Hope you like the shipments of used books coming your way from Aurora, as they slough off excess inventory.
There is no joy left in any of this.
I don't know what the answers are any more than anyone else. I just know that there was a time where I enjoyed working for this company. There has been so much chaos and confusion the last few years that it just is demoralizing. Some of us have... — read more
Manager time theft
Salaried manager doesn't work min. 40 hours per week. Off 3 days because of school closure due to weather and manager still claims 40 hrs worked. No , can't do work from home location, doesn't use vacation, or personal time credit. Manager thinks... — read more
Sounds like traditional retail to me
It’s a shame that in the traditional retail is trying to redefine itself, that we are trying to be traditional retail. We have the chance to be so much more to our campus partners. I do believe the transformation has been completed. Horrible culture... — read more
Sales collapsing
Our sales are tanking. What are you seeing and those of you at HO, what are you hearing.
OMS orders!!!
Anyone else get bombarded with OMS orders yesterday? We have over 100 , for a small store only 2 weeks into school that’s a lot. What irritates me is how many books are going to larger stores who should have had the books on their shelves.
Chicago stores
What’s up with the Chicago area stores? DuPage and Loyola store manager positions are both posted. There’s always store manager postings in this region. It seems to have a lot of turnover. Is it more pressure because they are close to the home... — read more
Store managers leaving left & right!!!
How many are getting out?? Feed up with low pay, no help. More work piled on, etc., etc...
Concerned
Is it just me or is Follett is hiring more kids just out of school as course material managers theses days. Where have gone the standards?
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sears { liquidated ) = follett ( liquidating in next 2 to 3 years) . See you at the labor dept. fools,
Washed and thrown away after 20years by you know who -- The FFFFFFFFFFFFFF squad
Fellow ex workers- don't work for those 6 figures bozos in upper management (and coupon clipping Follett family members) or many of those store managers hiding in their offices during supposed down time working secretly on their own resumes- time to... — read more
HO! HO1HO!
If you have time to read this blog site, the you have time to go online to apply for an new job with a new company, What are you waiting for?- to be given notice of your impending layoff by your favorite Follett family butt kissing upper management... — read more
Your next step
Happy New Year! Is this the year you find an opportunity where a company values you, your knowledge and the value to bring to the table? If not, why not? You are worth being valued not dismissed. In this economy, there is an abundance of jobs with... — read more
Hard to find part-timers
Anyone else having a hard finding people, students willing to work rush part-time for minimum wage?
God Bless You
God bless you and all current and laid off store level employees who are trying to endure in this coming New Year. Be strong !!!
laid off emp;oyee - severanced out and told to leave in 10 min after working for 20 years- Ho1HO! HO!
you guys still bellyaching over working for this grinch family and upper management team in this full employment economy. Keep on complaining . It will do you a lot of good, its too late for me since I am over 60 and came down with cancer after... — read more
Big changes coming for Baker Taylor, Follett and B&N
Ingram In Rumored Bid to Buy B&T Retail Arm https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/78727-ingram-in-rumored-bid-to-buy-b-t-retail-arm.html... — read more
Baker & Taylor receiving & invoicing???
Why is B&T such a pain to receive & invoice????
How’s your rental surplus
Anyone see that ridiculous Christmas “poem” sent around by the CM folks?
Close & commit Christmas Eve
I hope HR has a better plan than payroll must be done by 10am on Christmas Eve. What if your campus is closed & you can’t get in? Can we do it the Friday before? HO always thinking of the stores. Hohoho
No more ASM’s after February?
Has anyone else heard this?
Dec. 14
Who’s going and who’s staying?
Inventory numbers??
Anyone else questioning their inventory numbers? Clean receiving, clean chargebacks, invoicing, etc., numbers off? I don’t get it.
Payroll getting cut but hey letmd waste $250,000 on a suite at Jerry World cause Notre Dame is playing!
So a friend with Legends management group hit me up today. They got a booking from a Follett corporate today for a suite costing $250,000 for the Cotton Bowl game. Just cause Notre Dame is playing in it. Yet the same id--ts cut my store’s payroll... — read more
Remember when....
They gave away Ray-Ban sunglasses to the ENTIRE Sales team. Then said there wouldn't be any raises. I can't make this up.
The end
the end
Cuts?
Cuts this month or next? Who’s going?
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Sad sacks on this site. Get out while you can . Stop reading and writing on this site and break out the resumes before the economy turns south in the next year or so. No one is going to save this cadaver of a company, The last one out the door please... — read more
Last time I go on this site
IT'S TOO DEPRESSING I AM GOING TO GET MY SELF A DECENT WITH A NEW COMPANY . GOOD BYE.
Greed wins
Greed to hit short term numbers wins.over people.over benefits.over long term profits.over common sense. NQ all about the annual numbers. who cares about providing for the people making it happen. Corporate keeps squeezing.he is the company... — read more
Transylvania next stop in a couple of years
Your a bunch of dummies who spend time reading this site instead of looking for a good job with a real company ,The economy is the best its been in the last twenty years- whats wrong with you guys. Stop reading and start doing and get out before its... — read more
Comical
I think it is hysterical that we are back to working with the good people, that Follett got rid of or forced out. It cost a LOT of money to get to wear we are, glad to see we at least now are working with people that know the text business.
Illinois Family Business of the Year Century Award
Follett received the 2018 Illinois Family Business of the Year Century Award from the Family Business Center at Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business. The award recognizes companies with exceptional commitment to family and family... — read more
Sales improving
My sales are looking up. Is this what most stores are seeing or is this the exception? Just wondering.
SO SAD...
It’s sad to see what Follett has become over the last few years, Upper Management has no clue what they are doing anymore, the Board doesn’t get along with each other, and B&T Management has killed Follett. Anyone who is still employeed by these... — read more
SHIP OF FOOLS
Anyone under the age of 60 still working In Follett in this fantastic economy is either in rip off upper management or is a fool, Eat the work fools you will be paid back in layoffs in the end. Signed - A LAID OFF 20 YEAR + FOLLETT HARD WORKING FOOL,
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Piling on the work
Is it just me or are they piling on the work recently? It seems like we have been given so many meaningless tasks lately that it’s nearly impossible to keep up with everything. This coupled with the big payroll cuts it’s starting to feel like an... — read more
Field team member seeking feedback on GVPs and up.
The team is only as good as their leaders. Please consider the following when responding. How good are our senior leaders? How good is the strategies being used? What is the quality of the communications we receive in the field? Does leadership make... — read more
GVP seeking "anonymous" feedback on RMs?
You guys going to reply?