Great Experience but no work/life balance. - Merchandise Planner Menards Employee Review

2.0
Jan 7, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

They will give you a ton of responsibility and ownership of you work. It's a great place to get experience if you don't have any, its a sink or swim mentality though with little training so make sure your up to it!

Cons

You basically will have no life except for Menards, you'll work a lot of Saturdays and do a ton of traveling to the stores. There is mandatory overtime and that is really the only reason you are making decent money. The hourly salary is very low. Also the higher you go the more mandatory hours you have to work.. Also you get very little vacation time.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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