Thread regarding Pitney Bowes Inc. layoffs

A Horrible Marketing Department is made even more incompetent as adminstrators take over and staffs reduced dramtically

I was just laid off from PBI after four years....and had no idea if I was the only one, or one of many since the entire termination was done via email.

I later found out that PBI "laid off" a number of key marketing staff this past week (nice to do it so close to holidays!) and will now rely ona skeleton staff of internal "suck ups" who know nothign about brand developemtn , creativity or communication ....and everythgin about dreating reports, and charts, and graphs, and being internal administrators...essentially these are the folks who "add it all up....who can count it"...and none of them can "bring it in". Maybe at the very top they are good leaders (although no one ever sees or ehars from them) but this broad group of middle managers is a weak group of sycophants.

And for that reason, if you are paid off...turn and run the other way as fast as you can. In two minutes you'll look back and count your blessings.

by Cindy Lewis
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They keep bleeding the talent away and away ! Had a good PB coworker who was

Super strong in sales for many many years!

He interviewed for a Sales Director job and they brought in someone from the outside!

F---in idiots!!!!

by Idiots running PB
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In the old days if you were less than 70 % of plan you were fired! Now 50% of plan is the new normal! Why?? All the heavy hitters and very talented folks are gone!!!!

Let the VP's start selling!! Whatch them run !!

by Hard charger
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Get out, dont wait to get put out on the street. No pension, service management afraid to even let you order a part. If a part is over 100 bucks you have to get aproval. Constant emails, people getting stress all the time and making your job harder. Sales people usualy only last 1 to 3 years. Then get laid off or cant make any sales and get fired. So get out sell your stocks and move on to a diferent industry, since this one is dead already. If you stay dont make waves and keep looking over your shoulder because you will never meet your quota in sales or service. GOOD LUCK POOR SOUL.

by Senior tech over 25 years.
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Look for a better job. DO NOT STAY. Raises will be less than 3%. IF YOU GET A RAISE. More than 6 years i got 0% even after doing the job. Get out

by Senior tech over 25 years.
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Agree. India Business has nose dived. 85% of sales managers laid off.

On top, Managing Director and Sales Directors themselves are laid off

by Anonymous118262
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I was among 50+ people laid off in the Government billing department in Spokane WA. We were given less than 2 weeks notice and close to no training was provided to the replacements. They have off shored the United States postage to Panama. Nice job PB. RIP.

by Anonymous56530
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The glory days of PB are gone. The tremendous amount of talent that they laid off in the last year or so can never be recouped. When the MAM's get fed up PB and leave they no longer have good talent to replace them. It takes a couple years for a rep to become a good rep and know the business.

by Anonymous55911
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