One of the worst employers in the United States - Department Manager Menards Employee Review

1.0
4 Oct 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

$2.50 an hour more on weekends, Possibility for overtime hours, profit sharing yearly bonus possibility if you meet certain criteria

Cons

Outrageously micromanaging, will fire employees for no reason, will write you up with little or no grounds for disciplinary action, terrible company culture, negative atmosphere, non-competitive pay, overbearing, unrealistic expectations from store general management and corporate office, questionable ethics, company promotes lying to and manipulating employees, company allows customers to harass employees with no accountability or law enforcement intervention, company demands you stay after your scheduled shift during nightly close or you get reprimanded, company engages in unethical and seemingly illegal employee treatment and business actions toward vendor products and merchandise unbeknownst to vendors, 10-15 years behind other companies in terms of inventory/technology/order tracking and order maintenance capabilities, about 30 years behind in training methods compared to other companies, terrible training, HR coordinators know little about actual store function, very "dictator" type atmosphere, next to no benefits package, almost no vacation time unless you've been there for numerous years, no paid sick days, doctors note required to miss a day of work or you get written up, overly sales focused

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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