I’M BACK! So stay tuned…a new date for the next round will be coming soon.
40 hours cut?
Are some managers having their 40 hours cut ?
W.W. Norton Suing Follett
"At the time of filing, Follett owed Norton at least $8,337,126. Based on invoices for printed content and Follett’s own transaction reporting with respect to digital content, the additional amounts due as of April 30, 2024, will be $913,671... — read more
Today's call
Thoughts on today's call...??
"Ooh, what a refreshing change
It is to come into work and all the systems are running smoothly" said no one ever who works at Follett.
Yesterday's events
No company wide email for the restructuring that happened yesterday?
NEED ANSWERS
What is going on now?? The secretive talking behind closed doors, nobody has job security. Tough working for a company when you don’t know if you’ll even have a job tomorrow!
It is here!
4/19 - this will be popcorn day. Make sure to have all your work done on 4/18 so the transition is positive and you have time to mourn like the others.
Hours Reduction AGAIN
I am so sick of this company saying "we don't have hours" that I could scream. So, if nothing is prepared for graduation or for incoming merch or books... that is on follett/jrc. Working with a skeleton crew or by yourself is not good management or... — read more
It’s gotten very quiet on here
What’s going on?
It's April 5th
Are more layoffs going down today?
Can't pay, won't pay
I've spent all morning following up on unpaid invoices from publishers not being paid. At the same time, no payroll budget... Broke?
What a horrible place
The end
It's wild how sensitive everyone is nowadays
Just asking someone to do their job - literally, asking them in a normal tone - gets misconstrued as yelling. What's going on with today's workforce? If a manager doesn't say at minimum "Wow, excellent work, well done," they're seen as overly... — read more
May we contact your former employer?
I am curious for those of us that were on the first call and laid off from the get go, are you checking yes, to may we contact your former employer? Or, are you checking No, and providing the work number? While I found a job very quickly, I am not... — read more
Asleep at the wheel
Schools not getting their commission payments, vendors not getting paid, systems randomly down. Knee jerk response to shiny problems. Leadership starts at the top. That’s Kolady. Booo.
When you find the exact position that got eliminated back in the job postings
I got laid off because my position was eliminated. Now it is suddenly back on the market a month later. I'm going to be sick.
Happy March!
Everyone ready for the next batch of layoffs? Mid-month is just a couple of weeks away. Good luck.
This Hours Thing is a Trap
Ya know. When I was doing four jobs the other day it kinda hit me. This is probably a trap. The whole hours thing. Because now the whatevers upstairs can use us not finishing our daily duties as cause for termination. Maybe bring someone in who will... — read more
Here's a thought
During the recession of 2008 layoffs were everywhere. The Nintendo CEO at the time, Satoru Iwata, took a different path. He shared “If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results, employee morale will decrease. I... — read more
Knew this was coming!
Well... there go the part timers...
Scorecard
Whose idea was this scorecard nonsense? Fulfillment rates dropping like crazy because of the useless systems we are forced to deal with. Just admit you don't want to pay bonuses.
CM3 to Salesmen!
Did anyone else here about the CM3's having to basically do door to door access sales? My CM3 told me they have to pester ever single prof that tought in summer last year with materials not in access about getting their materials into the program... — read more
Steve Bone is Running Follett Into the Ground
Awesome. Heard teh chief of stores threatened people today about going over in hours. Guess he wants stores to be a ghost town and for customer service scores on his stupid scorecard to plummet. Guy has no idea what the field does or needs, he's... — read more
Surprised? Shocked?
I don't understand the shock, surprise by those that have just been laid off, and frankly, all the condolences they are receiving. Anyone that has stayed with the company, especially in the last 2 years, what are/were you thinking? When you saw your... — read more
Is age a liability at Follett?
It certainly is starting to seem like it is, because from where I'm looking, older employees are being disproportionately affected during layoffs. Just think about it, doesn't it seem that the average age of employees has gone down significantly in... — read more
How many?
How many were let go? GVPs? Regionals? MLs? or just CM3's. Wouldn't surprise me if just CM3's. Id--ts start cutting at the heart of operations prior to the fat.
Severance
Does anyone know if the people that were laid off this week received any type of severance?
I’m sorry
I’m sorry for those that lost their jobs. I’m sorry for those that are overwhelmed and overworked. We have all watched this company disintegrate over the past few years. Those of us that were let go a year ago have been telling you all to leave!... — read more
Gat rid of the entire ELT!
They are the cause of all of our problems. Get competent people to replace them and see what happens.
Everyone is stretched thin...
I know CM3s are beyond stretched thin with the workload that requires working at least 30 hours a day. As a CSL, should I tell school staff that CM is not my department? If they want an email to complain, give them Emmanuel's email. Even if text... — read more
Who in the field got laid off?
CM3? RM? GVP? ML? What is the news?
Have fun with your CEO!!
Post on Reddit about emmaunel from CVS https://www.reddit.com/r/CVS/comments/1674t9q/former_svp/
What happened?
What happened where the company is down $9,000,000 in sales?
Next round of layoffs
Someone mentioned these dates in another post: "Upcoming Impact Dates: •2/16/2024 •4/5/2024 •5/31/2024" They were close! First date is 1/31
Same old
SFS...DFD