I quit in November after they went to hourly pay and dropped everyone's rate. I wasn't going to wait for the other shoe to drop. There is a lot of opportunities for great jobs outside of Follett. I no longer stress out, overwork, have to be on call... — read more 

CEO typically has a 3 year contract with big incentives. Ray is coming up on 3 years. Crystal clear that his incentives are all about share price and one time profit end of this year. Selling out everything to hit profit goals and drive stock price... — read more 

I really don't know if it makes any difference but Amazon just announced that they're building warehouses in both Waukegan and Aurora how does this affect the Follett distribution center?

"In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice your sense of life to an enemy that would claim your precious mind...Do not let your fire go out spark by irreplaceable spark. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the... — read more 

I see HR is doing what they do best, lying on Glassdoor. "Wonderful Company" nothing negative to report, etc.. What a joke!

Good to be holding on to that inventory?

Well I got Follett on the naughty list and it was beautiful. Santa gave me a nice present this year. After more than 10 years service with the company and dealing with the changes thinking I survived, I was terminated stating a reduction in force and... — read more 

I know of 3 managers who quit under RM JP all 3 had complaints about how he treated them. All 3 were g--. Hmmmmmm

Character a. Intent i. Caring ii. Transparency iii. Openness b. Integrity i. Honesty ii. Fairness iii. Authenticity Competence a. Capability i. Skills ii. Knowledge iii. Experience b. Results i. Reputation ii. Credibility iii. Performance

Paying them well, mentoring them, challenging them, promote them, involve them, APPRECIATE them, VALUE them, include them in the mission, vision or BHAG, empower them and most of all trust them.

You're a three-decker sauerkraut and toad stool sandwich with arsenic sauce. You stole Christmas.

Anybody see the results from the last employee survey or know when they will be communicated to us?

Anyone know why Follett opened an office in Dubai?

There's a group of 200+ former associates who will provide mental support and networking, along with a chance to vent a b--check it out if you're on FB.

There is a lawsuit against Follett. It was about time.

So after Ray said there were no new layoffs planned they canned 25+ people but then turned around and hired a new SVP/ CFO because we need another bean counter to tell us how we aren't making enough and that we need to trim the fat all the while I'm... — read more 

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/sears-is-on-the-brink-of-catastrophe-as-stores-closures-loom-and-top-execs-flee-the-company/ar-AAl68O8?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

Two weeks ago your CEO promised no additional layoffs before year end. The separation agreement is on my coffee table. Merry Christmas. Does this generation of Folletts require integrity and accountability of those who run your company? Or are the... — read more 

Can anyone confirm salary cuts at FSS and details? Hoping it is false.

Sorry to see our friends treated like this. http://wesleyanargus.com/2016/12/01/new-wesleyan-bookstore-on-main-st/

The biggest threats to innovation is an organizations culture and internal politics. This company will fail as long as the US vs. THEM culture exists! Sadly to say....with current leadership...this culture will never change. RIP Follett...for the... — read more 

For a company that doesn't know how to find it's way out of a paper bag, let alone implement a system efficiently, they sure do get those termination packages out lickity split! They know where their priorities are. Pathetic.

Great leaders lead by example, are transparent, have integrity, are innovating, are trustworthy, cares about their teams, have passion for their industry....just to name a few. Follett's leaders, lead by talk, just transparent enough to make it look... — read more 

It's funny how a stupid post is made after the truth about the leadership is reported. Just a tactic to divert your attention from what is really going on. Referring to the DE comment.

It is more of a sign of lack of leadership, innovative, creativity and common knowledge. I think his "executive" team needs to take a self inventory of their own skillset. If they are honest with themselves they will come to the same conclusion that... — read more 

We're basically on life support. Good luck to all those let go today.

The ivory tower is full of incompetent a-holes , with no values or morals! Don’t bother having a town hall just to tell your lies (HO RIFs), screw us of our benefits (merit, reviews, 401k, bonus) and then blame all the people YOU fired 2 ½ years ago... — read more 

Not more than 2 weeks ago, Ray G. Said at the town hall that they chose to cut benefits, bonus, merit and 401k rather than lay off more people. Well, today they are chopping heads in IT. You want to save a bunch of money on IT, dump CORE POS already.

Layoffs in the tower today?

The previous post is just a diversion tacit to get you mind off the key points. So I will point them out once again. Overly staffed executive suite, under-qualified executives, out dated business models, and lack of trustworthy leadership, just to... — read more 

Crybabies. Looks like you all are still exempt (for the time being)