Thread regarding Staples Inc. layoffs

Key would be giving manager enough notice but also they may use what you were hired for....if you were hired and you told them you had open availability and now you don't they will use that against you. Seen too many good people let go because the top brass have the mind set that if you can't work when I need you, then we don't need you.

1-2-3 sounds like Ronnie. Ronnie, if that is you, go,play with minority interest in The Reds.

If you are a tier 4 and you have that much extra payroll then it is the manager's fault for not recruiting and hiring. If he is actually planning for these frequent late nights he should be scheduling it that wa so people know they will be working that late. As much as I would like to have an off hours crew to get things done (either late night or early AM) what he is doing is just bad management, which is of course typical for Staples. They drove away or fired the majority of the good managers, and the remaining ones are an endangered group.

TLDR: Your manager is unskilled at best and a dbag at worst.

The 1 2 3 guy sounds like a policy wonk that never spent ANY time in a well run store (hmmm maybe that is the new normal). However what I wrote stands. Most nights you should walk out at 20 minutes after and be in super shape. Anything less is a failure to hire, train, manage.

1. How much notice are you giving the GM about your availability? Was it a set agreement made? Without knowing that it's hard to say.

2. It is a lot easier to get things done after close when the store is empty. This can be critical in getting store recovery done. 2 hours past should definitely not be a regular thing but 2-3 times a month is certainly feasible. In a tier 2 store we typically are there an hour to an hour and a half.

3. To be honest it sounds like it's just a commitment that you can't make due to your other job. It is totally understandable but not really fair to your managers running the business and other associates doing the same things.

If you really need to stay more than 30 minutes E V E R then you have a very poor staff, or an untrained staff or way to few staff, regardless of store volume and even given the current extreme payroll restrictions.

I'm the most vocal critic of the assholes at the top so I don't say these words lightly. My sources tell me that staying that late is usually driven by an HOURLY paid manager inappropriately pushing the envelope.

It also means a GM looking the other way.

You are right, things have changed and not for the better. We have enough payroll because they won't hire anyone. Two tech's, 3 copy center and 3 part time supplies. Tier 4. We usually operate with 3 people on Sundays and that includes the manager. I close 3 nights a week, At least 2 of the 3 we stay 1.5 to 2 hrs late.

When I worked at a Tier 2 store they made sure we got out on time.

Let a Mgr know as soon as you spot the error on the schedule. Do not ignore it and not show up or waint until the last minute to call out. Speak to the Mgr that does the schedule and see what the problem or misunderstanding is. As far as staying late, I believe 30-60 minutes is the usual leeway given businesses.

Consistently keeping people 2 hours past there scheduled time is wrong. I would keep copies of all your schedules and what time you punched in/out. I would go to HR before I called the state labor department. I'd like to know how your store has enough payroll to keep 4-5 people two hours after their scheduled time on a regular basis. I can understand this happening for RVP visits or above, but not regularly. Most people in my store want the hours and volunteer to stay, but if someone has another job or school and has to go, they are allowed. That being said, remember that Staples is a shadow of the somewhat respectable, ethical company we joined in the early 2000's. If your state is "At Will" they can pretty much let you go for any reason or excuse that does not fall into a protected class.