Solutions Architect Interview Experience - Bentonville, Arkansas
January 1, 2013
Negative ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Flown to Bentonville, Corp HQ after a phone interview.
This was the weirdest place I've experienced during an interview.
- Looking around at employees, no one was smiling. No one looked like they wanted to be there.
- They have a mandatory anti-union "brainwashing" video you have to watch before your interview.
- During the interview, they spent as much time union-bashing as they did on the interview itself.
- They clearly stated every employee has to participate in a Walmart "pep rally" every other weekend for half a day.
The place will make you feel like you are being indoctrinated into some kind of cult.
Weird. Weird. Weird.
Questions
How do I feel about unions?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Walmart Solutions Architect role in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Walmart's interview process for their Solutions Architect roles in Bentonville, Arkansas is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Walmart's Solutions Architect interview process in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Walmart Work Experiences
4.0
Happy Long-term associate
Solutions Architect • Current Employee
Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
October 27, 2013
Pros: I work with people who care about you and your family.
Stable employment. You work hard and do your job, and they take care of you.
They work very hard to make sure their associates are engaged, and they care about what the associates think.
Good benefits overall.
Gives a lot to the community.
Cons: Health benefits are competitive but can be better. Pay is not the best but competitive. Stock price has been doing better the last few years, but has stayed in a fixed range for a long time.
3.0
Diluted Culture, Great Ceo
Solutions Architect • Current Employee
Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
February 29, 2016
Pros: They've really improved their pay to be more in line with the industry. There is a history of a great culture. In some parts of the business, the culture is alive and well. There is more opportunity than any single person can ever truly take full advantage of, and the current CIO is pretty sharp.
Doug McMillon is an amazing CEO, and I truly hope he accomplishes what he has set out to do.
Cons: The growth of the business and rapid influx of associates from other businesses has diluted, and in some places fully undermined, the original Walton culture.
Walmart is struggling with how to make itself more relevant in the digital age.
Office politics.
Too many layers of management.
Too many "yes men and women" who still don't understand what the real leaders expect, but they aren't going away.
Too many fiefdoms within the kingdom.
The central offices have become so bloated in some divisions that it is amazing anything gets accomplished.
1.0
Growing Business, Low Employee Wellbeing
Solutions Architect • Former Employee
December 12, 2021
Pros: An ever-growing e-commerce business
Cons: More focused on profits than employee wellbeing.
- 4.0Happy Long-term associateSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeBentonville, Arkansas, United StatesOctober 27, 2013Pros: I work with people who care about you and your family. Stable employment. You work hard and do your job, and they take care of you. They work very hard to make sure their associates are engaged, and they care about what the associates think. Good benefits overall. Gives a lot to the community.Cons: Health benefits are competitive but can be better. Pay is not the best but competitive. Stock price has been doing better the last few years, but has stayed in a fixed range for a long time.
- 3.0Diluted Culture, Great CeoSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeBentonville, Arkansas, United StatesFebruary 29, 2016Pros: They've really improved their pay to be more in line with the industry. There is a history of a great culture. In some parts of the business, the culture is alive and well. There is more opportunity than any single person can ever truly take full advantage of, and the current CIO is pretty sharp. Doug McMillon is an amazing CEO, and I truly hope he accomplishes what he has set out to do.Cons: The growth of the business and rapid influx of associates from other businesses has diluted, and in some places fully undermined, the original Walton culture. Walmart is struggling with how to make itself more relevant in the digital age. Office politics. Too many layers of management. Too many "yes men and women" who still don't understand what the real leaders expect, but they aren't going away. Too many fiefdoms within the kingdom. The central offices have become so bloated in some divisions that it is amazing anything gets accomplished.
- 1.0Growing Business, Low Employee WellbeingSolutions Architect • Former EmployeeDecember 12, 2021Pros: An ever-growing e-commerce businessCons: More focused on profits than employee wellbeing.
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