Do not entertain the thought of working for the courier guys! You are only working for the truck you are paying for, i.e. maintenance, fuel etc etc. You will have to have 15-25 mile route per day, deliver 200-250 cartons per day to see profit, trust... — read more 

We are hearing from very reliable sources that Furniture will be going to a 3rd party just as the SDO's are. Does anyone here have anything? Thank you!

Word soon.Ruh roh!

Someone please post a list of the remaining SDO's.

I had a customer in the copy center who collapsed on the floor and the husband was yelling for me to call 911. The customer stopped breathing. I called at once to get the ambulance in and minutes later my GM ( who was chatting in the parking lot with... — read more 

Let us know what happens. Did you get put on a PiP? If you do get let go, let us know if they try to fight unemployment. That is what the bad reviews and PiPs are implemented for, to prevent having to pay severance and unemployment. So far, everyone... — read more 

Was told this morning HR coming in June 1st for benefits rollout but think we all know that will be the end of our SDO.

I had a sales manager who used to pride himself how he could spot economically disadvantaged customers and falsely accuse them of theft. He told me he wanted to "lie" and say I saw a customer steal merchandise. He claimed he received a financial... — read more 

I've been gone from Staples well over a decade ago and I would like to know if anyone has any Crooked Manager Stories? I have plenty and would like to post them here if this site lets me.

And ... two other stores in the Western WA area are closing as well. Customers have already received emails containing a $10 coupon starting May 23 for our other local stores and we are putting up the signs tomorrow or Sunday. So, we've been told... — read more 

Classic case of the right hand not knowing what the left is doing. Marketing blasts out a bunch of last minute offers to drive store traffic the last week of the quarter, while at the same time RVPs and DMs are screaming at stores to CUT PAYROLL to... — read more 

Does anyone have any new news about the merger?

Staples quietly testing franchising in India. Considering same idea in America. Ordering would be a modifiable version of E3 SLIM. Might not be a bad idea to separate the VPs from day to day operations of stores. Let stores run how they should be run... — read more 

Got to love a company where u get no bonus because DM does review that puts u at "does not meet" (which if u read it says does not go above and beyond in the contribution to the business).....then u have a floor strip crew do an overnight shift and u... — read more 

My wife is in charge of purchasing at her work. She places 2 orders a week with Staples. Her company spends 15-thou a month on paper, toners, breakroom suppplies, etc.. 99.9% of the time she has gotten her order the next day. We closed 2 weeks ago... — read more 

http://www.wsj.com/articles/staples-ceo-sargents-pay-grew-15-to-12-4-million-last-year-1428963870

I just quit and am glad I did. Staples takes advantage of their managers. Upper management inconsistently communicate through email laced with negativity. Reaching out for help is viewed as weak. Seven years ago this was a team environment that... — read more 

Let's get this point straight. The upper echelon of Staples is being forced out. All the way down to GM's. Of course the major driving force is $ and the conception that there are people in the world that can do it better....... Untrained people in... — read more 

Word coming soon

Please!Please!Please!Do not do this!I was conned into being talked into making 2000 a week,and buying my own truck,runs to the post office at three in the morning,Yada,Yada!First of all it will cost you money(more than they tell you just to get... — read more 

Who's bright idea was it that the drivers go out making deliveries today? Over half my customers were closed for the holiday and that means I have to go back out on Monday and do the same stops again. We should of been closed today but don't have to... — read more 

Another exec. on the way out and their cutting more DM's. Look now so you can leave gracefully.

Hope you all have been paying attention and positioned yourselves accordingly for what's ahead. I will be passing more info out as I can. Stay strong, be ready and good luck to you all!

Otis, is a blowhard jerk. Demos an arrogant fool. Ron long ago checked out. Remember "From Good to Great"! More like from "Fair to Footnote".

Management is a giant Jenga game. Keep pulling out experienced managers and eventually it will fall. Question is who is the real winner in the end. I can't see one.

When is Staples going to announce the next round of layoffs/closures with the SDOs? We are almost in April now and I thought there would have been more new/movement. I think they were suppos'd say something last month but it never came out.....so... — read more 

I lost a $1000 order yesterday because the kiosk and the dot com PC at the tech desk were not working. Customer did not want to wait for a reboot and said they'd order the item from home. Good job Staples..... Take the hours, it just proves that... — read more 

Associates and managers need to tell what it's really like to work for staples on sites like glass door etc. if people knew how it really is they would not get people fast enough to replace managers they push out and you might save someone from... — read more 

If you think you are saving the company by pushing out seasoned manager to save some payroll you are wrong. All you are doing is getting rid of pillars that are holding the stores up and replacing them with toothpicks. What you don't realize is that... — read more 

I think it is ironic in a new Staples commercial there is a Staples Delivery Driver featured delivering product and breakroom supplies. This infuriated me since I lost my delivery job position several months ago when they closed my SDO.

264 hours a week divided by 85 open hours equates to 3 ( 3.1058 to be exact) associates working each hour the store is open. Then there is a GM and maybe an assistant, who's pay do not count against the 264. If there is no assistant, then the... — read more 

They are setting stores up to fail. They want to drive out long term management through PiPs and stress to avoid severance, and then close the location. I have seen this exact method used repeatedly on 5 of the best GMs I have ever worked with in any... — read more 

Don't wait for them.......get your resume out there....every company out there. Is aware of staples and layoffs and cuts...make it a priority to make the change. You might make it through the first cut,but you know you might be on the next list, it's... — read more 

Has anyone heard anything about more layoffs. Need to know if I will have a job to feed my family. Going through enough stress with all the pressure from the DM to make store perfect, but the uncertainty is making it worse. Where is staples going... — read more