Topics regarding layoffs at Walmart

Topics regarding layoffs at Walmart

People Leads going to salaried?

Due to the amount of hours a lot of people leads are putting in, there has been a lot of rumors circulating that they will go salaried. Any other rumblings either way with this rumor?

PPTo

If you have to call in do you have to put in 8 or 9 hours PPTO.we are getting told you have to put in 9 to cover your lunch

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| 1940 views | | 7 replies (last December 9, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12nPZ0fk

Field Managers

Wal-Mart just got rid of all the Field Managers. Looks like they need money for the 32 warehouses(28 not up and running), yet hired general managers for 32 of them. Gotta love the lies this company spews about creating jobs.

Is this correct?

Walmart will most likely close at least 150 stores and Sam's club will close about 50 within the next 5 months. It all comes down to lack of increase in net profit and the newly hired employees lack of performance. They are trying to energize the... — read more 

looks like an opportunity to get laid off

Just wondering about all the new associates like what will become of the after the holidays. Is it them or the experienced associates (older associates). Feb 1, 2020 keeps getting closer.

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| 1840 views | | 2 replies (last December 3, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12j9qiED

Gum up the works!

I’ve learned that any complaint to Ethics must be investigated by the HO Ethics team regardless of how implausible or ridiculous the accusation. If you want to throw a monkey wrench into their stupid system then file a complaint of any kind. Their... — read more 

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| 2420 views | | 5 replies (last January 13, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+12gB0cw7

PPTO thanksgiving question

Called off for today. I’m scheduled 4pm-1am so since I have a connecting shift I put in 7 hrs ppto for today and 1 hour ppto for tomorrow from 12-1 (shows up as 00-01)on wire. I should be ok from getting points? Never had a split shift like this that... — read more 

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| 3420 views | | 8 replies (last December 2, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12fe9FgE

I encourage every on to go to Reddit Walmart

Get A ideal of what walmart really is now and how they are treating there Associates.It has really getting bad with a house full of new so called Rogue managers some teenagers some barely able to speak English.The turnover rate is off the wall for... — read more 

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| 25320 views | | 9 replies (last January 24, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+12bmwF6a

Walmart Layoffs 2020

Share any updates you may have about Walmart Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?

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| 4280 views | | 6 replies (last December 10, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+1253qNOh

Legal games and losing

Walmart tries to sue Tesla but it backfires. https://www.ccn.com/walmart-lawsuit-against-tesla

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| 1480 views | | 7 replies (last November 15, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11ZdCLiW

Walmart Changes 2020

It's that time of the year. Let's list all the changes we expect Walmart to do in 2020. This may be several things: changes due to pilot programs changes due to market changes changes due to restructuring changes due to... — read more 

Shared Reponsibility

What i am about to say, maybe harsh and it is just a thought. I am throwing this out to open up conversation and get others opinion. I didn’t like what happened, but I think some responsibility should lie within our profession. I think we should all... — read more 

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| 2320 views | | 6 replies (last November 13, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11XkkndO

BE PREPARED

This goes out to the 35–50 yr. olds: Many of us in that bracket don't really contemplate being ready for retirement. It's kinda like watered-down mortality; yeah, you know it's gonna happen, but who seriously wants to dwell on... — read more 

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| 2970 views | | 3 replies (last November 8, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11SvKivS

TEN Years with Walmart!

10 years with this company. Within the first 6 months i went from cashier to DM over grocery (when grocery was ALL of grocery, not split up 5 ways) i thought the company had potential to become a good career. I learned as much as i... — read more 

So which is next for elimination?

I hear dsd will be next because they have been training cap 1 and other dept managers to do it. But maybe claims since dept managers are doing their own claims?

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| 3210 views | | 8 replies (last December 1, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11NdCby7

That Auto S robot taking our jobs!

We recently had that AUTO S robot installed in our store... And literally 2 weeks later....an Amp task dropped mentioning how the auto s robot along with other emerging tech is reducing the need for some in the workforce... And that starting next... — read more 

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| 3210 views | | 8 replies (last November 28, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11FwLn4f

What really determines Core Hours?

The worst associates get consecutive weekend days off. Tenure has no play, open availability apparently doesn't matter, and attendance doesn't ring a bell. The good, tenured, experience associates get c-appy split days off. Apparently, WM wants to... — read more 

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| 2380 views | | 9 replies (last October 30, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11FCXDJN

National vision contract up for renewal august 2020

The nvi and Walmart agreement is up for renewal August 2020. I work at an nvi walmart vision center. If they dont renew with nvi and they take back the vision centers then im out a job. Ive worked at corporate walmart and my rent was triple and they... — read more 

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| 2451 views | | 2 replies (last November 7, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11Cg2gXg

Called on your day off

How many of you have a boss that constantly calls you when you’re supposed to have PTO? And I’m not talking about sometimes. I’m talking every single time. I have a boss that has called me every single time I’ve been on vacation since I’ve... — read more 

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| 2220 views | | 8 replies (last October 24, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11BbQfnD

Dotcom lay-offs

So they sold mod cloth and apparently had layoffs at Bonobos. Clearly that dotcom acquisition spree worked. Who here thinks Walmart’s actual dotcom sales are growing? Because I don’t believe that for a minute. I think Walmart’s online growth... — read more 

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| 2140 views | | 6 replies (last October 22, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11ByAU98

Hats off!

This People Lead has decided to step down. Reason? This job is way too much work for 1 person to do alone. Thought I would give it a try and decided my health and well being is worth much more than having a stroke or heart attack stressing over the... — read more 

Apparel Problems

In the store I work at Apparel seems to be completely overlooked. Managers do not set foot in that area nor do they handle any issues that arise with the associates. Freight is piled up in receiving (32) pallets of unprocessed clothing and breakpacks... — read more 

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| 2820 views | | 5 replies (last October 15, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11vfQKhQ

Goodbye Modcloth!

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/4/20899540/walmart-sells-modcloth-acquisition-compete-amazon Good riddance. Hopefully we get rid of all those bad ecommerce purchases.

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| 1650 views | | 2 replies (last November 4, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11vybRkg

Greetings from the Sam's Club side!

We just sent you our boy, Johnny Furner as your new Walmart U.S. CEO. If his work at Sam's is any indication of his intent, then anybody with a tenure of more than about 3 weeks had better start looking for other work. His entire focus at Sam's was... — read more 

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| 3330 views | | 6 replies (last October 19, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11tEcV99

The dynamic in pharmacy has changed

The dynamic in pharmacy has changed considerably in the last 15 to 20 years. Back then, the number of open positions far exceeded the number of pharmacists available to fill them. Thus, salaries went up to attract new people to the... — read more 

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| 1520 views | | 1 reply (October 9, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11rDFqRG

Walmart's Bonobos Laying Off People This Week

An old thread on this is below. This week we are seeing large cuts @ Bonobos Were you guys expecting this? OLD THREAD w/2K views Bonobos: good buy or bad buy? And how long until they shut those operations down and merge... — read more 

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| 1900 views | | 4 replies (last December 13, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11rqRN4s

What happened to the cashiers?

Sometime in the last week, 90% of the checkout lines in my local store became self checkout. And guess what, the lines were a mile long at the 5 remaining full service lanes. So how many cashiers are they laying off? This stinks. Will have to... — read more 

Facebook page!

Anyone here work at either of the stores in Decatur, Il.? Come see the new facebook page 'p-ss-d off Associates of Walmart in Decatur, Il.' Whether it applies to you or someone you know and want to vent or share experiences—or you just wanna see... — read more 

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