I've been with the company for just over 3 years now. And yes I have seen my share of job cuts, position cuts and crappy so called "pay raises". The only real thing a love about working at Sam's Club are my co workers and a few of my managers. The... — read more
PTC's
Get over yourselves. We have all gone above and beyond at some point. PTC's must all be a like...self centered and forget they punch a clock too!!!!
We’ll see how long this last
I’ve been with the company for 8 years now and I’ve seen it all. When they don’t want you around anymore, they will dig up every single little thing you did wrong and start coaching you left and right. I’ve even seen the market team do this to some... — read more
To all 20 year + associates
if you think about it most of the positions they eliminating are long term associates. They can hire 2-3 pt for one of us. I'm a 25 yr associate and my job is probably next. I wish they would just do it and be done with it. dragging this out is worse... — read more
Sam Walton must be SO ASHAMED...
...for the way his company is being run!!!! My husband has worked for Sams for 28 years and busted his A-- off for this company at bare minimum money he's made in this time. NOTHING BUT GREED in the Corporate office! This company is a sad disgrace to... — read more
Respect For the Individual -- Strive for Excellence -- Great Customer Service
20 year Associate that’s pretty much half my life to a company that respected the individual and stressed it be used on a day to day basis I base my life living off of My hard dedication to a company that promised so much to their associates it’s... — read more
New nightly manager shifts
It's happening in our club on the schedule starting October 7th. It's not really the point of changing shifts, I mean it is a life change and anybody who has worked it knows that. It's more of the fact of how it was presented vs how it is really... — read more
Take Pride in Your Job!
It's just sad that the "higher ups" don't remember where they came from. Take pride in your job? For what? To be used and discarded? AES? What a joke. I am a PTC that has taken my job seriously and have done it with extreme pride. I have spent my... — read more
Sam's Club Severance Question
Does anyone know if you have to stay until Dec 1st to get the severance? Also, do you know how is severance defined, what kind of rules govern severance payments - where can I find that info, alternatively, I'd appreciate if someone posts here so... — read more
PTC job to be eliminated?
Do they really think all a PTC does is hire and train people. We do so much more then that. I'm a long term associate, over 25 years, and evidently will be losing my PTC job next year. I get that it's all about the mighty dollar but what about all of... — read more
SAMS is its own worst enemy
Sam’s as we know it will slowly desolve. in large markets such as mine, there are too many clubs. go 5 miles in any direction and there’s a club. same with walmart. i see some of theses closing down, what’s the point of so many. everything about... — read more
Good Customer Svc
I'm in marketing. When I talk to people about scan and go, I get "I don't want to put anyone out of a job". People want to deal with people. Robots are impersonal.
I worked for Wal-Mart Corporation for 23 years.
I started out at Wal-Mart stores and the my last 10 years were at Sam's. As a company they are trying to compete with Amazon .com they want to be number one in e commerce. When it came time for our remodel at the beginning of 2017 only the bare... — read more
Forklift maintenance
They took away the audit team and forklift maintenance back in June. But on the forklift maintenance if you had been in the position awhile you were grandfathered in to it but when you leave its becomes a closed out position. Walmart makes millions... — read more
Sams 4860
I was on the audit team at club 4860 for 12 years and my job was eliminated on June 5th of this year. Fortunately I was able to draw early social security. I miss the people I worked with a lot but it was not the same great place of employment that... — read more
Photo Lab
I was told all the new Sams being built do not have a photo lab. The next remodel we have, I may be out of my job as photo tech. 😪 I've had this job for 11 years and I really enjoy it.
Hawaii
Yes Hawaii also did away with the audit team - they went to other departments though. I been there 19 years... I'm a meat wrapper I'm waiting for the day they say no need wrappers...
Sam's Club Rehire Policy
Do you know anything about rules or policy that is enforced if someone wants to be rehired by Sam's Club? I am thinking about reapplying if I get laid off in this round. Thanks!
Jewelry
Are they eliminating jewelry associates with the new counters?
Membership
Been with company almost 30 yrs and yes good money however I am to damn old to cashier so with that when my position goes so do I
When the one club closed, every associate that wanted to stay...
They have been and are downsizing. In my 25 years experience with them, and I've been through one closure, the company has been awesome about placing you in another position. In my club when they got rid of the Auditing position, every auditor got... — read more
Severance and unemployment?
Does anyone know if taking severance eliminates applying for unemployment? I remember something about a 6 month wait being part of the severance agreement a couple yrs ago. This was buried in another thread, but I was wondering the same thing so I... — read more
Making us prepare everything for our own demotion
How many others think it is BS that we have to train everyone on the machine that is replacing us before we get demoted? This is what I find especially low and upsetting about this whole thing, and I am sure we are not the only ones. I am sure none... — read more
Overnight / Night Managers
Overnight are going to be split into two stocking shifts 2pm-10pm and 4am-12pm or something similar. Night Managers coming to days. Was told this last week. So if I'm really looking at this what will the need for a night manager on days be? There are... — read more
Sales Floor / Overnight Stockers
I am a 25 year associate that works on sales floor, are there any changes coming for long term associates either on sales floor or overnight stockers? Are they going to cut us to part time? What is next for us?
Cash office eliminated - the machines are arriving December 1st 2017
Club manager this morning announced the cash office to eliminate three positions. One full time and two part time positions because of installation of a automated cash counting machine, effective Dec 1st. The full time position has been here about 25... — read more
Sam's Club 57 billion dollar revenue for 2016! And layoffs?
Oh come on! I'm tired of the company taking and taking! Looking for another job! Something so crooked about this!
Cash office Team Lead
Job elimination due to replacement by a machine. Cashiers will feed their money into a slot and that's it. The associate has until December 1st to find a position within the club.
Long Tern Associates Beware
I was a 22 year associate with no history of job performance issues until late 2016 when i suddendly started getting wrote up for every little thing. I was fired for having 4 absences in 6 months! They said i could come back in 6 months. Since i was... — read more
Severance / Unemployment
Does anyone know if taking severance eliminates applying for unemployment? I remember something about a 6 month wait being part of the severance agreement a couple yrs ago.
Confirmed: More layoffs and job restructures are coming
I have a contact at home office that has given me the following information: The final phase of the layoffs will be rolled out in Jan but not go into effect until after Feb. Membership manager and lead will officially go away. A new grocery manager... — read more
one who lost my job of 31 years
They did a remodel at my club and closed the photolab. I was an associate for 3 years and they offered me a piddling amount for a severance package. I did ask if there were full time positions open and managers I asked said no so I took the severance... — read more
Sam's Club thoughts...
Next positions to be axed will be the rec teams, If I had to guess I'd say 1st of Jan before the 4th qtr ends. I also believe that the PTC position will be removed as the c company is investing heavily in payroll software that the APM manager can do... — read more
Robots Are Taking Over!
Robots Are Taking Over: All accounting offices have been brought down to 20-28 hours. Majority have 28. divided between 2 associates, 12 for one and 16 for the other. THE ROBOT TAKES OVER. I am estimating that our Marketing is probably next followed... — read more