It’s amazing that they’ll lay off long time worker bees, who actually know the business, but none of the corporate drones. >:(

I'm a part timer, I come in when I'm scheduled and have never called off work. Initially I took lots of extra shifts to be charitable but then I was being saddled with them. I stopped answering my phone when I was off work unless it was an emergency... — read more 

So, my store did end up losing 4 people (2 head cashiers, 1 digital lead, 1 RM), most on Monday. I've talked to 2 off them and they seem to be ok although somewhat in shock as one would expect. The remaining staff--which is to say the now almost... — read more 

I was off Monday and I left some food in the fridge from the night before.. So I go in to get it and no one said a thing to me I saw one of the managers and she seemed sad. She hugged me and she said it was going to s--- Bacause they were short... — read more 

Lost 3 amazing people at 2697... 😢 I’m so sorry this happened to everyone. You’re all beautiful and amazing people and I wish you all nothing but the best in your futures!

As a former Store Manager.. I went to breakfast with a head cashier who was with the company for 11 years. One of 3 from that store to be let go. I coached her through breakfast. Fact is, B&N pays nothing compared to other companies. And expect a... — read more 

This is sad. Breaks my heart. I was a SM for a decade back in the day of stores opening faster than we could fill the shelves. I don’t think this is one person’s fault or the fault of one decision. B&N has done their best to survive, and it has... — read more 

In my store alone, five people were let go including me. That's five people with combined 84 years of experience. Gone, in a snap!

Sorry to everyone that got affected this week. I've been hearing about the problem for quite some time now. Over here in NY stores have been shutting down left & right. The company's finances has been trickling down over the years ever since the... — read more 

Leads are supposedly safe right now but I wouldn’t count on that jazz

Do you think warehouse jobs are safe? Do you think they will be laying off workers in warehouses?

It wasn’t an unforseeable business circumstance, because we were told that the positions were being eliminated three months ago. But they assured us we wouldn’t be fired, they just wouldn’t refill them after we quit/retired. They saw it coming.

Safe? Or not?

our store made 8.3 million last year, on par to do it this year as well, and we still lost our RM. we had been told that stores above a certain threshold would have RMs stay, but not be replaced if they were to leave, but today we were told he had to... — read more 

Demos Parneros Executive Compensation As Chief Executive Officer at BARNES & NOBLE INC, Demos Parneros made $2,257,143 in total compensation. Of this total $398,077 was received as a salary, $1,050,000 was received as a bonus, $0 was received in... — read more 

We have lost probably three of the best workers at our store. I know it will not be long to start feeling their absence, simply because they were the driving force behind so many things here. What was B&N's thinking on this? Why not target... — read more 

I was one of the long tenured RM's let go. Even taking in consideration the health of the company it was still a shock. I was more worried about the store eventually closing than being fired. A lot of talented, dedicated employees lost their jobs... — read more 

Just bought a new(er) car so my husband could safely travel back and forth to work, the day after, he showed up for work, was told "Sorry!" and ESCORTED out of the building, all so part-timers can sell cheap gee-gaws and doo-dads. FIFTEEN+ years of... — read more 

Layoffs started Monday morning. All lower level management which includes receiving,toys and games, Cashiering and nook departments whether full time or part time. Checks were cut and waiting for payment of the week as well as vacation. An exit... — read more 

I really hope that at this point, even people who might not be linked to the rumor mill online have friends and coworkers to fill them in. I hate to think of people going home to their partners tomorrow, or planned couple celebrations etc, and having... — read more 

new fiscal year means first quarter closings. that's why the cuts happened in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year. anything you hear about new stores being built or a new labor model is b---s---. get out while you still can. there won't be... — read more 

They host week long store manager conferences in Texas last year and Florida the year before where they had Sarah Mclachlen play for them and Megyn Kelly speak just to name a few. Never mind sending store managers on full paid vacations and free... — read more 

Shame on BN for letting go of an employee while they were on medical leave for heart surgery! A company that is truly HEARTLESS!!!! Over 30 yrs of service doesn't mean a thing!

Is everyone applying for unemployment now or waiting until we receive our severance package? And if you are applying now, should we put down the address of our home store or the BN INC corporate address? Any ideas on the UC account #, Plant #, or... — read more 

Funny how they did this right before inventory

I’m curious if they are laying off any corporate positions?

Los trabajadores han ido a preguntar por qué en cada cheque semanal, a parte de la deducción de impuestos también le quitan algo que ellos ponen la palabra en inglés “Other” y ellos no saben responder de que es ese descuento y si uno entra a la... — read more 

Do you know what are the terms for COBRA - is it expensive?

I have been making contacts and actually found a couple of things in retail. It is going to be tough until the industry stabilizes (oh Amazon, how I hate you), but it will not be impossible. If I could, please, give some advice to those of you that... — read more 

There's nothing to worry about if you care about the company to lay people off because of store closer is fine. B&N is closing so they have new updated stores to offer to the new generation. By getting with the program this will offer more sales. But... — read more 

With all uncertainty and injustice, I ask myself why am I still working here. What are your thoughts?

Wow, I really can't see anything going wrong with the new staffing policy for either employees or customers. "Barnes & Noble, which announced a round of layoffs this week, is pointing new staffing rules that will allow stores to increase or decrease... — read more 

I am the store shelver, thus a part-time employee. When I started hearing about the layoffs yesterday (my day off), I tried to find out some more information from anyone at the store. No real news and apparently nobody let go yet. BUT, today is... — read more 

"The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires companies (with 100 or more employees) planning a mass layoff to notify workers 60 days before the closure." Does anyone know if BN violated this?

Working 10+ years for the company I've seen how loyal the employees are. How do the upper management think this is going to help morale, let alone keep up the great customer service when every employee feels a target on their back. Talk about a... — read more 

Anybody willing to start betting? I say by the end of this quarter.

I wish there was a way we could tally up the total amount of people who had been laid off yesterday. I looked through every article or piece of news I could find but in each one, it says that B&N refused to reveal the number of employees laid off... — read more 

I know Barnes & Noble is trying to hide info about this and prevent it from being common knowledge, but we seriously need to share as much as possible. I know current employees won't be able to, for B&N's social media policy reasons, but get everyone... — read more 

Talk about trying to deflect... Barnes & Noble is laying off workers following a dismal holiday season but it has hired a new chief merchandising officer and appears intent on focusing on streamlining and revamping for the future... — read more 

Does anyone know if the cuts are depending on store size? I work in a smaller store (part-time thankfully) and the only position that has been eliminated is Newsstand Lead. They have said that if our Receiving Manager ever quits they won't replace... — read more