Please chime in. Thoughts?

Has anyone seen the AST build for holiday? Are we getting extra hours?

How true is it that they will eliminate all Support 8030 and MTM's. Is this part of the so called Integrated system? Have not heard anything.

How to get rid of a store mgr.? She is a bully and does nothing but delegate.

Is Christmas up earlier this year? Just saw setups in Bay Area CA store. Caught me by surprise.

Is Ast going to be combined with At Your Service?

What was this about? Anyone know? Many stores making their PTG bonus so were sales plans reduced? Not much to celebrate if you are planned down to Last Year.

I know it’s going to sound like I’m overvaluing the company efforts, but this really struck me as very good advertising. This is a good link between ecommerce and physical stores, and it’s something new and creative. Now that the sales are rising and... — read more 

Any news on what will become of salaried sales managers this go round?

The ideal candidate needs to be comfortable and effective leading through significant complexity. Candidates must be comfortable with quickly evaluating and SUNSETTING legacy approaches that no longer align to the STRATEGY (EVEN THOUGH THEY MIGHT... — read more 

Has anyone had feedback or success dealing with the new HR programs when “opening a case” just isn’t good enough? While MyHR has made it slightly easier and more accessible for all people leaders to preform common/basic HR functions for colleagues... — read more 

I am so sad to see everyone leaving. What is happening behind closed doors with the GM’s?

Did any interesting information come out of the holiday meeting in Reno? Still opening Thanksgiving evening?

The Arizona center eliminated all non-escalation call leads in the entire center. All backline positions were terminated. Per upper management, severance will NOT be offered to backline reps due to the (temporary/seasonal) customer service position... — read more 

Anybody know about district realignment?

Any idea when this will be paid? Will it be this Friday? Will Insite be so slllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooww again? $250M forn HR systems upgrade that is c-ap.

The honeymoon is over, Q2 earnings do not excite many. Back to the drawing board Jeff. Maybe you will need Lampert's help.

Is anybody else shocked that there have been no store closing for at least several months now? Unless I missed something, that is. The way we are going, I was convinced we'd be learning about new closure weekly, if not daily. I guess we are doing... — read more 

Jeff, as you stated in an interview this month, you noted that you have been with the company for over 30 years. Why then are you targeting long term skilled employees? Employees that have helped shape this company, just as yourself. Employees that... — read more 

What do you do when your supervisor completely throws you under the buss with a verbally abusive customer? Even if the situation was completely the customers fault and he was fully aware of it? And then he just expects you to accept it and move on... — read more 

I had a customer today that told me we are being sold to Seats owner. What happens? Do we close or stay open during the sale? I really need my job! Does anyone know how this works?

Desktops were reworked for August 1st. Did anyone notice the disappearance of mtm desktop.?Or if you found it can you tell me where it is? Seems suspicious. They are messing in things that are not broken. The information in the visual desktop has... — read more 

Has anyone heard a rumor that the "Fine" Jewelry portion of the Jewelry Complex going away? We have been a Total Complex for a few years. They have just combined ALL of cosmetics, so now all counters are responsible for all counters "PRE sale"... — read more 

Has anyone else received a request code when you went to sign into Insite? My Macys account was hacked yesterday and today this message!!!!

The Arizona center will most likely close in the next year (or sooner). Look for more layoffs in the next few weeks and again right after the holidays. There was a frantic rush in the past year to spruce up the building and I believe that they are... — read more 

Ask yourself this question, if you owned Macy's? Unfortunately, Macy's and all retailer's are catering to this world. Ask your grandparent's what they did on Sundays when the stores were closed? When stores closed early on Saturday? They spent time... — read more 

Macys is eliminating back office jobs at west. Billing representatives are becoming phone agents. Any position that does not have a equivalent w level are being let go. Hal is vistiting on Thursday. I guess too see his dirty work or maybe see who... — read more 

Anyone else not able to access pay info under my resources?

Someone posted earlier that Eddie Lambert is coming to Macy's, is this true? If so, in what capacity?

Has anyone heard the rumor that Birmingham Brookwood Macy’s is closing?

Does anybody know if we will be opening on Christmas Day in the NE area? Also, are all the managers working again on Thanksgiving day? ... Just a thought :-(

So someone who is getting a discontinued shoe that was once $98 for $33 wants a discount for a slipping sole. That's the cheap shopper we're bringing in now. I'm in a top 100 store mind you.

Availability is input and system generates a schedule based on business needs. Don’t understand how this is going to work with phone hiring schedules and taleo interview schedules! It may be a slow business day but that doesn’t stop interviews and... — read more 

Jeff visiting Northwest G50 Doors last week was run out of one store by Union members. Negotiations for new contract not going well. Macy's wants to open on Christmas Day and Easter, take away PTO days, freeze some of the wages. They chased him in a... — read more 

Purchasing gone pretty much. Central ordering to stay. Stores on their own to get tracking and other info through Bunzl, Grainger or Staples.

AST team what do you think about this new change coming with our schedules??