hr calling stores with pending terms on monday. asking if person being termed is a veteran. smh. pr nightmare
unemployment
you will be able to collect unemployment. be careful what u sign
more layoffs to come on Monday.
if you had off today you might get the ax monday.
Laid Off
Has anyone who was fired read section 8 of the termination agreement. I believe they are trying to get you to waiver your right to collect unemployment.
Mostly FT Hourly were terminated. A few FT salaried were, too.
In some stores, but not all, store will be allowed to open up PT1 positions in the future, but many of these former FT staff will not apply because they need health benefits. Even if they do apply, I'm sure they'll only be with us temporarily because... — read more
Customer Service
The stores are the only point of contact with both of Follett's customers - the students and the university. I don't think new leadership is that out of touch that they would layoff this important point of contact, and also damage the moral of the... — read more
IT
As a former Follett IT employee, the IT management sucks, and hopefully some of them get the axe!
events?
has anyone in westmont or oak brook 'disappeared'?
@Anonymous (IT): I only access this website from my phone.
That's only to be able to post without worrying. As for reading it, why would they care whether I read it or not???
How about logging from your phone?
Is that logged?
Action
Contact your university, you are alumni and you should make yourself heard. Tell your schools they can do better than Follett! It can't hurt.....
If they are monitoring facebook, cannot we use thelayoff.com?
Like the anonymity here, just sayin
Two links about the sale
Two links about the sale. FT: Follett is being shopped - Retained Credit Suisse http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/aba042dc-ae5e-11e0-844e-00144feabdc0.html http://personanondata.blogspot.com/2011/07/ft-follett-is-being-shopped-retained.html
How much Mary Lee makes?
How much Mary Lee makes?
never heard that - investment banking firm
never heard that - investment banking firm
11/6 anonymous-as you may remember, the company engaged an investment banking firm two years ago, but there were no buyers.
11/6 anonymous-as you may remember, the company engaged an investment banking firm two years ago, but there were no buyers.
The new leadership has been here for a year and the only initiatives that Follett is pushing are the ones started by the old leadership -...
The new leadership has been here for a year and the only initiatives that Follett is pushing are the ones started by the old leadership - Included, Betterknow,Aurora and SKYO. Even the new Follett venture capital fund invested in a company that was... — read more
What about people at the home office, is it going to be bad?
What about people at the home office, is it going to be bad?
600 hourly full time store employees to be let go on Friday
600 hourly full time store employees to be let go on Friday. Nearly half of those we currently employ.