http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesleadershipforum/2012/08/09/10-signs-your-company-is-for-sale/#2addbfd694ed
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141201193302-43888834-6-signs-your-employer-is-selling-the-company
http://lindahertz.com/profiles/blogs/prepare-your-career-16-signs
http://www.cracked.com/article_16676_6-emails-you-get-when-your-company-about-to-go-under.html
All too familiar, especially the cost controls in the Forbes article. First it was the foam cups removed from the break rooms to save costs, then the cocoa machines went "out of order" and some of the coffee pots disappeared. Then they hired a "new" cleaning crew who assumed about 1/4 the work of the previous company. Now employees are also house keepers and get limited trash sacks. I'm guessing they cut quite of bit of costs by hiring what essentially seems like a vacuuming service. Part of me wants to believe the changes are to keep the company afloat, but the realist in me knows it's just because they're trying to be greedy little twerps and squeeze out whatever money they can while they still can.
Also, this: "Look for more meetings, with increasing frequency, as more bad news rolls in. The company is trying to get ahead of the office grapevine, suppressing rumors so you won't get nervous and quit, hoping you'll stay the course right up until you arrive to find a security guard standing next to a cardboard box filled with the stuff from your cubicle."
Don't show Suzie from KSID those links she might shout out how untrue they all are. I guess for some people there's no news until the meteor hits. Those people hate the rest of us who are like, "Hey everyone- there's a f---ing meteor coming towards us."
There's a sell coming. That's obvious. Tommy's "we won't tell you until we have to attitude" is a far cry from "we are NOT selling."
A corporate email was sent out that basically said, "We know you're scared and we know this doesn't look good, but there's nothing we can do about it. We're looking into options (selling) and we will let you know when there is something to let you know (ie: WE SOLD.)" They have dropped the act that a sale is not a possibility at this point, at least to the corporate employees. Most of us know we're sitting in ticking time bombs for jobs.
It's so great that "we" the outfitters had to take hour cuts and lost wages for the benefit of those execs.
Maybe Castner could throw us $50,000 to cover some of our bills and loses.
💵💵💵💵Kiss it goodbye!💸💸💸💸💸💸💸
http://kwbe.com/state-news/cabelas-to-pay-sec-1-million-regulator-says-bad-accounting-inflated-profit-margins/
Dick Cabela is rolling over in his grave. Wonder if Bass will even bother with demolition on the shiny new Cabelas corporate building. Maybe they should sell it to a private prison contractor. Nice new home for some c-level folks.
The culture is so fierce in at the corporate level that even Cabela's leadership can not control it. Trying to lead it and mold it to a new way of thinking from 10 hours away? Not likely.
I just wonder when the news is going to hit. It has to be in the next couple of months I would think. Who knows though. Also, who is going to want the corporate employees staying in Nebraska, probably not too many companies. That includes both Sidney and Lincoln.