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submitted 3 months ago by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/workreform@lemmy.world

Remote Walmart employees across the United States are now questioning the company's newly implemented in-person work policy. Some employees who have been ordered to relocate are even considering resigning.

In May, Walmart mandated that hundreds of remote workers relocate to its corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, or its other hubs in Hoboken, New Jersey, and Northern California. A recent Bloomberg report revealed that employees opposed the return-to-office mandate during a company-wide Zoom call, with some resigning.

During the call, one participant described the RTO policy as "a bunch of bullsh-t." In contrast, others expressed concerns about the challenges of living in Arkansas, childcare arrangements, increased workload, and the potential impact on their partners' careers due to the relocation.

A Walmart employee informed Bloomberg that he decided to resign from the company rather than relocate on such short notice. According to the report, employees unable to relocate must terminate their employment with the company between August 2024 and January 2025.

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[-] brlemworld@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Why does leadership at Walmart hate productive employees and the environment so much?

[-] LifeOfChance@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

They cost to much. We saw it a year ago they'll let these position become vacant then hire for much less. They knew by doing this it would happen.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago

they cost too much short term, they only care about quarterly or maybe yearly profits, whether they make profits in the coming decade is only relevant in that it keeps people on board for now.

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