Thread regarding Walmart layoffs

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I was going to make a separate post, but I'll just piggyback on this because it has since it has a lot of views. Some inaccuracies on the original post.

1. Tuesday was mostly spent covering market/region realignment. That will be happening within 2 weeks. Before 1st qtr.

2. AP, HR, FOM are all getting consolidated at the market level not just AP. More so HR

3. The ASM thing is part true. Only the ACCM will be hourly now. No overnight mgr in a bulk of the stores. Plus bonus structure will be Less.

4. The biggest shock here is multi-unit store managers. Depending on sales volume store managers will cover 2 stores.

This will be around 30% or 40% of stores. I don't know the other factors.

1. The op says store closing times affect management structure that is not accurate at all. Multiple stores close at 12 they still have overnight

For one thing there is ZERO INCENTIVE to work on holidays since you’ve stripped us of holiday pay. Including the extra dollar on Sundays was robbed from us to... And has for long term employees. New people are making almost what we’re making. Talk about a slap in the face.

Do we still get our Field Incentive?

4K views in 3 hrs... where's Corp PR while the house is burning

Point being is everyone swears by the information they know, but does not post the factual information.

If this is cut and dry, whats the compensation? If you know the bonus structure is indeed changing then you should know what it is changing to. How would anyone know that it is just "changing" other than by word of mouth. If you knew you would know all of the detail.

I do agree that the attendance policy is changing also. But my point being is everyone has a speculation. Whats the new policy? Everyone SWEARS to a change but cannot state what is actually changing.

My point being is all posts sound opinionated. If there were factual information it would go way more into detail.

Its the "sink or swim" PURGE "hunger game" b---s--- at at the end that leads me to believe you truly do not know your a-- from your elbow.

As for the outlier positions such as AP ASM, and ACC being rated in the same category as other facility management, this is true, and this is exactly how it was done at Sam’s Club. At Sam’s club the they put grocery managers in charge of asset protection who had new even read AP-09 before and wouldn’t know an internal if it fell into their office in a gift-wrapped box labeled internal…

As for salaried managers going hourly, I do not know if this is true or not but I have heard rumors that they were setting up quite a few salaried manager task to now be done by hourly associates.

Third party workplace associates will be taking over hiring, and most other personnel task so it is true personnel will be gone, everyone has known this for a while, no one just seems to know when.

To the person who said that they know for a fact that Assistant managers and AP ASMS were not ranked together, you are dead wrong, and to top it off, AP ASMs were not ranked by their MAPM who knows and understands their role and job function. They were ranked by store managers who mostly ranked them on their assistant manager abilities in operations and not in AP.

Attendance policy changing is confirmed, no need to even continue bringing it up

Bonus structure will be lowered substantially this year for all managers, this has been in the workings for a while now also.

An imminent threat is looming. Managers are being forced ranked to compete against each other in a pit of raging fire, the storm is on the horizon, it’s time to sink or swim, conquer or face defeat: The hunger games have now begun!

That is so funny that Aldi is knocking on Walmart. When you think about it WalMart is only changing to keep low prices for their customers with all the changes coming from the government. With a lot of retailers going out of business because they didn’t change Walmart continues to come up with new ways to provide faster and more convenient ways to serve their customers! Thank you WalMart for being their for us and helping us save money!

Walmarts Min is $11/hr. Target is $12/hr. What company do you even work for? Have you ever used google to obtain any information that is actually factual and already on the internet?

@XaD4MnD-tgr

..If you are LUCKY you get a general 2% increase.. which would be solid performer.

ASMs -- based off 50 hours. Unless you are overnight. 45 hours worked. 1 hour lunch.

Why be an AP ASM/ACCM and be calibrated. How? Are they going to take an ACCM and make them an AP ASM if the position is open because someone else was terminted/vice versa?

What about complexity of the stores? Academy stores, complex stores, RPZ? etcetc.

*you got me with the DC however. Didn't know that was a thing!

Reply to: XaD4MnD-bxe

I think that you are off key. Just because jobs post for different positions doesn't mean that your calibration is different, I was told this same ranking or grouping happened for all ASMs no matter the area. Ask your Store Manager.

The Company looked into making ASMs hourly previously but could not move fast enough before the pay update to 48.5, they have been working on this for over a year.

