answer:This answer is the result of some judicious Googling. Walmart has the distinction of being known for internal promotion – 70% of managers were promoted to manager from within. However, and I’ve done the math on this before in another question, the statistical likelihood that any given employee will be promoted to the first level manager means one would have to work there for 17 years to guarantee such a promotion. They have so many hourly workers, turnover is high, and their yearly raises are laughable. 20 cents. 60 cents, maximum, if your performance is flawless, no matter how long you’ve been working there. Here (PDF) is their pay plan circa 2013 Marshall’s – This review on Glassdoor suggests that the company is kinder (paycheck-wise) to outside applicants for manager positions than it is to people who are working up the ladder. My recommendation? Try to stay out of retail.