Whole Foods employees spend a lot of their salary at Whole Foods. The way I see it, if they cut your salary that is less money you will have to spend at WF. Although it is convenient to shop were you work, I suggest you start shopping at farmers markets that sale organic produce and local butchers that have free range chickens and meat raised without antibiotics and hormones. Trust me, you will actually save money shopping elsewhere.
Profits are up from same quarter a year ago. Whole Foods corporate just greedy, they don't care about the consumers or employees.
***First quarter profits are generally higher in the industry as noted below.
Fiscal year is Oct - Sep. 2015-Q3 2015-Q2 2015-Q1 2014-Q4 2014-Q3 ***2014-Q1
Whole Foods Market Net Sales or Revenues 3.63B 3.65B 4.67B 3.26B 3.38B *** 4.24B
Cost Of Goods Sold (COGS) 2.34B 2.34B 3.05B 2.1B 2.16B *** 2.75B
Whole Foods Market Gross Profit 1.29B 1.31B 1.63B 1.15B 1.21B *** 1.49