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Wal-Mart is a great company to work for, but it tends to take its top performers for granted

ETL Developer
Former Employee
Worked at Walmart for less than 1 year
December 28, 2009
Bentonville, Arkansas
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Pros

Wal-Mart works on a scale that no other company operates on. They move more data in a day than some companies move in a year or more. The same is true for their inventory.

Wal-Mart is a large company, but they try to keep the small-town atmosphere at the Home Office.

Cons

Wal-Mart is large enough that it's almost impossible for it to be a personable company. Their top performers are taken for granted, and pay may be competitive for Northwest Arkansas but doesn't even try to compete on the national scale. NWA has the same cost of living as large as Dallas, but salaries average much higher in Dallas than in Bentonville.

Advice to Management

Make compensation competitive on a national scale, not just competitive against Tyson and JB Hunt.

Appreciate your top performers with both praise and monetary compensation.

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