Is Menards a good company to work for?

Menards has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 7,171 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at Menards to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Menards have been left by employees working as Order Picker , Night Stocker and Wallcoverings Team Member .

Does Menards pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Menards employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Menards. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Menards?

63% of Menards employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Menards 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Menards?

Sales Associate (637) , Cashier (530) , 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?

"Fun when you are working with someone who is good at their job and the pay is good" ((in 889 reviews)); "The people on my level are great and fun to work with." ((in 385 reviews)); "Flexible hours and willing to work with you" ((in 287 reviews)); "Great coworkers and an easy enough job" ((in 260 reviews)); "At the time I was making ok pay for weekend work and somewhat flexible schedule for school." ((in 185 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 509 reviews)); "some managers don't have common sense as to what would be more efficient to get job done" ((in 312 reviews)); "one of the worst offenders of stacking more work on workers that complete tasks with no benefit to work hard" ((in 176 reviews)); "Was scheduled for open one day next day scheduled to close no work life balance." ((in 97 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 96 reviews))

What are employees saying about Menards layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Menards layoffs and their outlook for job security at Menards in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Menards locations?

Eau Claire , Chicago , Indianapolis , Fort Wayne , Plano , Madison , Columbus , Milwaukee , Minneapolis , Omaha , Lincoln , Saint Paul , Appleton , Kalamazoo , Normal , Iowa City , Saint Louis , Green Bay , Lansing , La Crosse , Mankato , Muncie , Wichita , Glendale Heights , Morton Grove , Springfield , Hudson , Portage , Lewis Center , Melrose Park

Menards reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(7,012 total reviews)

John R. Menard Jr.

49% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

Menards has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,012 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Menards employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

7K reviews

3.0

May 29, 2016

Building materials sales

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I worked with good people and being able to get spifs off of some sales is a nice plus.

Cons

The fact that bonus are in Menards credits sucks. Your employee discount has to be taken out of your pay and you can exceed the amount you made the last week.

4.0

May 27, 2016

Assistant Department Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hours, Every other weekend off, co-workers

Cons

Lack of communication from store managers unless they felt you did something incorrectly.

3.0

May 26, 2016

"Time to Lean, Time to Clean"

Millwork sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unlike many retail jobs, Menards offers the opportunity to be intellectually challenged on a regular basis. It makes the job so much better to be presented with legitimate problem solving and creative decision making. The product knowledge you can gain at Menards is also very applicable to everyday life. In addition, Menards is very open to promoting from within--even to the corporate level.

Cons

Yes, there really is a slogan "If there's time to lean, there's time to clean." When your department isn't busy, you'll find yourself dusting, straightening, stocking, and more for hours on end. It's considered shameful to be leaning on your desk for even 5 minutes. Also, Menards practices an archaic closing method. If you're supposed to close, you'll be scheduled till 10, but often kept as late as 11. It doesn't matter if you're done with your work. If anyone at all is working, you will be there. There's also an extremely poor interdepartment relations setup. Departments are rivals and often avoid helping each other unless it is convenient.

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