Received an email from Annamaria: "We launched Starkey Water off cycle at the beginning of the year as our exclusive control brand. Few promotions have been ran but the sales have been very soft in our region. Please make sure you have these items... — read more 

Now that we have a personal chef on board at the cost of over 4000 layoffs, I guess we can now look forward to personal trainers @ the new 365 stores to keep the millennials fit and healthy! Just thinking out of the box here!

Whole Foods Just Hired a Big-Name.

Can someone please copy and paste the email from regional president about the upcoming "reorganization" of teams. To have him send out what is practically a warning email to give a heads up right before Christmas means that it will probably be tons... — read more 

In sopac region, our grocery Tl has introduced production sheets. Anyone else using them? ...other departments? How is it going?

What a clown this guy is. We need to "restructure" his salary.

There is a direct long-term correlation with results here and those at UNFI..... http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/UNFI+Results+Imply+More+Weakness+to+Come+at+Whole+Foods+(WFM)+-+Piper+Jaffray/11134763.html

Surprised no one has commented on email sent out by Scott allhouse..maybe only MA region got it? Still.. Second paragraph pretty much lays it out...

Organic Shells and White Cheddar: Annie's vs. Trader Joe's Ingredients: Basically the same except Annie's contains cream. Taste: Annie's seems a little creamier. Prices: $2.49 at Whole Foods, $1.29 at TJ's. The verdict: Annie's could very well be... — read more 

What's going on in the MW region now? They bought 7 shuttered Dominicks stores and that seems to have changed a lot. The GBR location is busy and that cost EVN a chunk of business.

The stores refrigeration keeps cutting out and i hear theyve had to toss upwards of $80k in product. I was planning on quitting for a couple months now... my TL was well aware but is not hiring anyone! I think I am just going to leave. that company... — read more 

We were recently made to sign agreements to use #teamwfm instead of #wfmteammember on all social media. Why the change? This was in the SW. And honestly, how is this practice even LEGAL at all?

Hey guys, whole foods made the list of Best Companies to Work For again this year. We're #55! There are 2 other grocery stores that ranked well above wfm, but still we should be grateful that we're not the poor saps working for #56, LL Bean. So I... — read more 

If we're supposed to be saving money, let's stop having TL surveys too. People are afraid to comment on them out of fear of retaliation (which is real), and anyway the only thing you are allowed to see is the TLs response to the feedback. The... — read more 

There are some unsubstantiated claims that HEB and other companies are planning to buy whole foods market, region by region and starting on the east coast. Is there any more information that anyone can share regarding this? Time's a ticking. Thanks... — read more 

So far we've heard unsubstantiated claims that HEB and other companies are planning to buy regions of WF, one by one and starting with the eastern regions. Is there any new information backing these claims that anyone can share? Time's a ticking... — read more 

'Values Matter' a term loosely used @WFM on signs,t-shirts, brochures and more. Has anyone here thought about who is this in reference to? Is it products, the company or team members? My only take on this is that this is in reference to 'shareholder... — read more 

What exactly are we paying her for? She has no retail sense whatsoever, and everyone just sucks her off repeatedly. She has the most inane, ineffective criticisms, and they are all made on a whim. "I don't like the look of case stacks". Well Jane, we... — read more 

But John Mackey, Walter Robb and their hired crew of arrogant pal dummies will always be tools

Why are people who take psychiatric medication and drugs allowed to be in store leadership? It makes us uncomfortable that this woman tries to fire people constantly and then friend them on Facebook. I guess regional seriously doesnt care anymore

Hi people that have moved up the company ladder through blood, sweat, and tears and time away from family because we are a retail business. To be told, as an ASTL, that you have to compete with the other one in the store and only one of you comes out... — read more 

My store combined bakery/prep Foods, meat/Seafood, and grocery/whole body/ specialty. For no raise in wage at all. Most people left to go to other stores. But the stores they moved to are now getting combined as well. Not going to be sticking around... — read more 

Whole Foods has indeed become very greedy by continuing to open more stores without taking care of their employees in the ones already existing. For a store with a true mission to help their employees succeed in turn, improving profit........you have... — read more 

This hurts. I was going to make a snide comment, but this stock price IS the snide comment. Ouch.

Did you know they let ASTLS have 4 DUIs and keep their jobs?? How's that for being a leader. #hinsdale

Whole Foods Market has lost their way and no longer has a sense of mission or even a well-thought-out theory of the business. They lack a viable business model that they can replicate. They are floundering around hoping to find a viable strategy that... — read more 

Wf always prided itself about our company culture. Thanks to psychopathic bullies, favoritism and horrible management culture is falling apart. This company is going down fast. Unionize to save what remains or hopefully bought out. Sinking ship is an... — read more 

Gainsharing is changing. There are 3 test markets in the US currently trying out different Not so possible to achieve. ..if at all now.

As an ex-store artist, freelance is amazing. I started small with connections I already had. Word spread. People saw the other types of work I do and things have just gotten better and busier the more time that goes by. These past few months have... — read more 

Prep foods and bakery will be one. Whole Body and grocery will be one. Meat and seafood will be one. Front end and produce will be separate for now. Specialty depends on sales and size. They may stay as one or will combine with prepfoods/bakery. All... — read more 

FACT! They promised the investment world that they will invest the savings from layoffs into 'pricing and technology' But, no lowering of prices until January 2016, instead the savings has been invested in a restaurant chain 'Mendocino Farms' What... — read more