Yeah, more layers of management and less local autonomy is sure to work out great :). Seems like I've seen recent news articles where Walmart sales have been down in the last quarter, whereas a year ago (same recession) they were doing much better. "Reorganization" at work?
This new organization reflects basic socialist trends at work. As someone mentioned above, sounds like they must have a higher percentage of far-left Ivy Leaguers at corporate, screwing things up in an attempt to "get control." More layers of management in an organization that was already working efficiently is NEVER a good idea. FAIL! Neither is more central control. Yeah, that has worked out so well for public school systems and other government controlled hierarchies where central planning is the order of the day.
“What you’re basically describing is a new Walmart organization that has added an extra layer of middle management (ZMS position), which I’m guessing will end up as clipboard-toting status-takers, and is attempting to institute more centralized control & decision making, removing the local ability to make decisions (like hiring, stock selection, etc.) that local personnel think are required to make their store more successful.”
Pretty much. I work with a lady whose husband was a upper level manager of some sort for Wal Mart. They’ve hired in a marketing guru whose sole aim is to turn Wal Mart into Target. In the restructuring of the management, many of the upper level managers were fired. Oh, they were given the chose to “apply” for other positions within the company but for many that would entail having to pack up and move to another state entirely.
I hate the Great VAlue crap, won’t buy it.