Look out! Be careful! If you signed severance paperwork that said they could take out your health insurance premiums and they did not take it out then they gave you the insurance premium money in your check. When you cashed that check you took... — read more 

It is so wrong to threaten a long time cashiers full time position to part time based on not getting enough people to sign up for credit Does this happen throughout the company? Is this promoted by HE Ir is this just store manager policy Thanks for... — read more 

I was just curious if at other stores the cardboard bundles are taking up more and more space by the cardboard compactor why isn't it being picked up ?

In our store no one is given over 10 hours a week, yet, we are still hiring. Two months ago we hired 6 new people, did background checks and drug test, paid them for orientation and computer training. Then when they were ready to hit the sales floor... — read more 

I worked in a Kmart pharmacy (until it closed). It is illegal for prescription drugs to be stored above 78 degrees. Our pharmacy had separate A/C control, but the A/C kept breaking trying to keep up with how hot the rest of the store was. We could... — read more 

In our store the apparel section is the worst. Customers complain about it being too hot to peel their clothes off in the fitting rooms, which feel like little saunas. And when they do try on? The MCAs have to put away all those sweaty clothes. So... — read more 

Was in formed today about the new one touch program being implemented at Sears. Basically all merchandise goes from the truck to the floor. Does this mean cuts to the back room team? Any one have any insight?

This the real popcorn and my first post of Today. Eddie loaned another 200 million today at a high 9.75 rate. The reason for the short term loan is another quick way for Eddie to capitalize. He will receive loan fees, lending fees, processing fees... — read more 

Was told yesterday that we will be getting trucks with all merchandise on pallets rather than being loosely packed on the truck. Basically, it will take 10 minutes to unload six or seven pallets versus the 1-2 hours it takes to unload the "regular"... — read more 

[The Wall Street Journal] The Wall Street Journal July 17, 2017 Sears Holdings and its CEO, Eddie Lampert, are being sued for allegedly encouraging participants in its 401(k) plan to buy company stock despite well-publicized struggles that have... — read more 

Popcorn here! I heard through the grapevine there will be major layoffs tomorrow at HE, up to 400...

Just curious...what's the temperature like in everyone's stores? We are about to have a humid week here in the midwest and it's going to be about 95 degrees inside our store. They say the air is working fine. It's been like this for years and years... — read more 

Including his 'hey guys' post from the weekend...what gives?

Since he bought his shares when they were at $5 ... come on people the end is near every money man can see it happening, Eddie just pull the trigger on this place and end the madness

Up to 400.

Come on Sears, Eddie just loaned himself another 200mil at 9.75 intrest for 151 days ... sears just sold real estate to pay down the last loans. This will get us thru christmas but beware right after it will be ugly... this info was taken off seeking... — read more 

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/17/sears-inks-200-million-credit-line-from-ceo-eddie-lamperts-hedge-fund.html

I've witnessed several "high-performing" employees pull fast ones to get credit, such as entering in expired drivers licenses, telling customers to make up a number for annual income, twisting the discussion by saying it's a discount, lying about the... — read more 

I am laid off getting severance. How safe is my 401k? I know that when the severance ends I will no longer be able to put money into it but it will still be with AON and will accrue as the market goes. It's actually doing OK so I may want to keep it... — read more 

There seems to be this automatic assumption that its not bad at HE... for most it is, aside from the ones at the top. I feel your pain at the store level, because I felt it at my level too. People get laid off or quit and they shift that work to... — read more 

Ya does anyone know what's gona happen this week.can't wait to see!!!! I know someone knows what's gona happen..

Are they going to eliminate more positions at a store level, or will it be more corporate or market leaders? Anyone know anything?

Indianapolis IN Kmart Auto Center Flint MI Kmart Auto Center Ames IA Kmart Auto Center Pensacla FL Kmart Auto Center Lansing IL Kmart Auto Center Indianapolis IN Kmart Auto Center Greensboro NC Kmart Auto Center Ft Wayne IN Kmart Auto Center Greeley... — read more 

It's been pointed out on this forum before that it's strange that a company constantly cutting employee hours and laying people off is actively hiring so many new employees. One of reasons on the store level must be if you don't get 'm now, you never... — read more 

Isn't it funny how often times than not, when a company is on the verge of closure, the management style often becomes a never ending vicious cycle of instituting policies that step over another one. And when confronting these type of issues... — read more 

7:20AM Saturday. I'm looking at a post from the pop corn poster. It said 7 hours ago. There were half a dozen replies calling it a fake post. I skimmed all the replies and then hit the back button. The post was gone when I looked again. No names... — read more 

A Sears store in Dover Delaware has old dirty looking carpet and tile. When you tried to buy something, the products were either not in stock or couldn't be ordered. (Esp. Big items) A new product didn't have extra accessories in the store; couldn't... — read more 

Anyone know which is greater on a percentage wises......Anyone have a master list of all the closures this year?

When you do a search for a Sears store in your area, what appears? Chances are, a Sears Auto Center, or small Sears Appliance store. So is this the end game. Get rid of the huge stores with the huge overhead, jettison the hired help, and have a small... — read more 

I went back to re-read one by the pop corn guy and it was no longer there.

How many of you cashiers were forced to do credit applications for customers and forced them to get both the sears card and the MasterCard unbenoinced to the member. This processed I know was being done in many stores and with the blessing of the... — read more 

This is the slogan we use at Sears Canada which has become a meme among the lower level workers in regards to the toxic management we deal with every day. Also they don't give us proper supplies to do the job so a lot of the time we half a-- it and... — read more 

I noticed signs in div 71 put up 7/9 are expiring 7/29 (mostly patio ) Is this because patio is slowly going clearance or is this going towards monthly signing ? Wonder if it's a large sign count as hours got cut Just curious Remember when we had a... — read more 

So the compromise in court was to extend benefits to retirees for 2 months instead of cutting them off completely immediately? That will surely reduce their pension obligation in Canada. I wonder if there will be a similar scenario in the U.S... — read more 

At present, 14 million shares of SHLD stock have been short sold which is about 70% of all available stock to the public. Short sellers stand to make a great deal of profit if Sears Holdings files for bankruptcy, however, they stands to lose if the... — read more 

Just Informed that no more stock will be kept in receiving ,it has to immediately be pushed to the sales floor. There's no room especially if we are doing what we can do to keep the floor organized. Told put it somewhere and disregard the... — read more 

I would like to give a little perspective if I may. It is not that it is "Store level vs. Corporate level" but more of the disconnect of corporate to the store level. We at the store level understand that there are many, if not most, of the people at... — read more 

Its not that any predictions are wrong for a certain date. If we could predict the exact date or even month we should be financial inverstors and make millions. The overall thought is that SHC is going down and they will file BK. When that is, who... — read more 

Lampert to ask court for access to Sears Canada restructuring documents [Reuters] Reuters July 12, 2017