Bahahaha with what more aggorance

Help is on the way. Clean up on aisle 12. Yes- you guessed it, we just hired another former KMart employee for HR. This is unbelievable. Mary has totally lost control and now she has given over the company to her senior staff. Hey Audrey, bet you... — read more 

My arrogant monster who has bullied me for some time is one of those ass kissers. This monster of mine was actually complaining to me about how much of an a_hole one of the new svp's is. I just stood there amazed at the arrogance. Was I supposed to... — read more 

I hear the ECommerce team is ready to take the industry by storm.

I have been speaking with an attorney and studying employment rights. Office bullying can be legally addressed and comes in many forms.

With people being secretive and manipulative some are spending more time bringing others down then their actual job. And we don't get much communication on what the company future plans are which is making everyone skiddish. You are absolutely... — read more 

It's insane the amount of deception going on in the home office. I work for one of those managers who is totally manipulative. I too believe that karma will get these wretched people. I will be pleased to leave it all behind. Right now I wonder if I... — read more 

Thanks for the heads up! The recent increase in ship jumpers was definitely a sign. I'm sure a higher percentage will be relieved!

Thank you so much for the heads up!

Minimum 10% reductions across the board prior to March

She is doing fine as the lead on the new building move. Not a bad deal, same pay and role planning move from Oakbrook to Westchester. ML and her are close so she should be around as long as fmart is.

What is this junior high? Oh wait yes it is, it's Follett JH. It's all about favorites, ass kissing and who you know. That place is run so poorly and everyone that leaves will see how much better it is on the outside. I thought my job before Follett... — read more 

You're not the only one in that boat have to deal with backstabbing, pointing out faults, talking to others about manager, etc.. but Karma is already in the works one of his employees is trying to get his job so he is doing the same to him behind his... — read more 

The culture at Follett is definitely changing. I have a manager who is clearly in their role due to politics, begging for a promotion, and kissing major butt. Manager is manipulative and a big liar, everyone on the team sees it. A insecure micro... — read more 

Surely there is someone out there that knows of a store expecting a visit from Mary lee...those trips are planned well in advance .

I'm in, picket plus sick day. If I get fired so be it. It'll be for all the employees they let go without any warning and no two week notice, including the past leadership who I and many others I respected very much. They could have just done a pay... — read more 

That'd be PTO well spent

So what happened to Audrey Southard? Did she "retire"? I hear Mary Lee is going on the road visiting stores. Anybody up for a picket line?

Hear hear I second that motion. (We know where mushrooms grow, knee deep)

Chaos is the most common description I hear for how things are going. There are new bosses all over the place. The problem is that they don't know what they are doing, won't listen when the consequences of their directives are explained, change their... — read more 

My Follett friends; having been through several iterations of several companies who no longer exist, I can tell you the last thing they are thinking about is your well-being. Take steps to protect yourself (build up savings, get more education, start... — read more 

Your response to 670ex'd may turn out to be correct. In this life if you want something you must pay for it. Taking without compensation is called stealing. Usually, that activity is reserved for the banks and congress. If they need to cut payroll... — read more 

Unbelievable. Well they are going to get what they deserve, a Kmart style company, who would want to work at Kmart? Much less shop there? They had to push the previous leadership out because they actually cared about people. No one cares any more at... — read more 

I just heard that FHEG hired a new VP of HR from Sears. How long is the cronyism going to continue? Enough with employees from the same dead company. It makes me sick to think I was laid off only to have the home office expand like crazy over the... — read more 

I probably should have stayed and been laid off... accrued more vacation time to be paid off and received my "generous" severance package of a week's pay per year worked (other companies do a month per year - cheapskates!). But instead, I leaped at... — read more 

Bye bye so long fare well coming from the depths of hell looking at blue skies ahead

3 weeks before Thanksgiving break, Macalester’s textbook manager Carey Starr was fired from the Highlander by Follett, the textbook purchasing company that Macalester contracted to provide the college’s textbook services in 2012. By Thanksgiving Day... — read more 

They want people to leave so they don't have to pay benefits an they can hire people for the lowest possible price, that's the strategy. Similar to euthanasia but without mercy. They also want to cover their butts so people can't sue them, they have... — read more 

Here here and an amen

This site isn't owned by Follett so if you don't like to read the posts don't visit the site. What our you going to do fire us? We have that threat over our heads everyday. We are told to be quiet and do our jobs, ant the jobs of everyone who has... — read more 

Guess what this site isn't owned by Follett. So if you don't like what is being posted here don't come here, your choice. Enough of us have to take daily abuse while we are at work and told to take it and be quiet and just do ours jobs. So how about... — read more 

http://themacweekly.com/2014/01/follett-hires-back-carey-starr-after-campaign-from-professors-administrators/

If you know you are on a runaway train, spend your time figuring how to get off versus complaining about your seat assignment.

There are people with hundred of years of experience, on this board, who's jobs were taken. There are many who were tortured prior to dismissal. No explanations were offered. Some received a meager severance and the offer to apply for their old jobs... — read more 

The people on this board represent hundreds of years of experience. They represent expectations dashed. Many had their careers yanked out from underneath them. Some continue to read posts because it helps them process what happened. You're Anonymous... — read more