It will be interesting to see the actual numbers of people leaving their jobs. I really think whole foods expected more employees to reapply for their jobs, or try to be team members. I have been a loyal and hard working team member (department... — read more 

The more i think about it the more angry i get. I worked with my team for over 10 yrs. some of them get a huge pay cut. We all understand why this happened and that labor does have to be realistic. You cant have a team with 5 supervisors. We should... — read more 

I propose us team members and and whoever else were laid off get together and hold a bonfire, burning all our aprons and other whole foods memorabilia.

I didn't have to let anyone go...yet. My next period's schedule will have to have 100 hours less/week (no joke) to barely make labor with the amount of TMs I have. I have only have10 TMs, half of them are part time. It's going to be brutal cutting... — read more 

I'm interviewing this week for one of the new roles! If I get it, my pay doesn't have to change. Wish me luck and I'll let you know what to expect if any of you are interviewing too. Figure we can use this forum for positive stuff too

I got the 8 week notice, my options are a severance or look for another position. My question is how many real full time open positions are available? Have any former buyers or specialists gotten anything concrete? I need to know if I decline the... — read more 

As most of us know this is not a region initiative. It's the whole company, some regions are getting ahead of it and laying off ASTLS now. TL and ATLs are next after the holidays we will fight over the scraps hunger game style. Best bet is to plan on... — read more 

Like the earlier poster mentions, if 1.6% = 3.5 people per store, why were there over ~30 people affected in my store alone?12 people in PFDS, Marketing (1), ASTLs (2), Specialists (3), Customer Service Supervisors (8), Signmakers (2), PBS (1). This... — read more 

I remember the pride Team Members had in showing their store to family members. They also used to hang out on their days off. I believe the CEO e C0-CEO are out of touch. Team Members who used to frown upon other chains and $10/hour job are gonna... — read more 

Whole Foods PR machine is lying to you. Dig deeper, there's a lot of big stories here. Don't let them get away with this.

The first wave seemed to hit only specialists and marketing. Haven't heard about anyone regionally.

Has anyone heard anything about how this will affect Whole Body team members? I have heard that some will be absorbed by grocery. Anything else?

So these lay off may or may not be done, lets figure out how to avoid more layoffs! Money was lost over the last year because of changes... GO BACK to the days when money was being made. Husband works at Whole Foods and he tells me they moved... — read more 

• Whole Foods has 431 stores and 91,000 Team Members - an average of 211 per store • Layoffs were announced as approximately 1,500 which is 1.648 % of their workforce which would be an average of 3.5 worker per store. "It anticipates many of the... — read more 

Whole Foods ethics and core values mean nothing anymore. We have a TM who has breast cancer, and she is on and off during her treatment. They are trying to find a way to let her go because she is a "bad bet". Why cut other people's hours or lay them... — read more 

So, does anyone know the actual amount of money spent on the production and execution of " values matter" campaign in total (including time wasted at every store so we could watch the horrible thing?) if you pay attention, you'll see how poorly this... — read more 

Finally whole foods is trying to copy the imitator. It's come full circle.

Now it's just people trolling and making up stuff to scare others, or trying to embarrass people. I hope others see through a lot of the bs on here. It's similar to a yahoo stock board. Don't feed the trolls.

Some of these cuts were a long time coming. Irma was implemented for the reason of cutting the buyers. So, flash to the future. Why did we do the sku realignment? To get rid of each region relying on a department coordinator, associate coordinators... — read more 

MA been pretty quiet in all this. What's the gossip folks?

i sent money for his seeds and then i get laid off? that bastard. i guess i shouldnt have put that avocado ice out for sale....

several law firms from wall street ,sensing blood in the water, after the stock tanked this year have filed class action lawsuits on behalf of investors against whole foods market.they claim whole foods was cooking the books,especially with prices... — read more 

Nobody puts Sparkles in the corner.

So I'm in the MA and while there were cuts such as the demo, hsh and marketing, from reading about other regions it seems we were hit way less. The SW looks like it made MASSIVE cuts to even regular team members. Was the labor the big and bloated to... — read more 

How many positions does Perry Fink getting fail in before he is fired?

Don't screw over the hardest and most knowledgeable workers in the store! Assess just how much money these team leaders are making (its A LOT!) and determine if what they make is appropriate for the amount of work they are doing. I know of a seafood... — read more 

So Pac Region to hold meetings today. Possibility of more team members being let go today. Cross your fingers and hope for the best.

The people with original thoughts are leaving this company left and right. Stls and coordinators are so afraid of senior leadership they don't question anything. They make these decisions before they even think them all the way through. It's... — read more 

With other regions chopping their entire buying and supervising groups, I hardly believe we are so special that we can keep ours. What's the news out there?

Come on guys, look at the facts. One of the seasoned MTLs of the region left the company out of the blue in mid-summer, following a spur of 5 MTLs leaving the position and/or company. Few asked questions - maybe a coincidence? Then the regional... — read more 

I have an idea on how we can "innovate" out of this mess... Replace the lame duck Co-CEOs. Mackey & Robb should just retire NOW! No original thoughts since 1999.

How much does a typical STL make (total comp)? Anyone knows the number(s)?

Watched that Walter Robb interview - he's talking about investing in Technology Upgrades. Do you know what he's refering to? Any folks from Global IT here, maybe they can enlighten us what is being discussed or prepared as it relates to technology. I... — read more