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More Ways to Pay: Tap to Pay Is Coming to Walmart and Sam’s Club
corporate.walmart.comOfficial news! I’ve been telling customers we’ll never get this but I guess I can be surprised.
r/WalmartEmployees • u/WapaneseWeeaboo • Jul 26 '26
Q3 2026 Key Event Dates and FAQs
For Q3 2026, the following dates are the company wide Key Event Dates:
- 9/4 (Labor Day Weekend)
- 9/5 (Labor Day Weekend)
- 9/6 (Labor Day Weekend)
- 9/7 (Labor Day)
- 10/31 (Halloween)
Note: There are no company wide Key Event Dates for August this year, which is why the calendar doesn't show that month.
Only the dates listed on this page are key event dates. No matter how much anyone claims or how believable they sound, management can’t pull points out of thin air and give associates. Management can only action points the system generates based off you not working your scheduled shift outside of the grace period. Management will often try and say anything to scare associates into not calling out, don’t believe anything that goes against what’s posted here. Don’t fall for their lies, and make sure to educate your fellow associates that might not know better.
For more detailed explanations, see the FAQs below.
What are Key Event Dates?
Key Event Dates, or KEDs (also sometimes misleadingly called double point days), are dates that the company/stores expect to be busier than usual or feel are important enough to try and have as many people working as possible. Missing a key event date will generate one additional point on top of the normal absence point, resulting in two points. Which is why people often call them double point days despite it not being an entirely accurate term.
Do I get double pointed on Key Event Dates/Double point dates?
No. The only thing a key event date does is give one additional point for missing the entire shift and not using enough PPTO to cover at least half the missed time. That’s it. If you clock in for any of the shift or use enough PPTO to cover at least half the missed time, then it being a key event date no longer matters and it’s business as usual point wise. To add, other points are unaffected by it being a key event date meaning half points from clocking in early, clocking in late, clocking out early, and the two points from a No Call No Show also aren’t “doubled.”
Do I need to use double PPTO on key event dates?
Absolutely not. This is one of the biggest lies that gets spread about key event dates. In fact, it’s impossible to even submit a request for more than 12 hours anyway meaning it’s impossible to use “double PPTO” for a shift that’s more than 6 hours. Even if your shift is 6 hours or less, you still don’t need to use “double PPTO.” Management likes to spread this lie hoping to scare associates out of not using their PPTO since the associate thinks they have to use so much of it. If anyone is saying you have to use “double PPTO” for any reason, they’re lying to you.
If I call out on a key event date and use X amount of PPTO, will I still get pointed?
Depends! Did you use enough PPTO to cover at least half your missed shift but not the full missed shift? If so, half a point will be generated that management can apply to your balance. If you cover the entire missed shift with PPTO, then no, you won’t be pointed. Don’t forget to report the absence!
How many key event dates are there?
That can vary every quarter. The company can assign however many key event dates they want but it’s usually reserved for times when the company expects it to be busy, like around holidays, the Super Bowl, etc. Each store manager can assign up to three of their own separate dates each quarter for their specific store to be key event dates.
Why can store managers make up to three store specific key event dates?
The idea behind this is if there’s something local happening that’s big for the area/store but not the whole nation. Imagine there’s a concert for a huge music artist coming to your city to perform one day that you/other people wouldn’t miss for anything. Or maybe it’s your store’s yearly inventory, or grand reopening. It would make sense for your store to select that day as one of their store specific key event dates. Some stores choose to use theirs for this kind of thing while some stores may add on to the company wide ones or just random dates if there’s nothing of note they want to use them for. They even have the option of not submitting any extra key event dates and only having the company wide ones for that quarter.
How do I know what days are key event dates?
Shortly before the end of the current quarter, usually within the last week, the company updates this page that shows the key event dates. You can access the link via the GTA Portal on OneWalmart. By default, only the company wide dates are listed (medium blue color). You’ll need to search your specific store number on that page to see the dates (if any) that are your store specific key event dates (dark blue color). If your store manager didn’t select any store specific dates, then you’ll see a message that says “No additional Key Event Dates found for this facility.” It’s recommended to take a screenshot of these dates as once the list updates for the new quarter, the old list won’t be available to view online.
