What is the current word on layoffs in the HO and stores closing in January?

Had our first Union meeting yesterday in Chicago. Excited to meet so many associates who have been mistreated by leadership for so long. Encouraging more to speak up! It's time for change - HO does not care about associates!!!!

Current business performance reflects current ways of working. WMT also gave Store Associates a $2.7B pay increase, fielded NHM formats, increased mix of ecommerce sales, refreshed stores, and invested heavily in technology which placed pressure on... — read more 

More specifically, Walmart needs a huge source of income that isn't tied to retail or ecommerce. AWS is what brings in the $ for Amazon so they can operate so competitively in the commerce space. If WMT doesn't figure out an extra revenue stream... — read more 

https://apple.news/AN5YoBdQERpqMKWtyCp5Oaw

Amazon’s Go concept uses a combination of sensors and cameras to track what each store shopper takes off of shelves so it can automatically bill them for their purchase without their having to stop to pay on the way out. The store’s launch has been... — read more 

Any info out there?

Anybody else noticing a serious spike in their sales? Not talking the usual pre-holiday increase, but compared to last year? For some reason, we are seeing more customers than in a long, long time at our store. Not really sure why, but I'm hoping... — read more 

I have no doubt that there are WM HR associates who are aware of and read this site. Are there really none with some knowledge about what’s coming and willing to provide that factual information to people who’s lives are about to be turned upside... — read more 

They are currently making us buddy up with an Indian co-worker to train them on how we do our job. The writing is on the wall people

If an associate is laid off before Jan 31 from the HO, will they still get their yearly incentive (bonus)? Some say no. Some say yes. Which one is it?

HR has a big meeting in early January. Expect to hear about store closings and store management restructures around the 11th of the month.

Several in my area have attempted to move elsewhere in the company, yet despite being qualified, applications are being routinely denied. I’m talking about associates not even being offered the chance to interview. If it were only happening here and... — read more 

So, we are getting some advance money. This is not a bad thing in itself, but frankly, it feels more like a way to placate chronically underpaid workers instead of actually paying a proper living wage... — read more 

When the largest shareholder and family owner is dumping shares like the world is going to end, there might be a problem. https://finance.yahoo.com/screener/insider/WALTON%20JIM%20C

Any information on big changes in February?

I've heard rumor that the return centers are going away. They are supposed to start sending all returned merchandise to the liquidators

When someone is laid off, if they qualify for unemployment, the employer actually pays part of that money (to the government, which then includes it in the check). If you're fired though some governments will deny the unemployment claim. In a similar... — read more 

CVS Health Corp. has agreed to buy Aetna Inc. for about $69 billion in cash and stock, a deal that would combine a large insurer with a big provider of pharmacy services and transform the U.S. health-care landscape. Walmart associates can now only... — read more 

You seem to be here for the same reason! Complaining about other people that come here. Brilliant!!! You seem to be butt hurt also! Take your pro Walmart and go back to Bentonville!

15 year associate, position purged. Have a little time to try and find another position internally. Never heard of this site until today. Entire career was in ISD. Countless times have i KT’d information over to Infosys/cognizant/H1bs... never saw... — read more 

How many managers does it take to build an end-cap? Do we really need that many managers at store level? The stores look like crap anyway.

I keep hearing January from supplier friends. And you know how suppliers always know before we do. Anyone else hearing anything?

Heard they are pushing out a ton of associates and managers and asking whoever is left work 6 days / week for Christmas season. Lol nice job Wal-Mart Canada.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/business/economy/walmart-online-health.html

The layoffs never happened. Was it fake News? In AZ we heard about it but was never put in place.

I have been with Walmart over 20 years and I served in the military for years before that. I can tell you with the way things are going the handwriting is on the wall, I would say prepaid for impact and be ready for what is coming Unfortunately I... — read more 

Will the battered and abused former Walmart workers ever get their just due for years of dedicated service or are we all just satisfied and content with having our lives turned upside down and eviscerated by ML? Pulling our kids out of school... — read more 

Anybody else finding their store not even close to the usual Black Friday crowds? Not sure what's going on, we are usually packed, but today other than this morning, we barely have more people than we do on usual days. I'm afraid that if we are doing... — read more 

I like it when Walmart uses other retailers and grocery store programs and call it their own. It makes Walmart a very confused company with no real direction. Every year the have their meeting and store managers come back and unload the "new" program... — read more 

If you know you are competent in your job and your manager presents you with a bogus PiP DONT sign whatever you do and just walk off the job. Yes you are fired but you would have been fired anyway. The Dirty secret of PiPs is that in most cases the... — read more 

With all the layoffs, expenses for third quarter still reported as being UP?!? Where is all the money going?

Every store I have ever gone into nobody is smiling. They look mad or sad and some look frustrated. What happened to that place?

You thought they just treated folks in the stores like dirt, didn’t you? It looks to me like home office is starting to get a taste of the treatment store associates have gotten for years. But hey. The stock price is up.

Some say it’s just the way men are I disagree not all men are the same and not all men harass women. But after a decade of service at Walmart I can’t tell you the number of stories I have heard about what other women like me have endured. Am I the... — read more 

Walmart has quietly begun testing an advanced, autonomous floor scrubber during overnight shifts in five stores near the company's headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., a move that could free workers from hours of drudgery, but that has already raised... — read more 

It is about time we expand our India operation. I have to assume this will create some reductions in California but the talent in India is very good and cost effective. "Walmart Labs in Bengaluru to power the company's future: Jeremy King"... — read more 

Just saw a post on Facebook from a friend announcing today was his last day at walmart after 10 years. He was one of the most talented and friendliest developers/engineers I’ve ever met and had the honor of working with during my 15 year career at... — read more 

Whoever described the current situation as "looting" wasn't exaggerating. Walmart is infested with NEPOTISM and FAVORITISM at all levels. A lot of us on these forums, what we have in common is being overworked while being held to impossible standards... — read more