I genuinely think some of the best people I've come across worked for the company. It's a major reason I've stayed for so long. I'm scared of working somewhere else where I'm disrespected or people are plain mean/vile. I realize this board has people... — read more 

For those of laid off, we received notice pay, severance, and WFM is paying unemployment ( a rare occurrence). We were laid off BEFORE the Holiday madness, so " Blackout Week" isn't in our vocabulary, nor is "Search & Rescue". We can travel and see... — read more 

I just realized that this forum is the true barometer of team member morale in this company right now. So, I guess leadership was correct in not investing in a third-party company to organize such a survey...

heya longtime customer here in new england, been noticing lots of cosmetic changes to the local store. produce seems to have just been reduced where visible inventory is concerned? large bins that used to overflow have now had the contents moved into... — read more 

they still have not sorted the tags for this cashew butter i buy. we're talking like two months on the shelf now with only a pricetag for the smaller jar. so i got the $17 large jar for free. again.

I've repurposed my "Team Member Appreciation Week" t shirts for cleaning up cat barf.

I think people are waking up (finally). Customers too, you can fool people only so much

Make a statement and just not show up. people should not be treated like disposable toys. You all need to grow some Self respect and not allow no one treat you like this. you have infinite value . Perhaps others in other sectors will catch on .

http://www.refinery29.com/2015/11/97260/whole-foods-lowering-prices

http://www.laweekly.com/news/whole-foods-tells-you-everything-you-need-to-know-about-rich-people-in-la-6252000

The stats for WFM at the top of this page has listed 87,200 employees now when it was 91,000. So that means that 3,800 were laid off, not just 1,500. Plus I believe in the September articles they stated that they expected close to half to move into... — read more 

Just saw mackie at wfm Lamar oblivious to the fact he did that to 120 folks there at Lamar . That place is not the same

They may not sell the shopping experience that food-hole does, but at least they are honest about their image, and the folks they do hire, they pay more.

Wholepaycheck is no longer top dog in the "organic" sector, it is clearly sinking. It is because you are run by complete idiots, who do not value employees, the back-bone of success in your stores. And you have survived by your coat-tails, of your... — read more 

They're being outmanaged from every angle - and have been for years. "Lower prices" ain't gonna cut it..., http://www.businessinsider.com/krogers-grocery-store-of-the-future-2015-11

Every guest that I've spoken with in the store about the loss of core values and standards has not been back. They agree and are shopping elsewhere. I consider it my obligation to give our guests the true WFM experience and will continue to do so.

I've been completely over-worked and disrespected by store leadership over the past month or so. Most of my co-workers have checked out and work at a snail's pace now (I can't really blame them), and I've been trying to keep it all from falling... — read more 

"You're doing an amazing job on everything, but we're still going to deduct 1% from your potential raise because of some menial reason we have to use against you because we don't want to give you the possible max raise"

(From The Motley Fool) Whole Foods Market Inc. Cut Employees. Now What? In FY 2016, the company is aiming for sales growth of 3% to 5%. In late September, Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM) announced that it would cut 1,500 jobs over the next two... — read more 

The fortune article mentions that these new stores are cutting into profits yet only plan on cutting down new store openings by 8. Nice going! Also these new stores do horrible business. And they expect a new customer base to flock there. Yeah right!... — read more 

I'm tired of apologizing to customers. It's embarrassing.

So many backstabbing, downright abusive, doubletalking, time clock avoiding, awful managers. The nepotism is off the charts. It's amazing to me that this has not caught up with them sooner. It's about to hit the fan. TIPLINE!!!!

how the f*** do they plan to maintain with such depleted staff? collapse is imminent

Good idea huh? Let's mask our corruption by offering 25 cent coffee to our customers. Maybe they won't notice the decline in good energy, smiling faces and exceptional customer service. As entitled as our customer base may feel, they are smart... — read more 

I thank you all, friends, for posting your thoughts, feelings & disgust about WF and the layoffs. When my position was eliminated (not!) I felt shock, betrayal, sick to my stomach, humiliated, disbelief, anger, etc. I'm not saying that misery loves... — read more 

I'm doing nothing but collecting a paycheck. All the years of hard work never got me anywhere is this sinking ship.

It would be fitting. Chug it.

Coming to a 365 store near you. Eat it up!

All the NE cares about is money, money, money! STL's are allowed to interpret the rules to benefit them and their friends and bullying in the stores is real. I've seen beyond incompetent TL's badger good TM's just for speaking their minds and then... — read more 

I'd be curious to hear anyones experience leaving wfm. I've been with the company a decade, starting as a TM in the NYC stores, moving to a regional position. it's not all peaches and roses at regional, contrary to how I used to think while I was... — read more 

Focus on making your Team Members Happy and not OVER WORKING them and you will bring back your customers. Give them Incentive to up sales, like true gainsharing and not lowering their labor budget every 2 months. Team Members don't care any more and... — read more 

Was it REALLY necessary to have those LAYOFFS? You planned to sweeten the deal with Wall Street darlings and now Q4 financial Call came and gone. Was it really necessary to fire those people and look at them as the ones failing the company instead of... — read more 

http://fortune.com/2015/11/05/whole-foods-price/ They have already tried this approach with it's "One day deals" . It did NOT work. What happened was these special sales or promotions offered a product with a substantial price cut. This product had a... — read more