I m from Staples in France and it's exactly the same for us
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Anonymous 1234 said "It would be beneficial to know....so I can start moving on". Move on anyway. Do not hesitate, GO. Even if they do not cut your position in the next couple months, it will be hell to work there waiting for the other shoe to drop. Layoffs / terminations /closures will be a constant threat over the next year and beyond. Even if you should get by, the place sucks to work for now days.
If they announce anything now those affected will probably say f*** it for the next two weeks through the holidays.
And were are the stores that these these sups will be promoted into?
It would be beneficial to know....so I can start moving on....the uncertainty is unbearable....I wish someone who knows anything will just tell us..even if my g.m. knows....if I'm leaving i would like to leave respectively. Why is everything a secret?
I suspect it is their short term goal to cut the remaining SMM (operation mgr) positions in Tier 2 stores. Possibly T1 as well, eventually.
They feel $12 an hour team supervisors do more than $20hr AMs because they are hungrier for advancement. The cost savings between the two speaks for itself. The only drawback to them is the bench strength. They will not have a lot of people to promote to GM when needed. They will start aggressive write ups and PIPS for underperforming SSMs.