Contents. copyvio concern at least parts of this article are said to be a result of references to the Menards Team Member Handbook. This is likely a copyrighted publication.
If anyone has access to the document, please make sure it's not being plagiarized here. 05:56, 26 January 2006 (UTC) Handbook I have a copy of the handbook, any specific parts in here that you'd like me to look up? Just make sure the text, especially of the 'Company History' section isn't lifted from the handbook. Thanks for your effort. Cheers, 10:09, 21 February 2006 (UTC) Re: Handbook 05:02, 15 June 2006 (UTC) I've checked my copy of 'Growth With Menards - A Team Member Information Booklet' (printed 06/2004).
The afore mentioned booklet is not copyrighted, but does include the following disclaimers: 'This brochure is a unilateral statement by MENARD, Inc. Of company policies and procedures and is not intended to create and express or implied contractual obligations. The contents are designed and should be used solely for informational purposes.' '.This MENARDS Team Member Information Booklet and the policies and procedures contained herein supercede any and all prior Team Member information booklets or brochures and the policies and procedures contained therein.' '.The company will not, and Team Members should not, interpret any verbal or written statements, including those in this booklet, or other policies, practicies or procedures as altering 'at will' status or providing expressed or implied contractual obligation.' I would hence conclude the the information within, in regards to documents published under such disclaimers by Menard, Inc., are not copyrighted material as of 06/2004. Quotes of wisdom at bottom of page in advertisements - 09:36, 12 January 2007 (UTC) Hey does anyone know about the origin of these 'words of wisdom'?
Menards is the only place I've ever seen such a thing. Groceries They are moving into the grocery business. This is no joke.
16:28, 25 January 2007 (UTC) A Menards by my house sells ' computer games. They were not very fun though.:p - 18:36, 17 March 2007 (UTC) Midwest Manufacturing I notice there's no mention of Midwest Manufacturing, which is essentially a manufacturing division of Menard's (making roof and floor trusses, nails, screws, treated lumber, prehung doors, etc); I think it's definitely something worth including in this article or an article of its own 03:59, 20 March 2007 (UTC) It's not just Midwest.I think Countertops over there is John's too. I may be wrong tho. Just make sure whatever you decide to include is. 16:06, 13 April 2007 (UTC) From my research, despite the 'coincidental' location that the two or three (if you also consider Countertops, Inc.) share in Eau Claire, WI, there is no explicit link between any of them that can be verified.
In light of this, I do not believe that the articles should be merged at this point in time until they chose to disclose any relationships between the two or three. 22:36, 4 July 2007 (UTC). I agree with Nbuuck 00:18, 13 July 2007 (UTC) In light of the decision in a regarding the deletion of the article 'Midwest Manufacturing,' and citations provided therein establishing a discernible relationship between the two entities (Menard, Inc. And Midwest Manufacturing), I believe that the two should be merged. 00:58, 20 July 2007 (UTC). Midwest Manufacturing is without a doubt a division of Menard's Well, I asked a brother of mine who works for Menards, and he says that Midwest Manufacturing, or MM, is, indeed, related to Menards. He said that whenever an employee of MM walked into the store he works in, the MM employee acted like the company WAS part of Menards.
So, with this new information having been given to me, I support the merging of the MM article with the Menards one. In fact, maybe have the MM article redirect to the Menards one. 04:21, 15 August 2007 (UTC) It is not a division of the Menards stores Midwest Manufacturing is RELATED to Menards, but is not part of the stores. Basically there is a holding company above both the Menards stores and Midwest Manufacturing and some other smaller holdings as well. They should NOT be merged as they are separate, but related. They are run completely as separate companies. Countertops shares some ownership (John owns some of coutertop) but is not part of the holding company.
19:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC)M If you go by the stand point that John owns it then it should be part of Menards, then shouldn't there be mention that he also owns Menards Engine Group. This is a company also under Menards Inc umbrella that makes racing equipment (testing equipment, tires, and engines). And by this same logic shouldn't they remove the Lucky Charms entry and put it under General Mills?
Midwest manufacturing is not Menards, they have a different budget, they have there own management staff, there own pay roll, etc.- 06:26, 31 January 2008 (UTC) Town of Union This is the true headquarters site of Menards. Is it worth mentioning? - 18:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC) Nope, even the company documents all say Eau Claire. That is their mailing address and their corporate identity. —Preceding comment added by (. ) 16:44, 16 October 2007 (UTC) But what is the zipcode for the mailing address? A company I worked for once identified with the biggest city in the area, although they were really in a small town.
