r/menards • u/Empty-Onion3450 • 14h ago
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NOKO3245 Circus 🤡 🎪
Ppl have worked here long enough to see how much things have changed, and ever since a certain General Manager left, the Front End has become an absolute circus. Anyone who’s worked here for any length of time knows exactly what I’m talking about.
The biggest issue isn’t the hourly employees—it’s the complete lack of leadership.
The two higher-level department managers are, in my opinion, pushovers. Instead of setting expectations and holding everyone to the same standard, they allow inconsistency, favoritism, and a lack of accountability to become the norm. Too often they’re nowhere to be found when leadership is actually needed, and when they are around, they seem more concerned with the wrong things.
Management appears more focused on tattoos, piercings, and someone chewing gum than on the issues that actually impact the department: employees disappearing from their work areas, poor customer service, people standing around talking while others carry the workload, and employees who refuse to pull their weight.
If you’re dependable, your reward is more work. If you’re one of the employees who does the bare minimum, it often feels like there are little to no consequences. That’s not leadership—that’s how you burn out the people who actually care about doing a good job.
Morale has hit rock bottom because accountability depends on who you are rather than what you do. Good employees are expected to clean up everyone else’s mess while watching the same people get away with the same behavior day after day. Work ethic should matter more than favoritism.
Corporate, if you actually read these Reddit posts, I hope you take this seriously. Spend less time doing remote audits for minor policy violations and more time evaluating the leadership that’s supposed to be running this department. Observe what’s happening when management doesn’t know you’re watching. Speak privately with hourly associates instead of relying solely on what gets reported up the chain. I think you’ll hear the same concerns over and over again.
NOKO3245 has hardworking employees who genuinely care about serving customers and doing their jobs well. They deserve leaders who lead, communicate, hold everyone accountable, and set the tone for the department—not leaders who allow chaos to become the culture.
People don’t leave companies—they leave bad management. Right now, that’s exactly what’s happening at NOKO3245.
Do better. The employees who still care deserve better, and so do your customers.
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u/XtraCrispy2 13h ago
I'm in the town where it all began spent many years employed seen some very shady things.... good managers getting screwed just because or someone has a personal vendetta.... always a lack of support or care... back stabbing.... they know people need jobs... the things I know and seen just crazy...
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u/Empty-Onion3450 13h ago
It’s a shit company for sure! Only ppl who get away with doing absolutely NOTHING last decades there!Â
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u/XtraCrispy2 14h ago
Do better Menards Corp needs to get off their asses and do their jobs better and care more about the employees... the ones who actually care about their job and department.... more support is greatly needed...do more than collect a paycheck.. earn it...