I think they forget that Merchandisers (Floors associates, Deli, freezer, Produce & Maintenace) has been working overtime to help keep the product on the floor during this pandemic. How inconsiderate of them to not include them. Without us, how can members shop with no product on the floor?
Additionally, they only created a few positions for merchandisers to do some layout & endcaps changes for 15 an hour leaving out already certified forklift drivers & merchandisers who been with the company for years. Thay shows you right Home Office don't know what they are doing.
Then you have maintenance associates who are given daily cleaning lists to help sanitize the club during this pandemic not to mention they are thrown everywhere to do everything like they are back up associates for other departments. Yet do you see others cleaning up puke, p–p on the floor, Chicken grease, chemical spills? They have been screwed over twice. First, they made maintenance a specialty then gave raises to the other specialty departments leaving maintenance out & dry. Now they have done it again... It's clear they don't appreciate maintenance. If you already had lazy maintenance or your club is short-staffed on maintenance watch their productivity becomes worst or if you get any new hires for maintenance at all. Because at our location no one never applies for maintenance.
I also find it funny they had it seem like Fresh was a top priority for raises & wanted only to invest in fresh but now is giving the same pay to the front end... Why don't they just raise everyone at 15 & go from there? Perhaps this was just a power move because cashiers make more at other places than Wal-Mart & Sams