Another said: “Pay, benefits, not bad – but recommend? NEVER. EVER.”
Black managers at Walmart – which is the largest private employer in America – were asked to give a numerical score from minus 100 to 100, ranking how likely they were to encourage friends and family to work there. The Black directors and senior directors – roles that rank below vice-presidents at Walmart – gave an average score of minus 86.
Meanwhile senior Black managers who report to directors gave a score of minus 100, the lowest score possible. “Positive sentiment decreases at higher levels,” the report concluded.
Black employees make up 28% of new hires but accounted for only 13% of promotions from “hourly” temp positions to management roles, according to Walmart’s latest diversity report. Just 8.4% of the company’s corporate officers are Black, a proportion that has not increased since 2014.