I've worked at a store and currently at a DC. I love it. There are no customers to deal with. That alone is amazing. You come in do your job and go home. It's is very fast paced. So yes it is a lot of get it done mentality. I do not work in a shipping department I do have friends that do. There are so many people that load just one trailer that it amazes me not more stuff gets damaged. I think that contributes to the way trucks get loaded. It's hard when you do have someone that cares and then the next person doesn't. Lots of frustration. There are times a driver is ready and waiting for the truck. It has to go. The pay structure has changed so much since I worked in the store. I think I earn more than store tm but not sure if it as much as a store adm. They try to keep our pay competitive with other distribution centers and warehouses. There are some bonuses for the supervisors and managers. No spiffs (if they do that anymore). We have safety hour contests. You can win fun prizes. Or a 12 pack of pop. We are off on weekends to compete with other distribution centers and warehouses. There might be times they have volunteers or a mandatory weekend but they are very few and far between. We are off holidays as well. Again to compete with others. But also think about the pay that would be going out for 400 -500 or so people to get weekend pay and holiday pay. Not something they want to pay if they don't have to. Many times after a holiday we are on a 50 hour work week to make up for being off for the holiday. Typically though it is Monday thru Friday and 8 hour shifts. Usually 2 shifts 1 morning and 1 night. It is a lot of driving on forklift or other equipment, moving product from one end of the building to the other. It's getting product processed on to conveyor lines to get built into a pallet. It's picking items and throwing it in a tote. Putting it all together on to a truck to ship to a store fast as possible so the store can get it on the shelf to sell. It's the same thing every day. As far as bathrooms yes there are turnstiles that have to be clocked into and out of to access the the break room and bathrooms. It's part of making sure time is not stolen. The DCs are not air conditioned except for offices and break rooms. While there are air blowers that throw out some heat, the Midwest winter sucks it right back out. The dress code is different from the store for the TM but supervisors, MTs, ADMs, and managers still have to wear collared shirts. You can color your hair any color. You can wear any shorts as long as they are within 2" of your knee. You can wear any non offensive shirt you like. No midriff or bras can show. Do keep in mind no dangling anything, so the machines can't grab it. It's very different from the store but it's still Menards so it so much of the same. Answer from amberlightdk98 on reddit.com
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reddit.com › r/menards › what is it like working at dc's?
r/menards on Reddit: What is it like working at DC's?
May 18, 2024 -

It seems like most of this sub is store related. One big plus I could see is that working at DC means not having to interact with the general public as much. At stores, and I'm guilty too, we kind of think of DC people as screwballs (Mostly based on how trucks are loaded, I think). Anyone worked at both a store and a DC?

Is the pay better or worse?'

Is the mentality just get stuff done as opposed to stores where it's get stuff done but sell, sell, sell too?

From the last year or so, it seems like there is an effort to not push freight on stores near holidays or Sundays and Mondays less often than it used to be. Does that mean ends of weeks and near holidays are cool? I bet the days after holidays would seem to suck.

Yes I know there is a lot of weekend work at DC's too, but it also seems that there are more traditional Monday through Friday positions at DC's.

If anyone has been in management at a DC and at a store, how is it different?

Just very curious since mainly what we read on here is store-centric.

I don't live near a DC and would not consider moving to work at one, so I'm just generally curious about that part of the Menards world.

