, I only enjoyed my experience there because the job was easy and I made good friends with coworkers.

Don’t be fooled, this is a good part time job for anybody in school or maybe just as a side job, but for a full time job, there’s better places out there.

2.0

Associate (Former Employee)

1.1.2023, Job Location: Weaverville, NC

The pay is good but the flexible schedule they promise you doesn’t really come into play, you don’t know if you get fired or not they’ll just take you off schedule, the customers you deal with are fine most of the time so that’s not a problem, but management is terrible (so bad you don’t even know who your managers are) one day they’ll have you at the position you applied for but the next day you’ll be in a completely different area, overall bad communication from co workers and management, don’t work here.

1.0

OGP Associate (Former Employee)

30.12.2022, Job Location: Nashville, TN

Understaffed afternoon shift, overstaffed morning shift, and everything are either 100% done or 100% overdue.

Managers are barely available to talk and trying to move positions or change your schedule is a nightmare in itself.

Continuous changes are made without informing anyone so you have to run around and ask everyone before you can get stuff done. It is just very tedious and would be 100% better if it weren't for the continuous communication problems since all the people are pretty chill.

1.0

Team Associate (Current Employee)

30.12.2022, Job Location: Maysville, KY

Management is more concerned on placement of products than it's people.

The leads have been there for 20+ years and do nothing to train or help you advance because they are out for themselves. Good luck on getting a full time or advancing unless you know someone high up. The amount of entitled people that work there is incredible, and the customers aren't any better.

Oh and they cut your hours down to less than 20 a week whenever it suits them.

3.0

Retail Sales Associate (Current Employee)

24.12.2022, Job Location: Nevada, MO

There are numerous times, where one is expected to do certain job requirements that actually are redundant and at times on a daily basis, it is counterintuitive to attempt to accomplish a cat task when the store is open and that task (i.e. straightening and organizing product on the shelf/zoning while customers are in the store is not productive due to the areas being re-disorganized by the customers.

Spending three hours - zoning the areas/straightening up when one could be putting out more product would be more productive while customers are in the store than zoning/straightening up, after the customers are gone for the day would be more productive.

1.0

Front End Team Lead (Former Employee)

22.12.2022, Job Location: Eastlake, OH

I was given keys and walkies on my first day and told they didn't have time to train me. I was told by the frontend coach to go on the floor and do something without any registers training or understanding of what keys went to what. I had the associates trying to teach me the management position that I was hired for.

I was constantly told to go do something that I didn't know how to do or what they're even talking about. The stress of running the frontend was difficult enough but coaches made it worse. I was told by coaches to not ask for help after my second week of working there, even though I hadn't been trained for the position.

I finally had enough after a month of working there and told the coach that since no one had time to train me that I didn't have time to be there. I wouldn't recommend working at Walmart to anyone.

2.0

Sales Associate (Current Employee)

15.12.2022, Job Location: Severn, MD

When I first started working there it was like a big family and we had the freedom to do our jobs effectively and efficiently. The last couple years the company has implemented changes that make it seem like they want stores to fail- from management to job resources, this company is seriously lacking. There is no ownership, appreciation, rewards, or accountability. The only positive as it stands right now is a paycheck and some of the people you work with that still care.

4.0

Cashier (Former Employee)

11.12.2022, Job Location: Portland, OR

It was a fun place to work and I met a lot of cool people. This was an opportunity to get me through my last year of college. Black Friday sucked and all holidays sucked because you will work. It is your basic retail job, and working at walmart, you will have a lot of people who are shady as heck and will yell at you and will steal right in front of you. You'll see some pretty shady people that might make you lose your faith in humanity.

3.0

Food and Consumables Team Associate (Current Employee)

3.12.2022, Job Location: Greenfield, IN

Fast paced place to work. Freight come in constantly and needs to be checked and shelved, or sent to the back for later. Pallets are heavy, but it is not unmanageable. Its not a hard job but there are a lot of pieces to learn, and they all fit together. As long as you show up and don't call in, do your work, Deal with customers in a courteous manner, mind your own business and pay attention to the clock, you will do fine here. To me, WalMart is a great place to start as a younger person and move up. They have a strong promote from within culture, and this is a place where a college degree is not required to move into a supervisory position.

WalMart is WORK. You will do physical work here. Lifting is not heavy (at least not for me) and you'll log a lot of steps every day. Time will fly by.

As for managers... there are many! The big thing is learning who does what. If you do your work and do it quickly, they'll check up on you but pretty much leave you alone.

The hardest part of this job are all of the policies and just dealing with attendance. Basically if you're scheduled to work and you don't go, you get points. Too many points and you're terminated. Most people do at least one weekend day, which means there are days off during the week for appointments.

