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Frequent Management Changes @ Wal-Mart eCommerce, Global

QA Leadership
Former Employee
Worked at Walmart for 4 years
June 22, 2015
Bengaluru, Karnataka
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative Outlook
Pros
  1. It was a great initiative to build eCommerce for the international market.
  2. All the work was done in India with vendors like Wipro, Infy, CTS, etc.
  3. Good opportunities were given to initial Walmart employees, and they were responsible for complete deliverables.
  4. They were responsible and free to make decisions.
  5. Good India Leadership (Before 2012)
Cons
  1. Four to five top-level management changes within two years.

  2. Wal-Mart Bangalore was treated as an execution center once management changed.

  3. Lots of people started visiting India to see and evaluate the work being done.

  4. Most of the senior Wal-Mart employees left the company.

  5. Few senior directors were playing favoritism.

  6. For good, imminent, and capable people, opportunities were limited.

  7. All useless people are on the panel.

Advice to Management

Wal-Mart is not a great company to work with in India.

People with PhDs are not adding value to Wal-Mart Global eCommerce. They are playing foul with good resources.

There is a lot of politics.

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