Did you hit your goal or will there be more layoffs ahead?
What are the managers saying?
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Indeed, the Snapback Checklist was a mind-numbing, soul-destroying bit of micro-management that had to have been still-born in the New York headquarters, probably by some mid-level drone who thought it would rescue his career. Like so many worthless things that are vomited forth from HQ, the Snapback somehow became a bit of corporate tradition, like Elf On the Shelf, only more lame, and there are few things more lame than Elf.
Every knows the CLEAN SWEEP is EVERY January!!
I want to know when they're going to CLEAN HOUSE AGAIN!
"since we had hardly any maintenance staff."
Several stores have barely any maintenance staff now. Managers and employees are having to pick up the slack.
Yes. Management would tell you to do this ... clean out a drawer and they said they'd be back to check up on it. After a week or two, no one checked. It's another tedious bit of management B.S. that leads no where.
The fear of the 'clean sweep' is hollow. AS stated below, this was done last year and the year before in the store I worked at BEFORE I was suddenly laid off. They give you a sheet with things to tic off to get rid off, organize, and clean. Including dusting, since we had hardly any maintenance staff. It has to do with LITERAL cleaning, not a euphemism for lay offs.
I can't believe no one from the corporate office is reading this. Someone must have some clue what's going to happen soon. It's anonymous, spill!!!
They'll be a "different" kind of clean sweep in February.
Clean sweeps of office areas/receiving are done every year starting in January. It's not new.
@2quw . Agreed, the company wide "clean sweep" directive seems akin to getting a house ready to be put on the market. That's the thought at our store as well.
The "clean sweep" sounds like the regular post-holiday Snapback cleanup, which people take seriously for a week or so then totally forget about by February.
We exceeded plan for the holiday season, but I still have a bad feeling about the future of the store. Now there has been a company-wide “clean sweep” directive where they are having management throw out all items in the managers offices, receiving, and cash office that aren’t absolutely necessary for the day-to-day operations. Seems like they are tidying up the stores to either make closings easier or woo a buyer?
How long was your SM employed?
Our SM just quit
Mr. @X3ZPtbI-1kfv is very correct; for the younger people especially, be very careful of what you post on social media about the company. I know there is a booksellers page at Facebook that is closed, but I wouldn't trust that, and neither should you.
We were warned on the B&N Booksellers FB page and by our manager not to say anything negative. So everyone is coming here to tell the truth now.
Someone has a sense of humor.
NYC closed 10 out of eighteen stores in the last ten years. I don't think we pulled a Christmas miracle.