I was a course materials manager and was let go earlier in the year. I don't really have any inside connections so I thought this would be a good place to ask: are they getting rid of most of the cm positions? Are they regional course materials... — read more 

Is it just me or does it seem like the morons in Westbrook have realized that the 1 Follett idea was a total bust. Especially now since Follett Wholesale ur um excuse me Follett Higher Education Business to Business is a standalone entity. They made... — read more 

The new Kronos system is deducting an hour for lunch instead of half. Check your time cards to make sure they are correct.

What's happening to them in May?

The sad thing is folks that Follett claims it needed to realign it's business interests to help alleviate a $90 million hole created by a bunch of former Sears and 1 Ace dipshits. Now we go off and hire another Chicago (Ace hardware wonder how she... — read more 

Seriously? Explains why so many were laid off.

Follett made the news! http://m.slashdot.org/story/310045 A major blow to SS and his security team. Good job spending money to show nothing for its ROI. Perhaps the board may reconsider a few things.

Working for Follett Bookstores, What is starting pay?

Leadership should take the Course Material Certification test. What a bunch of f---ing idiots. They change the business model, change our way of thinking on procurement. Then make us take a test to reinforce our old way of thinking??? Now they want... — read more 

So you are laying off people so you can get out from being $90 million in the hole. Now people are without jobs and no money to feed their family. So what do you,do? You tell them it is for the good off the company that there won't be any cost of... — read more 

I was demoted from my position, was offered to become a part-timer, and I said "no thank you." I handed back my keys to the store and walked out. I have given everything that can possibly do to my employer, sacrifice endless hours and my health to be... — read more 

Starbucks CEO: admits personal failure and learns from it, also passionately respects the people who work for him.

What's happening in May?

I lost my job at ADC in the first wave of layoffs by Follett . I have friends in the warehouse that tell me how managers that stay in their office but nothing is said . Two girls that were promoted to leadership roles that spend most of the day... — read more 

Store managers don't need this, the 'each & every associate' the powers that be who's lives they decided to devastate need this. SM will have to work a full 40 hour week & then have to depend on college or part time help who really don't care. Google... — read more 

If you're still in one of the stores Run and run fast.. That Regional will def throw u under a bus just to make himself look like gold to the henchman above him. In all my years in Retail I've never seen anything like it.

Stay until you get fired, layed off or company goes under. Or Find a new job and leave. Go the smart route.

My questions to you is can we compete with Amazon? They are a Online retail Giant and in comparison we are this small company with old strategies. I understand that staying positive and keeping us engaged is important but you cant blame us for seeing... — read more 

Employee engagement cannot be achieved by a mechanistic approach which tries to extract discretionary effort by manipulating employees’ commitment and emotions. Employees see through such attempts very quickly and can become cynical and... — read more 

Employee engagement is about positive attitudes and behaviours leading to improved business outcomes, in a way that they trigger and reinforce one another. Employee engagement is about our employees feeling pride and loyalty working for our... — read more 

Employee engagement is getting up in the morning thinking, “Great, I’m going to work. I know what I’m going to do today. I’ve got some great ideas about how to do it really well. I’m looking forward to seeing the team and helping them work well... — read more 

Employee engagement is a workplace approach resulting in the right conditions for all members of an organisation to give of their best each day, committed to their organisation’s goals and values, motivated to contribute to organisational success... — read more 

Is it just me or is this Follett's way of getting Amazon to gain interest in purchasing part of our company. The Warehouse possibly. By the way, the plan is for this company to get out of the brick and mortar business all together. The thinking is... — read more 

Just what we needed more ugly hoodies that don't sell. Received a shipment about a month ago of hoodies we already had too many of only to receive another shipment of the same this week. How does this even make sense? Oh I get it . now we will... — read more 

What positions were eliminated in the stores? At all stores or low performing stores are the only ones hit?

What do you think?

Follett leadership, you don't need to abuse and disrespect your employees. Instead of the layoffs randomly picked that eliminate employees who want to stay and contribute and gets rid of some employees that are low performers and contributors, just... — read more 

You are the weakest link, goodbye