What I know for sure...
Yes, computerized scheduling is coming. Already started on some teams in some regions.
Yes, final warning is part of the formula for who gets the ax.
Yes, this is just round one. More cuts are coming.
Yes, there are more jobs coming. New store openings, a dumbed-down version of your old job and IT jobs. So if you're tired of being a cashier try applying for a Senior Marketing Data Analyst position or some other lateral move.
Yes, in some stores teams are being merged.
Yes, some regions are hit harder than others. My store lost 15% TM on day one.
Yes, at least some ASTL will have to reapply for their jobs.
What I'm observing...
If you are older, you've been around for a while and get paid a lot, you are an uggo, you are an assistant or backup or you have ever openly disagreed with leadership you're at risk.
What I'm thinking...
Remember Best Buy back in the day? Loud, crowded, staff everywhere. Go look at one now - that's the future of Whole Foods.
WF is no longer in defense mode - this is a hasty retreat. My guess is the next quarterly report is going to suck.
Executive team is clueless and way in over their heads. Unfortunately they are too arrogant to come to this realization so we're stuck with the same desperate cost cutting measures that every failing corporation attempts right before they slump.
Still tastes like Whole Foods but starting to smell like Wild Oats.