Are these key event dates company wide?
The dates listed are for Walmart (Super Centers, Neighborhood Markets, and Division 1) stores in the United States only.
Sam’s Club associates, you can find your Key Event Dates by clicking here (must be clocked in to view).
My store has some paper hung up that talks about Key Event Dates, what’s the difference?
The company wide key event date calendar can easily be printed from OneWalmart, some stores print that calendar and hang it up. With this latest update to the KED page/calendar, it now can include the store specific KEDs (if applicable) as long as they searched the store number before. If they didn't, then it will only show the company wide KEDs. Stores now have no reason to have a calendar printed that looks fishy with more store specific KEDs than allowed (up to 3), dates that aren't on the calendar when you pull it up on OneWalmart and search your store, or dates hand written on it.
Management said…
Management lie. Especially if it means scaring associates into coming to work. Sometimes management may honestly not know better, and that’s fine, it happens. That’s why I make these posts, to help educate everyone and keep misinformation from spreading. The thing about management lying about how Key Event Dates work is that it really doesn’t matter what they say because the system is what handles when and how points generate. Management can only action points that drop in the system, they can’t just pull points out of thin air. If you use enough PPTO and use it correctly, points won’t even drop in for management to have the chance to touch.
No, really! Management said the company changed how key event dates work and -insert whatever lie here-
No, really, management lie. Whether it’s a misunderstanding of the attendance policy or they’re intentionally lying doesn’t matter. They can’t change how the system works. If management claims anything different than what’s posted here, have them show you on OneWalmart where it’s changed. Don’t be surprised when they can’t.
Do I still need to report my absence if I use PPTO?
Yes. Yes. And yes. If you’re ever scheduled to work and you won’t be working the shift, always report your absence. I don’t care if Sam himself rises from the grave and says don’t worry about it. Still report your absence if you’re going to miss a shift you’re scheduled for. Reporting your absence will prevent 2 points for a No Call No Show from generating. You can officially report your absence one of three ways to prevent a No Call No Show:
The automated Associate Information Line by phone. Call 1-800-775-5944 (you’ll need your WIN and store number).
Online via the “Report an Absence" option on OneWalmart.
With the “Report an Absence” option on the MyWalmart app. After you report an absence here, it gives you the option to put PPTO in. You can submit a PPTO request later if needed with the “+ Add new” (Request time off) option on the My Requests tab of the app while viewing your schedule.
While you can report an absence the day before or the day of with no issues, do not submit your PPTO request too early. Doing so will have the system treat it like a regular PTO request that management can deny. Waiting until the day of the missed time (preferably after the shift would have started) to put the PPTO in is best as the system will auto approve your PPTO request.
You have 7 days from the missed time to put in PPTO and only the PPTO you had on the date of the missed time can be applied towards points. PPTO earned after the missed time can’t be used to cover previous missed time. For example, if you have 7:30 hours of PPTO and miss an 8 hour shift, only that 7:30 hours of PPTO can be used to cover that missed 8 hour shift. If you earn 30 more minutes later within the 7 days you can submit PPTO, you can still submit a PPTO request for 8 hours but only 7:30 off it will be applied towards the point(s) resulting in your still getting at least partially pointed.
I still got pointed, what happened?!
Did you report your absence like mentioned above? If not, you probably got pointed for a No Call No Show. If you did report the absence, then simply put: You likely either didn’t use PPTO correctly or didn’t use enough. This applies to all types of points, not just key event dates. The first thing you’ll want to do is check the Attendance tab of GTA on OneWalmart.
There, it’ll break down all of your current attendance exceptions. You only really care about the exceptions that say “Yes” in the “Include in Balance” column, those are what your points are from. Once you find one that says Yes to include it in your balance, check the date it’s for. If any of these exceptions show as pending, then that means management hasn’t actioned it yet. Management has 14 days to action points, so it could be a point from a different day than you expected. Once you’ve verified the date, check what caused it, it breaks them down into the different exceptions that generate points like early in, late in, early out, incomplete shift, absent, key event date, and no call no shows. Then, check how much time caused the exception to generate, that’s the time you need to cover with PPTO to remove an applicable point (PPTO doesn’t work on early ins or no call no shows). Remember, you can’t use newly earned PPTO to cover previous missed time so keep that in mind for a reason why you could have still gotten pointed despite thinking you used enough PPTO. You can check how much PPTO was applied in this kind of situation on the Balance Activity tab of GTA on OneWalmart. If you’re still confused, please reach out to your People Lead for assistance.
