Now that it has been a few months since the May 1 layoff, how is it going with sales, campus relations, ect? I know it is horrible for managers, or should I say "leaders" for those stores that no longer have a manager. Are Marketing managers, that... — read more 

Put it all on the sales floor. Crowd the floor with fixtures and build displays. Make sure the local fire department is aware of the crowded sales floor filled with customers (not going to be filled with employees since we are going with extremely... — read more 

I try and try but can’t wrap my head around how anyone at “One Team” thinks you can prep for fall and handle all of the shipments coming in, as well as adoption questions/setting/receiving AND customers by reducing hours even more. YES, I’m actively... — read more 

Am i the only one who comes out of the job mentally exhausted??

Curious how everyone is holding up right now with preparations for Fall Rush? Thoughts and feelings?

I hope the powers that be are reading these comments. You guys sit in your offices and have no clue as to how these stores work. Even the most experienced and long term employees want to quit during Fall Rush, it's brutal. This Fall Rush will be... — read more 

Anyone notice the sudden change to the vacation policy? Last year it changed with no communication and made it appear everyone was earning more per year and at earlier anniversary dates. Suddenly the policy is back to what it was in 2021. And says... — read more 

Crazy question I know , but in all this “restructuring “ , did they decide not to pay out bonuses for 2022 ? Typically they are paid out at the end of June and granted my bonus is usually only a couple of hundred bucks , but still !!!!

Has anyone noticed the people that went to Chicago are posting on social media all positive comments, as if they were told to hype it up? And now hiring visual merchandising specialist, have seen many post about that.

I'm genuinely curious if there's anyone with any positives to say about the role changes? I'm mainly talking to people who iare/were in stores

Bosses who don't know when enough is enough and who always demand more... I'm more than tired of them. Are they trying to squeeze us or encourage to leave on our own? I've realized that the job here is not worth all the stress.

How can you build campus relations and find new sales opportunities if you have to be running the register while receiving and worrying about restocking!!! lets stop investing in so much merchandise and invest in people to catch up with everything in... — read more 

I wonder how much of the Chicago meeting of market leaders will be leaked to the rest of us. Any thoughts out there severed and or demoted heroes

So I had a team member nice enough to stay and help teach me, a new Campus store lead, andddddd they just cut hours… so she can’t come in at ALL next month…. I’m here solo and have ZERO clue what to do because I have close to no training and still... — read more 

They clearly laid off staff to help cover the expense of writing out dead inventory. As stupid as that is it's still really dead inventory that desperately needed to be liquidated. They're trying to set a cleaner financial state for the new fiscal... — read more 

Thoughts?

The fact that the company cut good employees instead of fat is totally disheartening, isn't it? More than ever I feel like I'm working hard so that others can get big paychecks.

WTAF? Stores do all the work & the RM gets $2k? Someone tell me I read this right/wrong🤔

I really need a job and that's why I'm still here, but I hope I can get another offer soon. Honestly, how much extra work and effort do you have to put in to get everything done that's required of you? I can't believe how unrealistic their demands... — read more 

Are any still standing? Or did they get sourced out?

So anyone know how the stores are doing? Wonder how many people got charged for rentals that were not properly checked in.

I am so glad I was laid off. I was like the frog in a pot, the heat slowly being turned up, not realizing what was happening. Actually I did see the constant decline I just didn't do anything about it, like getting myself out of it. My outgoing... — read more 

All the newbies, the lack of staff, the clueless, overworked course materials people, the over extended market managers. I’d like to hear how this goes.

How many more internal candidates are going to be passed on for promotions? Every new RM or higher has a connection to Belks or Macys. It’s very suspicious in such a trying time.

Wondering how many other stores got 40 or less hours a week payroll for June with orientations coming up which they expect stores to participate in with clothing coming in for Fall, maybe, transfers in and out, running a register, and soda. Don't... — read more 

Once they cut employee pay, a lot of people just stopped doing a lot of work. I am shocked by how little is being done in the stores now. Literally, former managers and asst. managers just talking and playing on their phones. Boxes in the back... — read more 

Good-bye Follett! I got a job with a great company with a huge pay increase! I knew pay was low at Follett but I didn’t realize how low until I started looking. Every job I applied to was offering more. And now I am going to a growing, positive... — read more 

Long term manager and can confirm what the customer is seeing. My daughter is graduating with her MBA from the same school she received her undergrad. I ordered her diploma frame online, to match the frame she already has for her Bachelor degree. She... — read more 

If I don’t like a movie, I get up and leave. If I don’t like dinner, I don’t eat it. I left this company years ago and I came on here today to see what has changed. As bad as it was, it got worse. If you are tired of cr-ppy wages and even cr-ppier... — read more 

In the 10 stores that i'm aware of, at least a dozen people have quit in the last two weeks. They're moving people all over the place trying to plug holes during graduations and it's been a nightmare. Most of them are talking about pay cuts ranging... — read more 

So many experienced people. Have fun hiring kids for the stores. Really, though. It could be said that this won’t work well, and it won’t be our problem.

I think it's pretty messed up that we have to wait for our severance payout until May 26 but now they are delaying sending DD files to ADP. 😡

The A/R transition was scheduled to change this month however it is not ready till possibly October. They are still wanting stores to conduct regular A/R duties till thr scheduled date. Of course it's not ready like they thought.

Private equity companies like JRC have competing paths to achieving their profit objectives; operate the company or sell off the company's parts. Operating the company appears to be outside their core competency. Does any of the restructuring suggest... — read more 

Please post the issues we’re all going to run into in Fall so I can prepare myself now. Thank you and may the Lord have mercy on our soul.

This is already a disaster. People hired for at home positions having to cover stores. Good luck on getting your tasks done. Cut pay and hire these people with the money “saved” and the new hires are doing 100% of the store managers jobs, but at a... — read more 

Poor ecommerce implementation (compare the customer experience on efollett to Amazon). Unappealing stores (so much GM shipped some stores have had aisles blocked by cr-p still in boxes) Cut backs in customer service (lack of staff with... — read more 

No bonuses goal to make 49 million in 4th quarter RM should have taken speaker phone off during call

I guess no one is too optimistic that something will be improved, and everyone is preparing for the possibility that it could get worse.

Sounds like everybody is utterly miserable at Follett these days. I used to work there, and I’m shocked to see how much everybody hates it. It used to be a great place to work about 15 years ago. A hit of nostalgia had me looking for more info, but... — read more