Thread regarding Big Lots Inc. layoffs

I was let go after 30 years, I put my whole life into this company and this is how they take care of me what a joke .

Just found out a beloved assistant manager was let go due to "restructuring ". He is an excellent leader and hard working, the kind of person you would hope to be able to work with. Married with children, he was blindsided when they let him go. We, the general associates, are saddened both by his our loss and the process he will be undertaking to find another job.
My friend says he's smart and dedicated and will certainly find something better. She's right. I am just so sorry to see how he was treated.
THIS IS WHY BIG LOTS IS PROUD TO BE UNION FREE. If there was a union, half the stuff corporate does would never happen. They count on incoming employees to be unknowledgable enough about unions to believe Big Lots' inaccurate, deceitful description of unions.
Alas, the almight dollar reigns supreme. We have lost a wonderful assistant manager. Our loss, and Big Lots' loss. I hope he finds a job opportunity where his excellence is applauded .

Already breached their own agreement. No vac payout.

I was on vacation when i heard about the cuts. I had to call to find out i was apart of it. Otherwise they would have waited until i returned the following week to let me go.

I cared I worked so hard to build a wonderful team....so c-appy....getting the boot by a phone call..seriously that's how it was done....but just know that he that is higher than the highest regards and there be higher than he.

How many got cut with 30 years or more

Your reg.pay for the last week should have been added to your severance, that is how they did mine. I get no vacation payout because I used more than I earned up until 7/29. When they combined my last regular pay with severance it actually screwed me out of 100 bucks. That, however, does not surprise me.

The workload was already too much, between all the freight, the price changes, haz mat, plus trying to hit all the metrics, and now the stores are going to have to do it with less. The stores, mostly, were not getting it all done, but of course it was ignored if you were one of the favorites of the DM. I knew something was coming when I saw how badly they had cut the hours in the store, but was still blindsided. The funny thing is that the "store of the future" in my market was doing less in volume and sales than other stores that lost their atls, but they were allowed to keep theirs. Meanwhile, you walk into that store, and no one even says hello. But they kept that position in that store because they know how vital it is and they have to make those stores look like they are working.
Meanwhile, the stock is going down in flames. Good luck to the remaining employees and managers because more changes are coming.

Have you checked my big lots? I was let go Monday morning 7/29 and was paid out all of my pay wed 7/31. 3 days for week of 7/28, all pay for 7/14 thru 7/28. Vac and floating holiday, all on 7/31, 3 separate pay stubs. Email Corp at email address for the summer 19 layoffs. This email was in the hyopthetical severance package. I have emailed them few times and they have been very responsive.
FU big lots!!!!

We're supposed to get vacation paid out. Where is it. Why didn't we get a small check for what we worked the week of 7-28 and 7-29? I got my severance check but not those two items. I feel like they're going to mess something up.

I've already submitted my words on here, but why the hell do I keep coming back? I'll tell you why, I'd love to see this company fall to shambles, and die laughing. Better now, with a SEVERANCE package, yes I said SEVERANCE! Oooopsie, I wasn't supposed to talk about that. Gonna take away my birthday now, too? Looking like SOTF didn't cut it. Blahhhhahahhahha.

What is incredibly ironic about the Big Lots layoffs is that many people in the corporate office and in the field have this little saying at the foot of their e-mails: "Always treat your customers the same as you would your best customers"

Biglots. stock at 63 in January 2018 and when capizee went on medical reason the stock hit at $41. Bruce came and keep decreasing to $22 now. Capizee knew what was happening and dump his stocks and Thorn is trying to make money he will be out the door

Is anyone attempting to negotiate a better severance package?

Stock for biglots January 2018 $67 now at $22 something wrong with this company

I still have not received my severance packet, I was let go on July 29th. Between my Stl who also was let go we had 54 years service Between us, I have called Human Resources about my severance packet , no one returned my call. It took 10 minutes on the phone to terminate me, what’s the deal

We cannot speak about our severance, it's in the package, we really don't acknowledge its existence.Lol

Corporate LIED to WBNS TV 10 Columbus on 8/1 when they reported to the station that ONLY 400 employees were let go...Bruce is PURPOSELY being deceptive, so he can say "Oh, it was a typo!" I KNOW that the lay-offs totaled more than 4000, but Bruce doesn't want to upset current stockholders and potential investors. Bruce is a SELFISH, GREEDY, poor excuse for a human being, and he should NOT be the CEO of ANY American corporation. He ruined Men's Warehouse/Tailored Brands when he was their CEO, and wasn't so great when he was CEO of PetSmart. The remaining Board of Directors (Yes, Bruce got rid of Tim Johnson) should think long and hard if they want to proceed down this morale-busting road...There are MUCH BETTER CEO candidates out there, who don't distort the truth for personal gain!

There's nothing you can really do once you sign the arbitration agreement you can't do anything big lots is untouchable at this point but God sees evil and he will handle it the way he knows how so stop getting mad my peeps we're all going to be alright.

