Does anyone know if the HR layoffs are done yet? What HR departments (corporate, store, sam's gec) were impacted?
DGTC layoffs
Though there has been several posts affirming layoffs in DGTC, from what I can systematically discover, there have only been a few compared to Finance, Replenishment, Audit, GEC and HR. Does anyone have credible evidence that there are more coming?... — read more
In the club restructuring.
I am hearing in the club restructuring isn't done. There is more to come in near future. Anyone else hear anything?
HR layoffs
Heard over 400 HR layoffs tomorrow. Does this include recruiting ?
Hourly positions
Anyone heard of hourly positions being eliminated or pay structure changes?
Sam's Home Office
I was impacted on the Sam's Home Office side today, 1/24. Yes, severance was generous and lots of info to help with landing on my feet. I was laid off twice with the same company before going to Walmart. So, I was familiar with the cadence of the... — read more
Sams club
Heard they are doing away with receiving clerk as well .....
Walmartlabs layoffs
Will there be layoffs in labs division as well ?
eCommerce 200 Layoffs
200 e-commerce folks, California offices Tuesday... Part of the latest cut, all done before the end of January. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wal-mart-to-cut-200-e-commerce-jobs-in-california-2017-01-24
Marketing creative team layoffs
Marketing creative team was hit pretty hard today, funny how most of the team had ten or more years with the company. I myself was at 18, wonder if there's an age discrimination law that has been violated? But then again, they pretty much own... — read more
Calibration Meeting
DGTC west 113 and 114 are booked all morning both Tuesday 1/24 (labels: "Calibration Meeting", "Calibration Session" and Thursday 1/26 (label: HOLD). Those rooms are somewhat close to the primary lobby.
Losing my Walmart pride
I used to respect Walmart and enjoy my job but not so much anymore. A couple times of year we go through this routine and now I'm hearing that they aren't going to do this in mass layoffs but will be cutting all year long from now on. I'm not so... — read more
Layoffs starting tomorrow?
I understand that rooms have been booked up at the home office tomorrow for a massive layoff hitting finance, HR/recruiting, and ISD. Has anyone received planners? At least they are generous with a severance policy for us that might be impacted.
Rumors I have heard:
Rumors I have heard: the Audit teams are being gutted, -Fresh Assistant Managers Roles and Titles will change, -They are going to cut a manager position in the building again... (since membership manager role did not perform as well as they had hoped... — read more
DGTC/ISD - Expect a lot of changes within next 90 days
Our VP in DGTC (ISD) said he did not know if their would be layoffs but to expect a lot of changes within 90 days. And yes there were layoffs last Friday in DGTC (ISD). Don't be blind friend, stay frosty...
Stores closing
Last year, there were Walmart and Sams club closings. Has anyone heard any rumors of store closings this year?
Sams Club Layoff
Is the asset protection manager being laid off at Sam's Club? I'm concerned that it could be.
CoManagers
I have heard the rumor that Store CoManagers are going to be done away with as well. Has anyone else heard this? Are they just laying them all off or what?
Largest layoffs in history of Walmart
Per that busness talk article below: This is the largest corporate layoff in Wal-Mart’s recent history, deeper than the around 800 who lost their jobs in February 2009. Wal-Mart cut 450 local jobs in October 2015 and another 300 in its ISD division... — read more
Stress and anxiety
What I would like to see is doing the RIFs like pulling off a band-aid. Just do it. In one day. Not spreading it over weeks. This waiting game is causing undo stress and anxiety for far too many people. How many people are not eating or sleeping over... — read more
Talk business.net artical
http://talkbusiness.net/2017/01/wal-mart-corporate-restructuring-results-in-around-1000-jobs-lost-in-bentonville/ This artical makes it sound like all the layoffs happened Friday the 20th??
Sams Club to Annouce Cuts & Re structure Plan
January 25th there will be a closed door meeting with managers at every club location to announce structure changes to management and hourly associates. Big changes are coming some good some bad as the retail giant struggles to make spending cuts to... — read more
E-commerce layoffs
Anyone with info on ecommerce groups that might be affected, and the expected date.
1000+ Layoffs at Walmart (Reported by Fox on Fri January 20, 2017)
Fox Business is reporting 1000+ layoffs at WMT this Friday (this was just published) - here it goes: The layoffs, which occurred in midday closed-door meetings in Bentonville, Ark., affected employees involved with the retailer's supply chain, known... — read more
IDS Severance Policy
The severance terms for all IDS folks remains unchanged for now, this includes folks that may be affected in February. We are still getting exactly two weeks for every year of tenure (year worked) and additional one week for every $10,000 of of base... — read more
"Do Even More With Even Less"
It's not about "Shadow IT" or ISD. It's about the constant "Do More With Less" and then "Do Even More With Even Less" attitude that emanates from the highest levels of ISD and the business. This company is filled with s----up directors and VPs that... — read more
IDS Layoffs
I know this may be a long shot but I wanted to see if someone can share what they know about IDS layoffs. It's my understanding that we may be hit on Wednesday January 25th, that's the rumor that's circling around, I'd say it's 50% possible. There is... — read more
RIF Rollcall (serious post)
If you know if layoffs in your area please post department and potentially title of those escorted away. Do not post their names.