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I've worked at a store and currently at a DC. I love it. There are no customers to deal with. That alone is amazing. You come in do your job and go home. It's is very fast paced. So yes it is a lot of get it done mentality. I do not work in a shipping department I do have friends that do. There are so many people that load just one trailer that it amazes me not more stuff gets damaged. I think that contributes to the way trucks get loaded. It's hard when you do have someone that cares and then the next person doesn't. Lots of frustration. There are times a driver is ready and waiting for the truck. It has to go. The pay structure has changed so much since I worked in the store. I think I earn more than store tm but not sure if it as much as a store adm. They try to keep our pay competitive with other distribution centers and warehouses. There are some bonuses for the supervisors and managers. No spiffs (if they do that anymore). We have safety hour contests. You can win fun prizes. Or a 12 pack of pop. We are off on weekends to compete with other distribution centers and warehouses. There might be times they have volunteers or a mandatory weekend but they are very few and far between. We are off holidays as well. Again to compete with others. But also think about the pay that would be going out for 400 -500 or so people to get weekend pay and holiday pay. Not something they want to pay if they don't have to. Many times after a holiday we are on a 50 hour work week to make up for being off for the holiday. Typically though it is Monday thru Friday and 8 hour shifts. Usually 2 shifts 1 morning and 1 night. It is a lot of driving on forklift or other equipment, moving product from one end of the building to the other. It's getting product processed on to conveyor lines to get built into a pallet. It's picking items and throwing it in a tote. Putting it all together on to a truck to ship to a store fast as possible so the store can get it on the shelf to sell. It's the same thing every day. As far as bathrooms yes there are turnstiles that have to be clocked into and out of to access the the break room and bathrooms. It's part of making sure time is not stolen. The DCs are not air conditioned except for offices and break rooms. While there are air blowers that throw out some heat, the Midwest winter sucks it right back out. The dress code is different from the store for the TM but supervisors, MTs, ADMs, and managers still have to wear collared shirts. You can color your hair any color. You can wear any shorts as long as they are within 2" of your knee. You can wear any non offensive shirt you like. No midriff or bras can show. Do keep in mind no dangling anything, so the machines can't grab it. It's very different from the store but it's still Menards so it so much of the same.
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DC's are trash. 1 bathroom for the whole site. Conveniently located in the offices where the laziest of laziest work. Yet everyone else works far away from the breakroom.
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r/menards on Reddit: Pros and cons of working for Menards?
October 21, 2021 -

I’ve been job searching recently and I’m kinda thinking of playing the field. I work at a paint company right now (rhymes with Bherwin Billiams) and everyone is quitting that I actually enjoy working with. What are the pros and cons of your job and if you work in the paint department what’s it like? I’m currently making $13.77 right now and have over a years worth of experience with paint, do you think Menards could match that? Thanks in advance!

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Pros: the pay, it's very good for what is usually considered minimum wage retail. 16-17 dollars an hour because of a 4 dollar incentive right now. growth in the company (also a con will get to that later). They like hiring managers from in the company rather than bringing in outside people Depending on what department you're in, it's not a difficult job, there are some stressful moments but by no means is any of the jobs too difficult. Department heads are usually cool and everyone is on the same page. Cons: the customers suck. Menards invites and breeds entitled customers, you will run into them. growth in the company only if upper management likes you. It doesn't matter how buddied up you are with your department head, if the GM doesn't like you for whatever reason, you can forget moving up. horrible health insurance normalizing long hours (9-10 full time, up to 13+ as a manager).
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All experiences you read will be from different people at different stores/markets, so I'd try to come to a conclusion after more responses are given. That being said, I'll list some from my personal experience: Pros: ▪︎Good pay for retail standards (I make $15.20/hr as a part-timer) ▪︎Good flexibility in most cases (DMs (department managers) are usually good at accepting your requested unpaid days off for stuff like doctors appointments, etc. However you may come across 1 or 2 that are not as nice. Like for example, our front end manager I heard when she came in, she kept denying the requests for no reason so a bunch of people quit that department and either transferred or left completely) ▪︎IPS is a good bonus goal to have. 1000 hours a year and if your store is profitable, you'll get 2.5% of your annual salary as a bonus check. This percentage goes up every year until you reach 15% ▪︎You get gifts for events like Christmas or yout Birthday. Some of the gifts kinda suck (like we got Chapstick once for valentines day), but you can get good stuff like a tote or cup holders, etc. ▪︎I can't speak for all 330+ stores, but my store has very little toxicity between all employees. We have that one front end manager that a lot of us despise but that's about it. All of our general managers are nice too. But it will come down to your store specifically. Some cons: ▪︎You will come across some bad customers (guests), but usually it's not THAT bad, usually. Every store has its Karens, but most of them at Menards don't make it past the service desk at the entrance doors, because they are usually mad about returning a product. Most customers are contractors or older guys doing smaller projects in my experience. ▪︎You will probably do heavy lifting at some point no matter what department you work in. It's home improvement, so things ranging from lawn mowers to wood, or paint buckets or counter tops, the list goes on. Most of it is under 50 pounds but some stuff is really heavy so it will take two people sometimes. ▪︎Weekends will probably be bullshit chaos no matter where you're at, you just have to power through it lol
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r/menards on Reddit: First job
November 13, 2024 -

I am looking for my first job, and the nearest option to me is my local Menards. I am 16 years old and considering applying. What tips do people have for me (besides not working at Menards)?

