It's a mixed bag at the one in Arlington. I find most of the staff to be too busy to be helpful. They also talk to each other a lot - the customers seem to be a nuisance to them from what I have observed.

What has amazon touched that they haven't ruined? And why would you still support such a company?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Usually stores are understaffed and they work for minimum wage. Show some grace and kindness.

+1. Miserable mid-caste strivers love to “flex” on poor worker bees.

I feel like it’s the opposite, hence why this issue is more related to geography. Go to wf (or really any store) in Gaithersburg or Columbia and it’s a great experience. Go to wf in dc, Bethesda, or silver spring, and it seems like employees think you are the one doing them the favor, they’re entitled to their job at better pay than what they are making now, or it’s some sort of disdain they are showing via dismissive customer service…I can’t really tell but you can feel it.

Interesting about G'burg and Columbia. But not all can move or drive there to shop.

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Anonymous wrote:Usually stores are understaffed and they work for minimum wage. Show some grace and kindness.

I would take it a step farther and say show the parent companies that they need to pay the staff a living wage and give them a few benefits. The days of expecting a smile and "how may I help you sir" at $15/hr are long gone.

Doesn't explain Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market offers a variety of employee benefits, including comprehensive health insurance, dental and vision coverage, a 20% store discount, and wellness programs. Additionally, employees can access health savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending accounts (FSAs), and paid time off to support their overall well-being.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Usually stores are understaffed and they work for minimum wage. Show some grace and kindness.

+1. Miserable mid-caste strivers love to “flex” on poor worker bees.

I feel like it’s the opposite, hence why this issue is more related to geography. Go to wf (or really any store) in Gaithersburg or Columbia and it’s a great experience. Go to wf in dc, Bethesda, or silver spring, and it seems like employees think you are the one doing them the favor, they’re entitled to their job at better pay than what they are making now, or it’s some sort of disdain they are showing via dismissive customer service…I can’t really tell but you can feel it.

I seldom go to WF but so far customer service seems fine. I returned fresh chicken wings because they didn't smell fresh. The manager said if I brought the receipt back the next time she would reimburse me for the ones we cooked and consumed (they had that yucky dark goop in the interior).

What I do find a problem is every time I buy prepared food, it's spicy. I purchased a slice of mushroom pizza. It was spicy. I ate it anyway. I got a stomach ache and had to swill some antacid. Why the heck would they add red pepper to mushroom pizza? Come on, now. Offer customers packs of hot pepper sauce they can sprinkle if they want heat. Don't surprise people with spicy heat where it's not expected, because not everyone can handle it.

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Anonymous wrote:Usually stores are understaffed and they work for minimum wage. Show some grace and kindness.

+1. Miserable mid-caste strivers love to “flex” on poor worker bees.

-1. Most customers are polite and courteous.

similar at Mom's. Employees will walk down the only aisle that has customera to go from the register to the back. There are at least 5 other empty aisles that would make more sense for them to walk through but they choose the one with customers. At TJoes the employees are everwhere doing their work and not necessarily in a customer's way

All of the prepared food and baked goods are full of cheap seed oils. Why do people still act like WF is healthy. It’s slop.

Anonymous wrote:Usually stores are understaffed and they work for minimum wage. Show some grace and kindness.

+1. Miserable mid-caste strivers love to “flex” on poor worker bees.

Anonymous wrote:It has nothing to do with the workers and everything to do with Amazon owning WF. The workers are tiny little cogs in a much larger system - it’s ridiculous to blame them and not the system.

This.

Bezos is squeezing every penny out of Amazon. AWS is also a tough workplace with lots of churn.

Anonymous wrote:Usually stores are understaffed and they work for minimum wage. Show some grace and kindness.

I would take it a step farther and say show the parent companies that they need to pay the staff a living wage and give them a few benefits. The days of expecting a smile and "how may I help you sir" at $15/hr are long gone.

Anonymous wrote:Usually stores are understaffed and they work for minimum wage. Show some grace and kindness.

Nah that's not it bet most shoppers do show grace. If this is happening to many people and at various locations, the businesses need to change their style and practices.

Usually stores are understaffed and they work for minimum wage. Show some grace and kindness.

Are the employees upset people are still shopping at WF? Spending on food?? Do employees get discounts in the store?