I can't imagine halving a team and expecting them to continue doing the same amount of work as before. I also doubt that there'll be a mass hiring event to fill those positions any time soon (I know the goal here is to get cheaper employees, but I... — read more 

It happened to me three years ago, and I could not be more thankful to be gone. There is such pitiful management in every department, CM and CP. They make their $200K + salary, not including bonuses, and only care about themselves, not any of the... — read more 

It doesn’t matter that you have proved to be a skilled, competent and productive worker. It’s about the bottom line, not you. It’s the fault of management, not us. Always remember that being laid off is not the judgment of your performance, but the... — read more 

Post any layoff updates here. Good luck to you all

Fingers crossed for those who badly need a job to get to keep it. To all the rest, I hope we all find something else and preferably better soon.

Layoffs happening tomorrow, confirmed.

I heard there were some real brown nosing and politicking to save jobs over there. Also, certain leaders were talking about not bringing layoff people back. Would rather hire friends and cheaper labor. Would love some clarification if true.

If your manager has to rank you or is asked to rank their employees….layoffs are coming. If you are a manager or director and you are asked to rank employees, someone is getting cut. Buckle up….rankings are happening.

Fu-k these ba----ds. Giving out awards while laying off good people. I was told I was family. Don’t ever let an employer call you family after 20 years of sacrifice and service only to lay you off and not hire you back. They call you family, run... — read more 

I’ve been trying to find something else ahead of all store closings and probably more layoffs. We obviously have no serious plan for restructuring and growth, and it doesn’t make sense to just wait to be booted. I’ve been trying for months now, and... — read more 

Do you think there may be small/medium/large Staples layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

comments flying around in different topics discuss any potential November layoffs here

Does anyone actually know if there is any meaning behind those that got the expiration message or if it’s just really horrible timing?

This has never happened before.

I know some pretty good leaders that have been let go over past couple years that would be doing billions better than the people they have in place now. Starts at the top and when you have yes men and woman afraid to rock the boat, we you get what... — read more 

I dont know about anyone else but this commission structure is absolute bullsh-t. Im sick and tired of working my a-s off to raise my margin and then you have depts like pricing, delivery, css, billing all sc--wing it up because they cant do their... — read more 

With the q3 checkins “early” and the sales celebrations stopped until number. It’s clear that we are for sure having layoffs. Question is.. what divisions? That’s what I want to know.

What do you do when a verbally abusive customer targets you, and instead of having your back, your boss just throws you under the bus? Especially in situations when the customer is clearly in the wrong, and your boss knows it. Then, he expects you to... — read more 

Major budget scramble happening now for Q4. Good luck everyone. No troll comments necessary. If you don’t work here go away.

Michelle came into Maitland today and met with everyone for 45 minutes. The highlight was a well orchestrated “Start/Stop/Continue” . I think the elephant in the room was how many layoffs in November? AVP CL is a puppet. I wish people would just talk... — read more 

Well, it starts just saw that store in Connecticut Has store closing on 11/8/2024. There will be more closings for sure by the end of the year ! So glad I left wish all my fellow people who are still there good luck !! Everyone needs to jump ship it... — read more 

JD announced early Q3 check ins, but why?

Anyone have a Bingo card of what we’ll hear today?

Thoughts on these sister companies?

Staples ruined my life. I had a great job and took a chance on a new venture. Leadership lied to me and now I have nothing. I’m ruined. I know I’m just a number but now I see it. I hate everything and everyone.

https://www.lw.com/en/news/2024/06/latham-watkins-advises-on-staples-inc-successful-completion-of-refinancing

Who has the inside info? We know November is around the corner, but, something is very off right now. A lot of uncertainty going around with who is next to go with inside/outside sales. Share what you know here

Apparently, the reason behind the new badge out procedures going into effect is so that they can communicate who might still be in the building in the event of emergency. So apparently we have to badge out while the building is burning? Okay, good... — read more 

He has single handedly destroyed this organization. Most leaders that have this track record are fired. Is it his DEI approach? Yes. Is it his hunger for money? Absolutely. This is the thread to voice your opinion and get him to step down. We... — read more 

Is at least the rest of this month safe?

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Plans for the future of Staples don’t involve most of us. Furthermore, I have no confidence in those plans. I don’t see anything that would make me risk and actually put an effort into staying here. But I can count many reasons for leaving as soon as... — read more 

How long do we think this position will last? Any insights?

This will be my last visit to this board, and I wanted to say goodbye with a feeling of peace and optimism. Having spent many years at this company and navigating through numerous challenging changes, I recently found myself let go without any... — read more 

so the big worldwide ( crowdstrike/microsoft ) outage has not gotten any comment here? no one had any computer/internet issues at work at staples/hitouch/essendant or any of the other asset companies??????? darn it, how dissapointing, the last one... — read more 

You do not need to treat employees like children as if we don’t take care of the same life responsibilities as every other adult does. We all have mortgages/rent/ bills and kids. Why are you trying to control how an e-mail is written or how our... — read more 

Been a B2B here at Staples for about a year and love furniture. Thought about going over there. Any word on how they are doing? Budgets attainable? How are the managers and leadership?

This is the cr-ppiest place I've ever had the misfortune of working at. I've only been here for six months and I'm already done. It's a mystery to me why anybody stays at Staples longer than they absolutely have to.