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You’re gonna deal with a lot more old people than you think. I mean, “I don’t use the internet or know what it is” levels of old. Prepare yourself for people to ask questions you DO NOT know anything about. If you are stocking cereal boxes, they will still ask you what specific wrench to use on the left half of the engine in a 2017 Toyota Camry. They will ask you why this costs more than that. Basically, you’re OCCASIONALLY gonna be answering the dumbest questions on earth. So you should take some time to prepare yourself for that. It’s good though. Menards was my first job too. I loved it for a long time. Then I really didn’t anymore.
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Don’t be afraid to work in a department you know nothing about. You will learn quickly and what you learn will be helpful in your real life as well.
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reddit.com › r/menards › i know very little about hardware, but want to work at menards. part time sales is the only option.
r/menards on Reddit: I know very little about hardware, but want to work at Menards. Part time sales is the only option.
December 26, 2023 -

Edit: day after I submitted, got a rejection email. Oh well 😂

Should I even bother if I know not much about hardware? I'm a good worker and cleaning/stocking/etc is all stuff I'm good at/like to do. I'm also pretty weak, despite working out (genetics suck and I'm skinny no matter how much I eat), would I have to do heavy lifting? I'm a junior going into senior year, 17, want to work just this summer, maybe on other breaks

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You don't need to have any prior knowledge :)
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Pretty much all you need to know in hardware is where everything is which will come with time. Go for it!
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reddit.com › r/menards › menards turned 7 years of loyalty into a resume gap and a gaslight. thanks for the toxicity.
r/menards on Reddit: Menards Turned 7 Years of Loyalty Into a Resume Gap and a Gaslight. Thanks for the Toxicity.
November 2, 2024 -

This company doesn’t deserve your business, your application, or your time.

I worked for Menards for over seven years. I trained new hires. Covered short-staffed departments. Ran operations when managers disappeared for “meetings." I was told for over a year—by both management and HR—that I was being promoted to Assistant Manager in Building Materials.

Every month:

"You'll get it soon."

"Wait until payroll opens up."

"You'll get it come springtime."

Spring came. The promotion went to a complete outsider. Not an MIT. Not even someone from the company. Just dropped in out of nowhere. No warning. No meeting. No explanation.

Over a year later, I was moved to the Electrical department as their assistant manager like it was a consolation prize. 0 experience in electrical, but all was good until the fourth assistant GM came in within 6 months being the assistant manager there (yeah, they replace assistant general managers faster than my PTO vanished into the corporate void (more on that later.)) As soon as he showed up, I was micromanaged to the point I gave up all hope on ever wanting to work retail again and was written up if I breathed wrong when he walked by.

Fed up, I took an approved unpaid leave of absence for personal time off. HR said I’d be fine. I even signed a “step-down” form they swore was just a formality. They said I’d return full time.

What actually happened?

  • My entire PTO balance was drained while I was on UNPAID leave—without my knowledge or consent

  • I came back to ONE shift scheduled as a throwaway

  • Then I was completely removed from the schedule

  • No calls. No HR follow-up. Just... erased

  • My Electrical position? Replaced by the same person who got the role I was promised a year earlier

  • The manager who blocked my promotion to building materials? Told people I was a “dumbass who couldn’t run a department”

  • And the HR person who “handled” this? His cousin.

Let that sink in:

The department manager who backstabbed me is literally family with the HR rep in charge of my employment status.

When I finally had no choice but to resign under protest, the General Manager (NOT HR because she couldn't be bothered by the time of day to respond) emailed me the self-demotion form like it somehow justified everything that they did.
Spoiler: It didn’t.

🛑 Why This Matters to YOU:

If you’re a customer who shops at Menards:

Understand this is how they treat their own. Behind the “Save Big Money” ads is a system that uses people until they’re inconvenient—then discards them quietly.

