What exactly did anyone expect? They bought a flailing company, they weren’t going to just let it continue business as usual. They need to make their investment profitable. Labor, and for YEARS through all of the leadership changes we have been told this, is our most controllable expense. Yes, others cut, slashed, diced, etc. our labor budgets and headcount for so there wasn’t much left to take. They spent the last year assessing, making changes along the way, but learning where they thought the opportunities were to adjust, keep the majority of people on board still, yes, be thankful some still have jobs, and redirect assets and labor to where they saw the best chance is to turn things around. A lot of people were collateral damage but there are new opportunities coming. This is the new Follett, leaner, not the same as it was even 5 years ago but, it isn’t going anywhere. Be thankful too that they’re trying something different and not the same old tired labor restructuring as before. The sun will rise tomorrow, this is going to sting for days but, there are some that will seize the opportunities that are coming and some that will be happy being the victim. To each their own but, support your peers, those who are gone and those who are choosing to trudge forward.
Apparently, more people need to read this. Bumped from @1xfh+1lL8jN15.