I've been hearing about them removing the CSM positions (of which I am one) I am a long term associate and I manage to live off of what I make now. But word up is they are going to go to one store manager, one co-type salary manager, 2 Leads for the front, 1 Lead for the rest of the store, with everyone else moving to level 2/3 floor positions, most of which are going to be part time (so they don't have to pay insurance for them). What is happening? I am planning several exit strategies to cover each situation.... ie, a move closer to home when they start eliminating (saving me gas $$ therefore allowing me to live on a smaller paycheck), making a move closer to home NOW and going to an area that is moving up and not smaller....(online sales/pickup, vision center, pharmacy)..., waiting until offered severance (with all my years and current pay this will not be a small figure, IF it is offered, and IF I have figured it correctly) then leaving... or just leaving and going to another company right now.

I, as well as many of you are questioning the reasoning behind this RIF (and that's the only thing you can call it) ... I know it's about money... (WHAT, $400,000,000.00 IN SALES WAS NOT ENOUGH??) but they are going against what they have said we need to do. Customers complain about having to wait in line to check out... well just wait until it's all self check out (which some people do not like to use), and are already complaining about having to move around pallets of freight during the early morning shopping and/or evening shopping... It makes no sense? The whole reason there was overnight stocking in the first place was so the customers wouldn't have to shop around it! It also majorly cut down on the accidents with customers tripping over pallets.... This "Lead" hourly associate is basically a ZS. We tried that one already, remember? Then the company decided it didn't work so they eliminated the ZS positions. Sigh... I've been with this company for so many long years and loved it, with the exception of the past 6 months or so. Customers are already complaining... I heard that if you take the severance pay you also have to sign a non disclosure document. Why are they keeping it a secret if it's such a good thing? Frankly, if you ask me, this company is following the same steps as KMART. And we all know what happened to them. Oh and one more thing... if Walmart eliminates the huge number of people that they plan to, who's going to be left to shop there??? One doesn't put all these years of blood, sweat and tears (literally) just behind them and move on....