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
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
Walmart Severance Pay (June 2015)
Do you have info on how severance pay is structured and if it's the same for all folks in the corporate office
WALMART LET GO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES TO HIRE TEMPS, FOR LOWER WAGES AND NO BENEFITS NOW THEIR NEW TV AD SAYS WE'RE GIVING RAISES.
THIS IS A STUNT TO IMPROVE IMAGE, BUT WE ALL KNOW BETTER!!!!
Walmart Store closings are a response to labor activism at a store in Los Angeles (Pico Rivera, CA)
You can see more details provided by New York Times here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/business/laid-off-walmart-workers-head-to-labor-board.html --- it's all tracking back to the revolt in Pico Rivera, CA - the workers were fed up and revolted... — read more
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
No layoffs at Walmart - March 2015 - We are hiring in Corporate
Just saying, I see that people are concerned, but there is nothing to fear, there is a number of growth segments within the company that are driving increase in headcount. I do not know what's going on with stores, but with healthy numbers reported... — read more
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
Principled Workers Need to Resist
Let me know if you've been fired or pressured to leave for standing up for yourself and other workers.
How old do you have to be to work at Wal Mart?
I am 17 and I want to work in a store. I have great work ethic and I do well in school. How do I start.
List of Wal Mart Stores closing in 2014 and 2015
Anybody has this? Ideally I'd get a list with city, store name, store number, number of employees, rationale why the store is closing, tenure per employee, etc.
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
List of Stores Closing 2014
Does somebody have a list of Walmart stores that will be closing in this year.
Missing the Wall Street Forecasts
Now, it's gonna be interesting - you'll see heads roll in corporate
My name is Renee, and I'm a reporter for Bloomberg News. I am interested in talking to people who work for Wal-Mart and am curious about the
My name is Renee, and I'm a reporter for Bloomberg News. I am interested in talking to people who work for Wal-Mart and am curious about the "failed IT projects" mentioned by Anonymous1494 below. Please feel free to contact me with any tips or... — read more
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
I love Wal Mart Don't You?
Let everyone know your thoughts
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
So apparently Wal-Marts had a really crappy February, And how do they repay their loyal shoppers? By raise prices
So apparently Wal-Marts had a really crappy February, And how do they repay their loyal shoppers? By raise prices. Fantastic 'cuz Americas not broke enough already!
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