Thread regarding Big Lots Inc. layoffs

I think everyone affected and their family and friends and community all need to go to Corporate and protest. That’s where the decision was made and that’s what will get noticed and get us news coverage. Instead of always cutting at the store level why don’t they cut the company jet or the million dollar executive salaries and lavish meals they pay for them. Why is it always ya who suffers.

What about protesting? Outside one of DM home store?

Everyone is mad... Yes it was a sh–ty company to work for.. we stayed cause of the associates, we got use to the workload, we were comfortable. F— I should of left the first time I thought about leaving I wouldn’t be in this situation... but they could of been more professional about it and gave us the respect of telling us face to face

I designing flyers to pass out at all the home in a mil radius from The biglots in my area , let’s see how they make sales , do you guys know that most of the shoppers are in a two or 3 mil radius, if we can impact that circle I know for a fact sales will be impacted, I’m a marketer and studied economics

You guys think I’m not mad ???? I have a family of course I’m p-ss-d

I started with Craigslist but I don’t have a preference, I’m posting everywhere , we all need to post something , if you don’t know how all you have to do is screenshot everything on our feed or take pics of all this good information everyone is posting, this is good stuff and real

Think this is a good case for a lawsuit
Do not sign the severance package

I think Big Lots is watching this thread. I wonder how many of us let go we’re in a “protected class” you know that’s a good and easy lawsuit.
We need to flood all their Facebook posts with comments. We need to tag them in hashtags. Make them go viral

The explanation they gave on the conference calls on who got cut was based on store volume and that all ATLS were being cut. But we know that’s not true.
In my district, all the ATL’s that we’re paid very well wet cut. How about you all? Newly promoted assistants even in low volume stores got to stay. All the ppl been there 10 years or more got canned. The ones making the higher salary

Over 5,000 views and only 117 replies.. SMH

I know all you guys and females are smart don’t let this company take your voice from you , let’s tell the people how they treated us so they can make an opinion if they want to keep shopping at the best store that treats associates like family, did you guys forget what’s in the break room ????? They have a poster say that we are all family can someone take a picture of that and post it on face book ??? This would really embarrass Biglots

What are you posting on?

I started exposing Biglots but I can’t do it alone please let’s work together and show then that we are not just $$$ signs to them

I think it hasn’t really sank in yet... everyone must be in shock and thinking I got to find a job... Trust me we haven’t given up yet and Big Lots has not won...

Does anyone know what the criteria was for who was let go and who got to keep their job?

yes they need to be exposed, how can we make an impact today??????? We need feedback from everybody and we need everyone to be united

We need to post it on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & LinkedIn. Make it as public as possible. Big Lots is not expecting any of us to fight back. They need to be exposed. All their cuts do not make sense. Not every store in my district was affected. But it was across the board the ATLS position that was eliminated. In other markets they got rid of the ATLM. Some even the STL. No consistency. And their explanations on how they selected the stores affected are all lies. Said it was based on “volume” and “truck size” but the highest 4 volume stores in our district with the biggest freight shipments got cut. It’s all lies. They will never tell the truth. So it needs exposed. They are all cowards.

Yes hes still the store manager but u know how the atls was in charge of cashiers and furniture the stl is now in charge of furniture and they added associate service lead to be in charge of cashiers

I don’t see any movement , im assuming we gave up on this topic, Biglots wins and we aré loosers aging

STL over furniture? So, no STL in the store now?

Both our assistant managers work 45 hrs every week our atlm wasnt good at her job our dts lead done her job for her i think our store manager had to make a decision of which one to save and he choose the atls to move to merch lead to save his job and let her take a demotion or severence pay

Why take the merchandising manager out of their position to begin with.. We never get OT In Cali if we did you had to have a good reason why

Can someone please tell us what was said on the conference call today?

They moved our atls to the new merch lead and store manager is over furniture and also demoted our atlm to associate service lead i dnt know of she is taking a pay cut since they demoted her but i do know they told her she cant get 45 hr a week anymore she can only get 32 to 39 hrs they dnt want to pay overtime anymore

And yes we know that they are hiring... An associate just text me and said that the MOD there told them they are hiring

You guys do know they are adding a service lead position for all the stores

Wow they are something else, the whole company is nothing but lies , they need money so they had to eliminate the merchandise positions I was making $25 as the merchandise manager

Conference call today was a joke. Telling the one left behind that the elimination of the ATLS position was to better serve Jennifer lol
And those 7 hours they’re losing each week will be distributed through the store. What a bunch of lies.

I'm not sure if class action is possible but I will tell you if you already signed a severance you signed away that right.
But I am pretty sure they violated the peoples rights who were forced to sign before they left. That is illegal and those people may want to contact a personal attorney if they can afford it. My spouse was able to take his paperwork out and he has 44 days left to sign to be eligible.

We need to spread the word to the whole country,
I got let go and all they told me was good luck

I am pt there still. My spouse lost his STL position. I contacted probably all the Columbus News places yesterday even sent an email providing the goodbye wish them well email. Biglots is in trouble to be making foolish moves. They're raising prices on garbage no one wants...cutting hours to where there wasnt enough to begin with. The good side of this whole mess...yes there is....is that while you all are looking now and will be settled in new jobs soon....the people left behind ....will get closed doors in their faces in a few years. I said 3 years ago within 5 years they will shut down. It's getting closer. If they think furniture will save their a$$....wrong.....its trash. They put too much money out on fancy signs and backers...opening new stores that btw resemble Walmart....new equipment that was outdated before they got it...and jacking up prices in cheap sh– from China. Look on Ebay for some of the exact products. Hell...the painted c-ap even comes in with paint stuck to the boxes. Right now as you all struggle to survive...like our family ....believe me when I say you ALL DESERVE BETTER. GO FIND IT!!! Biglots is truly the bottom of the barrel and has been for at least 8 years.

We have a voice and need Jennifer to listen please help our Word of mouth. Help us Boycott Biglots

I’ll help out with design and marketing

I’m ready to show Biglots that we have a voice

I’ll make flyers and pass them out , I’ll make them for free and mail them to you guys

Now is the time to Boycott, let’s make an I’m

We need to expose the cheap furniture they sell to Jeniffer the customer. These are things we need to let people know why let Biglots get away with this

We need to impact the class action or they will keep destroying families

Big Lots does not care! Can everyone say class action, union organization? I’ll be making the call. New CEO is destroying the company and people’s lives. I give this piece of sh– company a year at most!

They let go over 4,000 associates... yet they are now hiring?