Topics regarding layoffs at Bed Bath & Beyond

Topics regarding layoffs at Bed Bath & Beyond

Today lay offs

Guys all these decisions are made by people that don’t know any of us, they just saw numbers and if your store was over staff then you went. Has nothing to do with how good or bad you were. Store managers had no input they were told late Last night... — read more 

18 FT Leads/Specialists gone

Our store was a fulfillment store during the pandemic. 14 of us excluding asms worked during this time. All of us were full time associates with some sort of key position with the store. Today, all of us were let go. The store is running on bare... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+16CIRZ1V

19 years and gone

Gave this company 19 yrs of my blood sweat and tears. Let go this morning along with alot of other great folks that I cared for and loved very much as part of my work family. The writing has been on the wall for years and now at least they gave me... — read more 

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Stop playing the blame game

These lay offs are horrible. They are devastating for all involved. A lot of people are placing blame or taking their anger out on the wrong people. These lay offs have nothing to do with the part time associates. The Store Manages have absolutely no... — read more 

BEST of LUCK To ALL!

Today was a Sh–ty day! But the rollercoaster ride is finally over!! I want to wish everyone the best of luck. Remember when one door closes another one will open!! You can be the best of the best at bbby but that doesn’t even matter to them! To be... — read more 

Service No More

I understand why I was let go today. Its a financial decision. I know how business works. However, if you are going to instill “service culture” into your “brand” then you must have people available to execute that culture. Managers will be doing a... — read more 

Screw the most valuable associates

17 and half years and now been sent packing. Worked in receiving, rtv , price changes and everything else in the store. What was the severance package for anyone here? iam reading different numbers.

Blood Bath

Best wishes to my fellow ASM's and Dept supervisors at 285! You are finally released from the torture chamber of BBB!!! ENJOY YOUR NEW BEGINNINGS!!

At least BBBY has a People & Culture Officer

With the m—acre going on today corporate wide, come September BBBY will have that most needed Culture Officer on board. Obviously to tell the survivors and any potential new hires what a great company this is....or was. Good hire Mark! id–t!!! — read more 

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| 1940 views | | 10 replies (last August 27, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+16CfjNDp

A lesson from another company

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sfgate.com/business/amp/Lessons-in-how-Circuit-City-s-job-cuts-backfired-3298517.php I joined this comlany right before the 2017 Department Manager M—acre, where almost 1,000 dept managers were laid off. My... — read more 

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| 1620 views | | 9 replies (last August 26, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+16CRd1sd

Does not care about work ethic

I worked there for 9 years and go out of my way to another store to help set up a renovation and then get a lay off immediately after. I do all this work and get no show for it. Literally no care about hard work and keep the low payed employees. You... — read more 

Max pay for a Dept Supervisor?

I am/was a ASM. Told this morning I will be a 45 hr/week Dept Supervisor. Pay no communicated yet, but to it will be the Max of the Dept Sup position PLUS 15%. Any idea what the Dept Sup max is? F— BED BATH AND BEYOND.

ASM laid off

Just got the phone call today that I am no longer employed as asm with Bed bath. Being replaced by supervisor with keys.

Corp News?

Some great friends let go today. Do we know the total of Corp layoffs today? I know they k.o’d the furloughed people already.

just outta curiosity

for anyone in the know, what are the odds that as a full time receiving ‘manager’ with no keys, at a D volume store, with almost 15 years under my belt, that i’ll have to wake up for work tomorrow? lol, i’ve seen it coming for a few years now but... — read more 

Blood Bath & Beyond

Not sure if I will survive this go around or not. Still waiting for news. Getting very tired of this life playing game that goes on here. Maybe be best if I were let go, just that job prospects currently are tough.

ASMs

If your an ASM, which I am. I was in this position before. A wise man told me after I took the demotion and was fired a month later for bogus reasons, "if they offer you money (severance) to leave, take it. Taking a demotion doesnt secure your... — read more 

Good luck everyone

I’m an SM. Getting ready for work this morning and absolutely dreading what I have been asked to do today. Please know that there are many of us who care deeply about the associates who work in our stores. My store, for one, is like a close knit... — read more 

Blood Bath

Well today will bring a virtual blood bath of terminations. Many FT. Many ASM. Sad to see what this company has become.

The Titanic

You are all on a sinking ship. Get out while you can!

DM's

I heard that many DM's were let go. 3 remain in Florida with about 40 stores each. Is this true?

Full timers???

What full timers were let go today? What’s your position and did you get severance?

Conference call today

Any word on what the big conference call was about?? Specifically in the Missouri/IL

CTS

Anyone heard anything about the sale of CTS? havent seen anything about it being sold yet , another sinking ship with shi$$y management in the stores, glad i got out but i have friends still working there and the way the stores are being run its like... — read more 

Monday

Im hearing something BIG is going down Monday. Anyone else?

Layoffs, and the bottom line.

With not paying rent, layoffs the bottom line should look good for the shareholders meeting the end of September. The estimated Net Worth of M J T is at least $15.6 Million dollars as of 26 August 2019. Mr. T owns over 15,000 units of Bed Bath &... — read more 

KARENS

Anyone else out there having more “Karen’s” than usual? I work in a State where Masks are required to shop; including the corporate directive. When enforcing the mandate that we were trained in MYHR customers consistently tell us to F**k off or just... — read more 

BBB still not paying rent.

Bed Bath & Beyond locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Georgia also face lawsuits alleging they missed rent payments this spring, when the company temporarily closed its stores nationwide due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to news... — read more 

Furlough

Any word if furlough ended yet??

Advice from an ex employee

Cutting hours, forcing long tenured people to part time? Yeah, I saw this begin its roots almost 2 years ago. I saw this happen moreso in lower volume stores (d and c), where the ONLY full time worker in the whole store is the SM. They started... — read more 

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| 2280 views | | 10 replies (last August 21, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+16w4mHIi

Grand fathered in??

Is anyone grand fathered in?? Like safe from being let go if they have been with the company for so long? I don’t understand how they can tell someone they have to go part time when they have always been full time...that the company can’t afford to... — read more 

Little amount of hours scheduled.

I've been scheduled a minimum amount of hours. Then all of a sudden....I get asked to work extra hours over this past weekend. We were told that there extra hours for last week , and this week . Then told you should take the extra time....because... — read more 

Supervisor With Keys

Does anyone know what the base starting pay is with BBB for a Supervisor w/ keys? Asking for a friend.....

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