It will now become "Make more Happen with Less". Have a nice day.
Retail budget not approved.
Retail budget not approved leads to layoff.
If the Patriots win, the Maitland corporate office will certainly close!
It’s true. Overheard it in a meeting on Friday!
March Layoffs Update
Manager have a meeting on Tuesday 2/6 to go over plans for the second wave if layoffs. Cross your fingers everyone we made it though the first wave i hope we dont loose a bunch of wonderful talent again!
Policy Change - Pens And Pencils Removed From Offices
Staples pens never worked very good anyway, always falling apart or dyring up but now it's come to management's attention that they can also be used as a lethal weapon. From hereon, employees will shift to a truly paperless office.
Staples- Richmond Hill Canada
What happened or is about to happen at corporate head office?
Lederer asking associates to remove family pictures from their cubes
What has this place come down to? Won't remove anything!
new commission structure announced for SBA AM's
Taking away more and more from rep's. Extremely hard to understand the details of this plan. That is the way they want it. More and more are or will be looking at the door.
Confirmed!! Staples Cafeteria Will Be Run By Purina!!
you guys really will be eating your own dog food!!
Shocking!
Home office associates being asked to clean bathrooms and empty trash bins in the latest cost cutting measure. Disgusting!
SP to implement cashier less checkout in Q2
All cashiers roles to be eliminated. Confirmed from multiple sources.
Staples liquidating all assets....
I can confirm this is happening next week. All locations to be affected.
Are you really surprised
Are you really surprised that this is going on with Staples? You have regional managers and district managers writing up store managers for not hitting those stupid top 10 priorities. You have store managers in turn having to write up sales managers... — read more
Masssive Layoffs Imminent
all corporate locations, most all groups in scope of the new ‘challenge’ but 37-38 managers in particular. ...another day in framingham!
New Leadership: eat your own dog food
Watching this company fail is better than watching a campfire die out. Goodbye, Staples. https://m.staples.com/Managing-Incompetence-Gabriel-Ginebra-Paperback/product_486325
4 tips for living with uncertainty in corporate America
Having a comfortable job in a corporate office space can provide advantages, but job security isn’t always one of them. What happens when you don’t get that raise you were hoping for, your employer decides to restructure, or they make the tough... — read more
SP is in the process of unloading Maitland
Looks like a building on Maitland Blvd will be up for lease soon. TL on the 2nd floor knows what is happening - but isn’t allowed to talk about it. Not cool that they would have a site manager hold that type of information from associates that she... — read more
New ceo
as suspected this board is filled with disgruntled and bitter ex staples employees. been over 12 hours and no one has come on to post about the new ceo meeting this morning.
It's Go Time. More Layoffs Coming
More Layoffs and More at HQ and Beyond Coming Affected: Potentially Everyone Most Affected: NAR @ HQ, SDS, Marketing, Merch Timing: Quarterly to semi-annual. Jul guaranteed. Less in Q4 '18. Intentions of some are authentic. What's to come is beyond... — read more
So, What Would You Have Done?
I read criticism after criticism about SG, RS and now Sycamore. What would you have done differently? And if you were or are in a leadership role of any kind, why didn't you provide the guidance instead of sitting idly? This isn't a taunt, I really... — read more
Staples hires Coke executive to replace Goodman as CEO
https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/01/26/staples-hires-coke-executive-to-replace-goodman-as.html
innovative ways
Quote - "I think it does show some desire to hold people responsible in innovative ways" – Shira Goodman Sycamores innovative way = Sh_t Can her As_
and the beat goes on. Or is that, "hit the street"
New CEO for Staples Joshua Allsopp, 26 January 2018 As revealed by OPI early this morning (GMT), Staples Inc CEO Shira Goodman has been 'let go'. shira goodman 610 As revealed by OPI early this morning (GMT), Staples Inc CEO Shira Goodman has been... — read more
New CEO
And we have a new CEO from Coca-Cola!
Anyone willing to comment to UK trade press?
Looking for insiders/former employees to comment (on or off the record) about staff lay-offs at Staples for a report in the UK media. Reply below and I can set up a call/email.
Trump Corporate Tax Cuts
Is Sycamore going to give any bounces for Trump helping there cause?
Staples is corrupt
A lot more to come Staples us top heavy, vp’s, directors, managers people who never get out of their offices all day. They spend more time in meetings and on conference calls and no one is minding the store, why do you think Shira is gone? All she... — read more
Who is Next after Shira?
Bet put wonder boy NR from SBA in the spot. God forbid......
Adios, Shira
Didn't see that one coming. Just kidding. We did.
Shira Gone
This website doesn't lie. Shira's last day is tomorrow.
excellent article about what PE Firms do with companies
http://www.marketexpress.in/2018/01/the-private-equity-firms-at-the-core-of-brick-mortar-retail-bankruptcies.html
owner, Sycamore Partners, declined to comment.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/nine-west-could-be-the-next-retailer-to-file-for-bankruptcy.html
Simple Explanation
Media and govt tells us "The economy is booming!" and yet just about every major corporation is laying people off. Ever cross your mind that the economy is not booming, and that is a false narrative? Today the latest major layoff announcement, 5000... — read more
Framingham move
Any word since building is almost empty of moving into Colorado building??
Any other Latino or African Americans laid off outside of Framingham?
Please reply here.
Are there any lawyer reading this site?
There might be lawsuit at least in the IT area. White women in management, white women in technical jobs, and even just whites in general are the minority in IT. Many white women in management were let go and replaced by non-white males (mostly newly... — read more
Another store closure
West Hazleton, PA the latest to close. http://standardspeaker.com/news/local-staples-store-closing-1.2291937