They did this for recognition purposes. 12:18, 8 May 2009 (UTC) First 2-Story Menards in 2006? The article says the first two story Menards opened in 2006 in MN. The Menards at 8311 W. North Avenue, Melrose Park, Illinois is two stories. I've been shopping at this store since at least 2000.
21:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC) what if there's an earthquake? —Preceding comment added by 20:00, 20 December 2007 (UTC) Brands Carried at Menards It is stated that Trex is one of the brands carried by Menards.
This is not correct. 04:27, 12 April 2008 (UTC) DJ Robert huh? What's up with that part in history in 2008. Is that just a simple employee or do they mean Disc Jockey?
12:48, 13 July 2008 (UTC) Menards only has cheap crapt that won't last, get smart and buy better that will last and work much better. Mark-up from Chinese crapt is one of highest in retail. —Preceding comment added by 22:47, 3 August 2009 (UTC) Free Advertising? Parts of this article sounds very suspiciously like it was written by a member of the Menard's team to me. The part about concrete blocks being made by them, and now they are considering going with someone else, is followed by what seems to be a totally unrelated and media-friendly blurb. Am I the only one who thinks this reads more like an ad than an encyclopedia entry?
00:50, 13 April 2010 (UTC) 'Conflicts' Section The tone of the first paragraph of the 'Conflicts' section suggests (rightly or wrongly) that it was written by someone with an axe to grind with Menards. It sounds like it was written by someone with inside knowledge of the company's disciplinary procedures, which could be seen as.
Though a citation is given at the end of the paragraph, I did a 'Find on Page' search for some key words between the paragraph and the cited page, and didn't find a match. The entire 'Conflicts' section relies heavily on a single article from Milwaukee Magazine (an article which is over six years old). The bulleted list of violations and controversies appears to have been directly cut and pasted from the article. Combined with the first paragraph referenced above, the entire section gives to the negative. In fact, it's the largest section in the entire article!
I recommend removing the section entirely, as all it does is bash the company. Alternatively, if someone felt like dedicating the time, a rewrite of the section to be a bit more would work, too. 14:48, 15 May 2013 (UTC) The current 'Conflicts' section looks a lot like a copyvio from. 04:28, 10 November 2017 (UTC) Weird Sentence The fourth bullet of the 'Controversies' section contains the line 'Typical of the whole flat taxer/Afrocentric/logical fallacy history movement.' Which doesn't seem related to anything in the article. I'm guessing this was somebody's error? (Apologies if I'm doing this wrong.the most I've ever edited has been a few spelling corrections and adding somebody's death-date.) — Preceding comment added by 23:55, 20 January 2016 (UTC).
Menard's inc. Is a HORRIBLE place to work the don't care about their guest or there team members they care about making money like the rest of America, so tell Menard's to stop ling in all there advertisements about caring about quality and service. They are full of s., they force you to stay after they close and clean even when your schedule off at a time and tell you u cant leave until u finish. They wont let you take lunch unless u stay an extra half hour to make up for you taking a lunch. The owners of Menard's are piece of.
and need to learn how to help and take care of their employees Menard's inc. Is a sweet shop of modern day. I hope Menard's goes out of business soon.
And john and Larry Menard have to live on the street. Menard's sucks and Larry and john r going to.
for their greed and how they treat people! Your post is a great example of why people dislike their jobs. You view your employees as little twits rather than a human being that has a life outside work. If you expect your employees to stay after the store closes, schedule them that way. I'll bet if you scheduled your people to stay an hour after close each night and they got to go home 30-45 minutes after close they would be thanking you for getting them out early rather than complain about having to stay after their scheduled shift.
Menards Employee Reviews
Menards policy requires a lunch break after 7.5 hours so a college student working a 3pm to 10pm shift would only get a 10 minute break and no meal break. Treat your people better and they will work harder for you. I have worked for the organization myself for five years.
I have stayed because I am working through college and they are flexible with my schedule. However, I think the writer of the review makes some valid points.