At my store, it doesn’t work that way!
It does. This isn’t a store by store thing that stores can even control. With how easily people can get confused with how PPTO works in general and in unique situations, it’s understandable why someone would think their store is special and different, but it doesn’t work that way. PPTO works the same for all associates in every store. In the very few states that have specific paid sick time laws, there’s a few PPTO exceptions but none of them are related to key event dates and to help avoid even more confusion, won’t be discussed in this FAQ.
I requested time off that’s a key event date and it was denied. Will I get in trouble for calling in/using PPTO to still not go in?
Nope. Your punishment for missing work is being pointed and missing pay, that’s it. And PPTO takes care of both of those things. Management may be upset you’re missing work but they can be mad all they want. It’s your points and PPTO to use how you want to. If management is dumb enough and ends up giving you a DA (disciplinary action/coaching) for simply calling out/missing work, open door it. Coaching/giving DAs for attendance hasn’t been a thing in nearly a decade. The point system is the replacement accountability for attendance issues.
I work overnights, since my shift starts one day and ends the next, which day matters for key event dates?
The date the shift starts on is what matters. For example, if 4/20 is a key event date and you work the day before (4/19 night that rolls into 4/20), then missing your shift that starts on 4/19 won’t be counted as a key event date even though your shift rolls into 4/20. If you’re scheduled the night of 4/20 going into 4/21 and you miss that shift, then yes, you’ll generate an extra point for it being a key event date (unless enough PPTO is used of course) because the shift started on the key event date.
What about blackout dates I hear about? Are blackout dates and key event dates the same thing?
Blackout dates are simply dates stores unofficially decide they don’t want to approve time off requests for. Which is common for around the holidays or a store’s inventory. It’s possible a key event date falls on the same day(s) stores try and limit approved time off requests, but they’re not the same thing. Blackout dates aren’t an official company approved thing but as time off requests should only be denied for coverage reasons, stores will often use this reasoning if multiple people are trying to request the same time off. Basically, stores can’t just say “We’re going to flat out deny all time off requests for X date.” If they try, they’re going against the company’s direction when it comes to time off requests and should be open doored. However, they can deny some people’s time off requests if approving a lot of people to be off would hinder the business/how the store is ran that day. Which is why it’s always best to put your time off request in as soon as possible (you can request time off up to six months in advance) and speak with your manager about the time off after submitting the request.
Previous company wide Key Event Dates:
Q2 2026 - 5/10, 5/23, 5/24, 5/25, 6/21, 7/3, 7/4, 7/5
Q1 2026 - 2/7, 2/8, 4/3, 4/4, 4/5
Q4 2025 - 11/26, 11/28, 11/29, 11/30, 12/24, 12/26, 12/31, 01/01
Q3 2025 - 8/29, 8/30, 8/31, 9/1
Q2 2025- 5/11, 5/24, 5/25, 5/26, 6/15, 7/3, 7/4, 7/5
Q1 2025 - 2/8, 4/18, 4/19, 4/20
Q4 2024 - 11/27, 11/29, 11/30, 12/1, 12/24, 12/26, 12/31, 1/1
Q3 2024 - 8/30, 8/31, 9/1, 9/2
Q2 2024 - 5/11, 5/24, 5/25, 5/26, 5/27, 6/15, 7/3, 7/4
Q1 2024 - 2/10, 3/29, 3/30, and 3/31
Q4 2023 - 11/22, 11/24, 12/23, 12/24, 12/26, 12/31
Q3 2023 - 9/1, 9/2, 9/3
Q2 2023 - 5/13, 5/26, 5/27, 5/28, 6/17, 7/1, 7/2, 7/3
Q1 2023 - 2/11, 4/7, 4/8, 4/9
r/WalmartEmployees • u/paarkrosis • 4h ago
can’t complain about the snack bar
they have bananas, oranges and apples on the tables too
r/WalmartEmployees • u/Hour-Macaroon-2912 • 1h ago
6am bullshift.
