Was in a meetings with LT, SM, PT & GV. Get your box ready, Finance restructure is coming.
PTO
My advice to all, use all your PTO, all hours in those so called buckets they set up last year. This was a set up for us not to use. You don't get to use your personal hours once they terminate your position. i am so sad to see this happen to our... — read more
4/28 Home Office Vendor Rooms
Vendor rooms 1-4 are booked all day. Usually this happens for layoff conversations.
Layoffs this morning tech center
Bentonville David glass building.
co manager layoffs in the US
i heard some regions began laying off their co managers to get to the new guidelines. Others said we aren't letting anyone go. Anybody have any info? That's a lot of people losing their jobs!
Sam's Club Layoffs
What if any positions are being eliminated Friday at Sam's club ?
Severance question.
I am an ASM in Canadian Walmart. Does anyone know if the company can force me to be the overnight manager? Could I ask for severance instead?
Walmart Canada
Important meeting today for all store mgnt at 11 : 30. I'll keep you posted.
Hardliners assistant managers laid off?
Were all the hardines managers at Sam's Club laid off?
The Trend - March Total US Sales up 5%, Retail Sales Down 0.2%
This for the market in total, so the numbers are not Walmart specific. Anyhow, on a monthly basis, retail sales decreased 0.2 percent from February to March (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 5.2 percent from March 2016. Source: at... — read more
4/14 Layoff
Any word on layoffs occurring on 4/14?
Layoffs at Sams HO
I can't speak for most areas, but HR didn't have anything to do with the layoffs at Sams HO. Deloitte was hired to "help simplify our jobs" a few months ago. And that's who was there walking people out and watching them pack their boxes today. What... — read more
Walmart's 18,000 Positions Eliminated Since Last Year
The source is below. 18K is massive, I don't think any other company had cuts of this magnitude, on the other hand, we do employ more than others... This is going to be a brutal year for all of us, let's hope that those who survive will have a chance... — read more
Sam's Club Membership Coordinator
Anyone have any info on when or if the membership coordinator position is going to be cut?
Severance package
The package is very disappointing for those of us who have put our heart and soul in this company.....reviewed against other companies packages and as big as Walmart is, we should have been better taken care of...
Sam's Club layoffs
Is Sam's Club going to layoff more people on April 11th or sometimes this week. Also is some of COS & Cashiers jobs being layoff. Also is full time going to part time.
You think they'll do AES surveys this year?
They keep shortening them every year. They're pretty much a formality now. Also does anyone else believe they're not really anonymous?
Flow?
Anyone have any clue what's going to happen in the Flow organization? The SVP hired an Aussie buddy to review the organization and vendor rooms booked by HR for the next five weeks.
Off-shoring technology jobs. You're this generation's factory workers
Guys, Everyone is upset that they are losing their jobs in technology/office/computer work. Let me put this in perspective for you. You are this generation's factory workers. Then, seeking cheaper labor, companies figured out they could off-shore the... — read more
Union
One word that spreads fear throughout our Company.
Training Coordinators and Personnel Coordinators
Have they been let go anywhere?? It usually starts somewhere as a pilot and then rolls out to the rest of the stores. Just like the office associates, Has anyone heard anything??
Receiving
Does anyone know if receiving positions will be eliminated?
"Our People Make the Difference" Um.....
"Our People Make the Difference" Um..... It's been a rough 3 years for the Home Office folks and others I'm sure. The Divisional Leaders aren't questioning company direction any longer when it comes to People. Everyone has their heads down waiting... — read more
Membership Coordonator
Does anyone know if the membership coordinator position will be eliminated at Sam's Club
As long as people continue go flock there in droves to shop, this kind of behaviour will continue.
It's up to consumers to stop shopping there leaving their stores loaded with stuff.
work injury just curious can walmart layoff or terminate employment due to on the job work related injury?
I am just wondering I have heard about other associates that were apparently injured on the job and some of them had to take time off to and they returned to work and was terminated I do not think that s fair to get terminated for a injury that... — read more
They are here to protect the company
I have never worked at a company where HR has been worth a damn. I have first-hand experience at a previous company when my manager wrote up lie after lie on my annual evaluation. All HR would do is allow a rebuttal. No investigation. No interviews... — read more
Town hall meeting tonight at NWACC.
Womack will be there. Ask him what he thinks about the layoffs from Walmart. How it'll trickle down to communities. Impacts to families. Age and maturity of those cut. Off shoring American jobs. Let's see what he has to say. Or if he'll even listen.
I've seen riots better organized
I've always been honest with AES. Except for maybe my first one after I drank the Kool-Aid. I was still in awe that the largest retail company would hire me. After about a year the reality of ISD really sank in. One big Chinese fire drill. Driving... — read more
News
We are all over news today, Sam's Club also, and I'm afraid this won't be the last time we fill the news for these reasons. Everyone talking about 300 tech jobs eliminated. Good luck to all impacted. God bless. It's been a pleasure with working with... — read more
No more cheering
I personally would love to see a boycott of Walmart cheers from now on in ISD. When someone says "give me a W" say nothing. And be HONEST with AES. I do, and it's quite fun being "that guy" that skews the scores by being honest. I appreciate my job... — read more
Emotional week
Lost lot of long term friends. Very emotional week. This is the time where we all have to lean in on each other instead of bashing others for stealing the job etc. Every one who lost the job have their own problems. Let us show empathy and recover... — read more
Stage a walkout
Let's get a total walkout staged until they quit this BS. They'll be on their knees in 3 days - especially if POS system goes down. They only thing they are good at is eroding trust and morale. Can't wait to see the AES results later this year.