If you’re an employee or applicant thinking this place is a “career”:

Promotions mean nothing. HR has conflicts of interest. Loyalty is a joke. You are a cog in shrink wrap, waiting to be recycled and replaced.

They didn’t just fail me. They destroyed trust.
And they’ll do it to you the moment you expect human decency.

I’ve filed for unemployment. Legal action is underway. And I’m making it known:

Menards doesn’t build careers. They build turnover. And you should turn the hell away.

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Good Luck. Another reason why the teammembers need to unionize.
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Menards fired me after I exposed my GM for fraternizing!
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r/menards on Reddit: Thinking about working at Menards
October 20, 2024 -

I'm thinking about working at Menards. Are there any benefits for part time employees? What are the full time employee benefits?

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Don’t do it. PM me and I’ll give you like a thousand fucking reasons why you shouldn’t
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It’s retail that pays good for entry level. It’s honestly not that bad, unless your coworkers are bad. So I’d suggest trying it out and if they suck just leave.
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reddit.com › r/menards › working at menards sucked ass
r/menards on Reddit: Working at menards sucked ass
January 6, 2020 -

I worked at menards for 3 months and fuuuuuck was it shit. Management were all bitches, except for the department manager cause she was awesome, but fuck everyone else. The whole standing by the register and not being able to do anything else sucked, the customers were meh, and the work was good only when it was busy like Friday to Sunday. Plus it was kinda sexist imo, but I didn't mind it too much. Plus how they pick people to do bigger positions sucked ass. My friend has been there for 2 years, and here comes a girl who is not full-time, acts like she's high everytime, and only started like 2 weeks before she was being trained for higher up positions, wtf?? Funny thing was, she never wanted to do any of that in the first place lol. Plus the pay? Don't get me started on that. 10/hr where I worked at and 13/hr on the weekend is not great. Working at UPS is way better cause you get 14/hr, the best Healthcare insurance you can ever get from companies and only for 20 per month as a union due is fucking great, and its constant work. Plus after 5 hours, it jumps to 21/hr. Tl;dr menards is shit and UPS is the best.

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I hope that UPS works out for you. I enjoy working for Menards, however no company is for everyone.

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So I tried working at menards this year and I lasted 8 months. I became a Assistant DM. It was also my first time in retail, having spent most of my life in a corporate setting. Most of the people there were depressing and then there were the really young kids who were all dating each other and didn't like to be managed. Retail really sucks. Customers treat you like you're less than human because you must be a fuck up if you're working in retail. And a lot of people there were lifers in retail and I either felt bad for them or found them very uninteresting to work with. The job is also pretty hard on your body depending on your department. I also didn't find it very intellectually challenging but that was expected.

I went right back to a more corporate gig working from home. No driving, just sitting in on meetings all day with myself on mute 80% of the time while I play video games in the background. And obviously getting paid more.

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reddit.com › r/menards › should i work at menards
r/menards on Reddit: Should I work at menards
January 19, 2023 -

I’m graduating with an elementary education degree in may and need a job for the summer. What are the pros and cons of working at menards

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Every weekend the guests act it is black Friday 1999, the stores are swarmed.

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pros: flexible hours for part timers

cons: incompetent corporate management leading to numerous headaches store wide. pay isn't really adequate for what you'll be doing, but that's really dependent on the position. also, if you give management an inch, they will ride you till you break. however that last point is probably anecdotal based on the two stores I've worked at.

Find elsewhere
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reddit.com › r/menards › get out while you can
r/menards on Reddit: Get out while you can
September 15, 2024 -

If you are not going to level up, get out. I worked there for 6 years. Started as a Mgr. Trainee. Then 2nd and 1st than Manager. I didn't want to move to promote. Ended up leaving. Found a job at a private owned lumber yard, and have been so much happier. No corporate bullshit- no drama- no worrying about corporate assholes coming to visit and ding you, they don't know your market. I wish I could have those 6 years back. It's my own fault. Don't buy into their bs- it's all about $ to Mr. Menards- he could care less about ANYONE who has helped him succeed.