It is entirely unfair to have to stay after your shift (which happens often), and the attendance policy is quite militaristic. I would go into more details, but I don't deem it necessary. I do have to say, though, that unless you work for this company you should try to be more understanding of commenters and less judgmental. After all, the writer seemed that he/she was merely venting. I couldn't agree more. I'm going to college, working another job, and dealing with sickle cell. Menards was well aware of all of this before I began working.
I had to call off a day because I couldn't keep food down etc (lack of red blood cell functioning that day). I went to the doctor the day before I was scheduled to work. I brought that doctors note in as proof that I wasn't bullshitting. The manager didn't accept it.
They refuse to work around my other jobs' schedule, even when it comes out before theirs. Most the people are judgmental and rude to me - preaching constantly about how I need to make Menards my first priority.
Sorry that's as far as you're getting in life, I plan to have a degree and make a difference in peoples lives. Don't let the slight above minimum wage pay suck you in. It's utter. all around. I have worked in Menards factories, at a store, and currently work in the General Office. If you are afraid to work or expect a handout, this is not the company for you.
If you show up on time and work hard, you earn respect, and you succeed. The factory is hard work. If you do your job and work well with others, you aren't necessarily rewarded. Well, once upon a time, participation wasn't rewarded either- winning was.
There are opportunities for those who aren't mediocre. The store is challenging. Some of the Management leave a lot to be desired, and some of the people from the G.O. Aren't pleasant. But they have a job to do and do their best.
Some people just don't get along, and not everyone belongs everywhere. It is true that some people may not be qualified for the jobs they have, but Menards has MT programs that attempt to get people with company knowledge ready for such positions. It's not the Company's fault individual people suck. Is a sweet gig. Some of the people have desensitized themselves to the point of not being people anymore, but that's their problem, not yours. The only time someone can get to you is when you let them.
I have a great job that I love and pays more than I need to live comfortably- with an Associate's Degree. My job is stable because Menards is a strong company and I take responsibility for making sure I do what I'm supposed to. People who do nothing other than sit around and. don't get far, and rightfully so.
Despite what modern society tells you, you do need to work to make a decent living, and it doesn't require that much effort. There are far worse places to work. If you don't like Menards, seek those places out because we don't want you. To Laura: First of all you are so close minded it is ridiculous, These people who only have a high school diploma should not have a management job because they are inferior and just plain dumb.your right, they do not deserve a chance to prove themselves as a good worker or a leader, but if they had a piece of paper saying they went to a university they would clearly be fit for the job, prior job experience has nothing to do with it.
I am an employee of Menards and could not be happier anywhere else, having an extensive background in retail and having undergone countless hours of training should not qualify me for job advancement? In my previous job i have worked with alot of manager trainee grads, and fresh college grads and 90% of the time I was less than impressed. Also how do you expect to motivate an employee to work hard if you are not a company that promotes from within? Laura, I'm sorry you have those feelings. I hope you find a job that only hires employees with a phd. Maybe.just maybe you will be happy then. Yes, Menards does suck, but yes it is a job.a good one at that.
It is true the pay is good. Better then most jobs around. Couple of things if you wanna survive Menards: one keep you mouth shut do what your told and you will be fine, two if you wanna move up quicker move to a different store other than where you started, three stay to yourself. You will only get fired if they dont like you which if thats the case they will keep finding things that you are doing wrong and continue to write you up. And of course the lates, be on time and you wont have a problem.
You just need to learn how the system works and you will be ok. But a job is a job and no matter where you go there will always be something you hate about it.
Locations When it comes to location, the highest average paycheck (approximately $17.61 per hour) can be spotted in Pioneer, Ohio; Eau Claire, Wisc. (around $16.19), Minneapolis, Minn. (about $15.70), and Chicago, Ill. ($15.04) are the next top-paying cities. On the lower end is Fort Wayne, Ind. Within the company, workers earn the highest pay (an average of $12.84 per hour) in Wisconsin.
Years of Experience Average pay is around $12.07 per hour for those with five to nine years of experience. Broken down by tenure, the largest share of Menard's Incorporated employees (53 percent) have one to four years of experience and earn about $11.64 per hour on average.
Jobs Retail Store Assistant Managers are the best paid with the average salary hovering at $13.15 per hour; Human Resources Coordinators, Forklift Operators, and Retail Sales Associates also rank near the top of the list, pulling in $12.76, approximately $11.90, and $11.07, respectively. With salaries averaging $9.73, Cashiers are among the lowest paid at Menard's Incorporated. Certifications and Degrees Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanics have significantly higher pay than non-accredited workers at approximately $19.43 per hour. Those with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) at Menard's Incorporated come out on top, and their salaries approach around $16.11 per hour.
