I'm pretty sure mine is closed for good. We weren't that profitable as it is, so if they throw away the key after locking the door I won't be too surprised.
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I was furloughed at the corporate office. I doubt Barnes & Noble will last past another year or two, especially with Covid-19 now.
120 claims they care about its store and home office employees. Store employees think that corporate employees are worthless paper pushers, when in reality, the stores need home office employees and vice versa obviously.
I doubt furloughed employees will be rehired AT ALL.
This company schemes about how to contact store employees BEFORE they're officially off-duty (i.e., paid until the end of the week, therefore you can contact them anytime before then) and think about how to avoid being sued while squeezing people for every minute.
Don't do anything except the bare minimum at this company if you're still working there. It will get you nothing, at the store (unless you're kissing the Store Manager's a–) and/or in the corporate office — to succeed in the home office, you need to a) be white b) be male c) talk as loudly as you can d) preface every statement with "James recommends..." and "Now that James is here..." in the Daunt era.
Most people in leadership positions got there by kissing a– and talking loudly and looking busy, especially a GNC alum who's always running around looking busy on his bluetooth. Pathetic.
It’s also important to note that booksellers are being laid off, not furloughed.
"It's important to note: Persons on furlough are not terminated."
Yeah. Okay. But rehired means at Barnes & Noble terms.
You'll still have Health Benefits?
You just took away my vacation.
It's important to note: Persons on furlough are not terminated.
No one foresaw the current situation, and Mr. Daunt was placed in a very difficult situation, as were
those currently employed.
Please disregard conjecture & gossip, posted by former staff.
Furlough is not termination.
Won’t be surprised if my store doesn’t reopen, either. Any penalty can not be worse than the cost to continue.
I'm guessing 50/50 chance on the store I work at re opening. I know the lease isn't up for renewal anytime soon, but the store hasn't made sales plan in a couple of years. S—s, because our store has a very loyal customer base, many customers in weekly, there's a few who seriously drop a few hundred a week on books. If my store closes, it's those customers I'll miss. They were the good eggs.
You can't just walk away from a lease without incurring some financial penalties. They are probably doing a cost/benefits analysis to determine if they can absorb the penalty in comparison to the cost of opening the store and retaining staff.