Happy April Fools! Today we will tell all the rumors and hoopla going down at FMartears. FHEG and FSS are being split and having their own HR, Finance, IT, and Marketing groups. RE will announce retirement and a new HR head will be arriving soon... — read more 

We were shown a grid of the new store staffing model but I have yet to find it applied to any store. Any store I have talked with that should see changes to their structure based on the new model are being told that nothing changes. How many... — read more 

I heard yesterday that layoffs are all happening today... institutional employees while recognized for their years of service in the sense that they'd get a clock instead of a pen for their 10 years of service... are not getting that recognition in... — read more 

...which is, coincidentally, April Fools Day. For a joke, we'll get to watch noob managers, in empty suits, turn in dismal results to greedy entitled 4th Gen Follett Family members. Maybe if we sell all the Point of Sale devices, we can boost... — read more 

I wish I read these before I took the job with Follett. Some of these posts are funny, but scary at the same time! I have to say, I stuck around until a better offer came in and left this company. I heard about this thru a co worker and decided to... — read more 

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Way to go Follett, looking like #winnners. That "We got Neebo" victory party worn off yet? I wonder what the folks at UNC and UCONN would think if they knew you struggled so much this year that you had to boot another round of employees. Out of... — read more 

WTF so if we missed plan by $90 million in FY16 but we spent $300 million on acqusitions that helped us lose more does that mean we were actually doing OK last year. I'm guessing why YES it does. So I have a great idea let"s go and 2 more companies... — read more 

Who are you losing?

Here we go again. "Restructuring" instead of just cutting, but more FT eliminations in FHEG retail stores...

Williams college.....

My book sales are down 16% to budget, last FY was down 12% to budget. We should close the doors. T-shirts sales will not save us! When will it end? This sucks, My vacation time will be spent looking for a new career.

I received an email from a consulting firm looking for an individual with "my skills" to assist with the ongoing development of staff augmentation with a large private company. This company is looking for (many of the skills I do) to help drive their... — read more 

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http://www.petition2congress.com/7637/abolish-h1b-visa-program

Companies providing services and making a profit in the US should provide jobs in the US. Otherwise no one in the US is going to care if you go under, actually just the opposite.

So you are laying off people so you can get out from being $90 million in the hole. Now people are without jobs and no money to feed their family. So what do you,do? You tell them it is for the good off the company that there won't be any cost of... — read more 

What are the odds Don G is let go prior to April 1?

So when your company is losing market share and has sales/profit issues here is how you fox it. Bring in a President that ran KMart into the ground and then got pushed out of Dicks Sporting Goods. Bring in a bunch of executives from another long... — read more 

http://www.theday.com/article/20160322/BIZ02/160329737

I've read in a few posts that the company plans to outsource ALL of IT. To clarify, it would be the development teams that are at risk, right? Finance managed by GL, Course Materials managed by NS, Merch Systems managed by SR.....those development... — read more 

It might seem crazy what I'm about to say, Sunshine she's here, you can take a break, I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space, With the air, like I don't care, baby, by the way, Because I'm happy, Clap along if you feel like a room without a... — read more 

The fiscal year is ending and no ädd'l layoffs. Thanks Easter bunny! Looks like everyone can breathe a sigh of relief and focus on moving forward. It's not easy but we need to stay upbeat if we want the company to get past the last couple of tough... — read more 

Everybody gives their tunnel vision opinion from their silo. The real problem is that there is nobody addressing the core issues, and there are zero efforts to identify the root cause of many of the inventory problems and replenishment issues... — read more 

God help all you sorry asscry babies managers, shut the F up and suck it up like us RM's who kiss the assof SVP, GVP, President, CEO, Dick Heads and a--holes every day of the week including Weekends. Yours truly, Mid-West RM

Castle Harlan Partners is Baker & Taylor's majority owner, having acquired it from the investment firm Willis Stein & Partners.[5] In 1994, it[which?] the Follett Corporation of River Grove, Illinois had intended to acquire Baker & Taylor from the... — read more