Walmart is cutting some store manager roles and increasing pay for others as part of a shakeup of its employee structure.
The new system, which Walmart calls"Great Workplace," has been rolled out at more than 75 Walmart stores so far, and it will be expanded to more than 50 additional stores next month, the company told Business Insider.The new hierarchy of positions is comprised of store managers at the top, followed by business leads and team leads.
"The idea is to have more ownership, decision making and authority closer to the front line," a Walmart spokesman said."What we are seeing is more excitement and engagement from associates as they become more connected to a mission, leader, and team." The system also encourages managers to reward good behavior with gold stars, which can lead to awards like lunches with store leadership. The star system has been derided by some employees as childish, according to Bloomberg.Walmart US CEO asked workers to email him their biggest complaints, and a surprising theme emerged from the deluge of 2,700 messages he got
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