Don't expect top pay - Assistant Department Manager Menards Employee Review

2.0
Aug 26, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

It's a job. Guests (customers) aren't bad or unruly like you find at many other retailers. Full timers average at least 40 hours a week. SPIF's are great add long as you're not at a new store. You get a SPIF for helping somebody fill out a credit card application, seeing extended warranties

Cons

Scheduling, favoritism, breaks and meal periods, (or lack thereof), promotions only happen if you're a favorite, pay scale is low especially in the beginning with an education and experience, fines for managers for several reasons (I.e. Inventory, payroll, accidentally breaking a tablet, or having an accident on a fork lift etc.). Hard to control inventory when something says it's here but doesn't actually show up for three or four days. Too many people adjusting inventory. Managers also should never have only 6 hours between shifts.

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