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Treat employees better, please

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Walmart for 2 years
February 2, 2017
Sunnyvale, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Great work-life balance Competitive compensation

Cons

Lack of culture. No holiday party at the end of the year. Instead, a holiday lunch was held in one of the conference rooms with food that tasted like Panda Express.

Stingy all the time. For example, a baseball game outing was hosted at AT&T Park, which was nice, but no shuttle was arranged.

Lack of parking. Only 70% of full-time employees could get parking permits at the Sunnyvale office, and the permits were distributed based on how long you've worked at WalmartLabs. For others, figure it out yourself. New hires, contractors, and people commuting to the San Bruno office are asked to park on the street (very limited space) or in a public parking lot with a 20-minute walking distance.

Food is not subsidized. Food in the cafeteria is terrible, edible though.

Less holiday compared to other companies. We need to work on Martin Luther King's Day and President's Day while others are on vacation. Let alone Thanksgiving, which did not offer an extra day off.

Lack of communication. Many people do not know what they are doing for work.

People are not passionate about their work.

Policy is not transparent. 200 people (almost 10%) were laid off recently without everyone being told the decision criteria.

Advice to Management

Could you please treat your employees better so that they would love the company more?

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