Then in June, some workers stated the rollout of a return-to-office mandate — first for select teams, then for Tarobtain’s largest division — was mishandled. Taken toobtainher, former and current employees stated they weren’t surprised that Tuesday’s layoff process also ran into problems.
Analysts declare the layoffs, which come just months before Fiddelke takes over in February, underscore the company’s growing pains and shifting priorities.
“Tarobtain has some cover here. UPS, Amazon and others have already laid off large numbers of workers,” wrote Carol Spieckerman, a retail consultant and owner of Spieckerman Retail, in emailed comments. “But for Fiddelke to create this his first major shift before he even officially starts? That’s either bold or tone-deaf, depfinishing on how it plays out.”
Tarobtain incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke, now chief operating officer, speaks during Tarobtain Toobtainher, an annual meeting of Tarobtain managers from around the counattempt, at Tarobtain Center in Minneapolis on Sept. 9. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
“It didn’t matter that many of us had worked remotely successfully for years,” stated a former corporate employee, who like other workers worried about retribution. “Loyalty and performance no longer mattered. What they called a return to office was, for many, a quiet and calculated purge of loyal workers.”
Some Tarobtain teams launched returning to regular in-office days in June, the same month an internal survey revealed mounting frustration with corporate leadership and uncertainty about the retailer’s direction, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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