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 

I've been reading/hearing rumors about people on final warning being next to get chopped. I'm on final. Ive also been looking to change careers lately, so kind of hoping I'll get the shoulder tap. Anybody know what's up with the south region? Seems... — read more 

All these layoffs yet regional is so top heavy. Coordinator of stakeholder support. What does that even mean? It means Ken Meyer when he was regional president gave her a made up title to increase salary to coordinator level from being a recruits... — read more 

No one's reading these anymore... there's a calm before the real storm I think. I wanted to send Jason Hammil in MA LEX the most respectful, sincere, and loving caring thoughts right now. Not a person of prayer, but in this past week I have said... — read more 

It was brought to my attention that there was a post about a TM at the Highland Village Store that had breast cancer. The gist of this post is that HLV was working to get rid of that team member due to her cancer. I am that Team Member, and the post... — read more 

Luckily still have a job at wfm (for now) but anyway I was wondering if there has been any rumors or info about any stores closing down in the southern Pacific area

WFM calls the cops on him when they send him home. Cops pull him over, run tests, and say no problem. then WFM wants to try to get him on made-up absence issues. Never had a warning before. WTF WFM? Trying to get sued???

Does anyone know? My STL said 10 days. I'm just wondering if I should be checking the mail or will it just pop into my bank account.

My (former) STL called and said that our benefits will not run out until October 31. They are making our separation effective as of October 9. This means that out final pay will not come until around October 16, but At least we can still use our... — read more 

maybe their would be more room for labor in the Budget if teams didn't work the system by hiding stuff and not counting it during inventory and not putting stuff on spoilage until a better financial period comes along in order to stay out of trouble... — read more 

400+ stores giving out gift cards. It's hard watching someone drive away in a BMW with free groceries, when the single mom in the bakery is just getting by. Blah. This all feels real lousy.