Years wasted at this company and I'm glad to have finally cut ties.
I have never had to work around so much politics and drama in my life, simply for a GROCERY store.
It was amusing being in leadership and watching honest and hard-working people get written up and/or screwed over for promotions simply because they spoke up. Once I stepped down, that put me on store leadership's shitlist and I suddenly started getting written up for stupid reasons that the team favorites constantly got away with. There was a day when I dare questioned my corrective action and was yelled at. I reported it to Team Member Services and not only was my STL informed of everything I reported, but I was pulled aside and accused of attempting to start drama and fabricated everything, despite having witnesses. They never even bothered trying to speak to them. Give me a f---ing break, this is an underpaid retail job. I knew then that I wouldn't be at this company much longer.
What is this, high school? This company treats everyone like children yet is surprised when they struggle through high turnover rates and expect people to do 3x the amount of work of one person, while being given meager raises on their "job dialogs"
I know some people are stuck at Whole Foods for various reasons; however, I wish you the best of luck and encourage you to get out when the right opportunity arises.