http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-and-target-compared-pictures-details-2018-3

I left Walmart (home office) in Bentonville in early May of this year. I'm working in the Dallas metro area now. My new employer gave me a $3500 sign-on bonus, plus a relocation package and the pay is 23% higher. And, I'm working 8 hours a day, not... — read more 

Any optical updates? I’m a licensed optician at Sam’s and we are having to deal with the changes.

Just heard this over the watercooler yesterday. Joined in 2016. Now freaking out. Truth? Or not?

Grabbed from @U9NqSMM-7ijc, makes an excellent point more people should read: Sam Walton Development Complex houses the real estate division. My two-cents, good! Time to drain the swamp. This consultant or workforce SR Director that has been brought... — read more 

With all the layoffs, it makes you wonder. Is Walmart trying to manage the decline of its store business? You think we will close more stores in 2019

Fellow Walmart Associates, it's sad to say but we are witnessing the start of our demise. Think about what has happened and the thinking and planning that went into the current events below. Does any of this sound coincidental? 1) The new store... — read more 

http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/38668672/walmart-details-crawfordsville-layoffs

The company bullies can only win if we succumb to their threats and take our anger and frustration out on others. Seemingly; anytime we have a visit, the management teams respond with a pile of coachings and “tough conversations.” Success is not... — read more 

We are losing people in Crawfordsville as well. Not sure about the exact number, but it's not a small number, that's for sure. I guess it was our turn after stores and HQ. Walmart seems determined to cut staff literally everywhere they can, whether... — read more 

https://5newsonline.com/2018/07/17/150-workers-laid-off-from-fayetteville-walmart-optical-lab/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/walmart-patents-audio-surveillance-technology-to-record-customers-and-employees/

Let me ask you something, how many of you buy stuff from Amazon? How many are jumping on the Prime bandwagon? If Amazon is poised to grab half of online sales in the country, then I'm betting quite a few. And then you wonder why we are closing stores... — read more 

Our 3rd Shift Frozen,Dairy and Fresh Associates jobs ended on July 14th. There were forced to go to 4am -1pm. They also lost money as well. I'm hearing that the remaining 3rd accociates will also be forced to take the 4am -1pm or 2pm-10pm shifts... — read more 

Walmart patents audio surveillance technology to record customers and employees CBS https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/walmart-patents-audio-surveillance-technology-to-record-customers-and-employees/ CNET... — read more 

Is everyone else's store having their regular cap team 1 do the frozen and dairy our entire frozen and dairy from 3rd quit. They hired some new people but we were told the entire crew had to run it.

Just saw that Japan was on the selling block. Wonder which country is next? Argentina, Chile, Central America? Its a shame to see what was once a promising division of the company being dismantled....if only the current regime had any understanding... — read more 

. . . .that, for all these lay offs, firings and budget cuts, both the Walmart stores in my town have 'Now Hiring!' stickers plastered on all their doors? Hmmmmm...

Does anyone have any information about the cash office pilots? Was severance offered to any of those associates who are already going through the transition? The whole pilot is currently on the wire, but of course they don't have every little detail... — read more 

Layoffs are happening in small numbers every quarter. This is because they only want to move 10,000 into the new campus. That is why we saw the change in evaluations. With the forced bell curve, it’ll be easy as can be for them to thin the herd. I... — read more 

Has anyone heard that the gm supports are going away like the food supports

I'm at a div 1 store in central cali. Our DMs have been told there are changes coming. Depts are being combined. Dpt 2 and 46 will combine and have 1 DM instead of 2. All domestics and furniture will combine and have 1 DM instead of 2. Pets and... — read more 

I've read in several places now that Target is making its move on us when it comes to online sales. Apparently they are either nearing, matching or beating our prices lately. My biggest worry is that if we start losing online sales to them, those on... — read more 

I'm sure this comes as no surprise... read the below. What happens when you focus entirely on the Amazon chase and not taking care of your stores and the customers. If we're bad at brick and mortar; do they customers think we're going to be better in... — read more 

While we are on the subject, here is one of the few articles out there that asks how to deal with layoffs caused by automation instead of just predicting when automation will take over... — read more 

What people don't realize is that WM has been training us to use the self-checkouts without us realizing it. They purposely under-staff cashiers at the POS so we get frustrated enough to use the self-checkouts. They continually do this until we... — read more 

I heard that the Department Managers jobs are going away? I am new to Walmart and my position.

So... Walmart hired someone to head up Optical only. Not Pharmacy, Optical only. Market managers were informed, but it has not been announced to anyone lower than MM. I wonder if Optical is splitting from Pharmacy. Why would they only announce this... — read more 

Any news on when the Accounting Office pilot will roll out company wide?

Walmart is now rid of many fresh positions and support manager spots and told associates to find something else, they give them 60days or per management corporate told them to terminate the associate. With the change you will be moved through the... — read more 

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Walmart's Image Takes a Dive Despite Effort to Alter Narrative After a recent peak in 2016, when the company said it would invest billions in stores and online to win back customers, public perception has declined for two straight years, according to... — read more 

I've heard that Walmart will be closing three stores on July 20. The ones on the chopping block are Corning AR, Clinton, IL, and Edna, TX. Does anybody here know more about these closings? Mainly, is it going to be only these three stores or can we... — read more 

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/20/news/companies/walmart-children/index.html Sure they are. They got paid for their building. Like they really care.

Let's list all the changes we expect Walmart to do in 2019. This may be several things: changes due to pilot programs changes due to market changes changes due to restructuring changes due to financial reasons changes due to (fill in the blanks) I am... — read more 

Has anyone heard about Department being eliminated and go strictly mod and price changes team

It’s a slippery slope......eliminate associates = save wages.....sales are not meeting expectation = eliminate more associates.....inventory is too high = decrease orders....This is a vicious cycle. How about this....staff the stores to take care of... — read more