Topics regarding layoffs at Walmart

Topics regarding layoffs at Walmart

Clearly we have to talk....

Dear Mr. Mcmillon, clearly we need to talk. Shutting down stores with people who are fighting for workplace democracy is not a smart tactic. I know Walmart was doing this long before you became CEO, but this form of aggression will result in even... — read more 

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| 460 views | | 2 replies (last July 9, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+CgGMeGm

I want to help but...

I'm one of the many workers who busts their butt at Walmart, and would like to improve the system (e.g. make it safer for employees). Clearly, Walmart workers (including managers) are intimidated by the power of this monolith and won't speak when... — read more 

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| 480 views | | 1 reply (July 5, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+CgCNzR4

SUDDEN Walmart store "closings" around the country

Just saw on our local NBC news in Tampa, FL that Walmart suddenly closed the Brandon store due to "plumbing issues" for at least 6 months. NOW, at the same day today, another 5 stores around the country closed also for, you got it, plumbing issues... — read more 

Walmart Store Layoffs 2015

Do we have any information on stores laying off workers. I do understand that some folks from Walmart corporate reported job cuts but I wanted to see if we had any store employees who might be able to share experiences about layoffs that might have... — read more 

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| 600 views | | 4 replies (last September 29, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+AVPpZWY

February - Start of New Fiscal Year

We had some cuts in Jan and Feb 2015 - very small - only some departments did eliminate positions this time and most of the folks who were let go were able to transfer.

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| 500 views | | 2 replies (last April 8, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+AmOdCGG

Bentonville, Ark layoffs January 2015

50 folks let go, end of Jan 2015. Multiple departments and different levels, seems that they hit Corp folks in Bentonville every January.

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| 560 views | | 2 replies (last February 23, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+AcDKg63

Smart Move, Walmart

Walmart made a very smart move by proposing to raise employee wages. But they haven't gone enough. Learn from Costco and maybe you'll get more loyal, effective, and happy workers.

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| 450 views | | 5 replies (last February 21, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+A8ynSSy

Severance Pay

What is a typical severance payment for someone in the IT group? I do not recall this being covered as I joined but at my old company we got 2 weeks of pay for every full year of service. The emphasis here is on "FULL" as the year when you started... — read more 

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| 2210 views | | 1 reply (January 31, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+zPetsPI

Wal-Mart Canada Mississauga Layoffs

Wal-Mart Canada Corp. has cut 210 jobs, it was called “organizational changes” - Mississauga got decimated, 20% of our staff, this happened mid 2014

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| 490 views | | 3 replies (last January 24, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+ztWx4iS

DM Position Question (Deli)

Hi there, I'm a 5 year associate, transferred recently to a new store. I was a DM over housewares for a year while I was finishing my Associates in Business Management ( the four previous years were spent in apparel/fitting room). I transferred into... — read more 

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| 651 views | | 1 reply (January 20, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+ztiBmoF

An associate who had a chance to meet the District Manager

Had an associate who met the District Manager. The DM introduced himself and the associate responds with, "Am I supposed to be impressed?" These two already had plenty of encounters when this happened so it was shocking. A couple of months later the... — read more 

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| 420 views | | 1 reply (January 20, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+ztk47lk

Wal-Mart Layoffs in 2014 and 2015

Does anyone have an info about layoffs planned for Q3, Q4 and 2015? I heard many rumors about reorg and cuts that will follow. It's also my understanding that many stores will be closing, so, not only redundancies and RIFs - Wal Mart will have store... — read more 

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| 561 views | | 1 reply (December 18, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+vD2CVVk

Sam's Club Cuts (January 2014)

I think it's now official, around 2,000 people will be let go. Store staff, managers, pretty deep cuts. Overall, given that we have 100,000K people I do not think this will hit Sam's Club really hard but keep in mind that this might only be the first... — read more 

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| 410 views | | 2 replies (last January 30, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+tQc6kRS

Corporate

We eliminated thousands of jobs - mostly in corporate but the stores got hit too. regional folks too, overall it was brutal during the down turn, now things look a little bit better for Walmart but we do have our own issues. We have many failed IT... — read more 

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| 362 views | | 2 replies (last March 5, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+t9zkgt9

last week 10k in sam\'s club, now 300 in corporate, where is the end? this company used to be unstoppable but now we are waving a white flag

last week 10k in sam\'s club, now 300 in corporate, where is the end? this company used to be unstoppable but now we are waving a white flag. it\'s a shame... Mike Duke should go first, he and his lieutenants missed so many market opportunities, we... — read more 

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