Thread regarding Walmart layoffs

More like Game of Thrones.....good luck to those who survive

They punishing long time associates that have always been day shift by making them work 2 to 10 five days a week. Wal-Mart today would have Sam rolling in his grave.

Two of my friends, long term hourlies, recently got smoked. They'd been on the job 20 + years, very productive, very healthy---i.e., NOT fitting the expected demo you'd expect to see targeted.

Except for the 20 + years.

Anyway, that's the trend now: fire anyone for anything, no coachings, no nothing, just 'b'bye now'. May that company rot in hell.

It became toxic after WM bought Jet.com. Shortly after that Marc Lore became the 'phantom' CEO of WM and that's when he starting gutting the HO. Anyone that had 15 years or more with WM, were 50 years or older, had actually used their medical benefits over and above their deductible that cost the company (WM is self-insured), or had a poor prior eval were sent packing to the curb.

Now? You have to get an above expectations on your eval to even get a pay raise, your RSRs and the yearly incentive. WM under pays as it is. The RSRs and incentive made up for the lack of salary. Plus the HO has a mandatory 45 hour work week. That extra 5 hours a week - and it was usually more depending on what team your were on - adds up to working a *free year for the company every 8 years. This is now the Hunger Games and Survivor combined to the nth degree.

Toxic? That is the understatement of the year.

*Based on a normal 40 hour work week and does not count holidays or vacations. 5 extra hours a week * 52 = 260 hours. 260 hours = 6.5 weeks. 6.5 * 8 = 52 weeks/1 year.

Well put! Get out before the “Kool Aid” kills your sole!!