Sam's Club reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(12,909 total reviews)
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Latriece Watkins

60% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Sam's Club has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 12,909 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sam's Club employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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13K reviews
2.0
Apr 25, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

I am working at Sam's while going to college. It is nice because the hours they need to schedule the most are in evenings when I am done with class. The pay is OK, although I know I get paid less than almost every other employee. The only way I would want to make a career out of Sam's club would be if I cannot find a job out of college, otherwise I would really prefer not work at Sam's.

Cons

I am frustrated because I feel that I am not cutting corners on things like other employees do but they get more respect even though they may not be very professional about their job at all. There are discrepancies between managers and their expectations which makes things very confusing.

1.0
Apr 20, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Sam's pays better than minimum wage. They're not open 24 hours and are closed on holidays. Sunday premium is paid. Profit sharing is nice to receive once a year. You can wear jeans and mostly comfortable clothes. You don't need a college degree to move into management. Co-workers are above average in intelligence for the most part. Customers are above average types. Pretty decent little Holiday party. Good about making sure breaks are provided and on time. Prices and barcodes are accurately in sync 99% of the time. Doors close at a much more reasonable hour than other retailers.

Cons

Cashiers have become salespeople preying on captive members to sell Plus memberships, Extended Warranties, and trying to force credit cards on them when they can't even escape the pitch because you're holding their groceries hostage. In addition to making members angry, it pisses off all the people in line behind them as the wait is too long because only half of the needed cashiers are ever scheduled. Too few support people create numerous and unreasonable delays which creates even more angry customers and even higher stress levels. Break schedule for short days is inequitable. New hire training is a total joke. Cleaning supplies are almost non-existent. Employee discount is limited to 10% off overpriced produce only. Management is comprised of people with little more than a high school diploma and it shows. Not enough cash is in drawer for startup. Checkout area is unreasonably warm for employees AND customers.

4.0
Apr 19, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Having worked for multiple locations and positions in the company I must say overall they are a good company to work for. Benefits are pretty good for all employees and even offered to part time associates after a period of time. Managers are split about in half between those who know what they are doing and those that aren't.

Cons

Due to the size of the company, much of the company direction "comes down from above" with little store management support or knowledge of what's going on. Promotion system is set up to be fair, but many times is manipulated. Open door policy is a joke.

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