Walmart to lay off hundreds of corporate staff and relocate others, WSJ reports
Source: Reuters
May 13 (Reuters) - Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs and asking most remote workers to move to offices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Meanwhile, workers at the U.S. retail giant's smaller offices in Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto are being asked to move to other central hubs such as Walmart's corporate headquarters in Bentonville as well as Hoboken or Southern California, the report added.
Walmart will still let staff work remotely part time, as long as they are in offices a majority of the time, the report said.
Walmart employed approximately 2.1 million associates as of Jan. 31, 2024, according to regulatory filings, opens new tab.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/walmart-lay-off-hundreds-corporate-staff-relocate-others-wsj-reports-2024-05-14/
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,514 posts)That makes sense to me.
PSPS
(14,031 posts)Many employees, especially in the categories they've identified, will simply quit. They can do their jobs just fine remotely.
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,514 posts)Even Walmart.
FakeNoose
(34,801 posts)The execs will all get their Christmas bonuses right on time.
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(14,023 posts)GB_RN
(2,946 posts)Dont plan on going inside one ever again, if I can help it. We have a Sams Club here in town, but Ill drive to Raleigh/Durham to go to Costco before Id set foot inside that Sams Club and in fact, I do.
twodogsbarking
(11,698 posts)EastBayGuy
(108 posts)Then they gave $5.9 billion back to investors. Stealing from the poor to give to the rich. Fuck Walmart!
https://www.newsweek.com/walmart-price-increases-slammed-1882788