Topics regarding layoffs at Sam's Club

Topics regarding layoffs at Sam's Club

This place is a joke

When your store manager quits because this place has become such a sh– show shows you how bad of a company Sam's is becoming . Open your eyes we are busting our butts so we can eliminate our own jobs as they merge into Sam's club now store. — read more 

Change in job titles

Has anyone notice in Marketing on the front page of the wire under your schedule that you are no longer listed as Team Lead or Membership Coordinator. Team Lead is Asst to manager, and Coordinator is Apperal.

Anyone heard about club closures at certain locations?

Don’t have any info about this, so It’s not my intention to spread panic. At my club the headcount has been reduced and my colleagues are talking about the possibility that our club could close. On top of that, I have a friend who works at a club in... — read more 

Anyone know?

This newas salary position for marketing is only being tested in 1-3 clubs in each market What is the beginning salary base? What's the application incentive ( and over how many do you have to get? Was told you have to qualify for position. Wonder... — read more 

Hourly associates paychecks more than management

Because clubs are so short handed there is so much overtime. As a result, hourly associates are making more than managers but managers are putting more hours in. How is this fair? I didn’t work my butt off to become a manager to get treated like... — read more 

TMA/TBC

Tire Technicians in Walmart Inc are the most underpaid in the country by DOLLARS an hour. My club specifically pushes over 1 million dollars a year out of our tire department. 2 man crews on 2 shifts. Rarely no mid shifts and absolutely no management... — read more 

Anybody else regretting not being laid off?

I'm just thinking - I was so worried and stressed out over a possibility of being laid off...and for what? Now I'm positive those who walked away with severance got the better deal. I'm about ready to walk away myself, only with no severance. So... — read more 

The Main Problem

Clubs that are informed that a regional manager is coming to visit, load the hours up of employees and managers working 16 hour days 7 days a week to make the club look good enough to make like the company direction is working.... those clubs have... — read more 

Job Fair

Job fair held at our club today. Quite a number of people filling out applications. Can't imagine why anyone would want to work here. Great starting pay? Nope! Flexible hours? Nada! Family oriented? Zero! Opportunity for career advancement? Don't... — read more 

Raise?

I've been hearing that we are going to be getting bumped up to$15 starting pay. Any truth in this?

Prepping for Amazon

Amazon and Walmart have had closed door discussions about converting several Clubs into mini distribution centers, Pick up department would be responsible for boxing up merchandise and sent to the shipping department, each facility will employ 30-40... — read more 

Members

We need to treat the members with respect we need to answer the calls we need to acknowledge them! We need to not ask the people on the radio what do they need what do they want can you help them. I realized yes they can probably help them before... — read more 

Inept upper management

It is pathetic to watch the home office master plan unfold. They set out to cut all the long term staff and have been fairly successful in that goal. Too successful. Nobody knows how to do anything anymore or are too busy doing something else to be... — read more 

Marketing

Was told yesterday marketing will have 1 salaried position focused on sif plus and credit out in field Anything above the goal will have additional compensation No marketing team lead or advantage coordinator positions are to opened or filled company... — read more 

Compliance/Safety

I used to be an APM. Compliance and safety were extremely important. Not anymore. Managers do what ever they want. Laws, policies and procedures don't matter. They are above all that. No accountability. Managers could care less about associates... — read more 

Pharmacy conference call

Our market has a mandatory all pharmacist conference call this Thursday (Ohio). I was just wondering if all markets do or just ours. I'm just a little nervous with everything going on on the Wal-Mart side.

Where did the people that left Sam’s find new jobs?

I would appreciate, if there are people that left Sam’s or were let go on this board, that they posted where did they find new jobs. Did you stay in retail or did you move to other business? Is it even worth trying to apply at competing companies on... — read more 

Place is a unsafe disaster area

Steel on flatbeds everywhere, empty pallets all around the club, no help anywhere. Definitely favoritism. People getting 5$ hour raises that dont deserve it. Expecting people to do 2 or 3 areas a day and not even receive a raise. They need to realize... — read more 

Rejected pto

I requested some Fridays off all of them have been rejected .I have 160 hours of pto.What the heck. There is coverage if I'm working. Can pto be rejected for every request. It's not my fault that we are so short of help.

How many?

How many 3rd shift receiving people stayed in there same positions that went to 1st and 2nd shift ?

Where to go, if Costco is not hiring?

I see everybody mentioning Costco as the best alternative to Sam's Club - and I agree. However, not every Costco is hiring. Actually, from what I've noticed, there are significantly fewer job postings for them than for Sam's Club at any point. So... — read more 

Reactivated Night-shift for the weekend

Things got so bad at the club, holes everywhere. Whole isles decimated and steel was at max capacity. The call was made to temporarily reactivate night shift for last weekend. They got it looking good tho. Wonder if this will be a common practice... — read more 

33% raise

Team leads at my store just got a 33% raise yet people at the bottom get nothing, what is wrong with this company? 😔 Did this happen for anyone else?

Audits..

How is anyone going to get audits completed?

Fresh TL

Anyone over the new minimum was supposed to get 2% on today's paystub. I did not get mine. Anyone else?

Stop deleting the truth!

Big changes happening this Monday. Fear of relation fron marketing associates. They will be walked out of all clubs before noon on monday.

Member Convenience Lead (MCL)

Announcement coming this monday. New role will replace marketing lead however. The marketing lead will not be eligible for this new role as it does not involve membership. The front end lead will take on the responsibility of membership 100% now... — read more 

Merchandisers getting raises?

Have anyone heard that. Starting at 15$ on the floor since COS and leads getting raises of $18. Or is my club b---s---ing

Maintenance = robots

Starting on Monday July 8th, Sam's club now will rolling out maintenance robots, similar to Walmart. Here is Marc Lore talking about it to Business Insider... — read more 

What is Going on With Sam’s Club??

Everyone leaving an Going to Costco??? Our Competitors. I’ve have to agree, I don’t work in Marketing. But in my Club Our Marketing does a good job. For them not to consider in a Raise is Definitely a No!!! I see them going out bringing in... — read more 

MX voice scores

How are those mx voice scores for everyone? Do the members enjoy shopping in the chaos, waiting in the checkout lines, and getting caught up in the processional parade as items are scanned as you leave the exit door?

What's next?

Rumors about some managers going away, anyone hear anything else that might be changing??

Lot lead

Anyone else notice these threads have been deleted?

Interview question

So if you apply for a position with the new system do they have to interview everyone who drops down in the Req? Or can they decide and hirt someone before all interviews have been done?

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