Thread regarding Macy's Inc. layoffs

The Macys Clues

from working at M for a while i start to pick up on what is going to happen next..

I worked in women shoes and we all thought commission would go but didnt know when..

the year was 2016 everything was great , sales up , commission was good place was rock n rolling,,.

then 2017 came... by oct of 2017 long time commission associates was being fired left and right... it all started with one person in Oct of 2017... by the finale weeks of xmas 2017 a associates who worked there in shoes for 23 years was fired two days before xmas.. the next day another women shoes associate was let go.. there was now only 4 long term shoe people left.. we was all nervous..by feb 2 more let go for bogus reasons ( discounting , customer issues) a former sales supervisor texted me and asked who was left.. I just said me and another associate out of everyone who has been here for long time.. ( i was there for 7.5 years ) the sales super told me that we was both next to go and that they are looking for any reason to fire us.. this sales sup told me that the other associates will go first.. ( this is a sales sup who left and started to text me )by June of 2018 I was the only person left with no runners, ringers or help... i ran the whole show and nobody new they hired wanted to work in shoes... i was alone for 8 months... useless shoe manager kept saying ill get you help.. and maybe 5 times out of that 8 months i had a ringer or a runner..i managed to make it to xmas 2018 completely exhausted , wiped out and gave blood sweat and tears to the job... i thought i was safe being i made it a full year.. 2019 rolls in and started to get younger adults in dept.. by march of 2019 we had a full staff again .... June of 2019 they told us commission will change to a tier level.. sell 150k get 1.5 commission 250k get 2.5 etc
so to get back to 10 to 12 percent which i started you would have to hit a million a year. i took a LOA being i was so worked to death and dislocated my ribs, had two rotory cuff tears in both shoulders, my feet look like it was put into a meat grinder on high for 3 days straight.. I had cuts and bruises all over my legs and body.. i felt at any moment i was gonna drop dead on the sales floor from exhaustion.. hence why I need to see a doctor.. I was out for 3 months and came back .and notice the dept had sunken into complete shambles as no one new cared.. it was horrible and worse than i left.. this new commission really s—ed and if you sold 3k a day you only saw 30 dollars if that from 8 hours of busting your butt.. Now it dawned on me ... everyone who worked there in the past was let go because they did not want to pay anyone of them a high hourly plus the new commission .. all them long term shoe people was going to be making 20-30 a hr hence the light went on... they fired everyone before they turned the switch off of commission onto hourly... they did not want to pay any long term excellent sales people money.. I was the only one left... and they began getting on my case for breathing weird...long story short.. I made it thru till June 2020 and was giving a package and sent on my way to a better life ... what clues to look for from my story is this... macys has 2-3 years ahead on what and how they will change their biz.
Commission is officially gone in shoes as of feb 2021.. hence why they wanted to fire everyone before it happened... they only wanna pay barely anything for the most stressful job you will ever have in your life..!!
Here is some "clues " i picked up along the way to make it thru ( if you want to stay) in this stressful environment.
1:. Lp Is not there to stop shop lifters they are there to set you up , make stuff up and nail you on any reason under the sun which has to do with changing future biz and in between they will get some real shoplifters. Lp will also put out money on registers, put credit cards /gift cards around registers to see if you take them.. they will also plant things in stock rooms , bathrooms, or anywhere else you are. . they will listen in on your customer phone calls, , you will hear a click when you know they are listening in.. they will follow you around the store keeping 20 feet from you and watch you like a sniper..
2:. changing of store Managers is a ploy to fire other managers, lp and associates , the new store manager will fire someone right away to show they mean biz.. sales managers do this as well. its all BS.
3: if you noticed certain position are being let go in a course of a year.. that position is done..
4: Promotion is hidden as a demotion . or quite firing.. they will put you in a position they know you cant handle to pull the plug on you or that " promotion" in one year only to find that jobs was cut
5:if they move to another store and break everyone up... then someone amongst you is stealing and they are trying to figure out who
6: Lp break rules and codes left and right... everyday all day.. that is a sure sign that the store manager is letting them or ops/vs is letting them.. if they want you gone they will make it happen
7: Lp pulls audits on everyone in the store during down time to see if you are doing the right thing.. if there is alot of discounts they will run it by your manager and if its ok ( if your manager has your back) then nothing will happen to you.. if the manager did ok the discounts for customer reasons and doesn't like you... your done.
8: you will get random " customer calls" from corporates to see how well you are on the phone for orders.. this is a secret shopper type thing.. be professional and outgoing as possible on every call..
9: corporates does secrets shoppers . they will come in a try to push your buttons..
10: remember a raise is just one foot out the door at big ole M.. M store all have a budget and if your position is over or they can hire 2/3 people to do your job for less.. your done !...
11: Morning meetings is a cult gathering " to excite the troops" as they put it.. all it is a time wasting event . its also to see how you act ... if your dont put your two cents in they think your not outgoing enough to work there..
12: last and not least... Please do not drink the kool aid..... M is trying to get you sell your soul to the devil... do not drink the kool aid...
remember everything is 2 years in advance... hence all the changes coming.. store managers, ops/vs. Lp, being let go left in right... look for the signs... better yet look for a better career !

