Whole Foods is cutting 1,500 jobs
http://fortune.com/2015/09/28/whole-foods-jobs/The layoffs will affect 1.6% of the grocery store chain’s workforce.
Whole Foods Market said Monday it will cut roughly 1,500 jobs, or about 1.6% of its workforce, over the next two months.
In a statement, the upscale grocery store chain described the layoffs as being “part of its ongoing commitment to lower prices for its customers and invest in technology upgrades while improving its cost structure.” Many of the cuts will likely take place through “natural attrition,” the company said, adding that some of those laid off workers could eventually find new jobs within the company, which has 2,000 open positions and more than 100 new stores in some stage of development.
“This is a very difficult decision, and we are committed to treating affected Team Members in a caring and respectful manner,” Whole Foods ( WFM -0.77% ) co-CEO Walter Robb said in a statement. “We have offered them several options including transition pay, a generous severance, or the opportunity to apply for other jobs. In addition, we will pay these Team Members in full over the next eight weeks as they decide which option to choose. We believe this is an important step to evolve Whole Foods Market in a rapidly changing marketplace.”
a little bit more at link...
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on a personal note: this directly effects me. some of you may or may not know that Mrs. Javaman works for WFs. she has worked there for several years (because of the employee discount, it's the only way we can afford to shop there). We are holding our breath to see what happens. If she loses her job, our lives will change dramatically.
That being said, we both have major issues with how WFs is run, but given our financial situation, now and in the past, Mrs. Javaman had to keep her head down and grin and bear it.
So, even if you don't like WFs, which is totally cool and I completely understand why, please at least send us some good vibes in hopes that she keeps her job.
cheers.
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John Mackey called Obamacare both "socialism" and "fascism" as noted here....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/16/whole-foods-ceo-obamacare-fascism_n_2488029.html
And here Mackey stands with Walter Robb, trying to explain how their company was overcharging customers and "apologizing" for it.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/foods-founder-john-mackey-ceo-walter-robb-apologize/story?id=32182113
The CEOs of Whole Foods are apologizing for overcharging customers and offering free food to people in return.
"Straight up, we made some mistakes. We want to own that and tell you what we’re doing about it,” Walter Robb, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market said in a video published on Wednesday.
Investigators found Whole Foods locations in New York City "routinely overstated" the weight of pre-packaged contents and overcharged customers, according to an announcement by the city's Department of Consumer Affairs last week. The investigation also found the company undercharged customers.
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He's a piece of shit! That's my 2 cents , thank you very much!
If we want to gain traction against the "monied interests", we'll need Unions!
workers first.
Better lives, better health, better future.
Cheers! 
instead of calling her Mrs. Javaman you should be respecting her identity. Wouldn't LatteWoman or CoffeeChick be (or egads FolgersWoman) be more respectful?
That being said, I hope that she is able to hang onto her job during the transition. 
to look at it from the positive side. That's pretty good odds. I'm sure they
have certain stores targeted.
I'm not a WF foodie, myself, even though we have one here. There sure is a lot of competition,
though, among grocery stores locally.
Sending good vibes...
thank goodness. Whew.
I do feel bad though for the people that did. I knew a few of them well.
