Here's the Top Ten things you should do if you think you might get laid off this round on Feb 1st...and if you are sure that you won't be laid off, just keep dreaming. 10...Take home your personal items. Sure they will let you pack them up or they'll... — read more 

Why were all the managers meeting all day today at Home Office? Every manager that I was looking for today was in a meeting. Inquiring minds wanna know.

Here are some ideas. Cut the overwhelmingly staffed executive suite and use those savings to support employee benefits and jobs. Empower team members. Honest communication/transparency at all levels of the organization. Treat all levels with respect... — read more 

Do you think the select group of arrogant, entitled mid and senior level managers are smart enough to see the walls closing in on them? Or, are they blissfully ignorant to the re-creation of Sears and Kmart inside their building?

Since the first of the year there have been 18 Glassdoor reviews published. More than half are shill reviews posted by HR/Recruiting. Consider how much time is spent monitoring and responding with fake reviews. Consider posting your own real review... — read more 

Follett is really delivering the benefits for employees. Sign up to have lunch with your favorite CEO, it could be your last meal and perhaps you get to request what you want. We have all been on death row just waiting for our numbers to come up for... — read more 

Are there more layoffs in the horizon? Any ideas of what departments may get hit? Wholesale or "B2B" seems to be struggling

Someone posted some BIG news under the thread "Amazon is hiring!! 100,000 employees, sending my resume".

"We will bring back American jobs back to the American People." Will Follett struggle more?

250+ and growing

Why is it the lower level employees pay for the mistakes and decisions of senior management. I was laid off last year and it ticks me off that senior staff remains in tact. You need to re-read the Follett values, especially the value of... — read more 

Every day, I drive 45 minutes to Westbrook, spend 10 hours each day doing my job and more, and then go home to repeat the next day. We all have jobs to do and I work very hard to accomplish mine each day. While I don't agree with the constant layoffs... — read more 

Is anyone's RM acting odd? Mine is practically absent. Haven't heard a peep in person in months. Rarely get emails. Seems especially odd not hearing during rush. Any thoughts? Just burnout like the rest of us maybe?

Follett Corp. will open a new office in Dubai to further commit its support of schools in the United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa. HOME NEWS SPORTS PRO FOOTBALL WEEKLY FEATURES OPINION OBITS VIDEO PLANIT EVENTS TEXT ALERTS SHARE MORE... — read more 

One Follett is dead. Share services moving back to the business units.

How will we ever compete against Amazon. I have two kids in college, a Follett employee and it is cheaper for me to get my textbooks from Amazon. This is just icing on the cake. Maybe if my kids got financial aid it may persuade us to shop the school... — read more 

So how is everyone's rush going? Did not see much chatter about price matching this time around.

FHEG - How many open mgr positions in your region? Seems like the dam is beginning to burst.....

I'm done! Not because of the 401k cuts, not because of no merit increase, and not because of the bonus restrictions. It's because of the lunchroom supplies being taken away! That's the final straw!

Make sure you know how much PTO time you have... kronos is still wrong at my location and we are all seeing negative time earned, even if 60+ hours rolled over and show on our last pay stubs.

Most of the worst-rated companies are customer-facing, low-paying businesses with high employee turnover rates. For a number of these companies, the most commonly reported annual compensation on Glassdoor is lower than the national average annual... — read more 

Employees are far happier when they are led by people with deep expertise in the core activity of the business.

Do any members of the family still hold positions with the company, other than just sitting on a board? So many used to actually work along side of many if us. Where did they all go?

I was shopping Walmart yesterday and found it interesting when the cashier, after asking me to complete a survey, stated " it will help my quarterly bonus". I know Walmart has made some changes in their pay structure and employee appreciation... — read more 

Why did you pay good money to build the web version of CT. It is complete garbage and does not work. My store is dying a slow death with CT Web. Please scrap it and revert to CT. Even if it was developed without issues, it would still not provide any... — read more 

In the month that starts in 4 days. FSS you're not spared. The new fiscal year can't start until many more job cuts are complete. Don't believe the unbelievable. #MakeFollettGreatAgain

Went out to the Innovation submission website last week and determined that not a single submission other than benefits/PTO changes have been made. It has been a year and NOTHING has been completed. It is obvious that all the layoffs throughout the... — read more 

Those that have left (congrats) what sort of jobs did you find? I am struggling with what direction to look. Being middle aged, not easy starting over after being with the same company for 20+ years. I don't want regular retail, as the hours are not... — read more 

Acceptance is the only demon you must confront in this company right now. You are accepting this kind of treatment, you are accepting this kind of pay, you are accepting the culture. If you weren't these issues would not be here. Trust me I left 2... — read more 

I quit in November after they went to hourly pay and dropped everyone's rate. I wasn't going to wait for the other shoe to drop. There is a lot of opportunities for great jobs outside of Follett. I no longer stress out, overwork, have to be on call... — read more 

CEO typically has a 3 year contract with big incentives. Ray is coming up on 3 years. Crystal clear that his incentives are all about share price and one time profit end of this year. Selling out everything to hit profit goals and drive stock price... — read more 

I really don't know if it makes any difference but Amazon just announced that they're building warehouses in both Waukegan and Aurora how does this affect the Follett distribution center?

"In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice your sense of life to an enemy that would claim your precious mind...Do not let your fire go out spark by irreplaceable spark. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the... — read more 

I see HR is doing what they do best, lying on Glassdoor. "Wonderful Company" nothing negative to report, etc.. What a joke!

Good to be holding on to that inventory?