Is Menards a good company to work for as a First Assistant Manager?

First Assistant Manager professionals working at Menards have rated their employer with 2.1 out of 5 stars in 18 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Menards employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open First Assistant Manager Jobs at Menards now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked First Assistant Manager interview questions at Menards .

Does Menards pay First Assistant Manager employees well?

First Assistant Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Menards with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 18 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.1% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about First Assistant Manager salaries at Menards.

How happy are First Assistant Manager professionals working at Menards?

12% of First Assistant Manager employees at Menards would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 59% in the past 12 months. First Assistant Manager professionals have also rated Menards with a 1.5 rating for work-life-balance, 2.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 1.9 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Menards?

Sales Associate (637) , Cashier (531) , Department Manager (221) , Stocker (175) , Front End Cashier (156) , Morning Stocker (148) , Assistant Department Manager (129) , Assistant Manager (119) , Sales (112) , Head Cashier (99) , Sales Associate/Cashier (99) , Manager (96) , Retail Sales Associate (85) , Outside Yard Team Member (80) , Sales Team Member (77)

What are the pros of working at Menards according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay for not super hard work just gotta learn the computers and learn to operate equipment" ((in 895 reviews)); "The people on my level are great and fun to work with." ((in 376 reviews)); "Flexible hours and easy to learn" ((in 284 reviews)); "Great coworkers and an easy enough job" ((in 262 reviews)); "At the time I was making ok pay for weekend work and somewhat flexible schedule for school." ((in 177 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Menards according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and some of the customers will catch an attitude with you every now and then.They expect you to do in" ((in 504 reviews)); "some managers don't have common sense as to what would be more efficient to get job done" ((in 310 reviews)); "one of the worst offenders of stacking more work on workers that complete tasks with no benefit to work hard" ((in 182 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 98 reviews)); "There is no training what so ever and they make it seem like you should know everything." ((in 88 reviews))

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2.1

12% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

John R. Menard Jr.

1% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Diversity & inclusion

1.9

Culture & values

1.8

Senior management

1.5

Work/Life balance

First Assistant Manager employees have rated Menards with 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most First Assistant Manager professionals have an average working experience there. Menards is rated 41% below average by First Assistant Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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18 reviews

1.0

Apr 17, 2026

Opportunities for advancement come with poor work-life balance

1st assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Chance to move up quickly if you don't care about work life balance

Cons

Must be friends with the GMs if you want to move up. Bad work life balance.

3.0

Jun 14, 2025

Overworked, and over it

1st assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The wages and the bonuses

Cons

The terrible scheduling, the terrible management, the customer issues, the team issues.

4.0

Aug 7, 2024

Fast Paced

1st assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Constant chance for higher positions

Cons

poor scheduling and poor work life balance

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