There's a lot of buzz going around regarding the overdue closing of Furniture Operations. Anyone?
HOW THEY GOING TO EXPLAIN ANOTHER FAILED YEAR?
Yes my friends another fiscal year is about to end and the results S---! Staples in brick and mortar continues to lose market share, hell I bought my last ink cartridges at CVS, they have done nothing to differentiate themselves from competition and... — read more
The Night That Staples... Died
Long, long time ago I can still remember How that stock price Used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance That I could make our customers dance And maybe our profits Would rebound For awhile But Shira made me shiver With every toner cartridge... — read more
More Network Failures
Because I know that the Staples people read this, I thought I'd post that the frequent network failures in stores are inexcusable and are costing this company a fortune in lost sales, diminished morale and very angry customers. Today stores again... — read more
January
I have not posted much lately because in truth NOTHING has changed. More stores will close. Staples.com will not do well either. The stock has floated up recently with an inflated stock market. This too will end. HOWEVER, there is a hard break (using... — read more
Demos is COO of Barnes & Nobles, effective immediately.
From one sinking ship to another http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/demos-parneros-named-coo-of-barnes-noble/127296
Staples Layoffs 2017
How many times do we need to be surprised - I am not - do you think that we might have job cuts in corporate again - here in Framingham.
store closings
Is the Peru il store closing? I hearing in December but not sure
We are looking for customers from the Big Box stores
It appears there are some disgruntled staff/customers at the Big Box stores so there might be interest in a program we offer. My company, Toners Plus, specifically targets businesses with pricing contracts for toner supplies through the Big Box... — read more
Let the cheating begin
So now the scramble to save jobs have started. On the last conference call we were shown a slide on integrity. As soon as the slide was gone, we were told that if we weren't cheating we weren't trying. So let's all take csats from home, fill out... — read more
How Much do Associate Project Managers Make?
Tt should be around $90,000 but that could probably be more now. They also get bonus's which have the potential of 10% of their $90,000. How many Associate Project Managers are there still in the company? Have they been reduced due to the stores... — read more
Contract Division Leadership Summit
starts today. Anyone attending, keep us posted if anything good comes out.
So what happened to those big corp. layoffs that were supposed to happen by the end of the 3rd Qtr?
Can't wait to hear the dismal earnings report in a couple weeks.
The Future of Furniture Operations
Has anyone heard anything lately? I keep hearing that the closures have been pushed back.
I never realized it before but V.S. looks a lot like....
....Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. I always thought he was purposely going for the wise guy wanna be look. I was watching a documentary on Russia and Germany in WWII and the more I watched , the more noticeable it was. A blood relationship with this... — read more
How can people work for so little benefit! The 401(k) has gotten worse.
For people out there thinking about working at Staples. Think about this. The company will match only once you are fully vested, which should only take 4 to 5 yrs if memory serves me correct. The company will match 50 cents on the dollar for the... — read more
Fire VS.
Corp. layoffs are overdue.... and the RVP positions have yet to be culled. Otis has been demoted, so no more EVP SVPs have been cut down to 2 positions DMs were cut last winter, but there is still room for more cuts as stores close. Cutting the... — read more
Breakroom Call Day Nonsense
How f'ing stupid and waste of "sacred selling time" was Oct 17's breakroom call day! SAL's on the east coast were once again forced to endure another disorganized, sloppily conducted day of calling customers begging them to buy breakroom crap. Then... — read more
Thoughts?
Gm called into a meeting for her store" not being profitable", I wonder if A.) They will brain storm ways to become profitable or B.) Chew her out. Or C.) Tell her the game is up? Hope it's A. Any one experienced in this?
Associate scholarships?
I consider myself somewhat of a veteran when it comes to the whole associate scholarship routine. This year, I went to enroll on the website and no links work whatsoever, nor have they since late july. Any ideas what is going on?
Staples s---s
I was a general manager in District 93/94 up until last year. I know exactly why the RVP left Staples in the summer of 2015. The RVP that replaced him last year is actually a really good guy, but some of his worthless DM's are a joke. They give no... — read more
Strategy, retail, marketing, finance 2017 Layoffs
What do we know so far
Are you ready for the week of January 23?
Home office layoffs coming. Strategy, retail, marketing, finance. They need you off the books prior to the end of FY'16. The plan is to replicate what happened this year. Be ready.
Is the PMS supervisor supposed to spend most of their time at PMS? The supervisor at my store is always out on the floor doing load, tags, etc.
While the help is appreciated, I thought she should be at copy center for the most of her scheduled shifts. If i was working at cpc and saw my supervisor constantly away from it, id be pissed and feel she didnt give a crap about cpc. Also shes always... — read more
So Staples, why are you not closing stores in Fla when there is a cat 4 hurricane expected to hit today?
Maybe Shira, Steve or DeSanto should go down there and visit some stores, as a sign of solidarity to the employees they are expecting to risk their lives to open a damn store. Absolute greed and stupidity, Be safe down there y'all. Don't take any... — read more
So, it's October and the 4th qtr is right around the corner....
Time to shed some dead weight around Framingham and other field offices. With all the stores that have been closed since 2012 I have not heard of any reduction in the number of RVPs. Surely, with approx. 250 stores closed in the last 4 years, at... — read more
One year later
After being given the boot over a year ago, I've had time to reflect on how I was treated as an employee and all the back breaking work I did for STAPLES over the years, the dinners that were lost because I had to work late, the time off denials... — read more
major layoffs at staples coming soon at all staples near you /major nyc layoffs coming soon.
all you need to do is just talk to the p/t workers after years of working for them their jobs are being cut. Thank you obama major layoff all staples stores
Staples SDO Returning to Tucson!
Just found out today from the project management team in CA . I think it is still hush hush on the address, but here it is: Suite 195, Elvira, located by the airport out there I think. I hope that none of the people who lost their jobs out there when... — read more
Get OUT!!!
Now... Guys seriously, for those who still works for staples, I'm begging you guys get out of there. Don't stay with the company that doesn't appreciate you, I left Staples two weeks ago. In just two short weeks, I go from feeling like nothing. To be... — read more
Get ready for less gm's
Rumor mill is cranking again. Recent news has the elimination of many gm's in 2017. Staples is going to experiment with a multi unit gm position. 1 gm running multiple stores. Truth is, it will work, unfortunately most likely the a-- kissing gm's... — read more
A Call for Change
Fellow Stakeholders and Shareholders: The moment has come for us to take charge of the situation at hand and call for the immediate removal and replacement of C level and senior Staples leadership. We are at a juncture that calls for action and there... — read more
Furniture Operations Are Coming to a Close
Furniture Operations: Get ready, the time is now. I hope everyone is ready and you have read between the lines. This line of business has not and is currently not an asset to Staples Inc. Please take this serious for all individuals impacted by this... — read more
Here today.. Gone tomorrow...
I was glad to be hired by Staples.. many years ago.. but after many years of hard work.. and worry.. The future looked very cloudy.. more hard work.. with a lousy f---ing raise of .25 cent a year... I was rewarded with a job offer I job I couldn't... — read more
Class Action lawsuit
Anybody know the status of the class action lawsuit that was for unpaid overtime hour's in favor of delivery driver's i was a driver in SoCal when i received the letter..
It's going to get worse, before it gets better.
I worked my last day as a staples employee yesterday. I don't want to bite the hand of staples, the company that had been feeding my family and I for the last 10 years. I truely appreciate the work staples has given me, BUT enough was enough, the... — read more