Thread regarding Staples Inc. layoffs

Of course. Prepping SBA to be sold off to Amazon soon.

blame Mr Airplane desk that had absolutely no concept of what IBM systems do and thought he could easily replace them with cheap labor and open source hodge-podge.

Preach it. I never saw an email from him that wasn't just "fix this" or "why can't we do this faster". Easy to sit in your glass-walled office and throw stones, instead of laying the foundation for positive change.

blame Mr Airplane desk that had absolutely no concept of what IBM systems do and thought he could easily replace them with cheap labor and open source hodge-podge.

Why continue to pay for a Tesla when all you get is Nissan Leaf performance? Our systems are garbage and have been that way forever.

Outsourced work is cheaper, just like Nissan Leaf is cheaper.

But people secretly want the Tesla, not the Leaf.

Your role is a commodity. It can be transfered to a third party at the drop of a hat. You are foolish to think otherwise no matter where you choose to peddle your tech.

Confidence in role - yes

Confidence in Staples/Sycamore - NO

Sounds like your confidence was misplaced. Offshoring isn't anything new nor is exclusive to Staples.

i was confident in my role but the "business" decided they could git along with less for less. so the contracted a team offshore to do about 70% of what I did.

yes, please stay. I need people around who are more of a target than me.

No. Please stay. These deckchairs aren't going to re-arrange themselves!

If you're not confident in your role - get confident in your role OR find something else. Staples is not a charity, it's a business.

yay!

Is it true??? Is it?? I heard that this time around when they lay-off people the executive team will be in a line showing you the door singing “l’m So glad we had this time together....” a each one gets a turn to kick you in the a-- as you walk out! You know one last time for prosperity!!