About WalMart
With the turn of the century, Wal-Mart Stores continued to grow and today the company maintains more than 6,200 facilities worldwide, including 3,800 stores in the United States. In 2005, Wal-Mart opened experimental stores that conserve natural resources and save energy in McKinney, TX and Aurora, CO and the company launched the "Acres for America" program to conserve critical wildlife habitats.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. offers a wide range of choices (more than 50 different benefits) in their benefits package in order to meet the unique financial, family & personal needs of employees.
Health Benefits: Life, dental, long-term disability, short-term disability and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
Money Benefits: Profit sharing and 401(k) plan, vacation pay, associate stock purchase plan, pay programs, financial education and store discounts for employees and their families.
Work / Life Benefits: Discounts on child care, travel & other services, educational reimbursements, professional counseling services, leaves of absence, scholarships for higher education and long-term service benefits.
Career Benefits: Classroom training, internships, in-store & on-the-job training, computer-based training, mentoring and various other opportunities for employees to gain the skills they need for promotions and a successful career.