Is Menards a good company to work for?

Menards has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 7,153 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Menards to a friend and 57% 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?

64% of Menards employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Menards 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Menards?

Sales Associate (635) , Cashier (528) , Department Manager (221) , Stocker (175) , Front End Cashier (156) , Morning Stocker (148) , Assistant Department Manager (127) , Assistant Manager (119) , Sales (111) , Head Cashier (99) , Sales Associate/Cashier (98) , Manager (96) , Retail Sales Associate (84) , 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 848 reviews)); "The people on my level are great and fun to work with." ((in 387 reviews)); "Flexible hours and easy to learn" ((in 282 reviews)); "Great coworkers and an easy enough job" ((in 258 reviews)); "At the time I was making ok pay for weekend work and somewhat flexible schedule for school." ((in 184 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 514 reviews)); "A lot of angry customers/contractors Some very bad managers" ((in 311 reviews)); "one of the worst offenders of stacking more work on workers that complete tasks with no benefit to work hard" ((in 173 reviews)); "There is no training what so ever and they make it seem like you should know everything." ((in 95 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 95 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 Menards locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Westover , Elizabethtown , West Saint Paul , Rice Lake , Williston , Kokomo , Crystal Lake , Burlington , Quincy , Bradley

Menards reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(6,994 total reviews)

John R. Menard Jr.

49% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

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3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

Menards has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,994 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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7K reviews

4.0

Jan 22, 2009

Opportunities Available.

Department manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Career advancement is not a pipe dream. Hard work will get you wherever you want to go. You don't necessarily need a college degree for advancement. If you can show your skill and leadership abilities, you can go wherever you want. The best reason to work for Menards is we don't hire just anyone and we expect people to learn something while they are working there. We know our stuff leaps and bounds ahead of our competition and it shows.

Cons

It's retail. The hours suck, the customers are worse but occasionally someone really benefits from your help and they express their appreciation and it makes the job worth it. The lack of up to date computer systems, logistics systems and the like all affect job satisfaction. Menards has barely come out of the DOS era and it shows. Progress is being made but it is slow (becuase it's costly). As with any job, there are politics, if you can't play, you can't get ahead.

4.0

Nov 29, 2008

Good pay, but long hours

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunity to work in most fields for above average pay (marketing, merchandising, accounting, advertising, operations, CAD, store design, IT, etc) if you are willing to live in Eau Claire, and if you want to manage your own store you can work into that within 5 years with a college degree. Manager Trainee program available for college grads, and if you can pass the tests you can be in management in 3 months. You can make management with a high school degree if willing to work for it. Pay is well above average for most positions, from corporate level to store level. Benfits include health, dental, 401k. Profit sharing is great after a few years (it goes up to 15% of your gross after 7 years). Management bonuses. Team atmosphere. Lots of variety in every position. Growing company, even in today's economy.

Cons

Long hours- in stores you get every other weekend off, but your weekends on are 12+ hour days Saturday and Sunday. General Office employees typically work 50+ hours a week. Pay is hourly in all positions.

2.0

Oct 21, 2008

Pays in Experience, not in money

human resources coordinator

Recommend

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Pros

Menards is a great place to work in two cases, part time in college or right out of college. I fall into the latter category. I've gotten more experience right out of school than most of my peers will see for 2 to 3 years in their entry level position.

Cons

The compensation and benefits package offers no stability. For example, in the Chicagoland area full time employees max out at the top of the payscale at 12.80 per hour. Most people make their money off of profit sharing, which isn't guaranteed, and doesn't pay off until 5 to 8 years into their careers. In addition, full timers are NOT permitted to continue their education under any circumstances, and the environment is openly hostile between management and labor

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