Topics regarding layoffs at Follett

Topics regarding layoffs at Follett

Where's the beef?

Those kfarts sure are arrogant SOB's. Critical of everything yet do not have a single recommendation or strategy that is their own. The strategy is tear down previous employees, then extend what they were doing.

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| 444 views | | 2 replies (last September 20, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xFgfXIc

Stop your bellyachin

Wow, can you people stop complaining already and just get out? I was RIF'd in March, stayed home till June and have been contracting ever since. more more money and great places to work. Follett has got nothing going for them The market is hot!!!!!... — read more 

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| 530 views | | 7 replies (last September 20, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xDQWKEe

Why we work!

The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to neither make money nor find much fun in life.

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| 470 views | | 5 replies (last September 18, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xD7zqsd

The meaning of work

To succeed... You need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

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| 460 views | | 4 replies (last September 18, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xDiBACO

Quality employees

You are not a better employee because of your beliefs, you are a better employee because of your behavior! Work hard, stay true to yourself.

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| 540 views | | 13 replies (last February 12, 2015)
Post ID: @OP+xCRLN3C

Salary

If they shorten hours do they take away money if you are sallary employed not hourly

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| 415 views | | 2 replies (last September 16, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xCuOcBK

Cobra

Does it mean anything if after three months of employment you are told you are doing great job ane then receive letter in mail about receiving cobra insurance

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| 451 views | | 3 replies (last September 17, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xCIrsX1

Full of Sh*t

If you are looking for a model of how best to feed people some steaming fresh horseshit, you could not possibly do better than this. The secret to good horseshit, you see, is that you want it to taste like horse colon, yes, but with a spicy hint of... — read more 

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| 480 views | | 4 replies (last September 17, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xBEtdva

US Taxpayer

Does this company believe it will retain US school contracts while sell/move its headquarters outside of the US? That is a ploy to not pay US taxes while receiving most of its revenue from US taxes in some form either directly or indirectly. That... — read more 

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| 490 views | | 4 replies (last September 21, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xAskbUk

Don't go without a fight

Don't go without a fight, especially without severance. Talk to a labor attorney.

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| 770 views | | 9 replies (last September 16, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xzZXPJy

The New Follett Values

Was it wrong for SS to offer one of his directors a two for one deal on headcount? Two US full time positions traded for 4 off-shore consultants full time. One CIO leaves a legacy of offering internships to local university students, another starts a... — read more 

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| 480 views | | 7 replies (last September 15, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xzDlAWU

Anarchy

It's time. Think of everyone that this new org has screwed. CB. For chrissakes! who could ever think of a company where CB isn't 1000% valuable. CB, you are special. Your future will not be defined by this messed up Follett experience. You're one of... — read more 

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| 900 views | | 19 replies (last September 19, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xz2tGyA

Outsourcing to South Asians countries may have risks

They should think twice about outsourcing everything as as Ayman Al-Zawahri, Al-Queda number 1 man has his sight set on India and other South Asia countries, trusting all data to go through those areas may have associated risks.

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| 383 views | | 3 replies (last September 13, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xzDlILe

The ball is rolling, no surprise.

A couple of employees last week, two IT employees this week (so far). Expect an acceleration in the next few weeks.

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| 780 views | | 39 replies (last September 17, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xxQqsCu

More trips to India - this ship is going down.

IT directors going to India again to tour the offsite vendors, where our jobs are going. I think we know which IT teams jobs will be the first to go. So disheartening to work for a company that has no regard for their well being. Eliminating employee... — read more 

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| 381 views | | 11 replies (last September 24, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xx5US7L

http://chronicle.com/article/Rise-of-Online-Booksellers/148653/

Southern Connecticut State University is the latest battleground in the textbook turf war. The university has an exclusive contract with Barnes & Noble College Booksellers that gives the campus bookstore sole rights to buy and sell course materials... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+xuEnRa3

Respect

Companies should be loyal to workers as well as shareholders. Layoffs, plant closings, and other dramatic events of this nature should be handled with caring and sensitivity and as acts of great moral significance. The use of euphemisms such as... — read more 

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| 610 views | | 9 replies (last September 11, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xuOJtTx

Don't get it

I seriously do not understand the motivation behind getting rid of every knowledgable text person at Home Office. Who are these people being replaced by?

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| 480 views | | 12 replies (last September 13, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xtxOINY

Another one gone

Really! You had to let CB go? One of the brightest at Follett.

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| 650 views | | 26 replies (last September 10, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xrv5o84

Na Na NaNa, Hey Hey Goodbye

“Which is why I don’t buy from the bookstore, or sell there for that matter,” He said. “99 percent of books I’ve had for classes are at least twice as expensive at the bookstore than on Amazon, even the cheap English books... — read more 

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| 530 views | | 12 replies (last September 18, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xr2oupG

ML and DG are singing down the halls

Because I'm happy Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof Because I'm happy Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth Because I'm happy Clap along if you know what happiness is to you Because I'm happy Clap along if you feel like... — read more 

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| 460 views | | 8 replies (last September 7, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xpQwWu1

Rush recap

Ok folks! Rush is over. So how was it? Anybody feel like it was a success? This is the first rush we've gone through with the new HO people. Did anything change? Is Follett relevant on your campus? Did I miss an uplifting DG message telling me what a... — read more 

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| 1440 views | | 42 replies (last September 22, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xpuTXWe

You deserve a bright future

Folks, take some advice from an older, experienced former FHEG associate. Yes I realize how major changes In Leadership followed by huge layoffs can create a depressing work place. But face it, Work is just that, WORK. The present leadership may very... — read more 

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| 630 views | | 7 replies (last September 1, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xj3hYqr

Promotion from within?

Doesn't this company believe in promoting from within? How many outsiders can they bring in? Sears, Kmart, Office Max, what failed company will be next? Any of these high paying jobs outsiders have been given been posted for internal candidates to... — read more 

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| 470 views | | 4 replies (last September 2, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xiHDh6I

http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2014/08/23/gw-was-urging-professors-to-stop-telling-students-about-online-textbook-deals/

Lock-in, no more. In a letter dated July 17 to all faculty, GW urged professors to stop directing students to cheaper online resources for ordering required textbooks, instead saying that they should only refer students to the campus bookstore. The... — read more 

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| 710 views | | 25 replies (last September 2, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xf2zGet

Huddle

My manager went through the huddle on Friday. The Follett brand. ML's number one goal is to make Follett a household name. Thought goals were supposed to be S.M.A.R.T.

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| 420 views | | 6 replies (last August 26, 2014)
Post ID: @OP+xe4NiSX

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