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In reply to the discussion: Whole Foods CEO: Obamacare Is ‘Like Fascism’ [View all]Javaman
(65,714 posts)he didn't become "successful" until he got ex-wal-mart execs on his board.
I saw how WF's changed first hand. I live in Austin.
I saw it go from a quiet nice over priced specialty store into the money grubbing juggernaut it is today.
mackey had zero to do with it.
he made money from other people doing the hard work.
there are two groups that exist in WF's today. those who have been there forever and bow before the altar and think he can do no wrong. Those are the ones that work "above the line" aka upper management.
Then there is everyone else working in the trenches who think he's nothing more than an over priced halfwit.
There is certainly a cult of personality going on in WF's, but like most cults, those deeply steeped in the kool-aid are the ones in charge and whip the regular employees daily to keep them in line.
Ask anyone who is a team leader and they will tell you that their dept budgets are constantly getting cut and are demanded to sell more product with a 1/3 of their staff gone. Ask long time trench workers about wage caps, ask any employee about their recent health care package and the bizarrely high deductible. I could go on.
mackey is just a fool. And not a good one at that.