Sam's Club Culture | Comparably
Sam’s Club is a membership retail warehouse club. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
2765
TOTAL
RATINGS
21014

Sam's Club Company Culture

Sam's Club Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.6/5
Sam's Club's Overall Culture is rated D

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Sam's Club CEO

Bottom 15%Bottom 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Kathryn McLay Sam's Club's CEO
Kathryn McLay
57 /100

Diversity at Sam's Club

Bottom 40%Bottom 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C

Diverse employees at Sam's Club have rated Team, Environment, and Retention as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Sam's Club

Bottom 30%Bottom 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C-

Women at Sam's Club have rated Environment, Perks And Benefits, and Compensation as the highest categories they have scored

Sam's Club eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Bottom 20%Bottom 20% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

-34

Sam's Club employees are -34% more likely to recommend Sam's Club as a great place to work

26%Promoters
14%Passives
60%Detractors

Working at Sam's Club

Working at Sam's Club is rated below average by 2765 employees, across various culture dimensions. Sam's Club employees rate Environment highest among all categories, and think that Manager and Leadership have the most room for improvement, putting Sam's Club’s culture in the Bottom 15% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 40% compared to other companies in Fayetteville, AR. See below in detail how working at Sam's Club was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Sam's Club

D

Overall Company Culture at Sam's Club is rated D

Last updated 11 days ago

Bottom
15%

Sam's Club ranks in the Bottom 15% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 2765 Employees

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Design
87
Design87
Marketing
68
Marketing68
Customer Success
61
Customer Success61
IT
61
IT61
Product
61
Product61
Customer Support
60
Customer Support60
Admin
59
Admin59
Sales
59
Sales59
Operations
58
Operations58
HR
42
HR42
Engineering
41
Engineering41

Sam's Club Employee Reviews

Out of 2128 Sam's Club employee reviews, 62% were positive. The remaining 38% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Sam's Club improve their work culture.

62%
38%
Positive Reviews62%
Constructive Feedback38%

Positive Reviews From Sam's Club Employees

  • What makes you most happy at work?
    My paid check form working
    Posted 12 days ago
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    A roof over the foods
    Posted 12 days ago
  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    Talking about next working day
    Posted 12 days ago

Constructive Feedback From Sam's Club Employees

  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Fair with everyone and less gossiping
  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    Always short staffed and no help from management until a member threaten complaints
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Management laughs at employees struggles. They constantly put you in sink or swim situations and then joke about how well / not so well you did. They completely ignore calls on the radio for assistance. There is large lack of communication and respect and too many inflated egos walking around.

Sam's Club Company Information

Sam's Club Company Overview

Sam’s Club is a membership retail warehouse club.

Sam's Club Mission, Vision & Values

Sam's Club Mission & Values

Sam's Club is on a mission to be the membership you love the most. Since 1983, we've worked to provide our members quality products at incredible values.

Sam's Club Vision Statement

Mr. Sam s vision continues to guide and inspire our leadership team to do the same.

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at Sam's Club

Our commitment to giving also includes a desire to drive sustainability that positively impacts everyday individuals, and our planet. We have donated 64 million meals, and helped recycle over 496,000 tons of material that include cardboard, plastic, aluminum and food waste. These efforts combined with our support of small businesses contribute to a strong economy and healthy population.

HeadquarterBentonville, AR 72716-0745
United States of America
Websitewww.samsclub.com
Founding Date1983
Tel1.800.331.0085
Company StatusPrivate

Sam's Club Competitors

Sam's Club competitors include Costco, Rakuten, Lowe's Home Improvement, and Chiquita Brands International. Sam's Club ranks 5th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Sam's Club compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Costco's Logo
    Costco
    4.6/5
  2. #2
    Rakuten's Logo
    Rakuten
    3.6/5
  3. #3
    Lowe's Home Improvement's Logo
    Lowe's Home Improvement
    3.1/5
  4. #4
    Chiquita Brands International's Logo
    Chiquita Brands International
    2.9/5
  5. #5
    Sam's Club's Logo
    Sam's Club
    2.6/5
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Sam's Club Employees

2765 employees at Sam's Club have reviewed Sam's Club across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 11 days ago.

Overall, the 2765 Sam's Club employees give their leadership a grade of D-, or Bottom 10% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Sam's Club are not very pleased with their total compensation at Sam's Club, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Sam's Club are not very pleased with their team. 2765 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Sam's Club are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Sam's Club believe the environment at Sam's Club is negative. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Sam's Club is extremely fast. About 84% of the employees at Sam's Club work 8 hours or less, while 5% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Sam's Club are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Sam's Club employees generally work 8.3 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Sam's Club report the work pace is extremely fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Sam's Club have 0 meetings
Meetings
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71% of Sam's Club employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Sam's Club employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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54% of Sam's Club employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Sam's Club employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
A Day in the Life
59% of Sam's Club employees call their work environment negative
Environment

Joining Sam's Club - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Sam's Club is that the company was very unprepared on their first day. Sam's Club employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 10% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Sam's Club KPIs and OKRs

At Sam's Club 44% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Sam's Club's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 27 Sam's Club employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 13 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes48%
No52%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes44%
No56%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Sam's Club CEO & Leadership

Sam's Club CEO - Kathryn McLay

Kathryn McLay Sam's Club's CEO
57 /100

Sam's Club’s CEO Kathryn McLay started in this role in 2019. Kathryn’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Kathryn in the Bottom 15% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 35% compared to CEOs of all other companies in Fayetteville, AR. Kathryn McLay’s employees rank Sam's Club in the Top 50% for Environment, in the Bottom 35% for Compensation, and in the Bottom 30% for Perks And Benefits. McLay is generally unpopular with Sam's Club employees, but ranks especially low with employees in the Admin department, and by employees in the HR department and employees in the Operations department. However, employees with the company for 2 to 5 Years have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO.

