What's up guys? As I come to work on this Monday and look at the hallow floors and desk... I can't help but wonder is this how the Germans, the Italians and the Japanese felt they know they had lost WWII???
Then I flashback to more happier and succeful times like at River Grove, Oakbrook (good Ole 1818) and Westmont and then wonder "how the heck did we come to this?"
News just in. Follett is an abusive employer who will fire anyone at anytime without reason. Stay at your own peril.
Cuts need to be made at the top. Keep the worker bee happy and profits will follow. Very simple practice.
Asking is not getting you a raise. Board voted and there are No Raises, no promotions, etc.
mgt has been told to explain that to their employees. No exceptions!
I get it. You just need to ask for a raise. I did.
Follett upper management and Follett family members-get ready for your employees to leave in masses.
The moral is down and the blows keep coming - NO Raises are you flipping kidding me.
We (your employees) are what makes your company run. Without us there is no company.
Please keep this in mind when making decisions that effect our lives.
401k match is next.
Happy frickn Tuesday.. The gavel just came down again. No raises and no profit sharing!! You can stick the insult of profit sharing.. But no raises.. WR is busting at the seams.
I heard that RG promised the family a guaranteed dividend and that is why he in charge.
That totally sucks, I have not heard this yet. What benefits have they not destroyed? Is the 401k match next. God help us.
also no profit sharing for those that were still supposed to get it and no tuition reimbursement
Well being told no bonuses or raises this year. I would say my Monday sucked.
Management has transformed this company into a stinking pile of crap. Their inability to forecast the changing market place, poor hiring decisions when bringing on new teams of poorly qualified VPs, betraying the employees who actually talk to actual paying customers have transformed Follett to sad, mean relic. I wish it would just go away.
It used to be a people company, heck, it was even one of the values. Of course numbers were always important, and everyone on the team (all of us) worked hard to get those numbers, we gave it our all. That was a time when the President would send you a personal email or phone call to thank you for an accomplishment, the upper management would take you to dinner when they were in your location, and we got together, all of us, to have hands on learning, and connecting at some magical place down in Florida. And they knew your name, where you worked.
Now, people change so fast that we don't even know their names, or what they do. Management conf. are a thing of the past (they used to think these were really important), now regional meetings are even a thing of the past. There is a huge disconnect from all angles. Stores, management, home office. Nobody is on a team, you are on your own, waiting for the next ball to drop. So many are heading out, too much stress feeling like your days are numbered.