Can anyone still confirm leadership monitors this board? I remember the recruiting team managers were all over this board a year or two ago because feelings got hurt and top brass were getting pulse checks. Also, I know for a fact some of them... — read more 

Positions open in tech, thoughts? How stable is the department and is it worth applying to?

We work for one company, Retail can't function without IT yet every year they get 30% - 50% more bonus payout. This year will be an even bigger slap in the face with IT getting less than half of Retail along with a measly 2% merit increase... — read more 

Changes are coming……

Do you think there will be Staples layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Seems like a reorg is coming since all the dms drive far from home. And word on the street the dm on leave isn't coming back . A reorg of dma before the new year

Time to update those resumes and prepare for the New Year.

For perspective new hires, where are sales for the company? Where staples isn’t public, it’s difficult to truly understand how the business is doing. If someone has the rough sales numbers by division and YOY, that would be great.

Anyone’s guess how much money has been spent on constantly renovating corporate over and over again? And why? Everyone hates going into the office.

The ones you fire and hire back is a joke. Such a game you play with your financials so the owners get paid on the backs of the Staples slaves. And you wonder why the ones come back in the first place, it’s not for the great culture.

Does anyone know if Staples locations (not retail) will be open the day after Thanksgiving. We have not heard and they usually wait till 2-3 weeks before they tell us.

Curious what people’s opinions are with the new 4 day mandatory in office policy update. I get that it makes sense since it’s an office supplies company but there are plenty of teams that don’t even do 3 days now. Is this a ploy to avoid layoffs in... — read more 

You can be sure this process has already started as Sycamore does not care where sales and profit are, they will cut more to improve their end of the year bonus. It usually starts with notifying the go forward teams. I am sure that has already... — read more 

Hi, I'm at Walgreens. What support center jobs/departments were hit with the layoffs the first year of Sycamore Partners buying Staples? Appreciate the insight of where I could be in the chopping block.

Sycamore just purchased Walgreens, any insights on what the company was like under their leadership?

This is the favorite time of the year for Staples “holiday greetings” through November layoffs. Get ready to be ready, it will be about cutting the staff, cost, manager preference, or last hard first fired. Update your résumé, pay for it if you... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/office-depot-parent-be-acquired-by-atlas-holdings-1-billion-2025-09-22/

Cybersecurity being ran by the most incompetent non cyber people ever. Staples really forgot they’re supposed to protect the network, not promote their friends.

With November quickly approaching anyone hear of any rumors on whats going to happen and who might be laid off?

Looks like those horrendous hires over proven leaders haven’t worked out as well. Who would have thought it??! Weak a-s recruiters and a-s AVPs. People quitting and more layoffs.

My last day was August 29. Me and 4 other AR Analyst were laid off on Wednesday just after Q2.

Hey Staples folks. Coming from a concerned Walgreens employee that just learned your ex CEO Michael Motz is now CEO of Walgreens. What do we have to look forward to? Is he good, bad? Pros? Cons? Is it all really doom n gloom from here on out? ... — read more 

Recent laid off employee here.

Starting today they’re installing additional security cameras at Framingham HQ. This is out on the portal but wasn’t sent via email communication. Wondering what the reasoning is. Why spend money when they’re planning layoffs all the time??

No one's talking about JL and Jeff leaving for Walgreens??

It's a good possibility.

Buckle up. Another round is coming!

Cracks me up seeing names of reps and managers being promoted for positions that were terrible in the entry level roles they were hired to do originally due to letting go all of the experienced higher paid team members in lieu of this cheap bad... — read more 

Sgmre sending MR LDGR out the door. Staples to be sold. Hang tight.

Anyone have any real info about any upcoming layoffs at Corporate, SPP or Quill? Lots of budget scrambling going on. Not looking for comments about leadership or a mystery blackball list.

Rinse and Repeat! Staples strategy consists of laying off dept by dept year over year and then rehiring a percentage back. How does this company stay in business and how much psychological warfare should they be allowed to play on the associates... — read more 

Let’s bring down the temperature and rhetoric. Let’s focus on winning new customers and making it easy for them to buy. We have your best interest at heart.

What do you think about the changes and layoffs at SPP today?

New employees being hired or brought into STS and are bringing positive change. Was skeptical at first but they have proven to be uplifting and some have years of sales and support experience

New thinking dies fast, usually because it steps on someone's turf or needs teams to actually work together. Push too hard and you're labeled difficult. So people stop trying, and the smartest ones either leave or give in. I used to care. Now I... — read more 

Any rumblings of this? Saw something on another thread...... It makes sense a bit...... in an industry where nothing makes sense.

Thoughts?