Pros
You can pick up on quite a bit of knowledge by studying up on product literature, talking with contractors, etc. Also, the bonuses can get pretty big after working there for several years.
Kontras
The best way I can think to describe Menard's is that it is a very old school style of management- management through fear. This starts with the General Office in Wisconsin and works its way down to the store management level. There is a definite lack of respect when it comes to the way employees are treated. I had never heard of a company fining its employees before I started working here, but it could happen at any time whether it be for forgetting to put up a sale sign or to a yard manager for not pulling all the weeds in the parking lot. There is absolutely no room for creative thinking, either. Also, I have never seen micro-management like I have here. There are employees whose whole work day in Wisconsin consists of watching cameras from the various stores to make sure everybody is doing what they are supposed to do. It feels a lot like being on a kidnergarten field trip every day, except for the fact that a lot of those days last for 10 or more hours.