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Big Brand, Awful Politics

Senior Software Engineer(SD3)
Former Employee
Worked at Walmart for 4 years
June 28, 2021
Bengaluru, Karnataka
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral Outlook
Pros
  1. Big Brand.
  2. You will get to work upon a large data/userbase with some good technologies.
  3. Good facilities like free food, snacks, cab, etc. (before COVID).
Cons
  1. Worst politics. It looks like I am sitting in Parliament House, not in an IT firm.

  2. No individual growth. For example, I worked there for around two and a half years. I joined as SD3 and left as SD3.

  3. Old, tree-level hierarchy, where your senior will be sitting on your head. No flat team structure.

  4. Blame game. Seniors will blame juniors for anything that goes wrong and take credit for anything that goes well.

  5. HR management is the worst. Once you are hired, you will never see them again, even if you need them.

  6. No transparency. I was a victim of politics for at least one year, and higher management was unaware until I came forward and screamed.

  7. No 360-degree review/feedback system.

Advice to Management
  1. Work at ground level.
  2. Understand the employee mindset.
  3. Bring transparency into the system.
  4. Implement a flat hierarchy.
  5. Value the low-level (SD1, SD2, SD3) employees because they are the main contributors to Walmart's growth.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
2.0
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
1.0

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