Pros
Menards is a very fast growing company. They are always looking for the next great management talent. I've been with the company less than 1 year and already been promoted twice. Menards offers Instant Profit Sharing, which is paid once a year, and is a certain percentage of your total gross earnings from the previous year. the percentage increases every year, capping at 15%. Last year I only worked half a year, and at the lowest percentage (2.5%) received a $500 bonus. I'm more than half way to qualifying in 2013 already, and this year my IPS should be around $2000. Also, great bonus opportunites for department and assistant department managers. Bonuses based on payroll, inventory audits, and overall sales in the department. Menards has great opportunities! ALL employees are hourly, so you get paid for EVERY SINGLE HOUR you work. Also, $2.50/hr bonus on weekends. Managers get to attend training at the corporate office once a year, fly on a small plane and stay in a hotel, all at company expense.
Cons
Long hours, especially during busy season. I'm averaging around 50 hours a week and we're not into the busy season yet. Hourly rate is a little on the low side, especially for managers, but you make up for it in weekend premium and overtime. Everything is recycled at Menards, so you don't always get "new" things. Also, everything is completed using pen and paper, there isn't much of an electronic record keeping system. There is literally a policy for everything, and it MUST be followed, even if you don't know it exists.