On Thanksgiving? I had heard thatcertain holidays we still get time and a half and other stories that we get a mere $2.00 an hour more Anyone have the real story?
Any lawyers on here?
Will all this speculation and talk about sears censoring there employees, does anyone have a straight answer? could they legally fire you for posting here? what if you took them to court? could you win a case like that??
Poll: what do you honestly think will happen on/right after black friday?
no trolling please...
Former Sears employees: Are you rooting for Sears to live or die?
What is it about Sears death spiral that makes it so sadly interesting? Me: hoping a newco of 400 stores can go forward, knowing that it can't.
Is any store meeting even 25% of their goal #s since the BK hit?
I hear stores in full liquidation are bringing people in but what about everyone else?
I got called into the manager's office today...
I sat there for 45 straight minutes while he grilled me about posting on this site. I denied it knowing there is no way they could ever prove it anyway, since I didn't use a company computer/wifi. He tried BSing me saying that HR had internet records... — read more
I feel sorry for anyone who orders sears.com for the holidays
With the big clusterf--k everything's become, zero chance anything gets delivered on time. Well, not like there's anything in stock anyone wants anyway. Playstations, Xboxes, Nintendos, Cameras, iPhones, nothing, profitable companies want nothing to... — read more
Why the heck does Sears stay open until 9 tonight?
There will be no one after 5. More money spent on payroll and electric than theyll make
Sears is closing its development center in Israel
It looks like the consequences of Sears’s downfall are spilling beyond the US borders as it was reported that Sears is closing its Israeli development center, located in the town of Herzliya. 80 employees that have been working at the center are... — read more
Sears Holdings Social Media Policy
Here is the text of the recently talked about Sears Holdings Social Media Policy: Sears Holdings Social Media Policy ... In order to ensure that the Company and its associates adhere to their ethical and legal obligations, associates are required to... — read more
Analysis: Sears has failed on every facet of retailing
The news that Sears has hired advisors to prepare for a possible bankruptcy filing comes as no great surprise. In our view, this is the inevitable end game of an effective liquidation process that has been going on for many years. Throughout that... — read more
Sears wants to give $10 million in bonuses to executives
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/11/16/business/sears-executive-bonuses/index.html Bankrupt Sears wants to give executives $19 million in bonuses By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Updated 2:53 PM EST, Fri November 16, 2018 New York (CNN Business) Sears is... — read more
Black Friday Preview
It is tommorow Sunday, does that include door busters?
ATTN: All Current Sears Employees
Please review the Sears Social Media Policy Acknowledgement you signed upon employment. All Sears employees are expressly forbidden from posting on this forum under penalty of immediate termination.
Do you think Eddie posts here?
It' s already well established that the company has paid shills on here, and its obvious and even confessed in at least one case that managers post on here trying to do damage control. And then we have even the mainstream media reporting on Eddie... — read more
Economies of scale & store closures
I am getting worried that by closing all these stores, Sears and Kmart will no longer be able to buy items in sufficient quantities to compete with the likes of Walmart and Amazon. Hopefully they will soon open some new stores to take the place of... — read more
If sears has not turned a profit in 11 years how do you believe less store will be profitable
The world is watching as the vultures are praying on Sears assets. The truth of the matter is that history repeats patterns and the real gamble is being dishonest to the associates and leading them to believe that they only need to follow the yellow... — read more
A&E Factory Service
So what is going to happen with Sears repair services A&E? We've been hiring more techs, and loosing some as well out of fear for job security. There's also been wage increases 2 weeks after the BK filing to keep techs. My thought is that cross... — read more
Customers.
Reatail. Turn it over to someone who knows what they are doing. Stocks and bonds.... Love em. Pinch pennies and create an empire. However you absolutely cannot do that in retail. Menear and Ellison are the Kings in that arena. Ellison especially is... — read more
Nerve hit ?
Saw a post today and within minutes it was taken off. Something about Eddie ruining the company and then posts on that feed eluded to Eddie ruining SHOS as well. Hmmm... maybe some truth about his dealings and ownership of SHOS. He could not run... — read more
Did I hear of a sick out on Thanksgiving and Black Friday?
Someone at my store said that he heard that many employees of Sears and Kmart are going to call out sick on Thanksgiving and Black Friday to protest the cut to severance, lack of product to sell for commission people, lack of transparency and lack of... — read more
Sears Didn't Pay My Final Check
I put in my notice since I got an offer at another company and my store was closing. I put in a full two weeks and when pay day came I didn't receive any of it. I am in an ongoing battle to get a hold of someone that can actually make this right but... — read more
Bankrupt Sears wants to give executives $19 million in bonuses By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Updated 2:53 PM ET, Fri November 16, 2018
Gotta make Leena rich now...
New York Post: How a hedge fund king’s weird ideas about retail destroyed Sears
Good article that I don't recall seeing posted last month... https://nypost.com/2018/10/15/how-eddie-lampert-led-sears-into-bankruptcy-disaster/ " It’s been a long, strange trip to bankruptcy court for Sears — and you can thank a brilliant, reclusive... — read more
The Sears Marketplace is Over, Sears.com is now an eBay storefront
The catalog that built the company had a large supply chain and logistics organization behind it that Eddie tried to leverage into the Sears marketplace which, like so many other things he tried, was half baked and went nowhere with poor advertising... — read more
Impact of BK on sears israel
Does anyone know if Sears Israel still exists ? Their website is still up but but says that SHC has 178,000 employees. Very outdated number. SI itself claims 124 employees. This is a very obscure part of Sears.
Are there enough in HE to run the show
Sounds like there were big layoffs at HE this week. Are there enough personnel around to keep the company running ? Hopefully there will be support for system problems especially around black Friday.
So the judge is upset with Cyrus Capital
huh, Cyrus capital owned by Stephen Freidhiem who just happens to be the brother of Scott Freidhiem, the former president of KCD brands and best friend of Eddie. What a coincidence!
social Media Ambassador
Retention Bonuses for executives but new task for stores including advertising using social media. Like we don't have enough on our plates. And if we don't follow the rules we get terminated. Nice. HAPPY HOLIDAYS LEENA
any word on what will happen to syw points ?
i have points built up in my account, will they be wiped out ? i also have coupons for a free king size candy bar and a package of cotton balls.
Top Executives and Key Employees Splitting $25+ Million in Retention Bonuses
While your severance pay hangs by a thread, Sears filed a detailed document asking the bankruptcy court to grant generous retention bonuses to convince 18 highly paid top executives to not jump ship from Sears. So they will be paid a bonus up to... — read more
Great American
So the guys lending Fast Eddie his emergency $350 million dollar loan are called Great American. The people they've helped include: Toys R Us, Radio Shack, Bon-Ton, Circuit City, Tower Records, HHGregg, Gordmans, Sports Authority, and Carsons. Anyone... — read more
1171 Springfield MO
My manager threatened to fire me because I disobeyed him. I called him out on his 10,000 lies and he said he is personal friends with Eddie and said I will never work retail again. He also said this site is evil because it has caused him to lose... — read more
What was the total body count at HQ this week?
Don't forget if you got the axe to get down to unemployment office today or go online and file asap
Guess who's not on the list?
This seems like a good list of potential employers for (most likely all) Sears employees who'll be looking for a job soon. At least we'll know these care about their employees enough to make sure they spend Thanksgiving with their families... — read more