Menard Reviews

Pros

Job is never boring, get to interact with many people, pay is better than with competing stores, promotions are given when earned, promotion from within keeps workers motivated to reach the next level

Cons

long hours, sometimes management places too much emphasis on sales and not enough on customer satisfaction, they do not hire outside people for management positions regardless of relevant industry experience

Pros

Fairly easy to advance withing the company and work well with your schedule conflicts. Have an internship program which is nice for Business students and have opportunities for advancement after graduating.

Cons

Since its retail, hours can be long and the store is only closed twice a year, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. But you get holiday pay on most of the major holidays that you work.

Pros

Can advance fast if willing to relocate.

Cons

Need to actually care about your employees and there families

Advice to Senior Management

Stop Micromanaging

Pros

The pay and bonuses for management are great

Cons

The amount of hours you work in a week, month and year are outrageous

Advice to Senior Management

Be ready to work alot

Pros

If willing to relocate, one may advance within the company. However, do not expect to be granted the opportunity to give your opinion on where you wish to relocate; your two options - relocate or termination.

Cons

As stated in the Headline, expect your daily life to obey the motto of "Menards is your Life". Upper management members do not understand, nor do they wish to understand, the boundaries of work and personal life. All-in-all, upper management members do not care about their employees and their families.

Advice to Senior Management

Step down from your pedestal every-once-in-awhile, and consider your employees and their families before making decisions that could ultimately destroy their lives and/or family.

Pros

Instant Profit Sharing, Managers bonus

Cons

hours required to work each week, low staffing, high cost health care, they block off half of the year and allow no one to take vacations days during that time

Advice to Senior Management

Give your workers more a social life and allow management to take more time off.

Pros

Menards offers a lot of training which for many people who have only a high school education and little home improvement experience. A lot of systems for managing a department which again helps people who have little management experience. Rapid promotions for those willing to move. Friendships with fellow team members (employees) and guests (customers) help make the work day go better. Pay as best can be determined is above Lowes and Home Depot.

Cons

Inflexible schedule but that's retail. Limited resources to get the job done given the store management to do lists/expectations, tasks assigned by the general office, and just everyday work of stocking and selling. Lack of promotion path for those with college degrees. 80% of guests are fine but the 20% can be a royal pain.

Advice to Senior Management

Promote up within a store and don't require moving to another store. Develop alternate career paths other than being a store manager or moving to Eau Claire. Don't know how it could be done in a retail environment but family friendly scheduling.

Pros

It pays well, compared to other physical jobs in the city, which is saturated by cheap college labor. Good hours.
incentives for safe working

Cons

Be prepared for VERY physical labor if you do not get trained on the fork lifts. Very strict punishments for mistakes.

Advice to Senior Management

there needs to be better equipment for unloading trailers. The conveyor belts were constantly getting jammed. Something needs to happen to increase ability of sortation to keep up with unloading.

Pros

great leaders in management and help out

Cons

some lazy team members work here

Advice to Senior Management

fire people more often

Pros

The yearly IPS checks are great

Cons

Mgmt doesn't seem to care

Advice to Senior Management

Show that you care for your employees