ask those guys upstairs why they still get big fat bonuses while gainsharing is a skeleton...ask your STL how he can get a new car every spring and you get your hours cut?? where is the shared fate with this program while the team members... — read more 

Fair assessment? Those in these regions: post and expose these unqualified leaders for who they are. The higher ups are reading this-some even are scared- sound off and tell some tales!

I get it. Companies have layoffs and they downsize. But for a company that claims to care so much about its core values of team member happiness and excellence and customer service to handle what's happened like it has feels like betrayal. Why are we... — read more 

(http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/academy-conscious-leadership) In addition to adhering to the tenets of Conscious Capitalism, the Academy embraces the following behaviors: •We model compassion, empathy and understanding. •We recognize the value in... — read more 

This guy is a douche canoe. I'm a tm at one of the stores he shops at (lucky us). He is a huge undercover asshole. He OFTEN goes out of his way to complain to the STL about young part-time tm's who don't know him from adam, because they don't treat... — read more 

if this is true, then i say the rats are running from the ship! any other "big-name" resignations?

I have shopped at Whole Foods since the beginning. It is not just John Mackey's vision that has made Whole Foods a successful business, it is also the vision of the people who work at Whole Foods. I can honestly say that in the past 15 years, I have... — read more 

Gee, how much fun is this going to be. Are we suppose to smile and tell them how nice it is to see them. All these big wigs in one area, someone should protest outside our store. If I could only tell them what I think.

There will be no protest. There will be no call to action. There will be no charging of corporate offices like there were this week in France. Talk of unionization will be shot down by those who think twenty dollars a month is too much to pay for... — read more 

Like Margaret Wittenberg is retiring and 3 regional presidents sold thousands of shares in the beginning of quarter 3 (public knowleg . Look up insider trading). Just so weird. Weird timin . Weird stuff going on.

Flash, Mark Dixon, and Nona should be terminated for running the SW Region into the ground. Start at the top, that is where bad decisions are made. TERMINATE the LEADERS!

WFM has been ripping off their guest for years. Just in the Whole Body Dept...their mark ups no less then 60%! One vitamin company was terminated by WFM for charging them more for product cause the resell was so outrageous ...so the small vitamin... — read more 

Lots of interesting tea being spilled here. Someone should create a website for team members to expose info

To cut costs the company should get of specialty team and combine. That way they don't have as much TLs, atls and supes. That team has wine buyer, beer buyer, cheese buyer, coffee bar supervisor. And that team acts stuck up like they are smarter and... — read more 

my TL said there are really big labor cuts happening for grocery ,anyone else heard the same?

So the specialist for my very small dept got the axe, leaving one full-time TM (me) and a few pt-ers. I was informed today that I will now be responsible for doing the order, beginning with the holiday orders, even though I have no experience or... — read more 

Any plans for a mass walk out or protest? Just read an article on Air France cutting 3,000 jobs. Employees were pissed and staged a protest right away.

http://www.lawfulpath.com/ref/sw4qw/index.shtml

I heard that they are going to sell off their old stores if 365 works and just keep those.

So, now that WFM is trying to save money, they are sending Houston team leaders to Austin for Kronos schedule training. They are staying overnight and renting vans. Sounds like a great plan instead of paying a couple people from Austin to come down... — read more 

I haven't given up. We have so many amazing people in our organization to give up hope and decency this easily. I would like to start a Kickstarter to raise funds for WFM TMs to purchase back stock. Is this an idea that anyone would like to support?... — read more 

I have never seen so much mess in one place. My TL and ATL had once 60 OT in one month when we, team member are always told no overtime And they were sitting on their ass! NorCal region coordinators are clowns Stealing our money!!!

This was in a letter to the editor that was published in Austin's Statesman newspaper: In an attempt for Whole Foods Market to improve their stocks, they have forgotten about their most loyal customers: their employees. With the massive layoffs the... — read more 

Does anyone know what they have decided about customer service in the NE region?

Lots of stonyfaced meetings and closed-door conference calls today. I'm bracing for another pinch.

I've been told the bakery is going to be combined with pfds and the atl and tl will have to reinterview for their positions and there will be only one tl and one or two atls

Word on the street is they are closing some evanston stores. The one downtown and the smaller one.

Does anyone know about people's rights while on leave. I'm on my maternity leave in CA and technically they have to hold my position for so long. Does this mean I can be laid off when I get back? I've been in contact with my store (TL &PBS) but no... — read more 

http://m.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2015/09/whole-foods-bob-mackey-job-wage-cuts-unions-wall-street

If you haven't already, go to your Workday. In fact, go to the WEBSITE for Workday not the closed access phone app. Check out the " All About Me " section and there you will find " Employment Details ". That's where I read October 9th for effective... — read more