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Post ID: @OP+19o5TamU

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This poor guy :( We have now all literally witnessed the end stages of what Macys does to the mind.

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Post ID: @ajuf+19o5TamU

The response is what I expected. So Ap reads these post. They read my entire page that was the needed amount of time to figure out who you are. Remember you guys are so slick not little ole me can’t get you all busted for fraud and stealing. Js. Knows well !! See see ya !

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Post ID: @amuw+19o5TamU

"I saw it as it was in Ap room"

"Head of security would cover stuff up by burning paper work in garbage of Ap camera room. How do I know ? Cause it smelled like a fire. "

So did you smell the smoke or see the fire? Seems like your memory has changed?

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Post ID: @9pxl+19o5TamU

Hey Sherlock what was on the paper? Secrets to area 51?

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Post ID: @9igx+19o5TamU

Not even Scooby Doo could understand your Macy’s clues. Umhh

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Post ID: @9nvs+19o5TamU

Well. Was you there ? Did you smell the fire ? I saw it as it was in Ap room. Ap manager was burning papers in garbage inside camera room. Very dishonest and shady. Guy should be fired ! I worked Ap. The guy is very Corrupt

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Post ID: @9iol+19o5TamU

Burning paperwork, sure....

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Post ID: @7ggv+19o5TamU

How I came across it ? Simple. Kept being treated like a criminal and started to notice how Ap was acting. Running off curbs , cursing , blasting rap music in camera room , sound more like a wild party in there other than work. Head of security would cover stuff up by burning paper work in garbage of Ap camera room. How do I know ? Cause it smelled like a fire. I also asked him where the smell was coming from and he said oh don’t worry about it it’s OK. That in it self is shady.

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Post ID: @6dnp+19o5TamU

It'a Cloak and Dagger, not clock. Your post if a clear effort of rambling without any facts. Anyone who has worked with any retailer knows in the industry of security (AP/LP) understands how absurd the stories can become.

In addition of course there are associates in AP/LP who embezzle and are not the right fit for there position. Do tell how you have come across all this valuable information about all this movement in your stores AP team (by the way its been AP for a number of years).

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Post ID: @6wjw+19o5TamU

Just because the LP manager and his crew were corrupt, it doesn't mean every LP team is. If the LP manager was corrupt as you say, then no doubt his team members would be also. I have seen where LP members lost their jobs for not following procedures, even on a simple stop. When it comes to dealing with the public, it is much harder for LP to do as they wish, I'm talking about mistreatment and things like that. It will get out and corporate will hear about it. Macy's does not want bad publicity.
Also, LP can not listen in on calls, those clicks you hear are noises in your head.

