"Good place if you don't have any college education." - Manager Trainee Menards Employee Review

2.0
Oct 26, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Easy and pretty laid back Quick advancement if willing to relocate out of state Looks good on your resume (kinda)

Cons

Must be willing to relocate out of state for advancement. Menards support on relocating is $1.00 raise and will contribute to half a U-Haul, and 3-4 nights in a hotel. If you have a college degree this program is a joke. You will be underpaid. You will not learn anything. You literally will have to commit to more than 45 hrs a week even if you get promoted all the way up to General Manager. "Retail Hours" typically 6:30am to 10pm. Every week your schedule will be different. A majority of the managers and higher-ups have no college education. So it can be sometimes difficult to communicate and you can expect them to make many mistakes. Raises. ""a joke"" you get a .10 ""cents"" raise every 6 months of employment and you max out at $2.50. (So for example you currently make $11.50hr. and after you have worked for 12.5 years you get $14hr.) (note that doesn't include promotion raises)

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