Thread regarding Whole Foods Market Inc. layoffs

Total Number of TMs Directly Affected?

At least 20 TMs at my store (smaller store) will have to reapply, lose status and pay/hours, or take severance and become unemployed. 430-something stores. Rough estimate would put this at close to 9000 TMs possibly affected. That's 10% of our TM base. "It's not about pay, it's about evolution"? Just wow.

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Post ID: @OP+DGnaFeb

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It's a quote from Omar Gaye, the South region president. One of the people getting laid off on a conference call asked him if anyone at his level would be taking a pay cut or if their bonuses would be effected. Omar responded "It's not about cutting pay, it's about evolving. No one is getting their wages cut." (Obviously, that's a flat-out lie.)

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Post ID: @KAJ+DGnaFeb

A TM on one of the conference calls which included Regional PBS, RVP, EC, RP. In the South, separate conference calls were held for Marketing, Demo, Buyers, Supervisors, etc.

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Post ID: @pTa+DGnaFeb

Who called him out?

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Post ID: @UAe+DGnaFeb

That comment was made directly from our RP in the south when he was called out about his own pay and bonus

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Post ID: @3ef+DGnaFeb

Ha! Who did that quote come from?

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Post ID: @33C+DGnaFeb

I thought a core value was team member happiness/

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Post ID: @Fgw+DGnaFeb

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