Thread regarding Follett layoffs

Innovation Website

Went out to the Innovation submission website last week and determined that not a single submission other than benefits/PTO changes have been made. It has been a year and NOTHING has been completed. It is obvious that all the layoffs throughout the company have impacted the ability to complete anything. In fact, the guy who was running this site was sh-- canned in the last layoffs.

I think it is safe to say - save your breath and time. Nothing is going to get done because there are no employees left, and those that remain are overloaded just trying to keep the business moving. In fact, maybe we should have not rebuilt/relaunced the quad, innovation website etc, and invested that money where customers are impacted.

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Free shipping for efollett rental patrons was piloted at fewer than 20 stores 2 years ago and encountered issues, had to be redesigned. It was improved, and was rolled out to all stores last fall and now includes in store renters.

Regarding other projects, not only does home office not have the people to innovate but they don't have the funding either.

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Post ID: @8ppe+L48yZB2

Wow, great companies think alike.

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Post ID: @2glh+L48yZB2

Previous poster... you should cite the original source if you are going to copy an article verbatim and just switch "Amazon Robotics" with "Follett"... people might think you wrote this, which wouldn't be fair to the original author...

http://students.tufts.edu/amazon-robotics-tech-talk

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Post ID: @2yuc+L48yZB2

At Follett, we are continually reimagining what now looks like. We see the big picture, imagine a better one, and make the connections that turn complex problems into elegantly simple solutions. Our drive toward a smarter, faster, more consistent customer experience fuels Follett - and the industry - forward, now. With a fearless resolve to achieve the improbable with real solutions, we meet tomorrow's challenges today. We Reimagine Now.

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Post ID: @1szg+L48yZB2

That was implemented at my store 2 years ago and it was scrapped because it didn't work. I think this version only fixed the previous junk.

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Post ID: @1tgz+L48yZB2

Wasn't the free shipping label for all patrons that rented on that site as well? That was implemented.

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