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Is anybody else actually happy working at Menards? I make more than enough money as a DM to support my family and my store is extremely understanding and ran well. Are other stores really that bad? Why is everybody so miserable?
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It's not the management that is the issue at our store...it's the customers. They are douchbags. Rude af and they expect you to drop everything to help them find shit. We are under staffed and I can spend all day just walking people around the store. It absolutely sucks. The only thing that is annoying is when management wonders why certain projects can't get done. Well maybe if I didn't spend half my shift holding hands with customers I would find the time.
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reddit.com › r/menards › before i apply…
r/menards on Reddit: Before I apply…
March 29, 2024 -

I am job searching and wondering how Menards is to work for?

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Full stop: you came to the wrong place. Reddit is an anonymous circle jerk of people bitching. This subreddit is no exception. That said, here’s my thoughts. Menards is like nearly anywhere else. We pay decently and are arguably one of the best places at providing customer service. But like anywhere else it all comes down to your managers and co-workers. If they are shit to work with then you’re gonna have an awful time. If you are terrible to work with, you’re going to have an awful time. Biggest piece of advice; be honest with yourself and communicate often. It’s not your fault if you aren’t listened to (assuming you communicate like a reasonable person). But if you want a promotion and you never tell your ADM, DM or AGM/GM’s then that’s your fault. If you want fewer hours but don’t tell them. Again, your fault. TLDR: Menards is like every other job; if you have reasonable managers and coworkers, then it is what YOU make it.
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Realistically I was with the company as a manager for 5 years. I recently left and I do not regret it. It recently has been a ton of budget cuts with staffing and the overall morale for most of the company has decreased. I would honestly say pass the opportunity unless that is all you have going for you.
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r/menards on Reddit: Thinking of Working At Menards
August 27, 2023 -

I am thinking of quitting my current job, 10.75 an hour, and working at the Menards, 16 an hour, in my area. Would this be a good idea, as people who have worked or currently work there.

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As long as you don't need insurance and have open availability (if you're wanting full time,) it's a good job.
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I can't speak on every Menards because every place will not give you the same experience as I've had. Pay is good, but not as good as SOME other jobs.. I'm in the OSY making ~$20/hr. Some incentives Menards offers make it worth while. We used to have something called "Hop To It" which gave PT team members $250 store credit and FT team members $500 store credit. All you had to do for this was show up to your shifts and work your specified hours from like May 1st - June 9th (or something around that time period). I'm unsure if we will still get that this year. IPS is "Instant Profit Sharing". Any team member PT or FT who works at least 1,000 hours by December 15th will receive a bonus check in Feb. You start at 2.5% of your gross and every year you hit IPS hours your percentage will increase 2.5% maxing at a total 15%. So if you hit IPS every year and you work 6 years you will be at 15%. Let's say you gross $35k for the year. If you were at 15% you'd get a bonus check in Feb for $5,250 (before taxes of course). We can also PRD. You can use your badge to buy items if you don't have cash. It takes the money from the total amount of your upcoming check, so you will have to work at least a week or two before you can PRD. Menards has personally given me the most "family" vibe of any other job I've worked. With any job for a larger corporation with a lot of team members there will always be people you like and dislike, but the ratio has always been on the brighter side in my time at Menards. Except when dealing with you plumbing, fuck you.
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r/menards on Reddit: Thinking of going from Home Depot to Menards
October 20, 2024 -

A friend of mine went to our local menards and got talking to an employee and learned a few things. At my Home Depot we start at $16 an hour and at Menards it’s $18 an hour but also that Menards gives an extra dollar if your working outside and then another dollar for driving a forklift AND an employee discount. Is that true?? Because it almost sounds to good to be true to me.

I’ve been at HD for nearly 8 years at this point and make almost $19 an hour, they don’t give any sort of hazard pay so nothing extra for lift driving or having to be outside for extended periods of time. The employee my friend talked to also mentioned getting a, what’s seems absolutely crazy to me, bonus of $3000 for the year. Here at HD it is based on not only hours worked but if the store has made sales plan. For context I work full time and my last few bonuses have gotten were $30-$120 and the biggest I got was before Covid at $380.

I don’t mind working and I work my ass off here at HD but the lack of support I have is absolutely insane and anytime I run into something that I can’t handle myself and need to ask management I always get an idk or my management is asking me what to do like what the fuck is that? Anyway I’m wondering what it’s like working at Menards and are there any of you that also made the switch from HD that think it was or wasn’t worth it? I’m assuming it’s different for every store and idk if it’s just another retail hell hole.

