All you need to do is take a look around home office to see what the core problem is...dead weight who have moved from department to department leaving a trail of destruction behind them. One lady who comes to mind has been with the company for years... — read more 

not sure what is going on with severance. I haven't signed my agreement yet. Looks like a check was issued to me for two weeks of my regular pay today. Will wait and see if it actually shows up in the mail.

NO S***! What a brilliant strategic mind she must have! So she's been on the board 10 years - that means she's also responsible for all the missteps the company has taken. Oonly difference now is she gets to steer the boat directly aground rather... — read more 

ML has been on the Follett board of directors for approximately 10 years. All major capital projects have to be approved by the board. There are no surprise - she has full knowledge of the state of the company as a whole and her strategic plan is on... — read more 

Did anyone that was terminated receive their severance pay that was promised on the pay check for today Nivember 22, 2013?

You nailed it on the head. Almost all of the people sticking around are the yes men/women that have been at Follett forever or only at Follett and the cruisers that don't have a whole lot of other options. The good lower level employees won't stay at... — read more 

Management came in guns blazing, realized too late they are over their heads, the problems were bigger then they had assumed, and painted themselves into corners by making to many promises to the board and ML. Now they are stuck. Malinvestment in... — read more 

Don't think that those of us left "employed" are not at all paranoid. We're just waiting for the other shoe to fall. Whatever. I've been at other employers who have gone down and this place has the stink of death upon it. Where is our bonus... — read more 

Although it's not ideal to go back part time, has anyone else applied for part time positions and have found it hard for your manager to get you hired? As many of Follett spokesmen have said to the media, "they (those laid off) were offered part time... — read more 

Somebody's been deleting my posts

Well if anything we can be happy that our posts here compelled Mary Lee to dress better....our work here is done lol

The counter is not associated with IP addresses nor is it used in any way to identify users. It is only associated with a single post and it's merely there for convenience of referencing other posts.

If you post the number difference to the next poster appears to be how many times you posted. Because I have never posted on other boards.

Why is 649 clueless? Please explain and elaborate why this company isn't sinking further and further down by the day.

You are clueless

Numbers are skipped because that anonymous poster is commenting on another board other than this one about Follett. The anonymous number is not uniquely sequenced to each board.

There for show but no real importance or substance.

Mr. Heat is a total joke. The number goes to HR and then to your regional. Depending on whom your HR rep and regional were/are the entire world would know about the issue. it is not anonymous by any means. I had employees call Mr. heat for issues... — read more 

EOM

ted d. is gone.

where is this slander exactly? we can give our opinion.

So what happened to each and every associate? I guess new mmanagement doesn't value this value

I don't have any issues with the previous management. Follett had no debt and was profitable. Follett will continue to have trouble competing with Amazon and other online competition that they never faced previously. I agree with Anonymous 649. The... — read more 

MORE LAYOFFS!

How can they close stores if they have contracts. I heard somewhere it costs Follett thousands of dollars to back out on a contract

They are going to sell this company. MARK MY WORDS I SEE IT COMING Layoffs were 1st and more layoffs after spring rush and then closing of stores that not profitble, to make the portfolio of the company look better for potentional buyers.

Let's call it like it is, a termination. Layoff leaves the impression that this is temporary, by no means is this temporary. The powers that be picked up the phone and became judge, jury and executioner as they read from their scripted letter and... — read more 

Suggesting the posting an opinion of someone's actual performance is slanderous is a weak attempt at silencing discussion. You're free to post why you think that opinion is incorrect. With stores becoming T-Shirt outlets, I think it's fair to look at... — read more 

I'm one of those nervous folks...

please

completely agree about Gary. terrific guy. will definitely be missed.

Of what I thought of the IP dept, or their years of questionable strategies, Gary was a great guy, he tried his best, and he will be missed by many personally. Even if something like this is the best decision for the company professionally, we're... — read more