To all the haters, you should save your time and try to retain what’s left of your dignity and let those of us talk that are actually being effected by this. It’s not your concern and quite frankly when what we are going through is difficult enough with the situation in itself and how poorly it has been handled.
Many of us being eliminated have worked their way up from the bottom and had every intention of continuing our journey to the next level. I personally have been with the company for 18 years, working my way up through hourly and salaried positions proving myself in each one to get to the next level. I have always done my job to the best of my ability, got nothing but good reviews and have never once been coached in my entire career. Yet there are co’s that are being retained that don’t have the knowledge, don’t have the experience, have had terrible evals and been coached multiple times being retained! Because I wasn’t a favorite with my MM I am out. I had every intention on continuing to move up with the company in the next year, I’ve been in role for about 2 years now. I have been loyal to the company and spent so many long hours and holidays away from my children and my family...for what? Being treated in the fashion, being strung along for 2 weeks with no answer is cruel and stressful. After I have given up so much for this company it is nothing more then a slap in the face.
What I have been shown this last two weeks is the loyalty and dedication that I poured into this company was always a one way street. Walmart doesn’t care about their associates, they say in the call they want to handle this fair and consistently. They are speaking nothing but lies, they want to keep their friends, their buddies close and get rid of anyone that will speak out and have their own option. The next couple months are going to be difficult for many of us, when you have spent so long doing one thing and you have it ripped from underneath you it’s going to take a minute to pick yourself back up. That’s what I’m doing now, I’m picking myself up and I’m taking this whole situation as a blessing. I’m putting in applications and I’m going to interviews because I love my family more then anything and I’m not going to let this terrible situation ruin my wellbeing or my families well being. I feel sorry for the ones staying in role and the stores that are losing such great leadership and talent this coming week. I hope that the store managers that were so unprepared for questions and too busy to actually show some true compassion of concern understand what’s to come. Those co’s that are staying in role will have jobs created for them by the company removing store managers from role themselves in the near future, I hope they take this opportunity to get ahead of it all and prepare.
I myself look forward to having the next couple months to spend extra time with my spouse, my children and my family that I have spent so much time away from the last 18 years and I’m going to enjoy every minute of it. I’m no longer a full blue blood Walmart employee that gives everything for the better of the company. I’m taking the money offered and running with it, there is no bright future ahead for those that choice the assistant path. I wish luck to everyone else that actually understands how this feels to be back stabbed to be treated like you were nothing. Don’t let this be a breaking point, its nothing more then a bump in the road. Good luck to all the other hard working co managers out there that just had the rug pulled out. Now pick yourself up and dust yourself off and know that it’s tough right now but it will get better soon! Lots of luck and love!