there are 91,000 employees, there isn't room for everyone to move up even if they wanted to. Business is like Mt Everest, only a few make it to the top because there isn't room there for everyone and each ;evel becomes more difficult to break through.
From a product standpoint, you can see the quality of the products declining as they outsource to save labor and benefits (fringe is a huge expense). The shrink is ridiculous in all the stores I visit, yet management refuses to innovate away from massive displays that wind up in the trash bin.
To be honest, 6 months ago I was sure they would be sold. Now? I am sure no one would want them, because most are doing what they do now and some even better already. Next they will start compromising their standards on banned ingredients to extend shelf life on prepared foods...Netamyacin is used as a mold inhibitor in many products, like cheese shreds, crumbles feta, PFDS salads etc. It's banned by whole foods, but used extensively at Wegmans and other conventional grocers and no one seems to care....they love those stores. The North East region has started using an alternative to Netamycin in the soup. Only way I noticed is because last time I was at ne store I bought soup and noticed the sell by date was really long.