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Walmart employees say they’re preparing for job cuts as retailer rolls out its ‘Great Workplace’ program

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  1. vord
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    Has Walmart ever really been a place that values its employees enough to remain a stable workplace? Anybody I've met that has worked at Walmart suggests they're one of many companies where...

    Has Walmart ever really been a place that values its employees enough to remain a stable workplace?

    Anybody I've met that has worked at Walmart suggests they're one of many companies where employee retention is an afterthought at best, and a more often seen as a burden.

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  2. skybrian
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    From the article: [...]

    From the article:

    Walmart, based in Bentonville, Ark., has been investing heavily in advanced robots that can stock shelves, sort deliveries and scrub floors as it goes head-to-head with Amazon to stake out the future of retailing. The company also has spent billions of dollars buying e-commerce sites such as Jet.com and Bonobos, with mixed results.

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    Holler said the moves are a response to changing technology. With technology taking on more “mundane and repetitive” tasks, he said, Walmart has shifted its focus to rethinking employee roles.

    “We can take the tasks that are left and bundle them together to get great new jobs,” he said. The new positions, he said, come with additional responsibilities and more consistent schedules.

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