I think its a good place to work as long as you understand that it IS WORK. But there is also a lot of self satisfaction in working at WalMart because you see what you've done each day.

1.0

Associate (Former Employee)

23.11.2022, Job Location: Elkton, MD

The supposed salaried managers at this location are terrible. They will single people out and do whatever it takes to either find petty reasons to fire them or make work so terrible they quit.

They don’t care about their employees one bit. If you need help in any department better call a team lead because even a team lead from a different area is more likely to help than salaried members of management.

Also salaried members of management clearly have favorite associates and they show that favoritism loud and clear.

5.0

Department management. Walmart (Former Employee)

17.11.2022, Job Location: Baton Rouge, LA

What is the best part of working at the company?
Customer service I enjoyed customer service at Walmart and I really not a people person but I enjoy helping people find their items and talking with them about the items that they chose

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I enjoy a good challenge there was never a stressful part working with Walmart I was a back door receiver department manager manager over Frozen dairy and I never had a stressful moment

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Family orientated family family Walmart is all about the families working together and living better that's what I think

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working on the computer was very good for me because I had an opportunity to learn exactly what the do's and don'ts were hazmat Walmart rules the safety team it kept me on the computers I have a lot of family while employed at Walmart they didn't discriminate they helped me got through every obstacle that I encountered in my life I appreciate everything that Walmart did for me and I will forever be grateful

1.0

Sales Associate

15.11.2022, Job Location: Tyler Texas

I was fired because a NEW Manager saw me on my phone, but I was using it to check a price!!!

I have since seen MANY Employees on their phone. If I could afford a lawyer I would bring a law suite against the Company and the Stupid Manager that fired me!!!
I was fired because a NEW Manager saw me on my phone, but I was using it to check a price!!!

I have since seen MANY Employees on their phone. If I could afford a lawyer I would bring a law suite against the Company and the Stupid Manager that fired me!!!

1.0

Sales Associate (Former Employee)

1.1.2022, Job Location: Spokane, WA

The coworkers were usually more friendly and helpful but finding a manager was nearly impossible and the management was unfriendly and rude.

Had a team lead try to fight me because he thought I was telling him he was wrong. Management did nothing about it and his behavior kept up. Management was poor and the managers seemed to not have much experience and expected extreme amounts of work out of people.

Was asked multiple times to restock and zone half of the store on my own without any help within an hour or I'd get in trouble

1.0

Apparel Associate (Former Employee)

13.9.2021, Job Location: The corner of Russell Cave and New Circle Rd

If you are looking for a workplace that cares about the employees... you should look somewhere else. If you are a college student...

RUN! Management will act as though they care that you are pursing your education. They will lie and tell you that they will work around your school schedule. However, as soon as you let them know that you have to have a certain amount of days off for school activities, they have an issue. The leadership/management is beyond horrible. There is no positive communication between the team leads. They constantly degrade one another.

They don't seem to realize that bad management affects the entire team... to the point where no one wants to work with them because they have negative attitudes. They try to degrade and talk to you like you are a child... and then get mad when you stand your ground and confront them about it. It's a way to talk to someone. They fail to realize that everyone is an adult and you should treat people as such. There is a lot of unnecessary micro-management.

Everyone wants to be the boss and it causes confusion and frustration with other team members. The team leads and management constantly want you to pick up the slack for others and then get mad when you don't complete your own tasks. This place is a constant headache. They will try to work you like a servant if you let them. You will dread having to come in to work.

The low pay, constant confusion, and aggravation is not worth your sense of peace.

2.0

Cashier (Former Employee)

21.8.2021, Job Location: Swansboro, NC

There are very few good things I can say about working at Wal-Mart. The best part of my job was my co-workers. We were there to help each other get through the day. We all knew how bad the job was and were all really supportive of each other.

And I will say that there were a FEW customers who were nice and who were what you would call regulars who liked me to wait on them. The job itself was very, very hard on the body. I left every day with my feet just screaming at me. Customers at this store were demanding and unappreciative. So were the managers. They did not appreciate you and loved to play the "gotcha" game. meaning they loved to catch you doing something wrong. The only reason I took this job is because it was suggested to me that I get a job "with benefits."

Well, I never signed up for benefits because they don't really give you the time to do that. You are either on the floor or on break. And you cannot, per company policy, do administrative tasks such as sign up for medical benefits on break. Speaking of medical, I had to get a DOCTOR'S NOTE to go to the bathroom. Yes, folks. I was going to the bathroom a lot because of a medical condition I have. I was not able to go to the bathroom as many times as I needed to without a doctor's note.

