Pays in Experience, not in money - Human Resources Coordinator Menards Employee Review

2.0
Oct 21, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Menards is a great place to work in two cases, part time in college or right out of college. I fall into the latter category. I've gotten more experience right out of school than most of my peers will see for 2 to 3 years in their entry level position.

Cons

The compensation and benefits package offers no stability. For example, in the Chicagoland area full time employees max out at the top of the payscale at 12.80 per hour. Most people make their money off of profit sharing, which isn't guaranteed, and doesn't pay off until 5 to 8 years into their careers. In addition, full timers are NOT permitted to continue their education under any circumstances, and the environment is openly hostile between management and labor

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Pros

A few of the people are nice to work with.

Cons

A store manager who talks down to employees like they're children (and apparently gets promoted for it). A store manager who acts like employees are idiots for calling him to ask questions. Raises are pathetic. Understaffed because the store manager won't allow enough labor hours to do the job, particularly on Sundays when there's a lot of freight.

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