Rumor has it that all STLs must report to their regional office and then be the opening leadership in the store the next morning for some big announcement. Any STLs know anything about this? Or have any sort of inclination of what it could be about?
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@1p5 it's happening this year - SSS, OW, ATLs, stockers, cashiers, all gone because teams will be combining into "perishable/non perishable" the severance will be one week for every six months worked, capping out at 20 weeks pay, COBRA will kick in and people will be insured for six months after the layoffs, PTO will be paid out, as well as HSA funds. Sept 10th is when the meeting for STLs will take place and all of this will come down officially. Until then, work and bank your PTO. Amazon is cleaning house. SFAs are also on the chopping block. UKGPro is about to turn stores upside down and make it impossible for anyone to request a day off or have a decent schedule. If you are only available in the day hours, expect to get about 15 hours a week, if you don't have open availability, you will be pushed out. If you have open availability expect turn around shifts, and shifts for things that you are not trained to do if you want full time hours. Amazon is here and it will be run like a fulfillment center, be prepared to be tracked on your 10min break - bathroom time counts as "time off task" which you will be written up for. 15% of store staff will be heading to the furloughs. It's a skeleton crew from here on out, and if you cannot get the work done, you will be written up and let go for "job performance" so you're unable to collect unemployment.
@1ne This announcement is from 2015.
https://www.supermarketnews.com/finance/whole-foods-to-lay-off-1-500
https://equitycre.com/whole-foods-to-layoff-1500-employees/
Brace yourself
Sep 10th is when the meeting is.
Prepare for layoffs right before the holidays.
JFC. Just Stop. Nothing's happening
When will this start?
Any word on SSS's or OWs?
@1d7 I'm imagining that a lot of prepared foods, bakery and produce staff will be furloughed along with their managers because the store is merging into two teams - perishable and non perishable with two managers for those departments
Severance packages will be 1 weeks worth of pay for every six months worked up to 20 weeks worth of pay. Medical insurance for six months after the layoffs.
Who will the 15% be?
It's going to be layoffs at store level due to "being over staffing guidance" with the implementation of UKG Pro and completion of the Amazon merger. Except about 15% of store staff to get severance packages.
Whatever comes is what it is the company doesn’t care beyond profits. You don’t matter and should act as such. Do your job but beyond that it doesn’t matter.
In the past month 2 STLs and 2 ASTLs have put in their resignations in my metro. I have worked with them for a decade + and this comes as a shock to me. They were the ones who worked hard and climbed to their positions. I tried to talk with them about it but they are closed lip about it more than likely they are on a non disclosure agreement. Whatever is coming is bad for all.
Probably need be ready the following day to stab everyone in the back with a smile on their face. Leadership is not your friend they are the enemy of the store staff and should be treated as such.