Employees Say Working At Walmart Is Worse Than Target And Costco (WMT)

Working at Walmart is worse than Target and Costco, according to an employee survey put out by Glassdoor.The jobs site asked 1,800 people to rank everything from employee morale to work-life balance and the CEO, and Walmart came up last by every measure.The company has long been criticized for its wage structure (CEO Michael Duke earns more in an hour than many of the store's employees earn in an year) and for wiping out mom-and-pop retailers. But it still employs 1.4 million people in the U.S. Glassdoor asked its employees to share what it's like to work for the company, and here's what a few of them said:"You'll be the only one in the department some nights for up to 5 hours straight. Some managers will thank you for a good work, some won't at all." - an electronic sales associate"Too many managers and supervisors and too few associates to perform the work load. (There is a) lack of communication between management, supervisors, and associates." - an operations associate"I do not like wearing blue and khaki. Khaki pants do not look good on anyone. I feel anyone who works on the floor should be able to wear jeans.”  - a sales associate from Columbia, Missouri“If you get into an older store with lots of long-term employees left then you have a pretty good work environment, since they still model after Sam Walton's example of leadership style (people first). The newer stores model just like the new leadership, putting profit first and people last.” - a manager traineeSome even towed the company line:"Best ideas are generated from bottom up - all because of Sam's beliefs and ethics - revisit Sam's fundamentals." - a programmer analyst from Bentonville, Arkansas (where the company is HQ'd)“A very stable organization with a bright future. Apples for apples elite within their industry. A good company to make a career with if the retail industry is your chosen career path.” - a shift managerNow read about The 25 Best Companies To Work For In America > Please follow War Room on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »See Also:The 10 Cities With The Fastest-Growing Wages In America INSTANT MBA: Show Your Employees That You Trust Them To Do Good WorkRetail Workers Can't Stand This Growing Management Trend

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