Skills When it comes to skills, employees who report Inventory Management among their abilities seem to make the most, reporting a median income of about $12.23 per hour. Customer Service also popped up often in the survey as an important skill; one-half of employees surveyed report using it at work. Cash Handling, Retail, and Customer Relations were also reported by many survey participants. Benefits and Perks Employees can save for retirement by joining one of several savings plans such as a 401(k) plan and a defined benefit retirement plan. Health insurance comes as part of the deal for just over two-fifths of workers, and more than two-fifths of workers report receiving dental coverage as well. Privileges also include a casual working environment, profit sharing program, flexible hours, a defined benefit retirement plan, and christmas bonus.
I applied for a full time job at Menard's in Wichita Kansas in February of 2011. I was contacted some time later and told part time was available if I was interested. Related: I accepted and a short time after that was able to find another part time job to help fill the void. This second part time job required me to work Saturdays. The Menard's store was in the process of opening to the public in February. For about 3 weeks I worked Monday –Wednesday 7am to 10pm 'setting' the store with merchandise. After the grand opening I was scheduled to work Mondays and Tuesdays 4pm to closing (about 10:30 –11pm).
All was well for about 6-8 weeks. Then I was suddenly told I had to work weekends. I reminded the manager that I had another part time job that I was obligated to on Saturday sense I was not hired full time from the beginning. It mattered not and I was dismissed.
This company wants to absolutely own you and if they can't then your gone. Review about. For the Menards Team Member from Madison: As a matter of factly, that is grossly incorrect. You may even check with any GM, or AGM, but the one benefit of working as a part time employee for Menards, is the simple fact that they work around YOUR schedule, and as full time, you work around THEIRS. I'm not sure if you are a manager's pet or one of those favored over others team member (which is seriously appears to be) but you have to be blinder than a bat to not see that.
I understand this is a company, they need workers, they are the schedulers, not you, however it then comes down to the simple fact of having human decency. To the gentlemen with car issues: i agree, if you are a solid, dependable, hard worker, there should be no reason why they don't work with you. As simple as that.
I say be thankful for the opportunity they gave you to pay the bills, but be on the search for a career, not a job like Menards. I don't think you ever worked at Menards, or they are paying you a lot to come here and defend them. Lol Here's a clue for you, not everyone is capable of searching out for a well paying career. Some people actually need jobs like this to pay their bills and it doesn't get much better as life goes on. They are not going to become doctors or lawyers, they are not going to become business owners or stock brokers, they can't become teachers or professors. What do you expect everyone has the same intelligence and/or limitations that they can achieve everything that others can?
The real world doesn't work like this. I have a learning disability. It's bad enough to the point that anything having to do with numbers outside of counting is very difficult for me. Grammar and writing can be difficult as well, I always have my husband double check anything I write. I also didn't have much of a support system growing up and it's left with me a lack of confidence that doesn't go away. I graduated high school, but I was in many of the easy classes reserved for students like me. So what career path should I be on the look out for?
I rely on jobs that pay decent and treat their employees well. I was great at my job and I'm a hard worker.
All my co-workers and guest appreciated my work ethic and I was employee of the month once. The problem is that I asked questions if I didn't understand something or to get answers about policy changes. I speak passionately, but I'm not rude. A supervisor didn't like my questions se he snapped at me, I called him a dictator and got me suspended. Fine, my mistake and I'm not complaining about that. Then two hours after I'm back from suspension, he said I was being insubordinate when I asked about a new rule book he wanted all of us to sign. I was fired right away.
This time, he lied and said I was giving attitude when I wasn't. I just asked about the rule book and clarification on something. He wouldn't have it and ran off to tell the GM. I work for Menards as a part time cashier and I'm able to work every other weekend. I've been there for over 6 years now and at this point I keep sticking around because of IPS and the Christmas bonus.
I recently learned that after so long or so much (I don't know specifics) but they will eventually max out your raises so you stay at a certain pay when you reach some limit and that goes for your paychecks, IPS percent, and Christmas bonus. Once I reach my limit they can kiss me goodbye, there's no reason for staying with such a twisted company when I know there's nothing more to be gained from it. Dear Team Member #5., How little you know about the world.