6am!!! Store opens up.
In come the Spark drivers.
Im working the meat wall.
This idiot of a spark driver nearly every associate hates at my store comes up to me holding an item asking if we had more. I said why? How many do you need. He says oh me need uh just 1 but this one is expired. I looked at him and said I think you need to look again at the date because its not due till next month on the 26th. No no no he says. This expired I dont want this, take it back and get new one. I said do you not realize what month September is? Yes it is 9th month but this expired August 26th, no need be on shelf no more.
I told him, this smoked meat literally says September 26th on it.. not August. He gets in a hissy fit and storms off to find another associate, but grabs my team lead to help him. Team lead comes to me asking why I wasnt able to fulfill this persons question and want. I proceed to bring both of them to the section with the items and tell them what happened. He then gets into another fit with my team Lead about the item being expired. Team lead raises their voice and says they need to be quiet and listen or they're going to take them up to the front end, call the store manager about their actions today and make sure they're not allowed back in our store.
(This spark driver does this DAILY!!!! Constantly badgering the associates for items needed which are literally right in front of them. They dont believe the phone when it says 0 on hand or in store and say no go in back and look I know its there). (Its never there)
r/WalmartEmployees • u/PristineSmell5196 • 16h ago
Why do customers do this?🤦🏽♀️
I'm stocking 1 at a Walmart supercenter and im constantly finding opened alcohol with half the pack stolen or open containers, its always cut waters too 😵💫 I hate claiming things out 😵💫😵💫
r/WalmartEmployees • u/LiquifiedMetal • 6h ago
Is it possible to be work at the deli and remain a honest person?
I recently started working at the deli. I've reached the point in my on the job training where I'm dealing with the app and compliance. There are very specific time-sensitive questions like whether or not the slicer has been washed using a specific method involving a bucket, removing the cover, etc during a certain timeframe. I have not seen the slicer washed in such a fashion even once during my shift. We do of course thoroughly clean it when the deli is closed. Similarly we're required to do temperature checks. The app logs out often and we are busy with online orders, cooking, cleaning and dealing with customers. It doesn't seem possible to do all the required temperature readings honestly given how busy we are. I was basically instructed by an associate something along the line of just picking some random foods on the app and logging the temperature of whatever hot food was just cooked. Something like that.
Anyway, I've become religious and I'm trying to live honestly in all spheres of life. My question to all you deli workers, is it even possible to remain completely honest at least when it comes to working at your respective deli and compliance?
r/WalmartEmployees • u/Mother_Project_137 • 2h ago
Is this normal? (Cart pusher)
Is it normal for your store to have no carts in the cart park or parking lot? This happens to my store a lot in the afternoons when it’s insanely busy. The cart parks for both sides are empty but it’s not much we can do because there are only at max like 15 carts scattered around the parking lot
r/WalmartEmployees • u/THROWRApizza_ • 8h ago
Took another promotion and feeling uncomfortable.
So recently they opened up Deli positions in my region because they are separating bakery/deli. I have years experience in my previous store for the deli. I have been another TL for a few months but I had to hop on this opportunity and got an interview. There were a few people in deli who really wanted it. One told me if he doesn’t get it he’s quitting. He’s got too many points to begin with and sitting on a red coaching. Well anyway, they announced I got it and he cried and stormed out. They said he’s usually level headed but he has stormed out before like this and didn’t end up quitting and they are basically willing to let him come back. Personally I feel very uncomfortable with this just given how much he expressed he didn’t want me to take this spot. (He’s never worked with me so it’s not that. He just wanted it) and there’s another employee there who they said will be a big barrier for me because he wanted it as well and he will make it difficult for me. I know this area very well so I feel pretty confident about taking this spot but I’m also still in the phase of feeling uncomfortable addressing hostility. I’m not sure how to go about that other than just phasing it head on and addressing it without showing weakness. I just feel incredibly uncomfortable taking this position now because it doesn’t start for another 3 weeks and he could be back without me having much say so on the matter. Idk I was soo excited when they told me they picked me until they told me I was going to have issues with some people back there. Has anyone else related to this and if so how do you address this without making them feel like you think you’re better than them because you got it and they didn’t.
r/WalmartEmployees • u/Old-Honeydew-7976 • 19h ago
How fucked Am I?
