Question.. If a person's position is eliminated and they decide to take another position within the club, do they keep their current pay???.. Most associates live pay check to pay check as it is..
TC70
Should be around 600-700 more available now. Give them up.
Annual raise?
Well the 2 year 2% contract expired and there is still zero word from home office HR what or if we are going to get a raise. All they have said is that they are doing something different this year going forth... but no other info
The Future is Scary - Inside Amazon's Store that has no checkouts
https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/21/inside-amazons-surveillance-powered-no-checkout-convenience-store/
Marketing reports gone
For all that work in marketing you should have realized by now that all your reports on smart have not updated since 1/16/18 no expired/del no new business member report no credit card report etc. Ticket number put into HO. HO response marketing... — read more
Written up for nothing
I was written up for the smallest infraction last week, as was one of my coworkers. I'm talking unsubstantiated customer complaints, something that was never even considers as a write up before. Does anybody know what this is all about? They want to... — read more
Double Pay
Did anyone else check their pay-stub for the first paycheck after the layoff and didn't get double pay that was promised?
MEETING
Could it just be the YBM Meeting that you all are harping on and getting everyone all upset. CM,S have these meetings every year. You all are blowing this crap way out of proportion and making something out of nothing. You guys are making people... — read more
Stop guessing and speculating.
No matter what companies are going to make adjustments that are best to keep the company is viable. Sam’s Club and Walmart are not the only companies closing locations and laying off thousands of people. The best thing for everyone on this site just... — read more
No planned meetings for club managers next week.
Market managers will be flying out today and tomorrow for a meeting that will last the majority of this week. Any announcements and changes will not come out until end of this week or the beginning or middle of the next week. Any meetings that... — read more
Meeting
Market manager and GM meeting in Branson, Missouri Happening today!!!
Could be a tough week ahead. Good luck to all.
If you keep your job then continue to give it your best effort and be a positive presence while performing it each and every day. If not for the sake of the company, then do it just so you can continue to respect the view of your own face staring... — read more
Manager Meeting Thursday at 730am CT
I have to come in Thursday morning for a mandatory manager meeting. The PTC participated in the first half of the meeting. Anyone else hear this?
Nonbelievers
I was reading this article the other day and the gentleman saying how Whoever is in charge and the way they handled the store closures was a PR nightmare announcing a bonus and a couple hours later closing 63 stores and allowing employees to show up... — read more
Position Eliminated.
We talk about how much we do at work in our current position. I for one can tell you, my responsibilities have been cut in half. I refuse to set around and complain about the changes that are coming. I will find things to do to help other areas in... — read more
Hiring?
Any other clubs had a lot of hiring this past week? Cutting hours in clubs and hiring lower wage associates. Guessing this must be the getting ready to let go higher paid associates?!
Mgr meetings
Managers had meetings today . They have more next week . Something is cooking.
Market meeting
My manager told someone the market managers go-to meetings in Texas next week
Transfer
Transferring is the great debate do we or don’t we transfer. Was this another epic fail that we’re going back to transferring merchandise. Loss of merchandise confusion to the members I’m sure it had some sort of purpose. Another example of if it’s... — read more
Membership
I worked almost 12 years was fired a week before Christmas for job performance although all day long can you help here can you help there , I feel they fired me because I am in my early 50 and I was also a full time employe, I would do anything they... — read more
Team lead , Champ, Coordinator
No membership associates other then desk associates?
Ed Zitron: "They (HR) are trying to pull the wool over people's eyes..."
Check this out - this is a mix of CNN and Inc magazine coverage about store closures and 10,000 layoffs were managed by Sam's and WM... It's bad... PR people should know that the news about Sam's Club closing would hit the papers (so to speak) and... — read more
PTO PAYOUTS!!!!
Just curious how many of you with over 80 hours have checked your PTO BALANCE??? Some people not in jeopardy are showing their PTO payout hours already but not for those with jobs in question!
Plus challenge
Who wants to go harass members it’s that time again plus challenge!
Night crew schedule change
So I just heard from a manager that they are going to make night crew 4 a.m. to 12 p.m. I believe they're doing this to save money not sure tell me your thoughts.
Tired of waiting game
Anybody else completely done with this whole waiting game? Just keeping us in suspense, in constant state of anxiety... Frankly, I honestly believe I'd be better off knowing that my position no longer exists than continue to stress out over it and go... — read more
Restructure
Just got told by Front End MSS that there Is a restructuring of the management team don’t have any more informatio. Does anybody out there have anything on this
Is severance negotiable?
Somebody told me that severance is actually negotiable, that it is hard to get them to up it but not impossible. This sounds pretty out there to me, but he seemed rather convinced he was correct. What are the chances that there is any truth to this?... — read more
Other associates working on your club??
Has anyone had other associates or mangers working in their club?? For some reason we had people from other clubs come to ours and work this week.
For those in closing Sam's Clubs who don't want to risk losing their severance
I was in the layoff of the Audit Team last year. I called the team at the home office that was set up to help answer all the questions you have. They told me to go into your jobs that you may interested in and remove your preferences, leaving it... — read more
Why 63 stores?
Because they needed to lay off 10,000 - that 10k number was driving the store count, not the other way around...
What is going on with these manager meetings?
It's almost the end of the week and nothing yet?..it's terrible playing with people's lives like this. They should be ashamed of themselves!
Membership team lead
Any news regarding membership team lead and marketing team? Walking on eggshells around here waiting
Overnight Manager and Crew
Currently an overnight manager at a Sam's club waiting to see if the ax falls lol. Can someone that's taken a severance package please give some details on what they gave you as a member of management? Also has anyone had to "cash out" their 401k?... — read more
Clubs that are Closing
What are your sales for the year? What was your Sam’s Share profit percentage at?
Moving our DC?
Anyone in any other market (I’m in market 63) having their DC shut down and relocate? Ours in Woodland ca is closing down and relocating to Southern California.
Managers stepping down to hourly
Et task went down about two weeks ago that changed previous "lose 10% pay" to now only apply if you have to be in position at least 12 months. People that don't have time in position go to base pay of new pay plan.
I hope you quickly bounce back
I was affected by this change. I was in accounting and my position was eliminated and replaced with a counting machine. It didn't affect me because I had a better job to fall back on and I quit before I was let go but there's many people that have... — read more
Demo Employees Layoffs
I sure relate to this when they laid off 11,000 Demo Employees in 2010 to bring in a 3rd party, no notice at all, just were escorted out. Two of us had been Charter Members since opening but they could of cared less. I am still very bitter about it... — read more