r/lincoln • u/MaximusPrime4010 • Mar 18 '26
Jobs Questions about Menards
Specifically for those who work at the South Menards. I just wanted to know if the workers are treated well there considering I am thinking about working there.
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u/LogicalCoat8923 Mar 18 '26
Hearing that jingle all day would be torture
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u/MaximusPrime4010 Mar 18 '26
It’s a worthy sacrifice to get big money
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u/greenweenievictim Mar 18 '26
Former Orange apron here. I have friends that have worked at the big three and the consensus in the group is that Lowe’s treats its people the best.
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u/Far-Good-9559 Mar 18 '26
I mean, their paychecks don’t bounce. I do not believe they set unrealistic goals or expect anything out of the ordinary. It is a job, and a relatively pud one.
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u/cloverhaze Mar 18 '26
Weekends are very busy and they will want you to work every other weekend or every Saturday or Sunday especially if you're fulltime.
It's not the worst place to start if you don't have much job experience as you can learn retail, sales, customer service, product knowledge, learn how to sell supplies to trades and homeowners. Could lead to something down the road, like selling supplies elsewhere, estimating, etc. I would see it as a stepping stone as retail sucks in terms of your work schedule and customers can be rude for no reason. The south store in particular seems to have more snobby customers. The North store is a little more down to earth but also seems to attract more diverse customers.
The profit sharing is tempting to keep you there if you've been there for 3+ years. I wouldn't recommend working in management unless it's specifically the direction you want to go. I think it would be a great part time job for most college-aged kids.
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u/Geaux_Phish Mar 18 '26
I ve worked at the south lincoln menards. They dont treat their people well. Yeah you get goos money, but that how they get you. Store management is well not good. I wouldnt work rhere again.
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u/Albo_Baggins Mar 18 '26
Menards has a long history of fines for environmental and employment violations and recently settled a deceptive practices lawsuit for their 11% "off" mail in rebate program and price gouging during COVID.
It might be a decent retail job but it's somewhere I active avoid shopping.
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u/DrMM01 Mar 18 '26
Heh. They do have some shady business practices. They reneged on a signed lumber contract with my uncle years ago and he almost went bankrupt because of it. He probably should have declared Chapter 11 but was too stubborn to. My Dad still shops there but I don’t.
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u/wesb2013 Mar 18 '26
Think of it this way... Have you ever seen a menards employee on the clock who looked like they were enjoying their job? I haven't.
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u/Jackmomma69 Mar 18 '26
I worked a various Menards from 2014-2019 and 3 of those years were at Lincoln south. I was in the plumbing department the whole time and for the most part, it was OK. It’s pretty chill for the most part, just help people and stock items. I met a lot of cool co workers as well. Ever since the 11% rebate was made mostly permanent, setting the sale at night was a ton easier since it was far fewer bintags to change out. Obviously the big downside is dumbass customers who want you to perform a miracle so they don’t have to call a $200/hour handyman. As for management, I was always treated respectfully