Topics regarding layoffs at Whole Foods Market Inc.

Topics regarding layoffs at Whole Foods Market Inc.

panic in the room

Time to sell the Stock Options and Shares before they run everything to the ground!

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| 221 views | | 2 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHGaOK3

We all saw it coming, but didn't want to believe it.

I've been with this company for years in different stores, in different regions, in different positions on different teams but I don't trust them any more. These layoffs, or restructuring as it's being called, did not just materialize over night... — read more 

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| 1050 views | | 20 replies (last September 22, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+DHBj4t4

If we get bought, we are hosed

Per Business Insider (Deutche Bank Analysis): A leveraged buyout (of WFM) is less likely at the current share price, said the note, but it is possible.

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| 260 views | | 2 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHv3OEi

wholefoods is a great and I have a brother that works at the draper store I love the worders they help ever my company is doing well it is .

Denver we own MEDICAL Pot stores in Denver just look up our websites we pay very well in the medical pot stores and just look us up online our company is called Medicine man my boss his is name Andy Williams and we start at about 15.00 a hour and if... — read more 

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| 620 views | | 7 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHJcxZ4

what positions specifically are being cut?

My metro consolidated PBS to metro specialists a while back, cut demo and healthy eating specialists about a year ago, etc. I'm talking specific product team positions here. Is it just trimming buyers on larger teams that may be buyer-heavy? Or is my... — read more 

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| 310 views | | 9 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHEumd0

Layoffs

All DFW media has been informed

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| 140 views | | 2 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DH5qxW1

HELP SPREAD this account https://twitter.com/WholeFoodLAYOFF

Im trying to follow and post and post and post to get the info out there to the media and other outlets. Please follow and/or retweet and/or post on facebook. spread this to people, get the info out...

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Post ID: @OP+DHbwdx5

Brutal conference call to axe hard working loyal team members

So here in the NA we were informed about a conference call where they coldly informed the Dept TL and then the affected buyers. These buyers have 2 months to find another job or collect a severance. It seems that the core values and differentiators... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+DHDoMle

LOVE FEST FAIL

That awkward moment when you're handing a stranger a $500 giftcard but you know you're about to lose your job, so you wash down the anger with a 25 cent coffee...

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| 250 views | | 1 reply (September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHDNOUx

Love Fest - Don't shit where you eat

Whole Foods. More like Whole Paycut. Am I right? LoveFest? Values Matter? What a bunch of hokey bullshit. How many millions of dollars were spent on these programs without ever asking the opinion of the TMs that actually run the stores? Its apparent... — read more 

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| 230 views | | 1 reply (September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHxoBTu

JOIN A UNION!

There is only one course of action for all team members: Sign a union card ASAP! Call your local union and tell them you need representation ASAP!

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| 280 views | | 8 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHXA3ez

Fired before to cut down on severance packages

I know at least 25 employees who were fired four days before the layoffs, so they wouldn't have to give them a severance package. They were looking for every little thing to get rid of as many people as possible before the layoffs. One employee who... — read more 

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| 360 views | | 10 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHjAurL

Any news for the NE region?

Hi all, has anyone heard anything for the NE region? I just heard about what was happening this evening at work—which explains why my STL was locked away in their office all day with our TMS lead. I'm really dreading going in to work tomorrow to see... — read more 

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| 291 views | | 4 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHetr0E

scared shitless

I'm in California and I've been with the company for years and I can't believe their doing this. My whole team can either take a pay cut, fight each other for remaining positions, or kick rocks. VALUES DONT MATTER. NOTHING MATTERS. My store... — read more 

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| 290 views | | 5 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DH8cDb6

FL region

Any news in Florida region? Our Marketing TMs were given the news that they have the option of a severance or to find a new job in the store/region within a certain window. Store Leadership is trying to calm our TL group that we will support these... — read more 

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| 290 views | | 6 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHY59Mj

refuse to interview for metro positions

Some of us (MTL & PBS..) are forced to compete with our friends and partners to keep our jobs. I am so sick about the idea of interviewing for a job so two other people can lose theirs. WE SHOULD ALL REFUSE TO INTERVIEW FOR METRO POSITIONS.

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| 260 views | | 6 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHISdrN

The rich get richer

As long as Ken Myer, David Lannon, Christina Minardi, Scott Allshouse, Laura Derba, Rob Twyman and all the other RP's get their bonuses and stock options. They really don't care about buyers and supervisor, marketing, demo, atl's, HES, PBS. All they... — read more 

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| 360 views | | 1 reply (September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHE1HVW

Blame Goldman Sachs

That's where the pressure is coming from, they want more dividend, more profitability. We sold our soul the moment we went public (Jan 23 1992)

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Post ID: @OP+DHHuAbm

What to Feel for Whole Foods Upper Management

You folks might also consider feeling a little sadness for Whole Foods senior management. They have made a terrible blunder as will be revealed over the next days, weeks and months. In an effort to stay competitive and shore up falling stock prices... — read more 

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| 480 views | | 13 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHAEJQk

i understand both sides, but such a shame

its a business. team members get layed off in order to compete. But why? Stores are opened so quickly now a days. they dont care about their current stores anymore. As long as their name keeps showing up in new places, they are on to the next one... — read more 

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| 260 views | | 5 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DH1rxE7

Auto buying, auto scheduling

Auto scheduling has already started in the north east and there have been MAJOR talks about auto buying for the non perishable teams. Not to mention UES opened using kiosks to order..

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| 380 views | | 11 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHLRt6K

I am a CS supervisor In the South. I knew this would happen eventually, but I thought we would keep gimmicking America until the cows came home.

I am a CS supervisor In the South. I knew this would happen eventually, but I thought we would keep gimmicking America until the cows came home. Too many incompetents being content with not pushing themselves. This is not the WFM Mackey dreamed up... — read more 

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| 220 views | | 2 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHdaeOl

Values matter

If they wanted to save hundreds of jobs how about the tens of millions of dollars they spent on find values matter BS. Just to make themselves feel better every store in the chain all made us watch that stupid propaganda commercials so we could all... — read more 

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| 230 views | | 3 replies (last September 28, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+DHgJMF1

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