Archived U.S. retailers hope higher pay will buy more efficient workers

[HRZone]

U.S. retailers hope higher pay will buy more efficient workers - https://www.seattletimes.com/business/u-s-retailers-hope-higher-pay-will-buy-more-efficient-workers/

 

[Planosss]

Buwahahahahahaha 😂

 

[HRZone]

"CEO Brian Cornell said in November that the company wants to achieve efficiencies to help offset the cost of higher pay and other investments."

There's always a catch...

 

[Switch23]

"CEO Brian Cornell said in November that the company wants to achieve efficiencies to help offset the cost of higher pay and other investments."

There's always a catch...

"Expect more, pay less"

 

[Planosss]

How are you going to find efficient workers in this economy, I mean look around you in your stores we are getting bottom of the barrel talent ( mostly) the OGs are disgruntled and the newbies just run the clock

 

[NKG]

Sounds like Walmart is doing stuff we have been doing for ages.

 

[Planosss]

Examples?

 

[phibot]

Trying to integrate flow into being "opening salesfloor" team members has been a disaster

 

[HRLady]

Quoted from the article: "But over the past year, [Hoffman] said, managers raised quotas and shortened the time available to do tasks. And there was an added pressure, too: Management, Hoffman said, told workers they had to 'beat Amazon.' 'You guys don’t want to become like Kmart,' his bosses would say. Hoffman quit his job five months ago to take an apprenticeship at an electrical company, installing equipment, that pays about $10.50 per hour. 'The stress is gone,' Hoffman said."

This part of the article is particularly relatable. Too much to do in too little time. Less stress after leaving.

 

[Black Sheep 214]

Abandon hope all ye who enter here...except forlorn hope which apparently survives...🙄😂😂😂😂😂😂🙄

 

[RunForACallBox]

U.S. retailers hope higher pay will buy more efficient workers - https://www.seattletimes.com/business/u-s-retailers-hope-higher-pay-will-buy-more-efficient-workers/

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That’s literally how far they got at taking that picture. And they probably had to be taught what the air pillows were for. Taking pictures of leaders “leading” stuff but not having a clue how to do it.

 

[NPC]

Incentivize me to work harder.

 

[Frontlanegirl]

U.S. retailers hope higher pay will buy more efficient workers - https://www.seattletimes.com/business/u-s-retailers-hope-higher-pay-will-buy-more-efficient-workers/

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I’m going to bet that these two are TL’s or above and normally do not SFS.

 

[GoodyNN]

I’m going to bet that these two are TL’s or above and normally do not SFS.

Dressed like that? Almost guaranteed.

 

[can't touch this]

jesus why everything corporate makes or does look so cringy and fake

 

[Frontlanegirl]

With all the time saving technology implemented, we still don’t have enough working MyDevices. You can read online how some orders were so poorly packed for shipping. Our devices might say we have them but they are sitting somewhere in a box unlocated.

 

[Frontlanegirl]

The mistake Target made with the whole $15 per hour is that $15 an hour is a lot of money in certain parts of this country and other parts it is not. Basing this on the cost of living for the area might have been more practical.

 

[Black Sheep 214]

jesus why everything corporate makes or does look so cringy and fake

It’s the kool-aid filter...

 

[SigningLady]

jesus why everything corporate makes or does look so cringy and fake

I've seen and heard so many from corporate in my store over the last year I can say with full certainty: their fakeness is so fake it is authentically fake.

And it probably took them a good half hour to discuss/decide on the perfect angle for that shot, not realizing air pillows is not a 2 person job. That's not an efficient demonstration of payroll use!

 

[Black Sheep 214]

That’s literally how far they got at taking that picture. And they probably had to be taught what the air pillows were for. Taking pictures of leaders “leading” stuff but not having a clue how to do it.

I notice they have the box upside down...😂🙄😂

 

[GoodyNN]

Damn. I missed that. And I should have noticed the box converter's lot info on the flap....

 

[HRZone]

The mistake Target made with the whole $15 per hour is that $15 an hour is a lot of money in certain parts of this country and other parts it is not. Basing this on the cost of living for the area might have been more practical.

To be fair I used to work in a Seattle and Target is starting folks there at almost 16 an hour for entry level job.

Problem at such stores is you have sixteen year old cart attendants making the same as a 20 year Plano veteran

 

[Black Sheep 214]

To be fair I used to work in a Seattle and Target is starting folks there at almost 16 an hour for entry level job.

Problem at such stores is you have sixteen year old cart attendants making the same as a 20 year Plano veteran

That’s what kills morale and productivity. Not to mention retention.

 

[Frontlanegirl]

To be fair I used to work in a Seattle and Target is starting folks there at almost 16 an hour for entry level job.

Problem at such stores is you have sixteen year old cart attendants making the same as a 20 year Plano veteran

This is also an issue. There should be a pay division between new hires and veterans.

 

[RhettB]

Seasonal employees disprove this.