A lot more to come Staples us top heavy, vp’s, directors, managers people who never get out of their offices all day. They spend more time in meetings and on conference calls and no one is minding the store, why do you think Shira is gone? All she... — read more 

Bet put wonder boy NR from SBA in the spot. God forbid......

Didn't see that one coming. Just kidding. We did.

This website doesn't lie. Shira's last day is tomorrow.

http://www.marketexpress.in/2018/01/the-private-equity-firms-at-the-core-of-brick-mortar-retail-bankruptcies.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/nine-west-could-be-the-next-retailer-to-file-for-bankruptcy.html

Media and govt tells us "The economy is booming!" and yet just about every major corporation is laying people off. Ever cross your mind that the economy is not booming, and that is a false narrative? Today the latest major layoff announcement, 5000... — read more 

Any word since building is almost empty of moving into Colorado building??

Please reply here.

There might be lawsuit at least in the IT area. White women in management, white women in technical jobs, and even just whites in general are the minority in IT. Many white women in management were let go and replaced by non-white males (mostly newly... — read more 

West Hazleton, PA the latest to close. http://standardspeaker.com/news/local-staples-store-closing-1.2291937

I'm a Staples retail associate. Been with the company 11 years. I'm a key holder. Work at a profitable store. Can I get a straight and honest answer here without any b---s--- ? What about us ?? I like what I do for a living and I'm in my mid 50's... — read more 

Now that the storm is over, anybody has any ideas what's next? Does anybody actually believe that these layoffs will solve anything? I'm pretty sure we will go back to same old, same old, before the brilliant idea of having some more layoffs rears... — read more 

i just find out there were 750 people laid off this week.. i can understand it but it feels horrible.

Email I got today: "Andy Rosen here with the Globe. I'm reporting on the layoffs at staples and trying to get a handle on what happened. I'm wondering if you might be willing to talk to me about your situation. I don't necessarily have to use your... — read more 

Guys, it's a sinking ship on fire. The company is trying to get out of this with as litlle damage as possible while remaining profitable. Nobody is "safe" as it's just the way business works. From a cost perspective, it makes sense for those at, or... — read more 

Just wondering if there will be anymore store closings in Q1, I work in the Sacramento CA region and I heard store 0593 San Ramon was on the chopping block. Is that confirmed and is there any more California locations to be worried about going... — read more 

Heard from a source today that they potentially laid off enough @ Framingham to move us all to one side of the building, then they’ll lease the other side. Anyone else hear this?

http://framinghamsource.com/index.php/2018/01/17/lay-offs-staples/

I guess -.org is doing a story on it now

Truly worried about my position reading all these comments, I was hoping to ask some questions of people who were let go what kind of severance was offered, how bad was the non-compete they're probably building into it? Also any high ranking Staples... — read more 

Hold up, Staples wants to build apartments in the parking lots? Say What? http://framinghamsource.com/index.php/2018/01/17/lay-offs-staples/

Somebody mentioned that more people got hit today, but I haven't heard anything. From what I understood, everybody who was supposed to be notified, was notified yesterday. Anybody else knows more about this? Am I wrong in feeling relieved that I... — read more 

A twitter quote from Shira. It was written all along. You really did a bang up job of destroying what you built since 1992. @Key4Women 25 Oct 2017 More “You have to destroy what you built.”- Shira Goodman on industry changes… and opportunities.

Heard that some more got hit today. Thought it might be a multi-day event.

Anyone know why WARN isn’t triggered for layoffs?

With all the layoffs, I was wondering if any store closings were announced? I haven't heard of any, and that makes little sense to me. I'm assuming that if the goal was to cut costs, eliminating some of the stores would be one of the first things the... — read more 

Do we know the final number of people who were laid off by Staples yesterday? I'm wondering because I just tried to find more info on what happened, and I found exactly zero articles on it. Is the number so small that it can be completely ignored?... — read more 

Looks like from regional VP to AP personnel being cut.

Here’s a quote from SG herself: “It must be nice to have a job for life” then adding “those days are over, this country can’t afford to do business as usual.” This says a lot.

Any word with SAL and AM’s in totality?

Thanks to everyone who provided accurate information- And to ask the trolls who are bitter and rude, karma will get you and SHE will be wearing RED!

I am glad to see IT gone. Who in their right mind would ever dump the UPS program (and the address book) at prime time?? What idiot authorized that? Who is in charge of the registers which don't work?? The computers which run slower than AOL dial up?... — read more 

If you were laid off today in MA you may be able to collect unemployment concurrently with your severance. Below is the language from MA.gov. "If you were required to sign what is known as a "release of claims" as a condition of receiving severance... — read more 

From reading posts, it seems many of you think you'll just bounce right back and have a job in no time. Look, I'm not trying to be a downer, but layoffs are going on everywhere, not just Staples. Doubt that? Spend some time reading "Latest Posts" on... — read more 

Any layoffs in Inventory Mangement Today??

I heard they got hit pretty hard! Which areas got hit? Due to the Technical folk losing their positions, did Management get axed as well? Global is the Gold Standard. MM was awesome!

...you are going to be ok. Yes layoffs pose a fair share of complications and disappointment but it's not personal and you will survive. I was laid off today, the 2nd time in 6 years. I knew it was coming and welcome the thought of never talking to... — read more 

My husband was laid off today after nearly two decades with the company. All of that time, effort, blood, sweat, and tears did not mean a thing, he was unceremoniously shown the door while kids who are his juniors by 30 years are still employed. How... — read more