Sam's Club Leadership

The Sam's Club Executive Team is rated a “D” and led by CEO Kathryn McLay, Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer Gisel Ruiz, and COO Samsclub.com Chandra Holt

  • Kathryn McLay  CEO / President

    Kathryn McLay CEO / President

    Kathryn McLay serves as the CEO / President of Sam's Club.

  • Gisel Ruiz Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer

    Gisel Ruiz serves as the Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer of Sam's Club. Gisel started at Sam's Club... read more

  • Chandra Holt COO Samsclub.com

    Chandra Holt serves as the COO Samsclub.com of Sam's Club. Chandra started at Sam's Club in Aug of 2018. Chandra... read more

  • Lance Rosa Sr. Vice President, Operations Transformation

    Lance Rosa serves as the Sr. Vice President, Operations Transformation of Sam's Club. Lance started at Sam's Club in Feb... read more

  • Tom Wait Senior Vice President, Strategy & Real Estate Operations

    Tom Wait serves as the Senior Vice President, Strategy & Real Estate Operations of Sam's Club. Tom started at Sam's Club... read more

  • Kevin OConnor Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager

    Kevin OConnor serves as the Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager of Sam's Club. Kevin started at Sam's... read more

  • Cedric Clark VP - Operations

    Cedric Clark serves as the VP - Operations of Sam's Club. Cedric started at Sam's Club in Aug of 2017. Cedric currently... read more

  • Tim Simmons VP Operations Transformation

    Tim Simmons serves as the VP Operations Transformation of Sam's Club. Tim started at Sam's Club in Jan of 2017. Tim... read more

  • Kyle Kinnard Vice President Fresh Operations

    Kyle Kinnard serves as the Vice President Fresh Operations of Sam's Club. Kyle started at Sam's Club in Nov of 2016.... read more

Sam's Club Salaries

How much does Sam's Club pay?

How much do people at Sam's Club get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Sam's Club is $130,865, or $62 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $130,152, or $62 per hour.

At Sam's Club, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $232,401 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $36,000 annually. Average Sam's Club salaries by department include: Sales at $157,774, Finance at $90,241, Operations at $102,199, and Admin at $61,975. Half of Sam's Club salaries are above $130,152.

1037 employees at Sam's Club rank their Compensation in the Bottom 35% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 3106 ratings) while 1007 employees at Sam's Club rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 30% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 1028 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Sam's Club employees include job titles like Lead Engineer, Event Planner, Operations Manager, and Admin Assistant. Comparably data has a total of 3 salary records from Sam's Club employees.

Last updated 12 days ago.

1st Percentile
$67k
$67k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$94k
$94k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$123k
$123k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$182k
$182k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$236k
$236k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$277k
$277k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$296k
$296k100th Percentile
$130,865*
Average Compensation
$130,152*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Sam's Club Salaries by City

Sam's Club Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Sam's Club

Diverse employees at Sam's Club score the company 63/100 across various culture categories, placing Sam's Club in the Bottom 40% of companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Sam's Club across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 87/100
Department - Design
Men 71/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years
Diverse Employees 87/100
Department - Design

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 42/100
Department - HR
Men 41/100
Department - Engineering
Diverse Employees 33/100
Department - Engineering

Sam's Club Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Office Perks

  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space

Sam's Club PTO

Sam's Club's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 0-10 days off a year with 78% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Sam's Club's most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 50% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Sam's Club's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a less than $500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time10%
Vacation Policy50%
Office Meals10%
401k Contribution30%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes22%
No78%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo21%
$1500 - $2500/mo16%
$1000 -$1500/mo15%
$500 -$1000/mo11%
Less than $500/mo37%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Sam's Club Careers

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Overview of Candidates Interested in Sam's Club on Comparably

Candidates By Department

Customer Support
27%
HR
18%
All Industries
18%
Sales
18%
Business Development
9%
Other
9%

Candidates By Location

Charlotte
18%
Sioux Falls
9%
Austin
9%
Bentonville
9%
Hallandale
9%
Other
45%

Sam's Club Internship Program

Acquiring a position in Sam's Club's Internship Program is generally does not offer internships. Why intern at Sam's Club? Employees are not so happy at Sam's Club and rate their office perks as neutral. It’s summer, interning should not be only a learning experience, but also an enjoyable one. Sam's Club employees say they’re rarely bored at work. Additionally, 42% have developed close friendships with their co-workers.

How difficult is it to get an internship at Sam's Club?

Customer Support
Sales
Very Difficult0%
Somewhat Difficult33%
Not Difficult0%
Difficult0%
Does Not Offer Internships67%
Answered by 3 Customer Support Interns
Very Difficult50%
Somewhat Difficult25%
Not Difficult0%
Difficult0%
Does Not Offer Internships25%
Answered by 4 Sales Interns

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Sam's Club

Who is the CEO of Sam's Club?

Sam's Club CEO is Kathryn McLay, their score by employees is 57

What is Sam's Club eNPS?

The eNPS for Sam's Club is -34

What is the salary for Sales Manager in Sam's Club?

Sales Manager average salary in the US is 146k

What are the salaries in the Product in Sam's Club?

The average salaries for Product in Sam's Club is 165k

Who are Sam's Club competitors?

Sam's Club main competitors are Costco, Rakuten, Lowe's Home Improvement, Chiquita Brands International

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