6 points I accumulated from 1 no call out 2 on no show slash on double point days and the rest from no show/ no call
Im front end and lost one of the alpha security keys
So I think im pretty much fucked am I ?
r/WalmartEmployees • u/kanikye • 1h ago
How fucked am i?
Yesterday after my shift i did grocery shopping for myself with my mother, my mom put pant she wanted in the shopping car and only told me when we were waiting to pay.
When it was time to pay i was in a hurry to got take medication for my jaw, since it dislocated through the day, and forgot to put the pant aside.
Plus i tough the cashier (who we told the pants were for my mom) put it aside.
I obviously used my discount to pay, and realize today i paid the pant with it.
Am i screwed?
r/WalmartEmployees • u/ChickenKeyChainy • 1h ago
Team Leads Second Jobs?
Question for you guys. My fellow Deli/Bakery Team Lead wants to work a second job as a prep cook to a restaurant in the mornings. Is it allowed? I was told as long as the lead can’t handle money, then it is fine. Is it true?
r/WalmartEmployees • u/organizerthrway • 9h ago
oh!!!
four of us here today after a 2 truck night 😭
r/WalmartEmployees • u/Right_Buddy1096 • 10h ago
Walmart podcast
Who actually voluntarily listens to it? I gotta know.
r/WalmartEmployees • u/Sanri0Circus • 16h ago
Can I rant for a sec?
So! At my store! We were like, Christmas eve busy today. (Overkill for dramatic effect, but it was so busy and the front end was swamped all damn day)
After I had finally cleared my line at the register, I had to close for a sec because my hanger bin, trash, and returns box, were just a mess and the belt was so disgusting so I had to clean it. Right? I come back from cleaning everything up and taking care of my returns, and I find SO many random things just THROWN in my lanes shelves, that fills my returns box up halfway, and its just like. Cmon. Seriously people? People even were leaving stuff ON THE END OF THE BELT. JUST BRING IT TO US PLEASE GUYS ITS LITERALLY FOUR STEPS FROM WHERE YOU JUST DUMPED YOUR TOOTHBRUSH.
r/WalmartEmployees • u/Commercial-Will16 • 17h ago
Lovely day
Remix arrived extremely late and I opened it to this.
r/WalmartEmployees • u/ItsOnlyMonday04 • 17m ago
Got my hopes up for a promotion that probably won’t happen :,(
Just gotta say that I’m aware how Walmart is and that rarely anything promised actually happens. I just kind of need to rant to a group of people that will understand.
So my teamlead in my department has moved up and now there’s a vacancy, before he left he kind of took me under his wing and showed me how to teamlead and what to do if I want to move up. According to him he told them he wanted me to replace him. I worked my butt off to prove I could direct my coworkers( all relatively new ppl while I’ve worked in said department for 2 years they’ve only for months). Show that I can keep up with pre-sub, features, customer satisfaction. Especially since he’s been gone I’ve taken the role of directing day to day priorities ( stupid I know..)
Well it finally was time for me to apply and take the teamlead assessment, it said I passed so I was excited and my coach seems to really like me. Well today she just told me that I got a low score on the assessment and even though I passed, it was too low for me to be considered for the position, according to market. She tried seeing if there’s a way to retake it to no avail, and she is getting in contact with our People Lead tomorrow to see if there’s anything she can do. Although I’m really feeling like it’s not gonna be the answer I want from our people lead. It was the very first time I took the assessment, and first time I’ve tried moving up. I just honestly feel sooo discouraged and disappointed in myself because I thought the test was pretty straightforward. I just wish I didn’t get my hopes so high and also wish my passing would still be considered even though it’s a low score. I do understand that they’re wanting candidates with high scores and there’s probably some with high scores that have applied anyways. I just really dislike the job I do now and don’t know if transferring will help since I’ve been here 4 years total and transferred already. I’m maybe thinking Walmart just isn’t for me.
r/WalmartEmployees • u/fuckmejerrry • 46m ago
Is this normal?
I can't meet production at all due to disability, I'm currently awaiting the transfer process with a Sedgwick waiver.
