I am consistently astonished to observe that during every layoff at Walmart, none of the leadership seems to be affected for an extended period; they often return to the same position or role at Walmart after being impacted.
Positions such as Directors, Senior Directors, Group Directors, VPs, and SVPs are rarely affected here at Walmart. Additionally, their employer benefits could potentially save hundreds of jobs for individual contributors who genuinely provide significant value to the organization.
Ultimately, it is the individual contributors who truly bear the brunt of these layoffs.