Thread regarding Macy's Inc. layoffs

WOW!! She doesn’t think cash office is important!!! It’s like a mini bank!!!!! Yeah, just let everyone have access to the vault. Bottom line, it all falls on her. If anything happened, I wouldn’t even try to cover for her a$$. I’d tell the auditor this is what the store manager wants and directed us to follow. But glad you stood up to her!!!

@eixf+15DQe3xW yes I am in a smaller store but we've been doing this for several years now (even though it's always been against security policies). They all have all alarm codes. No one is dishonest but it's the principle of violating the policies that bothers me. At one point we had no ASTS, only me, and VPSM wanted to train sales associates for the cash office (yes). I actually had to fight that. The VPSM keeps saying we have no work. She literally said the cash office isn't important. Maybe she's right. If we fail an audit I guess it's not important. She literally wants our office doors kept unlocked when we're not there bc hey there's nothing important in them (actually she is incapable of opening the keybox). She has no clue who does everything for her. I'm ranting again but I am so tired of being told my job isn't important by someone who has no idea what we do. Her ignorance is embarrassing.

who told you this?
managers doing the cash office? are you in a small store?

@cdsn+15DQe3xW Good thing you don't work in my store thene, bc I'm the AST associate and I was told just that. Actually, not just that. That I need to get over it that everyone has to do things differently now. That we don't do anything in the office anyway except training. And among the other unimportant tasks I do, I was told that the cash office isn't that important and doesn't have to be done every day, and that managers can do it when necessary.

God How I hope they push me to the edge so I can walk out the door.

If I come into work to find that I am now working AYS and not AST as stated I will walk out I will not work a job I was not notified about and thrown into.

The same exact description for MBA. Again, why is this position such a big deal that the company felt AST Supervisors aren’t good enough to have it.

obviously for the DIRECTOR you don't need a college degree.

https://www.macysjobs.com/Search/JobDetail/Macys-Herald-Square-New-York-NY–Director-Business-Administration/New-York/New-York/710152928?source=JB-12761&rx_campaign=indeed0&rx_medium=cpc&rx_r=none&rx_source=indeed&rx_ts=20200705T150023Z&source=JB-10420&rx_viewer=6e4a99219cf311eabbcb516d14d4cd39cce32213573949e5a3baff76361ba57f

How is MBA so very important to the point sales managers are upset they weren’t offered it or to the point where the company doesn’t want AST Supervisors to even have it? ! It’s all the tasks of AST supervisors with the addition of AYS & it will be salaried. So they can further work you to death and not compensate you!! Something Neighborhood Stores ASTS’s have been doing already, just not salaried. And a college degree isn’t even required for the position. ?? So what is the big deal about this position. I’m honestly confused.

Why did the ASTS ay herald square keep their positions? I know it is a large store, but couldn’t they just have more than one MBA?

Xndn
Who cares about "senior" manager status anymore? There's only FIVE managers left in most store levels! FIVE! Everyone is going to be working harder than they ever did before. SMH.

There are some very qualified and experienced ASTS in the company, some with their PHRM qualifications, or years of experience with both Macy's or other companies, and having more responsibility in stores than what's on their "job description". Some have been running AYS for over a year now already (Neighborhood stores)
I feel for the people put in these jobs who were NOT ASTS because of the learning curve for all the processes involved with learning that part of the job. You make a mistake or don't follow the rules for I9 and Macy's is facing a fine of 10k!

So stop with the ASTS shaming.

It's a shame....why can't Macy's upper C-level management come up with a good plan. What is the value add.....name brand? Customer satisfaction? Key people who understand what garments to buy and from whom, which styles women want? Which perfumes actually sell? All of these goods can be found via Amazon, but you have to know what you are looking for. Women prefer to "feel" their clothing prior to purchasing, and they all lie to themselves they are 1-2 sizes smaller than they actual are. And the last time they checked was last year, and they didn't look behind themselves. Figure out what advantaged Macy's actually brings to the table and push that!!! marketing 101

What makes this a senior management position? It basically sounds like the same job as the AST supervisor role but not hourly.

What makes this a senior management position? It basically sounds like the same job as the AST supervisor role but not hourly.

The reason that this is being offered to Sales Managers instead of ASTS is beacause its a senior executive job. You cant or shouldnt go from being a supervisor into a Senior Manager position. Its a promotion for a Sales Manager to go into this job as its now considered the most important job next to the Store Manager. The OVM position is also a Senior Manager Position ,so Supervisors would not usually qualify unless they have experience to support being in that role. In essence it would be promoting the ASTS up two levels...

Management of corporate (c suite) is not even thinking of anything
Cutting resources in digital too will halt digital growth.
Stores need the growth of digital to bring store traffic

This is bad, this is real real bad

Easy strategy = dump real estate and make central hubs for distribution with a quarter of the store as a showroom. Why have a huge store with only 60 people shopping in it?? Reduce the sales floor and cater to that small amount of in-store shoppers. Macy’s can turn into an online market powerhouse with the right management and dedication and the first step is identifying employees who really care about the business and not just the paycheck. Utilize their skills properly because they aren’t easy to find. That being said Macys has things that amazon cannot or is unwilling to implement. Amazon is fine for buying bad gifts for relatives you don’t like let’s be real on that. Good luck to everyone reading this.

In our store 703 everyone is shock that the store is going to a transition or restructuring. Most of the colleagues are in denial that everything was going to be okay. Well this is the Magic of Macy's ⭐

Our ASTS is the new MBA, so yes it was offered to some of them.

Your question can be answered with the same 5 words that have been uttered a multitude of times over the past few years:
"It depends on your store"

SWST will return eventually and produce schedules. MBA will be responsible for (read the job description) "post production" which means editing as needed. No more submitting edits and waiting 4-5 days for them to be done, or only being able to submit a few every week, which is what was happening when the SWST was taking over from DMET.

I was told (former ASTS) that I would now be at AYS and one of our (former) SM's would be in charge of AYS and all AST duties. Still processing.......

Does anyone have any info on why this was not offered to some ASTS’s who already know this job but to Sales Manager’s instead? Was told this person would be also running the sales floor but that doesn’t seem true.... hmmmmm

Does anyone have any info on why this was not offered to some ASTS’s who already know this job but to Sales Manager’s instead? Was told this person would be also running the sales floor but that doesn’t seem true.... hmmmmm

They have no rudder so it will eventually sink. How many changes have been made? Change is good, but OMG no concrete or stable strategy. "Let's try this and see what sticks. Nothing as yet."