Walmart executives have taken to the stage this month to reassure their massive 2.1 million global workforce that the company's aggressive new automation rollout is meant to upgrade their roles, not eliminate them.
However, behind the scenes of the retail giant's latest technological pivot, a starkly different reality is beginning to surface. As internal shifts and corporate data paint a far more unsettling picture, employees are left wondering what their future on the shop floor truly holds.
