https://www.cnet.com/news/walmart-gains-patent-to-eavesdrop-on-shoppers-and-employees-in-stores/

Wal-Mart cheer still going on? Left company 15 years ago.

The rumors would stop if the powers that be would tell us what the changes are already! For over 6 months we keep getting told that big exciting changes are coming. They're going to be huge and amazing...yet we never get any specifics. Everything we... — read more 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/bernie-sanders-goes-after-walmart-in-tweet

https://www.winsightgrocerybusiness.com/retailers/walmart-looks-radical-supercenter-reinvention This is happening now. A news article from Kansas says their Lee’s Summit Walmart will be transformed into one of these centers. They will begin with 8... — read more 

This is something that was obvious from the start. If Walmart's leadership thought that bringing in faster shipping services , updating the website, and partnering with a few companies was going to make them competitive to Amazon, they were sadly... — read more 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna926086 You can just have a simple badge or a different color polo.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/28/walmarts-test-store-for-new-technology-sams-club-now-opens-next-week-in-dallas/amp/

A store employee here, have a quick q - when do I start accruing PTO? I hear 90 days but I also heard180 days. Thanks.

https://talkbusiness.net/2018/10/walmart-files-warn-letter-on-closing-return-center-in-bentonville/

January 2019 top to bottom shakeup coming to Health and Wellness for home office division but also including store level VCM's. Deal already signed. All VCs will close first part January, reopen next day under contract with National Vision (NVI)... — read more 

How is it the people that work hard mgmt rides and the people that don’t do nothing just here for a check them are the ones that get promoted. Walmart is losing a lot of good and great workers because they are getting tired of being treated and... — read more 

The best I can tell anyone working for Walmart or Sam’s club is to start looking for other jobs. They are overhauling their business to benefit the shareholders. They are not people oriented like they use to be. It’s all bs and you can see by the... — read more 

The article states that including partnering companies in the free shipping offer is a significant risk for Walmart, giving that there is no certainty that the partners will be able to deliver and synchronize with the service. I don’t usually speak... — read more 

There were several Regionals terminated this week for being not fit for future development. More to come in the future. There will be another major management change and elimination in January. It will involve Regionals down to Asst Mgr restructure... — read more 

I find it rather sad that people think all an office associate does is sit on their butt. Personnel has to do way more than sit on their butts. At least in our store ours interact with the associates on the salesfloor, complete daily, weekly, and... — read more 

**** hit fan today!

Are you that surprised? This forum is filled with stories of people leaving who saw the writing on the wall, like myself, or the less fortunate that got that mysterious meeting notice in the middle of the night. Now, with the annual reviews due next... — read more 

Is it just me or is everyone you talk to trying to leave lately? Literally every other day I hear folks plotting to get out.

Even though this formulation of Walmart being a technology company, given by our CEO is, in my opinion, overstated, Walmart made some excellent steps into researching new technologies and applying them and is very close to changing the business of... — read more 

Amazon, controls retail wages now! Not WM, big sign WM doesn’t care about their people!

Just got off conference call.. fixing to roll out changes through out the company, most likely by end of 4th quarter. Mgmt. 1st coaching will have a action plan and course correction. 2nd coaching is pretty much termination on the spot. You’ll get to... — read more 

Instead of betting on the Walmart name, the company is buying brands like Bonobos and online specialty stores such as Moosejaw, Hayneedle, and Shoebuy. In October alone, Walmart nabbed plus-size digital brand Eloquii and lingerie retailer Bare... — read more 

Just read this article that mostly praises Walmarts efforts to grow, reshape and adapt to new markets, such as online sales. I mostly agree with the article, but what I find interesting is that Walmart, in its need to stay in the lead in retail and... — read more 

The massive (like in 2017) layoffs are over. They don't want to pay severance! They will target individuals and make up reasons your performance is not good enough. It just happened to me in the HO. My numbers on their own new metric showed I was in... — read more 

Reading about the new technologies that Walmart is going to deploy in its distribution centers, starting with the state of the art facility in Shafter, got me thinking about how close we are to being affected by tech and automation. Shafter will be... — read more 

Has anyone heard that more layoffs are coming to Walmart Home Office in October?

This doesn’t come as a big surprise for me, as we all know how much money was put into the Flipkart acquisition and how much money, in general, is being put into Walmarts shift to e-commerce. In my opinion, it is smart not to burden the company with... — read more 

I guess this is a cause for celebration? At least for those on top, I mean. We'll hardly see any positives come out of this, except for more work for same pay. The Cowen data showed that 92% of Sears' shoppers also shop at Walmart and that there is... — read more 

It's settled. Ridiculous lawsuit, pretty sure every one of these employees knew what the job entailed on day 1. Walmart is a sh--ty company for many reasons, this isn't one of them.

You'll have to Google this up, I dont post links.. This company's arrogance and greed is fast catching up with them----and at a time when they're already on the ropes. Let's see what they learn from this.

Has anyone heard anything about the selection event

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/10/12/amazons-minimum-wage-hike-was-inevitable-and-others-may-follow.html

The new attendance policy sounds ugly. A warning then coaching for going over scheduled hours on a day to day basis not for the week. Not one click over scheduled hours.

Has anyone on here been called in for the Core Hour discussion? Well let me fill you in.. I was called in the other night.. I an almost 20 year associate, which has been on 3 rd shift the entire time. So, I was told because of my years of service, I... — read more 

How much more compression is going to happen this fiscal year within the Company and why not just put it out there rather than stressing the long term associates out wondering if they are going to be cut out of the line of business they helped grow... — read more 

Walmart’s low-wage workers cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $6.2 billion in public assistance including food stamps, Medicaid and subsidized housing, according to a report published to coincide with Tax Day, April 15.