So they work you so hard that they even track your bathroom breaks. I would not work here again unless I was on the verge of homelessness. True talk.

1.0

Sales Associate (Former Employee)

15.8.2021, Job Location: Independence, MO

As a sales associate it's a pretty easy job unless management finds you to be a hard worker then they will leach the life out of you. From jus tidying up, helping customers and putting up returns you end up starting to do your managers job and more if they can.

You MIGHT get a 10 cent raise every year but that's a big maybe because if you have too many points at the time they're doing evaluations you wont get it. Management is terrible. You can barely call them management because they do NOT know how to manage. HR can't even get schedules right. Coworkers can be chill though. Additionally the company/management doesn't take complaints about harassment seriously. They say they'll address it and then swipe it under the rug. I did enjoy the job for the first year as I was in high school and it honestly kept me busy and they would be REALLY flexible with my schedule. But as I was there longer and longer they kind of just started not caring and overworked me. Also a good thing to note is that they do not take doctors notes.

TLDR: If you're a teen and want a job that pays pretty good and can give you some good stories. You'll wanna work here. If you're an adult looking for reliable benefits and growth opportunities? Run.

3.0

Warehouse Associate (Former Employee)

29.7.2021, Job Location: Union City, GA

The breaks are too short for long 10+ hour shifts, we've complained but its done nothing. You are tracked all day so you even feel rushed to use the restroom, their system sometimes messes up and will issue you points unfairly or show gap time or even mark you as "" missing"" even if you've been working steadily. The point system is terrible and unrealistic. Basically you fear ever having car trouble or getting sick because if you ever have to call out you will still get points. You're only allowed to get a very small amount of points during a 6 month period so you never feel secure within your job but the constant overtime can get in the way of having a backup job or really doing anything else.

You pick one shift but more than likely you'll be forced to work another shift (through constant overtime). The overtime is rarely optional so if you made plans months before or have aging parents who need your attention or care, you are completely drained and stressed because you can't go visit them with 1 or 2 days off for most of the year then when the holiday season comes you definitely won't be able to. Its so restrictive. They offer educational benefits but how can you even think about that when you are always forced to be at work for long shifts.

Not to mention depending on which shift you pick you will be there every holiday and whats even worse there's no more holiday pay so you can't have family time OR even get an incentive anymore for missing out on so much. Its literally your whole life and your only life being there all of the time.

1.0

Sales Associate (Former Employee)

2.7.2021, Job Location: Starkville, MS

- Not stressful on overnights, enjoy working alone
- Plenty of opportunities to change positions or go to a different shift.
- Ability to transfer to other stores. If you decide to move you can always have a job lined up since Walmart is everywhere.
- Discount card perk is nice but it's excluded on some food and that's a con. Discount should apply on everything across the board.
- Decent pay for my area WITH my shift differential, not anything to brag about! Overnights gets a 1.50 shift differential, I would not consider it decent pay if I was making only base pay of 13
- Plenty of opportunity to advance and receive promotions. Any of the management positions seem to pay really well. An assistant manager or a ""team lead"" as they call it apparently makes 65k a year.
- Hour lunches are pretty cool, I like that.

Cons
- Everyone should be paid more and offered better benefits, 13/hr base pay is still really low and I don't understand how anyone could live on that.
- Health insurance plans aren't good. The deductibles on them are ridiculously high. I expect one of the richest companies to offer 100% employer paid health insurance for their employees.
- No shift flexibility. Should offer employees choice to work 8s, 10s, or 12s. I'd prefer to work 4 10 hour shifts, always dread going in that 5th day.

Advice to Management
Jump in and help people working on the floor to maintain a healthy relationship and perspective with associates.

1.0

Walmart Stocker (Current Employee)

29.6.2021, Job Location: Leeds, AL

I've been working at Walmart for nearly three months now, and it is byfar one of the worst jobs I've had. Not because of the labor itself, but because Management is probably the worst it could possibly be. They blatantly ignore your availability, they give you occurrences for being sick, they don't send you home if you come in with a fever, and they don't treat you like a person or value your time.

Considering I'm a minor and I NEED my availability to be followed, I have already gained enough occurrences to be fired. I haven't yet for some reason that I don't know, but I probably won't mind if I do. I told them I want a maximum of 25 hours a week, and they're scheduling me 30-35 a week. Not to mention, they blatantly ignored my updated availability and are scheduling me on days that I specifically said I can't work.

On a side note, contacted management through the phone is almost impossible. One time I got scheduled while I was on vacation(while my time off had already been approved), and it took me two hours to get in contact with a manager. When I finally did, I didn't get an apology or any sympathy. Instead the manager said ""Oh, I was gonna call you back but I forgot."" and reluctantly removed me from the schedule.