The Company is also behind competitors starting wages, Target is at $15 an hour starting, Walmart is still at $13.

Asst Mgrs are based at 48 hours a week not 50. At 48 x 52 = 2496 hours a year. $48,500 / 2496 = $19.43 per hour without including premium or overtime pay which makes the starting hourly rate less when those are factored in. ASMs only get 3% raise a year if lucky. That is why the quality of ASMs have declined over the years.

Grouping is the same that was used with CoMgrs restructure - Red (gone); Yellow (retained may move or find another position in the Company); Green (position for sure).

Look up the qualifications for a long term discount card and that is what it states.

I think that it is happening, when I don't know, but sooner than later.

I know for a fact ap asm where not ranked with the other asm

Severance policy still is on the wire and hasn’t been updated. I don’t see the company changing this policy weeks before massive restructuring.

Any news on APASMs from low & medium risk stores?

I believe some stores will close at 10pm and some at midnight.

No one cares about store associates. This is supposed to be about the home office Associates to do the planning and long-term strategy not the drones who slide merchandise over a scanner. You will all be replaced except for a skeleton crew with robots and automated I am working to implement a new system at Walmart that's going to eliminate 80% of the hourly workers in area.

Closing will be 10pm to midnight? So.. two hours?

I only believe part of this post, and usually I believe a lot on here.

1. If you have more than 5 days of PTO that need to be rolled over due to "exceptions" you can speak with the proper leadership for that. Nobody would email or write Doug McMillion. It just posted to the WIRE EC+ today?

2. How would they calibrate AP ASM and ACCM with a regular ASM when both positions have to be applied for separately. You need specific background check for AP ASM and are not allowed to be rotated as is due to this.

3. I do believe the store structure will change, but why go hourly? What sense does that make if we are based off of a 50 hour work week. Either they would reduce to 40 hours or have to pay OT. Also, state specific they would make 1.5x on Sunday in specific states. Unless the work week is on reduction also. Wouldn't this have been done before the pass of the 48.5k base pay raise?

4. Store Managers, have done performance evaluations, what is "grouping"

5. What would AGE have to do with applying for a lifetime discount card? Is that even legal?

The only difference between this post and the rest on here is that ASMs would be hourly and benefits would be changing. Otherwise, this is the same as the rest of the posts.

If we know the cold hard truth, elaborate. Who will be effected, how, why, whats the compensation? How many hours will be worked per asm? WHATS THE POINTS SYSTEM FOR HOURLY!?

The speculation is there. I believe the company will go Daystock. I believe due to that they will have changes with ASM structure. But nothing is ever elaborated. It's always the same rumor typed in a different format!

Do you have any idea on hourly pay for ASMs or required hours per week? Any idea when we will be told?

1100 views in one hour. OMG...

Changes are to be implemented like the CoMgrs were done before going into the New Fiscal Year (Feb 1).

This is all b---s---.

How is LOA changing?

Has anyone heard when the changes will be announced to the Assistants?

Reply to: @XaD4MnD-sqm

If the Company relocated you within the last 6 months it will no matter, if you are grouped in the red group. No one is safe!

Any word on ask compensation if we go hourly?

When will these changes happen

this sums it up

It is not the same company as it was in the past.

This is going to go viral.... 500 views in 45 min... OMG... Try to spin and control this Corp PR and Corp HR...

what about AM's that were relocated in the last 6 months? Paid by walmart to move and have a 2 year contract. thoughts?

Need to keep all the information on this one feed in replies,

that is what the CoMgrs did last year and they had over 80000+ views

I am going to let all my peers know to look at this, everyone should do the same.

The market realignments are happening soon not down the road. Not sure about the Neighborhoods being absorbed.

Asset Protection ASM, Auto Care Center Manager, and all other ASMs were included in the talent balance.

There will be no severance packages, those are a thing of the past.

You will be classified as unfit for future progress of the Company. You may get 60 days pay and that will be it.

Make sure that you have used all your PTO by Jan 31, you will only receive 5 days if let go.

If you have had your PTO cancelled and have more than 5 days to carry over then I would write a Letter to Doug McMillian and inform him of the issue.

It will get answered quickly.

If not you will lose those days.

When are these changes rolling out? And will each significant change occur all at once or will this be slowly trickled out?

Is the APASM included in the “talent balance”?

Any info on ASM compensation?