The downward shift occurred around 2004 when we changed our focus from taking care of 'stakeholders' (customers, vendors, employees, shareholders) to taking care of 'shareholders' - it's all about profits now, it's all about shareholders now and... — read more 

Don't think for a minute you outstanding employees - especially long-term - who built the company won't be missed by your customers! The extra care you put into your work was what made WF so special, it was a community we as customers felt a part of... — read more 

Do not be afraid to express your first amendment rights here. Saying that please don't insult your TLs and ATLs, they are more on our side than you think. The STL at my store looks so sad. She has a big heart and this is not her doing. My TL is super... — read more 

We've been loyal WF customers for over two decades. Our enthusiasm began to wane with the Addison store, but we still stopped to talk and hug Miss Carolyn at the juice bar. She started at Safeway in Richardson before it became Whole Foods. She looked... — read more 

I will be the first to agree that there's fat to trim, but if we're in such dire straits why do we pay the entire staff to come in on off days and get paid to yawn and clap for hour+ meetings where nothing new is shared or learned. Why are we in... — read more 

The 1500 employees are about 25% of the full time staff (and we all know that's a low ball number). Makes that 1.6% feel a little misleading. These were careers cut. Not part time college, or extra money jobs. My heart is still broken, and wish the... — read more 

and since my last post of this has somehow been deleted..time for a repost..mackey only owns 780,000 shares,know who butters the bread here...wall street dictates these moves..google this info..its there..

I'm currently homeless...

To launch the new trim down version stores as a back to basics value store? To fake apologize for their dirty hands? Did they sabotage themselves intetionally? Insider trading?

if we as a company are planning to unionize then we need to use other forms of network communication other than the public forum the media needs to get involved and understand the outcry of all the team members involved and how Whole Foods does... — read more 

I'd like to be a part of any class action lawsuit that may be filed or is already in progress against WFM for the myriad wrongful terminations it is guilty of performing. I still have a huge volume of emails and even recordings that would send... — read more 

I just wanted to send you all my prayers and good wishes. I'm a broker and you people have been trusted and loyal partners. I'm so sorry you're going through this but having been through layoffs myself, you will be OK! Allow yourself to have a melt... — read more 

Look, it's simple. You take away 3500 employees' jobs, but then let people fight for 2000 (with a potential paycut) renamed positions See? Only 1500 layoffs! 2000 open positions!! Then, wait until next FP to roll out the "restructuring" and get rid... — read more 

What?!

Sadly it appears that yet another company that had the potential to take the moral higher ground failed. like every business is always about greed and the million and one justifications for the hoarding of this federal reserve note. PEOPLE are what... — read more 

I know you're out there, supposedly some of you higher-ups got the axe too. Surely you have some information for us little people that They don't want us to know. Empower us. Tell a story. This is an area of opportunity.

I have it on good account (straight from a RVP) that MA is moving forward to 1 ASTL for many stores. Layoffs to come soon...

Hi I have watched the whole expansion happen. Living with a digestive disease (likely due to pesticides GMOs, and other environmental factors), WF has been my go-to for clean, organic foods for my extensive home-cooking. I have watched MANY... — read more 

Does every store need a ft marketing person? NO! Does any store need an ISE? No! Educating tms should be the tls job.HES? A demo person that does a 2 hour demo is there for 8 hours? If the store doesn't need an accountant it sure Don't need these... — read more 

There are a lotta people on this site that need to chill. This is a grocery store we're talking about. You all act like someone told you Santa isn't real. You're surprised that a publicly traded company would eventually have to become more like a... — read more 

Not one mention of the restructure on the conference call today. They also canceled the Grocery TL/ATL meetings at Regional that were supposed to take place next week. This comes days after Bill Clark(a big wig) sent an email saying that the regional... — read more 

someone keeps posting personal emails

I have believed in Whole Foods and what they stood for, but now they should be stripped of their Conscious Capitalism badge. Profit has won over social responsibility. Someone up higher in the company should've seen that our business practices... — read more 

This company has been struggling and losing its morals for many years. They keep coming up with stupid ideas and promote people that know nothing about retail. They tried to hide the elimination of specialists in my region but the word's out now... — read more 

Taking a page out of Chicago's mob filled violence of the 1920's. The Valentine's Day massacre lives in infamy as the day Al Capone slaughtered his competition and rose to power. Whole Foods Market however has decided to slaughter 1500 of its own... — read more 

Whole Foods spends too much money on marketing, store construction and a decentralized, ridiculous regional system where each region has its own marketing and each store has its own marketing and artist, etc, where wheels are constantly reinvented... — read more 

I turned my application in today for some of the open jobs. It's weird to have to reapply after being here for 3 years but I applied to every job in my city. Wfm might not be the paradise I thought it was after this layoff but I need that $17/hour... — read more 

I went to my local HEB in texas today to purchase groceries. I no longer had a discount at wfm, so what else am I going to do? I found not only are the prices stupid cheap, the guest service at this particular location had a damn come to jesus talk... — read more 

because they don't respect us and we are more expendable and will accept less pay and less hours. F WHOLE FOODS!

Applied for a job at Publix Friday after I was told about the layoff. Got a call back today and they only pay $8.50/hour!!! I make $15 right now at wfm. I guess I'll stay and apply for one of these new jobs or go back to a tm job. No way I'm going... — read more 

Our Meat and Seafood have been merged, they let go of the seafood TL. What about other teams? Has anyone heard?