It's just too bad they can't pay their retail employees a livable wage!
Software engineers tell Glassdoor that Walmart pays more than Facebook
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Re: Software engineers tell Glassdoor that Walmart pays more than Facebook
#32This won't apply to everyone, but before applying to Walmart/Walmart Labs, do remember that Walmart will ask you to pass a drug test.
Also remember that they are evil. I don't toss this around lightly, but Wal-Mart is one of the very few companies (I actually can't think of any others right now) that I absolutely will not do business with no matter what.
Facebook is to privacy as Wal-Mart is to small retail business.
Re: Software engineers tell Glassdoor that Walmart pays more than Facebook
#33Re: Software engineers tell Glassdoor that Walmart pays more than Facebook
#34It's just too bad they can't pay their retail employees a livable wage!
I believe they are transitioning to full time positions for exactly that reason.
Re: Software engineers tell Glassdoor that Walmart pays more than Facebook
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
Also remember that they are evil. I don't toss this around lightly, but Wal-Mart is one of the very few companies (I actually can't think of any others right now) that I absolutely will not do business with no matter what.
Facebook is to privacy as Wal-Mart is to small retail business.
s/small business/small retail/
Re: Software engineers tell Glassdoor that Walmart pays more than Facebook
#36For anyone wondering why this might be, you may benefit from looking up the term "compensating differential" on Wikipedia. The general idea is that if a job has less appeal (because it is less pleasant or prestigious, which it's reasonable to believe SWE for Walmart is), you have to pay more to get the same talent.
I was about to say the exact same thing before I read your comment. It doesn't matter if you get more money, you will still be a software engineer at Walmart!
Odd. I'd say the same thing, except s/Walmart/Facebook.
Re: Software engineers tell Glassdoor that Walmart pays more than Facebook
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Also remember that they are evil. I don't toss this around lightly, but Wal-Mart is one of the very few companies (I actually can't think of any others right now) that I absolutely will not do business with no matter what.
Could you elaborate why?
They severely mistreat their employees when it comes to on-the-job injuries.
Friend of mine injured his knee while working in one of their warehouses. A perverse company policy gives bonuses if the crew is injury-free for a certain amount of time. This is supposed to improve safety, but what it does is cause management to put intense pressure on workers not to see a doctor when injured, because if they don't see a doctor then it doesn't count.
In my friend's case, this exacerbated the injury greatly. By the time he got medical attention, it was a $20,000 surgery. Wal-Mart then denied responsibility, saying it was an old football injury and thus a preexisting condition not covered by their health policy. This basically bankrupted him.
Beyond that, they achieve low prices by leveraging their massive size difference to completely screw producers. Examples:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:MF1qnjm...
http://www.fastcompany.com/54763/man-who-said-no-wal-mart
In short, Wal-Mart will make big promises that generate big commitments from suppliers, then break their contracts in ways that are difficult to fight in order to save money and make the suppliers ever more dependent on them.
But, to be honest, the way they personally affected me by fucking over my friend is by far the bigger reason behind my judgment.
I'm not generally troubled by the way that companies act as amoral profit-maximizers. But they're supposed to do it within the law. Wal-Mart actively screws over people by playing outside the rules, far beyond what I see other companies doing.
Re: Software engineers tell Glassdoor that Walmart pays more than Facebook
#38Glassdoor data is useless, especially if you are trying to get "averages" from it.
For entry level it might be okay. Non-entry level or positions where bonus is a large percentage of total comp it is useless. Listed compensation for non-entry investment banking or trading is widely inaccurate.
Re: Software engineers tell Glassdoor that Walmart pays more than Facebook
#39Right, but that doesn't include the extremely valuable equity grants given to engineers at these high-growth tech companies.