Overall, this is an AWFUL company to work for and you should avoid it at ALL COSTS. If you want to be full time, then it's alright, but you have to deal with the garbage management. Walmart is the definition of a bad company to work for, and shouldn't even be considered a last resort.

3.0

Cashier / Customer Service (Current Employee)

13.6.2021, Job Location: Elgin, TX

Didn't always get support from upper management but I know they have their own worries to deal with so I keep that in mind. My store is pretty good with working with my school schedule which is something that is very important to me. The benefits are very good for a job that requires no previous experience or special skills. I took advantage of their 401k and stock purchase plan which the company does match a percentage of both.

Lunches are an hour long for a full shift and you get a 15 minute break every two hours, but breaks aren't always guaranteed. Management isn't always consistent with store policy which can be frustrating when assisting customers at customer service. I have worked with people who find promotions come easily, I personally have not had such luck. I believe building a strong relationship with management is the best way to get a promotion, don't expect it come just from hard work. Attendance works on a points system which is nice because you can track it yourself, and it ties into your quarterly bonus. I also personally don't have any trouble with requesting vacation time, paid or unpaid.

All in all, not a bad place to work but I would not make a career out of it. The higher you go, the more stressful your work life is and the more your work and personal life start blending."

3.0

Cashier/Customer Service (Former Employee)

6.6.2021, Job Location: Rice Lake, WI

As a Walmart cashier, expect monotony and a lack of challenge or mental stimulation. Every day is basically the same. Expect to feel fatigued by the repetitiveness. Nothing about this job is hard except for the learning process when you first start. Soon enough you'll realize that no one really cares about their work.

If you happen to work at a larger store, you'll most likely get positioned as a self-checkout (SCO) host. It is a lot of pacing back and forth, monitoring customers to make sure they don't steal, cleaning machines, fixing scanning errors, and greeting customers.

Being an actual cashier is slightly better IMO as you get to use the machine (I know, so fun) and use your hands. Bagging is essentially Tetris so that's cool.

Sometimes you have to go outside and pushcarts because they ran out of the usual cart pushers. If you are lucky, they let you put the returns back on the shelf. I took as long as humanly possible to avoid doing the usual cashier-type work.

The best part of the job is the breaks and lunch. Though you have to clock out, so maybe some would find this unappealing. I found breaks to be absolutely vital in saving myself from going insane.

I only ever ran into a few non-so-pleasant customers, but certainly don't expect everyone to be friendly. Just be nice at first. If they don't comply, just become completely unresponsive. It works.

The managers at best case send you off to lunch/breaks on time and mention they appreciate your work. Worst case, you are stuck an hour past your shift.

3.0

Cashier (Current Employee)

26.5.2021, Job Location: Cumming, GA

The benefits:
- Pays better than many smaller retailers.
- Flexible scheduling for students, parents, and those seeking a second job.
- Associates can change to different roles with relative ease.
- Employee discount.
- Relaxed dress code.
- Protected PTO
- stock options
- benefits for full-time employees
the problems:
- Pay raises are too infrequent and too small.
- Pay is not adequate for the physical and emotional demands of the job.
- Scheduling can be inconsistent.

Stores are held to unrealistic and sometimes nonsensical stardards that will never be achieved, but management will push this burden on to you, sometimes coming up with rules that seem to serve no purpose other than to dehumanize you or make your job more difficult.

How good or bad of a time you will depend on the competence of your supervisors. You will likely have a different boss every 3-6 months, resulting in a endless merry go round of people with their own unique kind of neurosis. If you get a good one, one of two things will happen: they will transfer or find a better job.

- With only a few exceptions, you may be on your feet for seven hours or more.
- more often understaffed than not
- slowly crushes your spirit"

2.0

OGP Associate (Current Employee)

13.5.2021, Job Location: Ontario, CA

When it comes to basically getting any other kind of position other than the base associate it’s all favoritism. It dosnt matter how hard you work or how good you are at your job if the management does not like you you will be terminated or constantly harassed by them.

Management is poor, there is literally managers that don’t do anything, and will ask you one question when they see you Example (What commodity is next) and sit on their phones and get paid for it. On top of this management is disorganized and fundamentally flawed due to favoritism as presented above.

You have managers that are incompetent and not qualified to do their jobs, some don’t even have the training done at the academy that goes along with the job. The only good thing about this job if you can deal with management and rude customers is the pay, and benefits (If you ever manage to get them). To receive benefits you have to work 40hrs a week and for three months straight. What will management do, give you a 38hr work week the last week of your three months to reset the timer.

So in conclusion this job is only good for the pay :)