Im a fulltimer and if my store closes do I get severance? What if the company goes bankrupt...Do i get severance?
Corporate
Corporate employees sat at home for the last 2 years to “stay safe” while the store employees worked with the infected public servicing selling and fulfilling online orders. Now they are back so let’s start pressuring the store employees to make... — read more
Customer complaints are dead on
Customer complaints are dead on both Better Business Bureau and Facebook Bed Bath & Beyond. They are all valid complaints. From in store and shipping. Broken items to missing items and not enough product or the products customers were always... — read more
Omni always is a joke
If you read the complaints on consumer affairs retail for BBB it is the truth. They are always boasting “Omni always “ I don’t think so after dealing with angry customers in person and on the phone who are so frustrated calling overseas to try to get... — read more
Splitting transactions
There seem to be very few stores that don't 'cheat' that way?
New acquisition for BBBY
https://www.wildlifeparkarlingtonwa.com/ MT is diversifying.
Who wouldn't want to work at BBBY?
They severely underpay you while at the same time they push you to do more each day. Back-breaking work for bellow industry standard pay. What's not to love about that? Add to that entitled managers and customers who make their days better by making... — read more
No shoppers
We have hardly any customers. The ones that do come in leave without buying anything. They all say that we changed our products and we’re not the same. I’m afraid the end is near since they cut our hours so much again.
Purpose
This is a board to discuss layoffs and layoffs only. People come here for that specific reason. Every company has the need from time to time to perform layoffs and it is perfectly normal. BBBY is a very stable company, with outstanding leadership... — read more
The reason behind closing stores
https://marketrealist.com/p/why-is-bed-bath-beyond-closing-stores/ As Tritton said at the time, the closures were all about bolstering profitability. “We saw there were a number of stores dragging us down,” the CEO told CNBC. “We will continue to... — read more
There's no reason to stay
Change is rough after being at a place of employment for so long, the best thing to do is leave on your own terms and prepared before you are forced to leave unprepared. The direction this company is going leaving now before you are ultimately let go... — read more
An exception or a rule?
I think it would be a lot easier for everyone in our store to have a manager who actually knows what is going on in our store. Instead, our manager is not at all interested in knowing what is happening here. No one knows how he got to that position... — read more
FIX THE COMPUTERS
Since corporate reads this forum could we please all let them know just how bad it is trying to open mysoure, the apps, and the BBB page. We look d-mb trying to open the computer for 5 minutes to try and place an order or verify an order to do a... — read more
Change is good… the grass is greener on the other side.
I worked for Bbby for 15 years until I was furloughed then layoff with a bunch of other very valuable coworkers. I realized that all the years of hard work I put in was not enough to keep me. I never in a million years thought that I would get laid... — read more
No promotions anymore
I've noticed SMs quitting and they are replacing them almost exclusively with external hires. Some with no retail experience. If your an OPS or supervisor, moving up is over at BBB
Make conversion or else
Today our SM told all the key holders that we are responsible for making the conversion goal for the day on our closing shifts. If we don’t make the goal we will get two warnings before we are written up, which will include termination if we... — read more
B volume store
My store is B volume in the Midwest…we don’t even break $8000 a day in sales. What are other stores doing as far as sales. This does not seem sustainable.
Corporate layoffs???
When will BBBY be laying off all the corporate goons? They are constantly coming on this board to complain about legitimate posts. Out with the goons!
Confusing directions
There is nothing I dislike more than the confusion that arises when I’m working under more than one manager at a time. Indeed it's too many managers which results in total chaos. Constantly some misunderstandings.
It is Over
Never has a retail chain had two activist investors attack. No private equity firm will buy us unless they can LEVERAGE the debt load we have $1.4 billion taken out in 2014 . Convert the outstanding common stock shares we have in the market place... — read more
Relaxed day, what is it?
Last week I finally had a relaxed day after almost 5 years here, without any unnecessary drama, tension, passive-aggression. In a normal company, that would go without saying, but at BBBY it’s a rarity, which is why it’s so surprising. And I don't... — read more
It's not all bad
Bed Bath & Beyond Stock Skyrockets After Billionaire GameStop Chair Cohen Discloses $120 Million Investment Shares of retailer Bed Bath & Beyond more than doubled in early trading Monday after investor Ryan Cohen disclosed an outsize stake in the... — read more
We're about to feel the pain
Now that Ryan Cohen is getting hands-on with BBBY, we can expect a lot of cost-cutting and a lot of layoffs to follow. When investors get involved, the main point is always how to maximize profit. The main answer is always through layoffs. I think... — read more
Here come the raiders...
It's not untrue what this says... https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/bbbletter030622.pdf Look at how much MT and his cronies are getting paid. absolute joke.
SCO registers
Anyone on here part of the first wave of new SCO registers and if so, how is it going for your store? Do the customers like them? Has the hardware and software been reliable? What have been the issues you're having? Do you feel they are offering any... — read more
The BBBY does not tolerate constructive criticism either
Why so many comments "Just leave if you don't like it"? I heard that from the manager, too. Can BBBY take some constructive criticism and try to make some positive changes here, or is the solution for everyone to “leave if they don’t like it”... — read more
What will you miss the least from here?
When I finally leave, and I hope to leave soon, I think I will miss multitasking the least. I’m really tired of juggling all the store duties I do here, even though they’re not at all in the job description I applied for.
Hours cut again
They can’t expect you to run an A volume store on 500 hours and be a fulfillment store and make your conversion . 1 cashier leaves no one on the floor to sell. Oh and people walking out daily with unpaid merchandise because no one can stop them. .. — read more
Get Ready
More supply chain issues to come with all the sanctions. More layoffs will come.
Mall manger infestation rarara
So all dms who knew how to run our business have been replaced by people who ran soft good stores in malls during the 90's and 2000's. Failed soft good stores... in malls.. Do we see a major problem here? Not one Ever worked in store management in... — read more
Anyone left?
It’s been pretty quiet here. Did everyone get laid off?
Now comes the fun part
Now that more people have been cut while we were already understaffed, we're bound to get to a point where it will become obvious even to the management that more staff is necessary. Then it'll be fun watching BBBY struggle to find anybody with any... — read more
How many were let go?
Any idea?
Anybody other than DMs affected yesterday?
Any ideas if more is coming today? If so, which roles will be affected? I'm not looking forward to going into work.
Cut the hours to pay mt
So all stores across the board had their budgets cut for feb and now more dms are dumped? nyt said $100m loss cuz of mis management and a cshier couldnt do ab etter job HAHHAAAHAA!!! Clowns!!!! Corporate going bye bye!! Oh Grammar teach ahole... — read more
DM layoffs today 2/15
Been with the company over 15 years. Being told DM/AM realignment. I saw it coming and am somewhat relieved.
DOORBUSTDAH??!!
Doorbuster is a strategy to get customers IN THE DOOR!!! NOT SIT AT HOME AND ORDER ONLINE!!!! RETAIL 101 FRESHMAN YEAR IN COLLEGE!!! GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LOSSES, CUSTOMER ILL WILL, LOSING ON ALL FIELDS!! WORST PROMOTION IN RETAIL HISTORY!!! ... — read more
Just Curious
I was wondering just how much business can a store loose before they close it? My store is running at barely a fraction of what it used to. Like I’m not even sure why we are open some days. During Christmas we were busy of course but not like in the... — read more