should be pretty interesting next year....
Any news on the Florida region?
I'm a sup in the Florida region and so far it seems that only marketing has been let go. Does anyone know anything else of what's going on? Today is the day they are supposed to let everyone know what's going on.
Final warning firings
Hi! I am on a final warning for attendance that will last another few months. Are people with final warnings being fired or layed off? Do they receive the severance package? I am debating leaving if I am at danger of being fired unexpectedly rather... — read more
Any truth to the layoffs all happening yesterday thing?
I don't buy it. My store in the RM region hardly lost any TMs aside from the marketing, pbs and ise TMs. Others were removed of title but got to stay on as just full time TMs.
Getting through the day while working for a hypocritical company
The thing that sucks about working at Whole Foods now is feigning a tolerance of their core value that they respect their employees and put the care of their suppliers/employees over the bottom line. In order to keep their stocks from plummeting and... — read more
Looking for the names of all the region presidents
Please comment with their name and region.
If taking severance, you may want to consider stopping any automatic contribution to your 401k before you quit
Because that percentage you chose way back when, will get automatically get deducted to your 401k like it does every pay check. However, this should obviously be a more substantial chunk that you may want up front, instead of going to the 401k. I... — read more
Any NC regioners have an additional info on who will get cut?
So far we've had 7 layoffs at my store (marketing team, bakery buyer, beer buyer and wine buyer). It doesn't feel like were even slightly near the end. Grocery still has 6 buyers and 3 supervisors, whole body 3 buyers and 1 sup., produce 2 buyers and... — read more
Goodbye, dollar raise!
I've been at wf for years, and I've seen that if I work hard I am rewarded with a generous raise at my annual review. If I survive the layoffs, I'm guessing it's safe to assume my raise will be more like the $.25 you get at any other bs corporate... — read more
Any word in fl region?
Store management is totally absent
More layoffs to come in the NA region?
Anyone heard anything?
Sw region bowman
Should I have a lawyer? Is for every 2,000 service hours I receive one week of pay really a nice package? If I was to stay the maximum amount of hours 29 part time is not guaranteed. What was the email that was sent to the astl and stl that was not... — read more
Where is all the $$$$ going......
Regional offices - how many VP's do you really need?! Take away even one and you would be saving $$$$$$! Or how about all the bonuses and stock that is given to Presidents and VP's? Did they vote to cut any of that for even a year? Now that would... — read more
Tribal Gathering and other waste at the top
Such wasteful events. W.Robb barks out orders, spends so much $$$ on bs just to feed his ego. None of top leadership has respect for work/life balance and few belong in positions of leadership. Hires his son to do video work and JM has most of his... — read more
Wellness Clubs part 2
Was let go from Lamar Culinary (with no package) so that they could gut and build another Wellness Club medical facility. Wasn't that a proven disaster in at least 5 stores yet were doing it again??? All kinds of jobs posted for non team members.
I don't work at WFM. I'm a customer. Was a customer. Here's the note I sent WFM today.
I'm devastated today, really. You can keep your 25 cent coffee, your $500 gift cards, your feigned customer appreciation. I shop (shopped) at WFM because of your team members- plain and simple. You are (were) a different kind of grocery buying... — read more
conscious
Where is your confusion coming from? I've worked for WFM for 14 years. At some point, after years and years of hearing that it's a "good company to work for," there's a small part of me that would like to believe it's true. Isn't that a logical... — read more
I certainly won't be missing inventory!!
That shit sucks. I understand the purpose, but goddamn it sucked. One year we had to do it every month. I worked in a million dollar a week store too, so there was a lot to count. No more of that bullshit. One more thing, f*** you whole foods.
UNIONIZE
More layoffs are coming. Unionize before it is too late and you are gone too.
Insufferable, pretentious assholes at SW Regional.
Sure, let's discontinue high selling items-that are somepeople's favorite items-for bullshit reasons like "they don't tell a story" and "they're not whole foods enough", but not provide suitable replacements, that'll for sure get us sales. Oh, and on... — read more
Whole foods doesn't have a money problem
Whole foods is a debt free company, opening new stores with cash every week and doing multi-million dollar renovations in the outdated stores. What they have is an image problem!!! This only makes it worse!!! Too many cooks in the leadership kitchen... — read more
Mackey sold us out a long time ago
Mackey lost control of the day it went public. If Mackey was still in charge, he would have stood by his beliefs. He would have never let the company get to where it is now. In debt 💳 and in dire straits. I wonder if selling the company is now on the... — read more
Severance package option SW Region
I am very disappointed and disgusted on how my fallen co workers got threated. Can I resign and get the severance package when I didn't get cut?
Yepp, as thought. Explaining how this is all to make 365 stores possible. Self serve meat departments? F*** that's a brutal step.
http://fortune.com/2015/09/28/whole-foods-cuts-jobs/
Volunteer to be laid off?
Is this a thing? With a severance package? Because this is not the place I want to work for anymore.
I'm getting out of this horrible place!
I don't want to work for a company that treats its employees like shit! You push us for sales while cutting our labor in half...the department i work in has lost more than half its staff because of the way our STL treats us! Holidays are coming and... — read more
Whole foods will be the new wal-mart!
When I first started 6 yrs ago it was about the tm now it is about the team members they don't give a shit how long you have been with the company or what you have have done or what title you hold you are being looked at in the same category as a new... — read more
Severance pay do you know if we also get unemployment?
I remember my STL saying yes but just want to make sure Anyone know? FL REGION
PTO
What happens to PTO, what happens if you hit the pto mark during the period before you leave?
PN Region. Everybody needs to stop whining and be grateful for the generous severance packages.
I know Whole Foods is taking a lot of heat at the moment, but I don't think they should. I am one of the Team Members on the chopping block and was offered the option of taking a generous package of 8 weeks pay and severance pay on top of that. If... — read more
The truth.
The Honest Truth! I can tell you the honest truth, because I honestly know. I can tell you the honest truth, because I honestly know. That is all I can say. John Mackey's & Walter Robbs's email this morning was was written in such a misleading manner... — read more
PN. I agree with the trim but not the method. Blindsiding has changed the culture.
Everyone's worst nightmare. Blindside layoffs. I wouldn't have chosen to make my career with WFM If this were the climate 5 years ago. If STLs were made aware of these changes in advance, they could have steered these TMs into vacant positions (of... — read more
Cocktails for Customers at WFM
A Whole Foods store in New York will start offering customers cocktails while they shop. It’s part of Whole Foods’ new slogan, "You’d have to be drunk to pay these prices."
Scared
I'm on admin doing Green Team (porter) and I'm scared for my job. The STL told me I was going to be fine, but for some reason it's hard for me to believe. Has any porters been released from any store?
Do I really want to stay with this company?
I found out I was to be laid off on the radio in the car on the way to this meeting. The PBS posted the layoff announcement on the time clock for everyone to see. None of us had been spoken with previously. None of us had performance issues, it was... — read more