Thread regarding Advance Auto Parts Inc. layoffs

Advance Auto Parts Leads the Way

Here at Roanoke things are going really well. We have a really top-notch management team. They are very inspiring. We are always being asked for our feedback, and the culture is so vibrant. There is no stagnation of any kind. Directors and VPs are ALWAYS meeting with their direct and indirect reports in order to better address morale and employee needs- even though that is hardly needed.

They hold round-tables and other forums and they really LISTEN and ACT based on employee feedback.

There is no micromanagement, and we have no more than the minimal number of meetings that we need. It is all very streamlined and efficient.

We are making such incredible progress on all of our future offerings, so there is no doubt that we will be THE auto parts of the future. I don't see how any other company may be able to compete with us going forward. Not with this caliber of talented management.

They routinely criss-cross the globe in order to cover all the bases. They even make sacrifices like having to go to far-off exotic locales order to hold important strategy meetings for us. They are so dynamic, so talented, and so conscious of How To Build A Great Workplace.

Is there any other Employer Of Choice anywhere quite like this? I think not. So quit complaining.

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LOL!!!! Well played, sir (or ma'am).

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Post ID: @hwnq+NSm1Q9j

Hello,

I am a reporter with WFXR, Fox in Roanoke, and we are doing a story about the layoffs. Might anyone in the Roanoke area be willing to speak with us for our story? We're willing to keep sources anonymous, if needed. If interested, please e-mail me at keskow@virginiafirst.com.

Thank you!

Kristen Eskow

WFXR News

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Post ID: @7asb+NSm1Q9j

Middle Management bubble boy!

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Post ID: @5pfv+NSm1Q9j

Wow, which is more sore--your tongue, or your cheek?

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Post ID: @5ipf+NSm1Q9j

WIRE TO WIN: Management-speak for people who don't need money improving the operating margin by hundredths of a percent by laying off people who do need money.

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Post ID: @4nga+NSm1Q9j

I hope Carl Icahn doesn't get discouraged from buying AAP by all the negative press..... I am joking, this is the only place I can find any press about the layoffs at all.

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Post ID: @4jhd+NSm1Q9j

Dude put the crack pipe down it is bad for your teeth

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Post ID: @4vyv+NSm1Q9j

Wow....the original author of this post should really slow down the drip of the blue juice!

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Post ID: @4usv+NSm1Q9j

Ouch. That s---s for the Denver DP. Good guy who knew his stuff.

IT staff lost people on application development too. S---s for everyone.

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Post ID: @3kgj+NSm1Q9j

Our director of operations was let go after 35 years yesterday with eight days notice.

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Post ID: @2yue+NSm1Q9j

He was a great leader but part of the old regime. My feeling are that anyone withties to him was let go

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Post ID: @1zjz+NSm1Q9j

Who was DP in Denver?

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Post ID: @1msa+NSm1Q9j

I heard the Division President in Denver was sent PACKing. Pun intended

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Post ID: @1eji+NSm1Q9j

New England is getting hit hard. Two dms from mass so far and cams also. Not a good look.

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Post ID: @gwp+NSm1Q9j

I think that you guys are beefing up your profits to sell. But thats just me. Oh and how can you talk up all of your upper management team when you are laying off 900 regionals, district managers and outside salesmen? Obviously your company doesnt share your views of its people. If I were you I would call O'Reilly and ask for a chance with a much better off company and one with a much much better culture. Cutting 900 employees does not sound like a culture fit most job seekers would be attracted to.

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Post ID: @pmh+NSm1Q9j

How many VPs that you're referring to lost their jobs yesterday? Mine had 30 years with the company and was sent packing

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