Are there any other DCs that bully their area managers into quitting??
OTC/ Cashiers
If you are in OTC you will become Div1. If you are a cashier for rx, you will be cut! Companywide changes.
Awesome
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1GR2U8 Oh this is good!
What has happened to walmart????
I am a walmart customer. I came to this site to see if any employees can tell me what has happened to the check out operators? Lately I have noticed that ever time I go in walmart, there are only 2 registers open, and both ends of the u-scan. This is... — read more
Anybody scared by the whole TRU liquidation thing?
Just wondering if anybody got a bit nervous when they heard about TRU liquidation? It's not that I think the same thing could happen to Walmart right now, but neither did TRU employees, I'm sure. It's one of the most well known retail chains in the... — read more
April blues?
If you’ve followed the trends for the last months, this is the most likely scenario.
New AP ASM responsibilities?
Word is there was a conference call today that announced AP ASMs are taking over claims, DSD, and the compliance champion position. Any real info?
Walmart Wage slaves
You guys do realize that we are all just wage slaves, right? That’s how I see it. I am being rented by the Walmart family. And if I anger my masters, I lose my livelihood and potentially all my worldly possessions. How do people not understand that... — read more
No information
So we’re not getting our ASM evals yet, don’t have pay information for hourly supervisor c/d level when ask and have not heard about our vacations being approved or denied. What is going on with this company?
Is Walmart ISD cut-throat evals, bonus, stock grant going to come to stores and other parts of Walmart
I heard from a friend at ISD that evals this year is based upon a curve compared to other associates at the save level. So the top 20% get great evals, with great bonuses where the bottom 20% gets poor evals and no bonuses. It doesn't matter that a... — read more
Health and Wellness Updates
So...the rumor was that we were supposed to hear something today about Optical that will take place in April. Anyone heard anything yet? Anyone know when we will find out the new market alignments on the H&W side? So many questions and never a... — read more
Q2 Restructure?
Any more info on the supposed Q2/September market restructure? Any new rumors regarding MAPM, MHWD, etc?
PC/TC
Any more info about PC/TC elimination and time frame?
Anyone have any real news about Optical?
I've heard 15 different rumors about the "exciting" news coming for Optical in April. Does anyone, anywhere, have anything substantial about what's coming? It's driving a ton of us batty not knowing the truth.
Assistant Manager evals
Wonder if the rumors are coming true about getting rid of bottom 20% during the eval process. Anybody know?
Any more layoffs incoming?
Has the situation settled down for now? At least for a bit?
Bentonville Memo March Layoffs and remaining ones for 2018
Just announced: Company will be letting go all associates that are dumb and lazy....... wait a minute, we started that last month! Can't wait till we are finished......then every other Thursday the "survivors" or COMPETENT people will continue to get... — read more
To: Home office and all stores!
https://youtu.be/St93dVntOyo Copy and paste if link doesn’t work!
Walmart’s problem isn’t Amazon — it’s a lack of interest in who its customers are
This week investors held a collective freakout over the fact that Walmart’s online sales grew at just 23 percent over the fourth quarter of 2017, down from 50 percent the previous quarter. They tanked Walmart’s stock by 10 percent, its biggest... — read more
The Bonus
For those displaced co -managers- your bonus is not seen on the walmartone, but it was replaced by TBD! They are going to mail you a letter with the amount! How stupid is that? Why is Walmart wasting money on stamps when they could just put the... — read more
Changes to CSMs?
I’ve been reading a lot about DMs and the ASMs getting cut but what about CSMs? Has anyone heard anything regarding them?
Walmart Canada anything new
I see Value Team job postings have now turned into Inventory Maintenance Associate . Anyone know of any changes coming .
The beginning of Eal-Mart's end
The main thing yhey did to hurt themselves about 10 yrs ago was when they let go of the' Lowest prices anywhere. Always' practice. Thats what built them to the top, and since dropping it theyve been running on the customers firce of habit. This mess... — read more
Pretty simple really, take care of your employees, and your customers.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2016/01/19/layoffs-wont-fix-walmarts-real-problem/amp/
You know things are bad when store managers are voluntarily stepping down to dept managers.
Our store recently got a "new" associate dept manager. Come to find out he was a store manager and decided things were going south so bad he voluntarily stepped down taking a dept manager position to get out of the line of fire. He said the company... — read more
This article sums it up!
https://venturebeat.com/2018/02/24/walmarts-problem-isnt-amazon-its-a-lack-of-interest-in-who-its-customers-are/amp/
Costco killing Sam’s?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/investorplace.com/2018/02/walmart-wmt-stock-not-threat-amazon-amzn/amp/
any assistant managers on here want to share thoughts or fears?
thought it was time someone of this crew reading theses things offered something legit
We got February on a roll already
Wanna bet February will be double this thanks to Walmart and Sam's Club? The U.S. layoffs in 2018’s first month totaled 44,653, 37.7% more than December’s 32,423, according to a report released by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray &... — read more
Walmart Robot Scanners and the future of DMs?
The robot scanners will be in all stores by year end. They will do all section work and scan entire store every 24 hours. Stockers will work reports and topstock also. ALL DM gone by 2019.
Linda Chambers' Leaked Memo, Future of Walmart's long Term Employees
In 2008 a memo got leaked by a H.O. Walmart exec named Linda Chambers. The memo itself was lengthy and covered a variety of topics, mostly innoculous, but the passage that caused a real flap was a study she cited, that claimed 'the over-all... — read more
Another 2% raise this year!
So far everyone that has had their review in my store has gotten only a 2% raise. Even those that got exceeds expectations. WTF! They saved billions in tax cuts and billions more firing half the Co's. Makes me think they don't want people working... — read more
I love my job & the opportunities that come with it!
I just applied for the Regional assistant manager training program!!! Wish me luck 🤞🏼🤞🏼
Shameful on Walmart's part
Why did Walmart just hire a new store manager from outside the company when there are so many displaced Cos??? We lost our Cos and our Store Manager in all of this mess. The Cos were hard working good people. Instead of promoting one of them, or one... — read more
Vision Center Manager Schedules
All VCM's. Go in your scheduler. Bring up week 7 and our job code 892. See if you have a schedule in the system like the rest of my colleagues. Something is definitely brewing for optical. Comment what state you are in. Virginia here.
Thought more people needed to read this
Oh to be a newbie & blinded by the light. Old timers know a thing or 2 you buckroos would love to know. 1st & foremost the culture & company created by Mr Sam was all about change. He loved change & was always studing retail thru the eyes of... — read more
And now day supports
5466 We were informed individually that our store will be allowed to keep 2 of 4 supports. The 2 cut will have 60 days blah blah blah...same as all other eliminated positions. Remaining 2 will work with Cap 2 lead and DMs in teams.
Will Walmart Lay Off All Department Managers in 2018?
Are DMs next? Are they going to be laid off in 2018? We had a few threads on this now, I wanted to see what the wider community here on layoffs.com thought? Please chime in.
Too early
Jet.com's founder may be eyeing the exit at Walmart http://nyp.st/2GyIpc9