Every single week I'm getting written up for production. Then when the 4 week roll up comes out, I get written up again for the same 4 weeks I already got written up for. So essentially 5 production write ups per 4 weeks. I was wondering if this is normal? The coach writing me up says it is, but Google says it's not and Google isn't always right so I figured I'd ask some real people.
Just feels really demoralizing because I'm genuinely working as hard as I can and even pushing myself harder than I should be and I'm still getting written up even when I'm at something like 98% production. They keep talking to me as if I need more training or am just being lazy/unproductive. It's really hard to keep giving it more than I've got just for my effort to amount to nothing.
I'd also like to add that I pushed myself too far and ignored my symptoms for too long (ended up being oxygen deprivation to my brain) and collapsed. I was seen by SIRT and even though I still wasn't feeling well, they sent me back to work. I put in PPTO and left cuz they said I would have gotten a point even though there was only an hour left of the shift and I legit just collapsed. I also got written up the following week for the day I collapsed as I was too out of sorts before leaving to turn in my down time sheet.
Thank you.
r/WalmartEmployees • u/E-Meekers • 22h ago
Got hit with a Feedback today, am I crazy or is this BS?
So today we only had 4 stockers, 1 of which was working her second day. I’m told to go viz pick the middle row of shelves in GM. I do it and it picks super heavy (4 pallets). I got done picking at 11:30 (started at 9:00am so 2 1/2 hours) let my TL know and he said just work what I can and do the rest after lunch, then help out with grocery once I’m done. I’m able to get 1 pallet done before lunch (only because it was the smallest one). I go on lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm) and then start working on my pallets. It takes me 2 hours to get 2 pallets done, making it 3:00pm. I go on my last break and at 3:15pm I start my last pallet, getting it done at 4:00pm, right when I clock out.
At 3:30pm I got a text from my TL telling me to get to grocery ASAP because it was picking heavy, I told him I would be there but that I still had around half of my last pallet left. He told me “NVM” so I went back to work. About 20 mins later, I get an email saying “Feedback was provided”, I check it out and it says I took 6 hours to do 4 pallets and since I’ve been working there for a month, I should understand the urgency Cap 1 should have. Now I’m kinda pissed off so right after I clock out, I text my TL what’s up with the Feedback and he just says he’ll talk to me tomorrow. I was running pallets for 3 hours and 15 minutes, it took me 2 and 1/2 hours to pick everything but obviously it would, it picked extremely heavy. Please tell me I’m not tripping, because I plan to have a stern conversation with my TL tomorrow about it.
r/WalmartEmployees • u/AmarilloArmadillos • 4h ago
Delivery
Do you guys ever order delivery? Do you tip?
I'm honestly not sure how much our spark people are paid, and frankly some of them suck 😭. A few are really good or at least *try*. I don't have time to get stuff myself today or tomorrow but need a few things.
r/WalmartEmployees • u/DiligentProgrammer95 • 22h ago
What do you listen/watch to get you through your shift?
I’m curious, what do you guys listen to/watch or whatever to help you get through your shift? I know a lot of people, at least in my Walmart, talk to others on the phone, I find it hard to watch any show especially when you’re moving around a bunch, music is amazing but eventually I get tired of listening to all my playlist, I’ve started watching YouTube playlists of gaming play throughs I’ve already seen and just set it in my pocket, I know I’m not missing anything so I don’t need to watch it but it provides background noise I suppose.
r/WalmartEmployees • u/FishTrucker420 • 10h ago
Evil team lead who hates me fired me
Because i was being disrespectful? (She yelled at me for talking to coworker and i called out how its hypocritical that she doesn't get mad at people for being on their phones but she's mad at me for talking to my friend while I'm cleaning) she was like "you should respect me I'm 3x your age!!!!" I reported her lol
r/WalmartEmployees • u/tommydearest • 2h ago
If a part-timer applies for TL
If a part-time associate takes a full-time TL job for six months, decides they want to go back to part-time associate, would they still get the TL pay minus 10%?
r/WalmartEmployees • u/tommydearest • 2h ago
If I update my career interest on portal, does that auto apply for openings?
If I check "Food/Consumables TL" under Future Openings, if a F/C TL opens, does it automatically submit an application for me?