Can someone post what is stated in the severance agreement?

Just take the severance and look for brighter days somewhere else. Big Lots will choke on their own vomit. The stock is tanking, they are reducing hours more, and they chose to get rid of talented, hard working, loyal people out of greed. None of those things are part of a recipe for success.

Whoever is thinking of "doing" something, if you took the severance just chalk it up to better days ahead, not with it.

If anyone wants to do something about please get with me

I’m with you brother, I was let go because they didn’t like me and the reason they didn’t like me is because I’m not an a– kisser. Brothers if I have to do that to keep my job no thanks

I just got an email from Job Sight saying I'm a perfect match for my position at Big Lots. Curiosity got me so I went to Big Lots careers and there it is. They even used the same title. I figured they would at least change the title!
Although I am hurt to know I was discarded after a decade and a half of "above expectation" work, I am proud that I can walk away from such a company. There are better things than to work people so hard that they hurt and have no personal life. As for their future, I do no care. They get what they invest in. They do no invest in employees but invest in bad buys of cheap merchandise...year after year.

Well this company didn’t give a rats a– about us

From a corporate insider, they are pulling hours out of the labor model. Expect to have fewer going forward.

Just saw my old position posted on indeed. That’s some bs.

Another STL here that just came back from vacation that Monday and was blind-sighted by the rude 8:30 morning phone call from my DM and HR. 10yrs and 2 months of devoted time and not even a thank you. Bruce "the butcher" Thorn doesn't give a rats a–, he's still eating his Lobster and Steak for dinner tonight by candlelight without holding any thoughts or remorse about the many lives he ruined. Yes, there is changes in the retail world, but this was low.

Dts leads will be next. They will wait till after Christmas.

Why haven’t I seen this anywhere?????????

I don’t think she can.....

The work load was already a lot.. I can just imagine now.... Good Luck..., The only thing I worry about is my team... They now got some dumb a– STL... just hope they don’t miss treat the associates

I’m an STL , I was never told about this until the day it happened, I was never asked for my opinion of who to keep . My Atls is capped out and has been here for 9 years , great evals , no coachings , he’s out . But my ATLM who is failing with 4 coachings , he stays. I feel they decided based off pay , who was let go . Because those that were offered the service lead did not lose their hourly rate , just OT and went to 37.5 hours a week. And saying the stores are not losing the man hours , well next 2 weeks I’m forecasted 40 hours less. STL over furniture, Service Lead over cashiers, Floor and hazmat. ATLM over freight , merchandising, Nvo sets, price changes , STS, mark down report , DSD. Yeah this won’t work . 3 days to work truck , 2 days off and 2 days for the ATLM to get everything else done . With turn over so high with unloaders , everyone is always new trying to get freight done isn’t happenin. I work 11 hours a day to get everything done on time , with one ATLM now , it’s just not worth it .

the best worker ive met in my life was fired after 24 years with th company. 24 years

So, Folks, in reality Big Lots Inc. is NOT hurting at all. Per the Yahoo Finance website, as of 5/4/19, Big Lots had approximately $3.05 Billion in Total Assets and $2.4 Billion in Total Liabilities, resulting in just under $650 Million in Net Tangible Assets. This indicates a significant increase in total assets from previous years, plus the 14% Trump Corporate Tax Cut that went into effect last year. Instead of investing in keeping talented, experienced management and improving the infrastructure of the stores, Bumbling Bruce Thorn has decided to slash over 4000 jobs, adversely affecting thousands of their dependents as well. WHY? As stated in his silly NorthStar video, Mr. Greed wants to "double our profit" and move Big Lots into the "top half" of the Fortune 500...Too bad for us that we have the MISFORTUNE of having Butcher Bruce as our CEO! https://mail.yahoo.com/?.intl=us&.lang=en-US&.partner=none&.src=finance

Yes I heard that about the 99 stores... don’t be in a rush... job offers will come in don’t settle for just anything... I almost did... I got laid off on Monday first job offer on Wednesday...

There is WAY BETTER, stay away from other discount retail, 99c dollar tree.... same sh– show, terrible miserable environment.
Everybody handles and processes things differently. Think of everything you accomplished and how hard you worked. You know you can make things happen, when you are ready, use that to build your confidence. Fuel your hate fire for big lots by being amazing somewhere else. Yeah, they let us go over the phone, weak a– pussies. Their loss!!!! When that ship sinks, you will already be established elsewhere and reminisce on this day. FU Big Lots.

This effects everyone differently... it might be easy for you to say go get another job if you just support yourself... This might be the only source of income for some with a family to support....

Something like this should have been all over social media lol dam Biglots had everything under control lol this sh– is funny I cant believe that they have the upper hand what a west of Telnet from all of you even you wannabe STLs you guys are something else, this site is just to vent from what I am reading very disappointed from all of you I thought you guys had more balls or guts, I give up Through me the towel