5 longest years of my life - Department Manager Menards Employee Review

1.0
Mar 13, 2013
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Pros

- Coworkers are awesome. - Gained exposure to job functions that I used to catapult my career into a much better postion.

Cons

- The company culture is very toxic. No room for creativity or innovation whatsoever. - Bullying is the management style here, maybe because the majority of management has no college education. - Everyone freaks out when the General Office is at the store. - The pay is garbage, especially for management. - The health insurance offered is unaffordable. No 401k matching at all. - If you are in management, good luck having a life outside of work. You will "clo-pen" at least twice a week and will be expected to work 48+ hours a week. - As long as you work for this company you will work every other weekend, even the General Managers. - Unrealistic expectations when it comes to making payroll. - NO loyalty at all, you can expect your job to be threatened on a daily basis.

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