Too much bureaucracy. Too much red tape. Zero efficiency. Redundant or unnecessary business processes. Failed projects and initiatives. Lack of accountability. Too much dead weight.
The only difference between the two is that Sears sustains itself by selling assets and getting loans from Eddie Lampert. The government sustains itself by taking more of our money.
@1zwn, Though to be fair, everyone who stands to be dumped out on their bottom once the whole company goes belly-up will likely be a lot worse off (both in terms of surviving in the short term without a job and finding a new job in general) under Trump's economic "plans."
Yeah Trump has nothing to do with this company failing. Hilary Clinton could have been elected the president and things will still be this bad for Sears and Kmart.
It's a common saying, doofus. It doesn't make sense with that political-correctness shoehorned into it.
Using The word Indian is not politically correct. It's first peoples or indigenous people. Thank you.
Again, can we leave politics out of this. I get enough political crap elsewhere
The government (pre trump) ran a lot better than any sears.
@vht - "Of course there will be failed projects...that is normal in any business." Yes, but what is not normal is a continuous series of failed projects that devastate the business. Just imagine what the state of the economy would be if SHLD was the epitome of success! That is a "normal" that no one would want to experience.
@emo. I get what you are saying. I will never forget years ago working in a Sears store.....I would tell my store manager I would be ready and set for a DM visit, but as soon as he left I was putting out tables how I wanted to sell through my product. The store manager said fine but I wasn't to embarrass him when the DM was there.
I work in a Sears store so I don't know what goes on at HE too much but I regularly think that These are Policies for a Thriving Business. So much time is wasted on formalities that no longer have any meaning and just slow down the actual business. Then the new & improved initiatives come out & it's more of the same. Time being wasted on tasks that do not matter. If we're working with limited hours then we need to pare down to covering the important basics.
Not as much dead weight anymore. Still a few positions that could be eliminated but much "leaner" now which is good. Everyone just has to learn to work at a faster pace. Of course there will be failed projects...that is normal in any business. It actually isn't a bad working environment at all for some of us....can't speak for all as I honestly don't know. It teaches you how to work within a challenging environment and make the best of a reduced budget. You learn some invaluable skills. it's all in how you look at it. Anything can be turned negative if you have that sort of mindset. I choose to find as much positive as I can.
You must work at HE. I did and no truer words have been spoken about how it runs out there.