My boss had a talk with me to discuss how I will now be hourly bc of a lawsuit. He stated that 2 former employees sued Follett at the end March who said that their jobs were classified incorrectly. Is there anyone else that thinks this is BS?

Why cant they get kronos fixed? I think they are taunting us with this b---s--- program. It has not been right with PTO balances since day one. The icing on the cake came early last week when, for an instant, I thought it was fixed when I saw the... — read more 

The Error at the Heart of Corporate Leadership https://hbr.org/2017/05/managing-for-the-long-term? A better model, we submit, would have at its core the health of the enterprise rather than near-term returns to its shareholders. The time has come to... — read more 

I have been a part of the AP department for many years. On the beginning of the new fiscal year, I was told I no longer have a job. What I don't understand, why do people in this department who slack off all day still get to keep their job? I have... — read more 

Age discrimination is a major deciding factor in follett layoffs and in salary reductions over the last four years. Many former employees impacted by ageism have reported this issue. More employees need to notify the EEOC of of this illegal practice... — read more 

Leaders with vision inspire others and are market shapers. To put our future in the hands of contests and book fairs are two good examples of the lack of vision of this senior leadership team. Success is earned by market shapers not market... — read more 

So I'm guessing no raises again this year? Has anyone heard anything?

I find it humorous that the executive suite has not been touched during all of this turmoil. There are several VP positions that can and need to be combined. You want savings...there it is. The redundancy is extremely wasteful. So how the leaders of... — read more 

So anyone else see the PTO memo? Now we only get 3 days PTO. When I started here over 5 years ago we had 5, then 4, now 3. Guess this is one more way to save money at the expense of the employee. Nothing boosts moral like taking away personal time

It's tough to find more positions to get rid of since things are already so bare bones. Instead look for new and creative ways to reduce total compensation for current employees. But come on now, honestly how could anyone complain about salaries with... — read more 

Last minute mandatory call about FLSA. Are we losing our salary?

What's with the Indiana DLC closing? any news??

"This is the art of courage: to see things as they are and still believe that the victory lies not with those who avoid the bad, but those who taste, in living awareness, every drop of the good." - Victoria Lincoln

Where is B.S. going?

1-800-829-0433. Anybody who suspects or knows that a business or individual is in violation of the tax law can order a form #3949-A, called a referral form, at the aforementioned number. You can earn up to 30% of the bounty! If you know the Follett... — read more 

For those of you always posting negative things, if you are THAT unhappy ...leave! Stop making those around you miserable! SOME of us enjoy our jobs and actually like coming to work. Your comments are not going to make me or others run out the door!... — read more 

AP was one target, or so we hear. Did they lay off all the Text Managers in the field with the implementation of Web CourseTracks? Finance? IT? My heart goes out to all my old friends impacted.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency issued a memorandum that makes it harder for companies to bring foreign technology workers to the U.S. using the H-1B visa process. The new guidelines, issued late Friday, require additional... — read more 

How do they pick who to lay Off? They get rid of the hard workers and keep the sh_t ones. Maybe they should look around and get rid of the ones who are outside smoking all day or the ones sitting around doing nothing!

If the goal of senior leadership is to make sure employees feel completely and continually vulnerable to layoffs, you have succeeded. Is there any strategic vision here anymore? Perhaps the strategy is one slide that displays the continual sales... — read more 

What happened to post about planner leaving? Chris? Was there a few hours ago.

This year's theme is 'America Last'. Dress like you're from Bangalore, India. Have champagne with the Follett Family, who will let you voluntarily give your time, 401K, and vacation to increase the dividends. Part of the celebration will be giving... — read more 

www.wsj.com/articles/schools-shift-to-free-public-domain-textbooks-1490897412 (just out today and subscription required, but the title says it all) Bad news for Follett and its digital revolution toward irrelevance. But let's hire or promote another... — read more 

Here is something to think about. First and foremost I am not here to spread any layoff rumors. Right now with no overtime laws for store management it would seem rediculous to layoff the one type of employee that can work indefinitely for the same... — read more 

One of the best, most influencial, open minded, motivational, true leaders passed away today. Russell Casale will be missed and his memory will never be forgotten. Love you papa

This will not be the best week for you. Get your resumes in order, get your desks ready for a quick clean out and remember that you should sign up for unemployment the first day you are fired.

Announcement in next 72 hrs will blow your mind. We

Does anybody remember the scene in Wall Street were Gordon Gecko gets up at a stockholders meeting and talks smack to the 46 VP's that worked at Teldar Paper. He says something about 46 VP's each making at least $250k a year and they spend all their... — read more 

2 more leadership promotions. This is going to be funny when leadership look up and the company consists of nothing but leadship and no one to LEAD. Oh wait, the Indian team will be around.

Many customers already think our merchandise is overpriced. This is a guaranteed way to decrease sales. Wake up folks lots of competition and better pricing on the internet. The way of the future.

Is the campus upset with a notable lack of service compared to the golden years? What techniques have you used to create positive change with zero budget and very limited resources?