I have a job now that requires me to work at least 15 hours a month- the 15 I choose each month. I can work as many as 50 hours in a month- any 50 hours I pick to work.
It's a 24/7/356 operation. I can start out choosing only 15 (which is what I have myself scheduled in July so far) and as the month goes on, I can add more hours if I want to.
Menards Employee Handbook Ips
This company employs about 200 people. We are also allowed to switch and swap time slots after we have chosen them.
Simply put, work when you want to, but when you say you want to, you better be here. If you don't want to work much one month, okay, you don't get much of a paycheck that month either.
Everybody can live a life AND work!! Actually, I had a government job for 3 years that was structured much the same way-slightly different rules.
So, maybe you just need to. It's all about the papers you sign. If you write on your availability as being 'open' or failing to write in the words 'except Saturdays' then you failed yourselves. Much of the time, those who are hiring actually pay little attention to it, and if they ask about it-it's like any other contract, what you tell them isn't as important as what you give them in writing!
I did that at my last part-time job and no one noticed until I asked them to refer back to my availability sheet- it had the words 'no availability' under the Saturday heading. They didn't like it, but they could not schedule me Saturdays.
Someone just over looked it. Come on people, take care of yourselves- no employer is actually going to care about you. I agree with you. I worked for the Menards in Lancaster, Ohio and I never missed a day. When I broke my fingers I had to have them reset(Not job related). And I was going to be off for short while.
While I was in the hospital getting my fingers set back in place, they terminated my employment for 'not being reliable'. Lol what a joke. I then went in with my medical documentation. And they told me that I had my basis covered as far as excuse going but it 'was out of their hands' and there was nothing I could do about it.
But they were kind enough to say, I was 'rehire-able', an that I had to redo all of my paperwork, and retake the orientation all over again like I was a new hire. I laughed and told them why on earth would I ever want to work for them again, after everything I did for that company, and took the slack of the employees in my department while they lolly-gagged about the store and not do anything job related, leaving it all to me to do. That was the best thing that ever happened to me, because I would not have the life I do now.
Menards Employee Policy
I work at menards and I just don't care if they see this and fire me. The company is a terrible place to work. All of the managers I know of at the store I work at play favorites. Part of who they schedule to work is who is reliable and does decent work.
That is fine, and a smart thing. Part of it is a matter of who isn't someone they don't like for personal reasons. We have two guys who are reliable and do good work, but don't get hours because we all know the department manager doesn't like them. I've been without a car for a few weeks now. My motor blew and I'm in the process of doing an engine swap, waiting on parts and getting the time and money. I explained this and that I don't want to ride my bike home at night in the dark, hoping they would be at least understanding and give me hours in the morning instead.
I close 4 of the 5 days I work for the last 3 weeks and the next two weeks. I work every holiday they are open, which is everything except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Day after thanksgiving, I was there. Same with XMas Eve. And I'm schedule to work on the 4th of July.
Nothing says freedom like having to work while everyone else is setting off fireworks, drinking beer and eating. The pay just sucks. Inside, you make minimum wage. In the lumber yard, you get $.50 an hour more. Raises are $.10 a year, assuming you pass a test over policies and procedures covering other departments that you would have no way of knowing about. Paychecks are direct deposited, I believe 3 weeks after the pay period ends, every other week.
If anything is broken or damaged, such as scratching the bed of a truck while loading shingles using a forktruck (this is rather common), it comes out of our paychecks. If a customer special orders something and it comes in damaged but isn't seen when it arrives, we won't take it back. If special orders or prepaid merchandise sits 90 days, it's put back up for sale and the customer's money is not refunded. Mark up on items like lumber are rather low, lock sets, hardware, other small stuff can have a huge mark up. A box of nails costs them $.50 and they charge $5.
Lumber they make about a nickel or a dime a board, up to a dollar or so. I know exactly what you went through.
I worked for the store I was at for 2 years and I was what they considered a 'model employee' until I started having car issues. I was 5 minutes late one day and got completely passed up on a promotion because of it. I worked 2 jobs the whole time I worked there because they only give you hours when they feel like it. I would always be told there was no full time available in any departments only to see someone else get full time a month later. After that I gave up and apparently my opinion is what got me blackballed.
I agree with the original poster this is one of the worst companies to work for and everyone one else who seems to love it, apparently they've gotten to you already and got you in Menards zombie mode.