Thread regarding Barnes & Noble layoffs

I have to ask

Former employee here. Read this in another thread and I can't wrap my head around it. Did Barnes & Noble really get rid of maintenance staff in the middle of a pandemic?

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Post ID: @OP+18VulKKN

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Bathrooms were nasty before the pandemic . I’m not cleaning up after people who can’t aim or leave toilet paper & paper towels on the floor. It’s management’s job to protect us. Let them clean it.

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Post ID: @3uyl+18VulKKN

“Man up”- haha
If bathrooms are germ ridden because BN can’t afford cleaners, the managers can clean them.
Man up- you’re funny.

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Post ID: @3kbx+18VulKKN

Man up and help out. Times are tough and employees have to be willing to do what they can to keep the store going.

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Post ID: @3sbu+18VulKKN

It's true. If they didn't get rid of the maintenance staff entirely, they reduced it to a point where the stores weren't being cleaned on a regular basis.

In some cases, they were trying to get booksellers to clean stuff during slow times (like dusting because they was either no maintenance staff on duty, or the maintenance staff was too busy because the stores are so short handed.

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Post ID: @rwm+18VulKKN

Yes. We clean it . To be honest , it’s not getting done often enough. Minimum wage ? Clean bathrooms? No.

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Post ID: @xzr+18VulKKN

You bet they did. Some stores still have a crew that comes in a couple times a week to clean the bathroom, but that’s about it in my area.

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Post ID: @wwo+18VulKKN

Yes it's true.

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Post ID: @smi+18VulKKN

I'm not sure if that's more funny or dangerous if true.

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Post ID: @alu+18VulKKN

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