Was it just about people lead?
There comes a time when technology seems to help business owners more than the workers
Technology is a great thing. However there comes a time when technology seems to help business owners more than the workers. I've been with Walmart for 30 years. I can remember how difficult it was before new tools and processes. There has been a... — read more
Is career advancement even a possibility at WM now?
WM has obviously turned into a machine where it overworks it employees to the maximum and then gets rid of them and than the circle starts over with new hiring? Haven’t seen a lot of people advance, raises are rare… Does anyone even see WM as a place... — read more
More to the floor
We started this process and it's a steaming pile o' 💩!! The dpt mngrs wont deal with the dispose items and keep bringing it back to claims. Our 4 tubs are always overflowing. They wait until we leave and bring everything they are supposed to deal... — read more
Are people really that afraid of the introduction of new technologies?
I tend to think that people that are debating on this site are exaggerating, regarding the influence that new technologies will have on our jobs and our job security in the near future?Would like to get some opinions on how much are people really... — read more
Deception Stock buyback Part 3
Stock buyback and Walmart board of directors. Note those $billions are not being reinvested in the company. https://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2017/07/24/stock-buybacks-the-greatest-deception/#657277456968 True then true now
Hundreds of people greeters with disabilities let go
So proud to be a Walmart associate. Karma is a b--ch
No sales associates and it’s noon on saturday
No Sales associate in Sporting Goods at noon on Saturday.....and yet you wonder why sales are suffering.....some things to just CAN’T buy on-line due to federal regulations....SMH
Sorry...
Sorry to inform you but it's all true...already happened/happening at my store. Personnel didnt even find out fron the store manager that one of their positions was going away. One of them stumbled on it on the wire! There will now be a "training... — read more
Attendance Policy
Needs to be a law against this! It's bulls*it to be punished more severely for being sick on certain days..
Internal audit
Internal audit? Lead by the 3 witches have been laying off white men quietly since February
What's the best Walmart alternative in retail?
Is there a company that treats its employees decently? What exactly are our options?
PC/TC Evaluations
I have worked for WM for many years and never received anything less than a solid performer rating on my evaluation. This year, I received several needs development. Has anyone else had this happen? The timing seems suspect. I can’t help wonder if... — read more
People lead
I'm on sams side Can I apply? Just curious our job was eliminated last month as ptc
My Share Payout
Will the PCs and TCs who are losing their jobs on August 2 receive any My Share payments that were earned through July 31?
Stealing PPTO?
Just wondering if anyone knows if Walmart can steal our PPTO like they did with our sick time? I'd like to build up a good safety net worth of PPTO like I had with my accrued sick time, I just don't want to get burned and have thousands of dollars... — read more
PAYING US FOR PTO & PPTO
Do they pay us for BOTH our PTO AND our PPTO if we quit
When
When do you think the impacted stores will be told. Has anyone had calls yet
Are potential store closings and changes in the store structure a sign of a bigger reorganization?
Most of the info that I get is from this board. At my store people hardy talk about this stuff, so forgive me if the question sounds stupid or I don’r know what the heel I’m talking about. This just looks to me like the symptoms of a company wide... — read more
Walmart closing more stores
Walmart secretly closing stores as they announce changes to store structure. Keep working hard for this company who cares less about u
Comanagers going away
Here it comes. The end for you few comanagers who survived the first round of layoffs. Good luck. Maybe u can apply for online grocery pickers
Walmart rewards u with a star
Once again our Walmart hasnt a clue
Yes, Department manager roles phased out.
In my store they are starting this with the fresh side. We right now have 6 dept. Managers over there. However, the new roles only have 4 spots...2 trainers and 2 team leaders. The way they are choosing who gets those positions is they have to take a... — read more
Any roles up for elimination?
Has anybody heard anything? Not that I would like that to happen, but it’s been a while since we had a big reorg on tore level at WM.
Evaluations at Walmart
I received my eval, and my manager rated me NEEDS TO IMPROVE. I have only been with wally world for just over a year. They do not like my attitude. Because I voice my opinion. I feel that I have been treated unfair, my dm does not treated us all the... — read more
Overworking the employees and making them leave on their own
I imagine that is a strategy, but I was wondering are other locations are experiencing the same thing? My store hasn’t had an organized wave of layoffs in years. On the other hand the turnover is big.People leaving left and right and new ones are... — read more
Cutting down on management
Walmart is testing out a new employee structure within its stores in an attempt to cut down the size of its store management staff. The nation's biggest employer is looking to see if it can have fewer midlevel store managers overseeing workers, with... — read more
Restructuring in Central Ops Today
More layoffs - many impacted
Salty at sams
Changes company wide Block scheduling for all clubs Set hours and days off Can't work it? Bye...
This is why we are trashed. Part 2
https://wolfstreet.com/2019/03/01/nordstrom-explains-how-its-booming-online-revenues-eat-its-brick-mortar/ Like Sam said there will never be anything externally to destroy Walmart. It will be destroyed from the inside. The guts of walmart is... — read more
This is why we are being gutted
https://www.zdnet.com/article/workday-lands-massive-walmart-contract/ I like opinions if this is so. Now that this is started there is no turning back. This is part one.
Management rank and yank real
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/02/walmart-is-testing-ways-to-trim-the-size-of-its-store-management-staff.html
PEOPLE LEAD EXTERNALS CAN APPLY BEFORE INTERNALS
https://www.wayup.com/i-j-Walmart-412631057676395/
Training the newbies is a constant process
I don’t know about other locations but at my store it’s the same circle for years. Other than a couple of us long-timers there is always the same process of hiring the young new guys which quit after a while and then the new bach of newbies are hired... — read more
PATHWAYS
If someone who has been with Walmart 15 years steps down from a level C to a B are they required to complete Pathways and the graduation test?
Will WM ever have mass layoffs?
Not that I would like them to happen, but the fact that other retailers have them often an WM doesn’t, speaks about the fact that WM is losing enough workers with silent layoffs and attrition.Is it possible that people are leaving in that create that... — read more
Department manager coure scheduling
Does anybody know the hours for department managers going to coure scheduling ? it was announced but we don’t know anything about it we are a supercenter
More to the floor
This program is starting in my store we 18. Prepare yourselves claims people! This wont be pretty!! Claims is responsible for zoning, signing, labeling, and condensing the clearance isle. Also will have to go to courtesy twice daily to process... — read more
They overwork you till you quit
At least that’s the case at my store. Honestly I can’t remember when someone was laid off from my location, and people are leaving all the time and the new young workers are being hired until they quit too. I don;t know if anyone has the same... — read more
Screenshots of implementation guide for the Great Workplace program
https://www.reddit.com/r/walmart/comments/bhh7jw/restructurescreenshots_gwp_implementation_guide/ Still no guarantee this is coming to all stores and no indications as to timeframe, but it’s definitely something the company has put a lot of work... — read more