WalMart Canada Reviews in Mississauga, ON (Canada)

Pros

10 % discount on most everything in walmart including USA
freindly environment means that you don't have to mind too much.

Cons

save money is not for the products on the store only, also for the employees, do not expect some higher salary

Advice to Senior Management

They know what to do but they do not like to try because they are happy wth the current situation.

Pros

Huge company
Good for logistics,supply chain,buyers and store managers.

Cons

Company lagging behing in term of vacations,benefits and flextime.In fact,forget about working from home.
work 9 hours a day,i.e. 8 hours + an hour lunch.

Advice to Senior Management

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Pros

there are a lot of career opportunities between store operations and corporate; fun, high energy environment; very open communication at corporate level.

Cons

environment is extremely demanding and fast paced at corporate level. At store level it is very challenging with the demands of the job, the flexibility required with hours and relocation to succeed, and the high sales volume, not to mention the number of associates working in a store and the amount of customers.

Advice to Senior Management

"listen to your people at the grass roots level" and make the changes needed particularly at store level....burnout, high expectations at mgt level combined with low pay and no worklife balance is what makes people leave. If you are driven & strong and dedicate your life to WM, you will definitely succeed and be recognized.

Pros

Lots of opportunities for career growth - you can move up the ladder with or without an education. Culture is very distinctive and if it works for you then you will enjoy your time with the company. Company does care about its associates even though the organization tends to get a bad rap from the general public. Enjoyable place to work.

Cons

Work life balance is a struggle - workload is heavy and hours can be long. In past has been old school in some of its practices and can be somewhat of an "old boys club" - this does seem to be changes.

Advice to Senior Management

As company continues to grow ensure that culture is maintained. New changes to senior management are positive - company needs to ensure it is competitive with other organizations. Need to ensure women have more opportunity at senior management levels.