Macy's: 4,350 job cuts, plus. In early 2016, it announced about 3,000 cuts at its 770 stores, plus 1,350 back-office employees and customer service reps. Execs don't get laid off. But 165 got buyout packages. This does not include the jobs that will disappear when it shutters 100 stores in early 2017, after having shuttered 41 stores last year. Macy's, with its 157,900 employees, is getting clobbered by online retailers, and it's seriously shrinking [ Profits Plunge, Sales Drop at Macy's. Slashes Jobs, Closes Stores. Stock Jumps 18% ].