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The bonus is only if you worked 1000 hours and your store was profitable. Both of these conditions are almost always met. Every year you qualify, your bonus increases by 2.5% until 15%. This percentage is taken from your gross income that year and given as a bonus. Department managers can get anything from $3k to 12k based on department at a SLOW store. Assistants are roughly $1200?, It’s been a while. OSY makes $1 an hour more, $1 more if forklift trained in the non front end support departments, $3 an hour extra on weekends. Menards expectations are way higher though. If the worst Menards store was as clean as the best Home Depot, that General Manager would be fired on the spot
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HD has better insurance, by far.
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r/menards on Reddit: People who have worked at Menards and/or Home Depot, I need advice
May 22, 2020 -

So basically to the title I need advice. I worked at Home Depot as a garden associate and as a delivery associate. I haven’t worked there for a year or so and now I’m looking at Menards and it’s saying $20 part time, is it worth it or how bad/good is it? What departments are shit and what earns more money easily?

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Yard get an extra dollar/hr for weather pay and an extra dollar/hr for forklift cert. It's definitely a lot of manual labor, but the job itself is cake and you don't need to pay for a gym membership.

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Outside yard, Receiving, Opd these are the big three in terms of money they'll also be harder depending on your rule in the department.

It's just your basic retail job with the tendency to bend a knee for contractors.

Courtesy patrol is over-rated and underpaid.

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r/menards on Reddit: Working at Menards?
December 18, 2024 -

Hey guys! I (25f) am looking to possibly get a full time job at Menards as a Sales Associate (doing cashier stuff up front, helping move items and guide people on where to go, etc.). I’m not planning on it being permanent, just something to help me get a full time job and earn some money (local Menards pays like $18 an hour).

What is it like working at Menards, at least temporarily? How is it for the women who work at Menards? Pros and Cons? Is it worth the extra full time money or not? If anyone has any feedback about working at Menards, especially any of the MN locations, that would be great!

(I do have some retail experience from working at PetSmart, but lots of experience working with people at my two current jobs)

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If you have the opportunity, work to get Full time. Guaranteed 40 hours a week and vacation/PTO days. Menards doesn’t really do temporary jobs besides during the summer because that’s the busiest time of the year. But depending on your availability, might be good to ask about downstocker/morning stocker and or cashier. Women at Menards still don’t get respect out of about half the guests. Which in this day and age is sad but true. You’ll have customers who want to speak to a man or will go behind your back and talk to a man after you’ve helped them. Pros- you’ll always stay busy/10% off purchases that come out of your paycheck, cons - customers, certain tasks. All in all, it’s a decent job with opportunities to move up in company. But expect a lot of learning in a fast paced environment
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As an assistant who’s a girl. I think it’s definitely worth going full time rather than part time because then you’re guaranteed your 40hrs and your paycheck will be bigger!. It’s not terrible it’s just retail so you have to deal with people not being so nice all the time. But some guests make it worth it! I wanna say just be nice, show us you wanna be there and do what we ask you to do and you should do great!!! Not the same expectations at an all stores but that’s how you should think going into the job!!! Best of luck
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reddit.com › r/menards › thinking about applying to my local menards. how do you guys feel about your jobs?
r/menards on Reddit: Thinking about applying to my local Menards. How do you guys feel about your jobs?
July 31, 2024 -

I've never been to a Menards until today. Store looks cool and I'm not a stranger to retail.

Any pros and cons about this company I should know about? The only position open is "Manager in training".

Is this career choice a mistake?

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You will learn alot. It's a good job for retail. But coming from someone that went from part time up thru management, and into the corporate office, don't make it a career.
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Manager in training is a polite way of saying “ we will abuse and use you because we know you want to climb the managerial ladder” at least from what I saw
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r/menards on Reddit: Working at General Office
July 15, 2024 -

Hey all, anyone have any advice on going to GO? I’ve been looking into it and think this is the next step in my career, but I don’t know if I’m ready for this big jump. Pros, cons, and wages? I’ve seen some posts on this thread but not a whole lot. I’ve already talked to my GM and HR and they know I’m interested in going, but I’m worried it won’t pay great so it may not be worth the move. I live two states away and do not have family in Wisconsin. I have a degree in advertising and four years in the field. I’ve been working at a Menards store for over a year and genuinely like it, it has its ups and downs like most jobs. Please help thank you!

