Thread regarding Bed Bath & Beyond layoffs

Bs. You sit in your office and overwork good people and collect bonuses. Tomorrow you won’t remember them..hopefully because you will be busy learning what work is.

well that was a load of BS lol

Please stop using the word "family". I know you are using it with good intentions but you can't fire your family. It's a team with unified goals but never a family.

FT got laid off today. SM said I get a week of severance for each year of service. We started the day with 9 FT, that will be down to 4 by the end of the day.

I thought the company had really handled the pandemic pretty well, all things considered, but laying off thousands of full-time employees across the country now reeks of desperation and seems ill-advised at best. There's no way you're going to run an A/B level Store with only three full-time regular employees and three or four managers on staff.

Last week, one of my co-workers asked me what I thought the chances were of our company still being around by Christmas and I just shrugged. Right now, after this, I'm going to say I think it's pretty slim.

Any word of how many ft workers are going to stay for an A volume store? The store I work in have over 10 full time workers...

I was one of the full-timers let go today. SM told me I would be getting a call from HRSC within the next day. They would be going into detail about the severance and it was based on number of years of service. Also, I'd be getting my earned PTO paid out. I think that varies state by state. That's the only thing my SM knew about the financials. The store lost at least 2 FT and 1 ASM.

Someone earlier in this thread said severance was offered

The store associates, from Store Manager on down, are the life blood of the store. We are directly responsible for sales and customer service. Without us there would be no store!! So I'm puzzled as to why they would take money from the people that do all the work! It's not the DM's, the district support staff, HR, LP, the CEO....it's US!!!

The store associates, from Store Manager on down, we are the life blood of the store. We are directly responsible for sales and customer service. Without us there would be no store!! So I'm puzzled as to why they would take money from the people that do all the work! It's not the DM's, the district support staff, HR, LP, the CEO....it's US!!!

No severance for full-timers, but I heard if a store is over in full-timers, some of you will be termed, then you have to wait a week to be rehired, but only as a part-timer!!!

Is it a lump sum severance or paid out over weeks? And when do you get it?

Anyone know if any form of severance is being offered to FTers?

The 45 hours go into effect in 90 days......awesome less money for the holidays!!!! Awesome company to work for🙄🙄🙄

I'm off today and received the call......24 yrs with the company. Salaried up until last year, then hourly for a little over a year. I think about all the years I worked extra and was never paid....it really pisses me off!! Now demoted to a Department Supervisor and they are taking 5 hours per week from me....complete B.S.

If you are off, it seems like they are calling. Heard SM on the phone with someone on LOA.

ASM, were you offered severance or 45 hours or quit with no severance?

So I was told I could go 45 hours as asm or quit. No other option. Fyi. Fishy

We're still waiting on the list

Was severance offered to ASM’s that were 50 and didn’t want to go down to 45?

Severance was offered . 1 weeks pay for every year of service up to 16 weeks

They just termed all NYC ( Manhattan ) overnight associates ( maybe total of 40 - 3 different stores 42 - 361 - 565 ) plus there overnight Asm’s ( 5 ) Dept Sup ( 1 )

The only way to go from here is up. Keep your head. This company stopped caring about you long ago, so don't let it hurt you.

I'm ASM also, sorry, truly. Was severance given?

I’m a ASM . Just got layed off . 22 years with the company

My husband and I bought a house this year. He had an accident and went on disability last month. And now this. I'm an ASM and i think I might be on the chopping block. I don't know where to go from here...

Yes, anyone impacted by today’s events should be receiving a phone call if not working today.

I just hope they get it over with as soon as I get there. Because right now I'm not ready to put myself into work for waiting

If someone is off today and on the list to be let go will they be called? I’m off till Friday and wondering if I should be waiting with my phone in hand or be nervous all the way till Friday