To all the people that are/were recently laid off, sue BN. Do it fast so you can set a precedence for future generations. You deserve better than to be thrown away. There are tons of lawyers that will take your case, the more of you that sue BN... — read more 

PART TWO: My husband, daughter, and I all worked part time at our store. I'm the only one who was called back. This has been a heavy topic of discussion at home. And we get it. It s—s big time, but we get it. This is not the same world it was... — read more 

PART ONE: There are a lot of questions regarding the future of furlough, and we have been waiting to address them until we had answers. So here’s what I know. 1) When furlough began, booksellers with less than six months of tenure were separated... — read more 

They require you to be call call practically 24/7, essentially a slave. And they're using this rule to dump employees this time around.

Now that we are separated from the company, will we still receive unemployment?

Barnes and Noble is scared. Did you notice how the store manager was devoid of emotion and read from a script when they terminated you? Their General Counsel told them what to do. I was never even thanked for my years of service and I was a top... — read more 

What is going on in the Arizona stores? Give us all the juicy details. I have intentionally told employees about this website.

Did Barnes and Noble get a loan from the government? Did they violate the law by terminating furloughed employees?

When will the company liquidate their stores? December? January?

Here are some reviews from Glassdoor: There is nothing positive to say about this company Vindictive management from the top down. If you want the most stressful environment, you've found it! Advice to Management Reward the few talented... — read more 

BALTIMORE — The iconic Barnes & Noble store located at The Power Plant in Baltimore's Inner Harbor will close its doors on Aug. 29. In a statement, the bookstore giant said, "it has been a privilege to run it as one of the most distinctive... — read more 

As the company made changes through the years, such as doing away with leads, your store manager could have saved your job and gave you a new position. But many people who cost the company too much money are tossed out like bad garbage. They're doing... — read more 

i worked at a B&N and called out sick, the store manager actually came to my house unannounced to “check” on me, that creeped me out, I had only been working there about a month. My husband cussed him out and told him that we didn’t know him like... — read more 

Who plans to boycott B&N? I will take my money elsewhere and tell my neighbors and wealthy friends to do the same. Bad karma coming back at you B&N.

Not a good number for a company who is trying to stay alive. If people over 50 aren't dying off from Covid, they terrified to go out shopping. Only parents buying kids' books are doing anything as far as sale and that's dropped off drastically with... — read more 

https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Barnes-&-Noble/reviews?fcountry=ALL&sort=rating_asc Terrible corporate management Manager and Assistant Manager treated employees unfairly on a regular basis. Unrealistic sales goals. Managers are mostly a... — read more 

While it is unfortunate many furloughed will be separated by September, the good news is that with a streamlined staff, and fresh ideas courtesy of Mr. Daunt, we can realign the companies focus, and serve our customers better. I look at this as... — read more 

What is the script or talking points managers are using when calling the furloughed employees when (possibly) laying them off? Is it true if a bookseller hasn’t been contacted by now, they’re probably being let go? What rule of thumb are managers... — read more 

I've been hunting and I also read the reviews for B&N https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Barnes-&-Noble/reviews?fcountry=ALL&sort=rating_asc

What's going on with this new restructuring? Found out my store's going to be in a cluster and we're going to have a Senior Store Manager. They're hiring a Cluster Support Specialist, and the guy they interviewed doesn't even know what he's really... — read more 

MANAGERS ARE CALLING anyone who is still furloughed by the beginning of September, saying they will be separated from B&N and that a letter will be sent out. Anyone else in the same boat?

Guy who worked at 86th and Lexington told me it's officially closed, and that story in the press about how "they're searching for a smaller location" is junk. They're not. I'm not surprised at all. I didn't buy that story at all.

STILL AT HOME OUT OF WORK, does B&N even have the decency to let us know that we won’t be asked back? I’ve been with the company for 10 years, you’d think they’d at least send a formal letter.

For those who were lucky enough to be getting a severance... has anyone actually received it yet.

I was on my company's message board and in one of the threads someone posted "You think our board is bad go on over to Barnes and Noble" and you guys surely did not disappoint Great read this morning of bitterness I honestly feel better now... — read more 

I know B&N checks that page often and takes down anything critical. Do those people know about this website? I hope they do.

Our newly promoted Regional Manager has been the worst at her job for years. Promoting her is one of the many reasons this company is failing badly.

This is it folks, the final countdown. This is the year that BN goes out of business and shutters all of their locations, including corporate. There will be, can't be any rebranding. Far too many years of negative sales growth have ruined this... — read more 

Customers actually laugh at me when I talk about the membership card, they all know we're going under. They've been cutting all of our hours and now I am reading about more of our jobs are in jeopardy, everyone here is so depressed and/or disgusted... — read more 

With all the confusing restructuring, now they are having everyone interview to keep their jobs- management included. Just when you think things can't get any worse.

I’m starting to understand why so many posting here, were axed. Horrible attitudes, negative outlooks, and the constant need to be coddled by your employer. Those that remained, should be proud. Good employees propel the business forward, even... — read more 

They are restructuring their management. Manager positions are being eliminated, Sales & Merchandise managers will be eliminated, restructuring and giving responsibilities to lower positions and renaming them. District managers will be gone.

I am wondering if anyone has returned to work. Looks like my store has not brought back any booksellers. Are there plans to do so? Any thoughts on timing? We are still locked out of Dayforce. Gathering corporate is not allowing for stores to add... — read more 

I have a feeling my store might be. I heard from a manager at Burlington that their corp was told a store in our plaza wont be renewing their lease this year so Burlington would be moving to it. We are the only store large enough for Burlington.

As a BN associate I'd be interested to hear how this went in your stores. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/books/barnes-noble-redecorating-virus.html

Looks like a lot of still 'furloughed' longtime employees who are not back at the opened stores are receiving letters about health insurance going away this month nd they should take COBRA at over $700 a month. No word by company or store manager if... — read more 

The Restaurant/Book concept is done. https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/06-26-20-barnes-noble-kitchen-legacy-west-plano/

https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-buyer-james-k–len-laid-off-at-barnes-noble/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/barnes-noble-lays-off-some-employees-at-new-york-head-office-11593048316