It’s like they threw names in a bag like scrabble tiles and pulled them out. This person — Fired This person — promoted This person — demotion !

Got the email for the new job. These fu----g people are on crack... $12k a year pay cut and I understand some have lost even more😞 Seriously, they expect people to sign their stupid forms?!? I'm guessing Buyback and Inventory are gonna be a blast... — read more 

Follett needs to write a book on how not to restructure and lay people off. Having the store manager do some half assed layoff scavenger hunt to see if staff received a meeting invite. Then send out the meeting details before the meeting itself so... — read more 

Inventory. Should we take bets on how long it takes before all inventories are cancelled? No one left to do them.

Can we file a civil suit as a group?

I can’t wait until you reap the loss of this sh-t investment. I’ll be laughing. You invested in a used wh--e.

Anyone receiving a bonus or ???

I'll go first....

May this clown show continue to fail. This company is a pathetic, greedy POS joke! I will be eating popcorn, watching this ship sink. sc-mbags!

Anyone know what it might be about

Does anyone know what tomorrow's mandatory call is all about?

It's hard to be proud to work for a company/leaders that you do not trust. *I can name several reasons not to trust this company and it's leaders but, the lack of transparency is the proof enough that something is not right and not to trust this... — read more 

I can't wait to find a new job. I doubt that anyone can feel pride in working here anymore?

So far I have been ok, staff wise. Very few hours given, like all of us, but I still have my asm, so we manage to have our vacations. My asm just gave notice, not surprised, so wondering how all of you are taking vacation, sick, etc time? From what... — read more 

If Follett is cutting all across the board, why are there so many open positions? If they're doing away with course materials. general merchandise and operations managers. Why are these positions still available?

The Powers That Be are still being quite mum about the Ivory Tower call-to-arms, does anyone have any info on what that "strategizing" meeting was about? I'm already expecting another large hatchet to drop on all of us, but any intel would be great... — read more 

Apparently inventories are being scheduled for the summer. How the he-l are we supposed to prep with no team members? I can't even keep up with price events. 🤦🏻

Is everyone getting inundated with so much freight they have no where to put it or the man power to get it on the floor? Are they trying to force everyone to walk out so that they may close all stores and then blame their store employees? It is... — read more 

NBC announced today that they are ceasing all operations as of Wednesday. 114 employees are losing their jobs immediately with no severance. As they are Follett's largest used book supplier, it is definitely going to have an effect on them.

Former RM here and I have been begged and pleaded with to return to my old position. Offered insane compensation, guaranteed bonus AND a choice of accounts I oversee. I obviously said NO but thought it was funny. They are desperate and searching for... — read more 

Anyone else hear that the GVPs and RMs are having a secret meeting in the tower this week with executive group? Is this that Project Moving Forward? Feel like something is up and I should start looking. Shame cause the store would be doing better... — read more 

Please someone explain how they made another VP?! They are about to cut the field, and what I hear create another VP role with Project Move Forward. So we get cut more and add more VPs cause we don’t have money.

Hello I know this is the place everyone comes to complain, vent, etc. That being said, I am looking for a job and check this site for any company I am interested in applying to. 1st, thanks for saving me the time and effort of the interview process... — read more 

Other than can't find another job.

Can someone please explain to me how we support BHM in this company outside of just a post and elevating one person and creating a new group. This is coming from a communications department that is made up of all white females, and if it was not the... — read more 

Signs of a Bad Leader. Do not put others first Do not fully listen Do not practice full transparency Does not empower Micromanages Are inflexible This is our current leadership and is why this company is failing. We must put our campuses... — read more 

Send this website to your campus, newspaper, and your campus contact. Anonymously if you have to. These people shouldn’t be able to get away with this cr-p, and they should be held accountable. See that this happens. Management at the store level... — read more 

I feel like we work in a dystopian hellscape. I’ve been interviewing but it isn’t easy finding work. I just wish my school would understand that we are understaffed and not miracle workers.

You sir are a charlatan! A charlatan is a person practicing quackery or a similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, power, fame, or other advantages through pretense or deception. One example of a Charlatan is EK of FHEG who tricks... — read more 

So great to have another pointless all company call. 25 minutes of recognizing corporate higher up and nothing for the field. It was great how it ended when the big guy got agitated (again) when a field manager addressed the labor shortage. We are... — read more 

I can’t express this eloquently, but this payroll situation is absolutely abusive. How do we lay you off without laying you off? Surely nobody expects anyone to stay when told they can’t work for a month. No, nobody is that stupid. This is deliberate... — read more 

Got told that the February Payroll hours budget had been delayed. Is this so they can assess how much has been used in January and decide whether they can slash any more in February. We're cut to the bone already.

For those posting about being the only employee in your store so that you cannot take breaks or lunch, if you are in California, report Follett to the State. They will slap them hard with a fine. Everyone else should check their state laws on the... — read more 

Any other stores get continuous unpaid invoice emails. The amount of accounts on hold right now is ridiculous. I send off my emails and shrug

Long term manager, on my way out, but looking for a new position before I leave. What jobs have you secured after being a manager?

Everyone should buckle up! The next 4-6 weeks are going to be like a wild roller coaster ride. Except, in the end, everyone’s ride ends in a big pile of cow s**t. You think labor is challenged now, it won’t be when there are no team members remaining... — read more 

The new budgets are the biggest joke ever. I can’t get anything done with such a small budget. What happened to your customer service model? Who can actually deliver good customer service without staff and continued ridiculous demands of surveys and... — read more 

What's the point of sending all these temps when we don't have the hours to schedule them? Just a waste of everyone's time.

May this be the year those of us in difficult employment areas make our escape.

Just curious, where is the communication breakdown actually occurring? I am also wondering what is being done to correct it? Are all store managers equally uninformed, is just certain RMs not communicating, GVPs not communicating or is it just the... — read more