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I made the move from Michigan for it, stuck it out for three years before quitting and moving back. (Being there through COVID made it really apparent how little they give a shit about their employees, that was the last straw for me). Cons: It depends largely on what position you're looking to move into, but the pay was massively underwhelming (mind you I left in 2021. It may have improved, but I doubt it). As a Merchandise Planner I made about the same as I had as an Electrical DM (~50k). That went up to ~$58k as an Associate Buyer. The same positions at even smaller retailers made 25 to 30% more at the time. Still zero benefits, same as the stores, which is unheard of at the corporate level at most companies. Eau Claire kinda sucks as a city, the winters are frigid and never ending, and the schools left a lot to be desired. As for the job, most folks worked 52+ hours a week to keep up with the work, and thanks to the "everyone's expendable" atmosphere up there it's a pretty toxic place to be. Pros: I honestly did like most of my coworkers and managers up there. Good people. Much smarter than I expected after 7 years at stores (much of the fuckery is not their fault, something you realize when you see that they're running a multi-billion dollar company with a skeleton crew and such piss poor conditions/tools). Some of the work was alright too - I liked creating POGs, and buying, but you'll get 97 other random jobs they'll expect you to be doing in addition to whatever they hired you for. Ultimately: If you're going up there to spend a couple years expanding your resume and then planning to move to a better company, it's not a bad move. If you are thinking about going to stay, safe yourself some time and sanity and just quit your job now - There's a 0.0005% chance you'll have a long and prosperous career up there.
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You should reach out to Brandon the recruitment dude at GO. He could properly answer all your questions
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r/menards on Reddit: I worked at Menards for 15 1/2 years and have been gone 7 but man there’s days I truly miss it.
March 19, 2023 -

I used to work at two different Menards and like the title states, I worked there for quite a long time. There’s days where I’m at my current job that I miss the brotherhood and sense of family that I had when I worked there. Yes, corporate mainly consisted of a bunch of soulless ego maniacs who I’ve seen do terrible things to promote only themselves, but the fact always remained that I was well taken care of during my time with the company. If I was guaranteed to match the money and benefits I have where I am working now I would go back in a heartbeat.

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Hey man, me too. I worked at 4 different stores over 12 years, in about 5 different management positions and there are times I truly miss it. Just like you said, the groups of tight nit employees, the sense of belonging and most of all the days off during the week!

Some of my fondest memories are the Monday afternoons after working all weekend, getting a big meal for lunch and then just relaxing or taking a nap. Best feeling in the world.

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I also miss trauma bonding with my coworkers

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r/menards on Reddit: Questions about working at Menards
July 29, 2022 -

Im turning 18 in a month and I was wondering what is the best position to work and best area . And If you have any advice too I would appreciate it

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Just go where there’s an opening. You won’t really have an option at your age. If it’s registers or carts you’re kinda fucked unless you really show them you can work hard and bother them occasionally about moving into a department.

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Best dept in my opinion would probably have to be Cabinets and Appliances.

You get to design kitchens for people, and if they get purchased you will get something called a SPIF. SPIF gives you a certain percentage of the kitchen design into your paycheck (commission, basically). You can make good money over there.

Ex: Cabinet brand Cardell Designer > $38,000 kitchen > customer buys kitchen > you get 1% of sale = $380 into your bank account.

If you like to move around though and always be doing something physical, then Order Pickup and Delivery (OPD) or Receiving would be good. Receiving has little customer exchange, where OPD is more customer focused.

In regards to position, you can move up in Menards pretty easily tbh. They will train you in store for just about everything if you ever wanted to be a manager. I don't think there really is a best "position". Just depends if you want hours or not.

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October 8, 2012 - I worked so hard for everyone there and they just kicked me to the curb over 5 minutes of time. I just recently moved out of my parents house and I was begging them to let me stay. I needed that job. ... To those of you who get to close at 9pm year round, must be nice. To G.O. for deciding that all the other stores don't get 9pm closing this winter, go suck an egg. Rode in an elevator at a Menards today.
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