I'm reading all the comments about pay raises, how everyone is getting them but certain areas.
Let's see how many long term associates are topped out and havent had a raise in a few years. I'd like to hear what they have to say, arent you upset?
New hires coming in making more and more, the company giving raises to so many areas but they don't seem to be considering all the associates that are at the top of their pay grade.
They really need to restructure the whole thing!
Don't judge and make rude comments!!! When you've been with the company for so long and you're reaching retirement you cant afford to look for another job. For those of you saying find a different position to make more money, that would mean crazy hours and being taken advantage of by management. Team leads are expected to do more than the pay is worth.
They eliminate departments which causes you to settle and in turn causes pay cuts and then top outs!
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Most new hires at my club typically quit within the first two weeks or around the 5 year mark.
The reason for most is attendance issues. Another reason is they realize the small pay increases we get is not worth the higher paying positions.
Plus for those long term associates the new increases means that the top end pay for the pay levels also increases. So unless you are earning $30 or more an hour you will still get that coveted 2% increase in February.
"you realize some positions that pay better arent worth the stress."
Let's start here. If you feel this way, I definitely can't blame you. But again, what's confusing is that you refuse a position that pays more while still complaining about pay. If by some chance in heaven, tomorrow morning the company decides to pay everyone 100k a year, great! But it's odd that an employee would be shocked that their employer makes company friendly policies such as pay caps.
Now if you first came to Sam's and there was no pay cap, I definitely see your reason for being disgruntled i.e. you 20+ year associates. But are we going to sit there and act like there aren't other companies with competitive pay that for whatever reason, you've decided not to transition to? Costco, Amazon, Whole Foods, or travel a bit further to a club within a higher RPZ (regional pay zone).
It comes across as "I want to stay exactly where I am doing exactly what I've been doing for the past 20+ years, but I want to get paid more money than it is worth to do the job I'm paid to do "
As far as new hires, the company clearly wants new blood and is adjusting for inflation that has been very bad for people across the country. Gas, rent, etc all have skyrocketed over the past 15+ years and minimum wage is on average still less than 10 an hour. How can you be mad at new hires wanting what you would want too in 2020?
Now imagine what message it would send if you have two people working side by side doing the same job: one gets paid 32 an hour and the other gets 16. You don't have to be a manager to know that that scenario would end in disaster.
I have been with Sams for 17 years and watch new hires come in and make the same as me. This is wrong on so many levels! I have a wealth of knowledge and loyalty to the company. What do the newbies bring to the table? Most have no work ethic and a lack of caring. This company should stand by there long term associates but unfortunately they would rather overlook them and ignore them and treat them poorly.
I have LOST $$$$ more times than I can remember, to see newbies COMPLAIN about starting wage is ONLY, YES ONLY $16 with NO EXPERIENCE...........makes mail, it took me 17 years to get there and that was Personnel Managet, I don't begrudge anyone making enough to live on BUT, to complained when others have worked many years to get $16, AND got NO RAISE now- some NEWBIES ARE STARTING HIGHER THAN FAITHFUL LONG TERM ASSOCIATES.....JUST WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!
There was a meat cutter, age 43, making $13.20. Got the raise to $17 (well deserved). The top out was raised to $24. All good news. The other news is, at 2% per year, he would never live long enough to top out.
to the one that does not understand.. First you are absolutely a manager and likely one with little time with the company. ... When we were hired 30 years ago the promise was that each year you remained with Walmart and in good standing you would get a raise. After about 12 years or so the company instituted levels with caps. WTF ! the promise was a lifetime of loyal work got rewarded with raises. A raise each year was to reward you for having been faithful yet another year NOT to place a given value on the current work you were doing. THAT mentality crept in after Sam died and younger management infiltrated the company. NOW the company actively is undermining those with a lot of years. In essence saying we don't want you here that long. You young workers ought to take heed and understand that you will one day wear the target !!
For those who don't understand...
Have been a team lead and was a team lead for many years..enjoyed my position.. department was eliminated and had to find a different full time position available in my club. Not willing to move/transfer and won't travel 30 minutes to a different club. You take what you need to to sustain yourself with best pay available. Sold my home, downsized to save money and waited for something better to open. Then more changes came, after watching how things were going and seeing the trend you realize some positions that pay better arent worth the stress.
After 31 years you see alot and things just continue to change, of course the changes are always for the benefit of the company not the associates. They try to make the associates and the public believe it's for the good of their associates but for every positive for us it always covers up a negative.
One of my managers, who's been there for 18 years, informed me another manager who's been there for 3 years, just got bumped from 42k to 54k. She only got a 1000 lump sum. That's not right, the newer manger gets 1000 a month until she quits or retires and the more experienced gets less than 100 a month for a year.... Shame on you corporate scum!
I don't understand this. Maybe someone can explain to me how you can remain a cashier/merchandiser/butcher/etc, for whatever reason NOT move into a lead or management role, but think you should be entitled to keep getting raises after you've maxed? You could literally end up making over 80k to do a job that isn't even worth the payroll.
Besides the fact that you'd k–l the budget for your department and no one else would get hours (which mean you'd be left to do more work than one person can handle), you might very well be that guy or gal that has figured out how to do as little as possible while complaining every step along the way.
Far be it for me to tell you your personal worth, but this is retail. You're not supposed to be a rich cashier. If I'm wrong, please explain it to me cause this legitimately is confusing.
30 years...currently topped out...I have topped out three or four times ...go a couple years without rise and then the ceiling gets raised a bit...I make just a smidge more than a newly minted merch lead.. does seem unfair but at least I get a lot more pto than most people...not much consolation I know but at least it is something..