I just got a job as an unloader at a nearby Wal-Mart. It's sort of an in-between job, since the pay isn't real great, but I'm assuming the benefits are good (say, if I decided to work there on a long term basis). Orientation is tomorrow. Has anyone worked there and can tell me more about their experiences? Thanks!
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Working at Wal-Mart
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Kerouactivist
Diamond Member
Then right after that they can show you all their anti-union movies hehe
Yeah, and then right after that, tell them that you used to work for Food Lion. While working at Food Lion (grocery store), let them know that you frequently would work 80 hours per week, but accepted that you were only getting paid for 40 hours - because you loved your job so much.
Wow -- orientation was today. Pretty exciting! I made my name bage and continue training on Monday. It's a new store, management seems cool, and the discount is nice. Now, to enter the management program! 🙂 Does anyone have an idea how much managers make (on different levels, such as department, store, district)? Thanks!
Ketteringo
Banned
I bet that you didnt know that the temperatures in all of their stores are controlled by their HQ in Arkansas 🙂
Wally World is the biggest customer of a certain material handling automation company that I may or may not work for 😉
If you have a 4 year business degree, i would hope you can do a lot better than a manager at wal-mart (not to mention an unloader).
a store manager job @ retail would be hell... probably 50-60 hour weeks (and even more during the holidays), and basically dirt for salary. you've got a degree man... don't get sucked into the wal-mart life.
SunnyD
Belgian Waffler
I used to work at Walmart while GETTING my degree...
First off, it's an okay place to work. It's a high turnover job (any retail is) though, so don't get too used to your co-workers because they probably won't be there in a couple weeks. Benefits? They suck - because your benefit premium will probably half of your BI-WEEKLY paycheck. As for an unloader, do you work overnights? If so, you'll be getting payed a bit more than most. Also, when I worked there, they had Sunday Premium pay - which was your wage plus an additional $1/hr. I liked working sundays.
Just keep this in mind as a "back-end" associate. You're going to get a lot of grief from management, your manager, and the floor associates. One of the stores I worked at before also had a death of a back-end associate. He was impaled through the chest by a fork-lift. Don't goof around.
And as far as management goes - don't even bother becoming a retail manager - especially not at Walmart. It's an 80 hour workweek for salary pay (~30,000/yr) with no overtime. It is the most unforgiving, demanding, and unpleasing job you could ever have. Even the Army is more appealing than that.
Other than that, enjoy your new job. (Forgot to mention the labor law and human rights violations Walmart was recently audited for, but those are popping up rapidly in this thread.)
First off, it's an okay place to work. It's a high turnover job (any retail is) though, so don't get too used to your co-workers because they probably won't be there in a couple weeks. Benefits? They suck - because your benefit premium will probably half of your BI-WEEKLY paycheck. As for an unloader, do you work overnights? If so, you'll be getting payed a bit more than most. Also, when I worked there, they had Sunday Premium pay - which was your wage plus an additional $1/hr. I liked working sundays.
Just keep this in mind as a "back-end" associate. You're going to get a lot of grief from management, your manager, and the floor associates. One of the stores I worked at before also had a death of a back-end associate. He was impaled through the chest by a fork-lift. Don't goof around.
And as far as management goes - don't even bother becoming a retail manager - especially not at Walmart. It's an 80 hour workweek for salary pay (~30,000/yr) with no overtime. It is the most unforgiving, demanding, and unpleasing job you could ever have. Even the Army is more appealing than that.
Other than that, enjoy your new job. (Forgot to mention the labor law and human rights violations Walmart was recently audited for, but those are popping up rapidly in this thread.)
blurredvision
Lifer
I worked there a couple years ago as an in-between job as well to keep cash flow coming in. Ended up there for 5 months. Not too bad a job, but I didn't like it for what little pay I was getting. If you want to stick with it, they usually hire managers from within, as I have a few friends who have worked there over the years. One got promoted to Loss & Prevention, a few others to CSR (the red vests) and 2 others who got promoted to low-level managers.
Pay sucks, work sucks, but you can get away with a lot 🙂.
Pay sucks, work sucks, but you can get away with a lot 🙂.
dmcowen674
No Lifer
Triode2, like to invite you post about your experience in this thread over in P&N.
Things like what is your starting pay, how many hours are you working? Do you work hours and don't get paid for them? Are you forced to work through breaks etc.
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