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Post ID: @6ekf+19o5TamU

keyword from replies is integrity of Lp Manager... and guess what he was a real Pos ! he let his team run off the curb, curse ( say the N word , make fun of customers and associates) he would get caught on certain issues and then try to blame the associates for it.. he would lie threw his teeth to corporates. the funny part is 3 of his lp guys all got caught stealing. one quit before the hammer fell the other guy was fired... corporates caught on and moved the final Lp guys out of the store .. moved one far away and moved another in other direction.. they got a whole new lp team.. so for being " Paranoid' " or wearing a " Tin hat with a clock and dagger " I guess my assumptions was spot on.. they was all corrupt! the Lp/op was offered a package and instead took the Op/vs Position which he doesn't do any of the visual at all.. also the entire store was relived by them moving the last two bad apples out of the store...

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Post ID: @5lsj+19o5TamU

Wow... you sound like you will believe anything! There is some medication that will help with Paranoia. Also.... Please learn how to use the words “were” vs “was”.

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Post ID: @5haa+19o5TamU

Thank you for your service, I mean that sincerely. However, don't believe everything you hear unless you see it with your own eyes. I'm talking mainly about the "out to get you" part.
In the short 5 years I've worked full time with Macy's, I've been a part of many depts, so I have seen more than most. That includes management and AP, or as you call it LP. Sure there is some favoritism when it comes to promoting management or moving up. I actually had a VPM tell me, before it happened, why an attractive young lady was targeted to become a sales manager, she was just a sales associate before that. Sure enough, within a year she was elevated to sales manager, bypassing others with more experience. Her looks fit exactly what Macy's wanted to represent a certain area. I'm not saying that happens everywhere within but it does happen.
In regards to LP, there's a lot of false info you've been given. Yes it would not surprise me if LP set someone up but that also depends on the integrity of the LP manager. I doubt they listen in on calls, if they did they would have to disclose that. I've worked within the LP dept and never witnessed or was asked to listen in on someone's phone call when trying to catch a colleague. Yes LP would rather catch a colleague than a shoplifter, I won't go into details on that.
To keep this not so lengthy, I have way more to say, it takes a lot for someone to get fired. You would have to do something extreme like steal. Yes it's easier to fire management but still Macy's would rather cover themselves instead of getting sued. So they do try to go by the book before firing. I have witnessed many times where colleagues ride the clock, or take lunch without clocking out when they should have. Nope no firing even though LP was aware. Again, that depends on discretion of LP but they would have to have solid evidence not hearsay.

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Post ID: @4mev+19o5TamU

Macy’s is everyone for themselves. No team no mission and the poster is correct! One minute a manager has your back next they throw under a bus to please a stored manager

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Post ID: @4jhp+19o5TamU

You are NOT INSANE. But it is obvious there is no one to talk to. It’s every man out for himself. Throw integrity out the window and save yourself, no matter what it is you have to do ! Good luck’

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Post ID: @3pgi+19o5TamU

DIDNT Read LOL

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Post ID: @3kfy+19o5TamU

Paragraphs and true sentences with proper spelling and correct pronunciation can impact employment in a professional setting.

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Post ID: @3lee+19o5TamU

Some people that work for Macy's and believe in their BS magic that go on here questioning what others that are observant say, are the ones to get others fired. You're all slaves for the rich that toggle you like the number you are. Their CFO got their start at a company that just plead guilty to BS and settled out of court for $600million. They're now joining Macy's to cheese shave from the bottom up. OP save your breath and let these Macy's slaves do what they do best for the bare minimum. Ignorance is bliss, but they'd call it being grateful to still have a job. Now be well.

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Post ID: @2mby+19o5TamU

So basically, to sum up this very lengthy post your thoughts are as follows. No division can be trusted, and they are out of even get each other. LP for example is listening in on calls, running 24/7 surveillance with baiting tests. But if the store manager changes LP becomes the enemy, but then they also follow the will of other managers (to do there bidding) and are still being fired left and right.
Every minute of every day is a test in your cloak and dagger life. I believe you may have forgot to wear your tin foil hat.

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Post ID: @1sqk+19o5TamU

Yawn
Why didn't you take a knee and get work comp?

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Post ID: @1lzx+19o5TamU

I was bitter and insane for working there. You. Prolly are too just don’t know it yet

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Post ID: @1oxv+19o5TamU

You sound bitter and insane lol

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