Look at this week's updates. How many directors or VPs are left from 2 years ago? Slowly but surely, they are turning the company into something in recognizable. And now....reduce payroll further? Cutting to the bone now, won't be long till the... — read more
Retalon redux?
Will the CM team be trying it out for Spring '16? Not sure if the 102-class issue has been resolved.
What is more enjoyable
Stubing your toe on a table or calling the payroll office at Follett?
Another experienced home office employee gone
And yet another experienced home office employee gone - PE
All eyes on payroll
From the CEO himself a directive has been created indicating declining sales must be addressed with our main controllable investment, Payroll. Stores are being individually examined by the home office with overages presented to regional managers... — read more
When asked if I think I'd ever be interested in working for Follett again....
http://youtu.be/Eex6HqcGwsc
We don't even have the right editions on the shelf that the professors want to use
We have lots of the previous edition in stock and on the shelves. WTH are we supposed to do with them? Awesome! I suspect because we don't have the specific book that the professor wants to use, most students will buy online. What a cluster fck... — read more
All's quiet on the western front
Guess everyone is busy selling books? Either that or on the phone with support or endlessly receiving the books that were over ordered.
How much is vacation payout at Follett
We rolled over a good bit. don't trust calling these guys to ask... Many thanks...
I quit my position as SM almost 3 months ago now.
I haven't been this happy since I first started with Follett, close to 15 years ago. People are saying things about "the transition". Wake up. "The transition" ended years ago, it is over. The problem with Follett is NOT a "transition". I had a job... — read more
How Is Rush Going?
Anyone have any results?
How does one pull off being an independent book buyer?
Any tips of the trade? Hit up apartment complexes? What is a good way to get no value books? Buy them online and try to turn them?
people makes the company
Follett's strongest years in profitability and customer retention were around 2000-2005. Who was in charge, who made the decisions, who ran the company? Those people are now gone and the current results reflects that. Talk about the market and... — read more
If you are thinking of working at Follett, talk to any ex employee first.
Read these boards. Take the time to really dig into the current corporate structure. If the person interviewing you worked at Sears, Kmart, Office Max or RR Donnelly, ask the how they got their job. Then run.
speilberger law firm
anyone retain these guys?
eBooks...
So what's been shaking over in the digital Academic pro tools and utilities dept? (Or whatever the heck that team are calling themselves these days... I have a few thoughts on what they should really be called but I'll keep them to myself since I'm... — read more
Follett's current work culture worse than Amazon.
If you believe the recent article on Amazon work expectations, Follett is even worse. We put in the same crazy hours, get some crappy feedback, but have no clear expectations....other than transform what you do.....what is that? You work on things... — read more
Who actually owns Follett
I'm writing one of the most important letters I've ever written (a mile-long list of negative and positive criticisms AND good suggestions) and I don't want it wasted on a CEO or president who is "on their way out" for one reason or another. So I'm... — read more
So how are things going...
On IVB's team in the CM dept???
Just curious...
Anyone has any updates on how the Central inventory team is doing in CM? Are Rebecca and her team of "super heros" still poised to be the "saviors" of Folllett?
Now let's see how long
Chuck B. and his former team of CMAs (or whatever they are called now a days) can last.... It'll be a true modern day miracle if they can last until spring rush 2016!
A truly darn shame and sad moment....
When they let Mike Tolly go... he was definitely the last of the "big/great" giants who helped shaped the textbook industry into the 21st century... truly one of the well respected individual and fine a gentleman that ever graced Follett. Now all... — read more
Two or three whiners....statistics say no!
Just wanted to point out to the person(s) who have been suggesting that the site is a mish- mash of posts by a dwindling number of whiners....each post title shows view count. Many people follow/view. Most of us care about our community. Some of us... — read more
Why would anyone take a job at Follett?
Are they crazy? If they google it, this message board pops up in several searches. Are they just plain nuts!?
New POS?
It has been many months since the last new POS update. I have heard that millions of dollars has been spent and it is only in a dozen stores running parallel with the old one. My store works very hard to provide profit to the home office to invest... — read more
New POS?
It has been many months since the last new POS update. I have heard that millions of dollars has been spent and it is only in a dozen stores running parallel with the old one. My store works very hard to provide profit to the home office to invest... — read more
SM "Retires"
Another long term employee has "retired". New hire from the big three promoted to role after one year. If you have significant experience there is a bulls eye on your back.
How many of you would leave if you could?
What's keeping you around? Are you trapped? Still like the job?
Too many changes to keep up with just initials
So many people have changed in the last 2 years.....so, if you can, be a but more specific when posting with initials. We know who the biggest players are.....SS, DG, RG, MLS, GT, etc. But, a lot of the players have changed, so if possible, please... — read more
More leaving/left
There is no confidence in this leadership team. They are not the A players but C players who think they are the A team. Two key employees left eFollett last week with many years of experience. Layoffs will continue, as will voluntary departures based... — read more
Just got assigned a new GM Planner. Her name is Carly. Her "communication rules"
Just got this planner and she introduced herself by letting us know her rules for communicating with her and what she expects of us. Never once did she let us know how she can help us help our customers. Imagine if we had communication rules for our... — read more
MT
Sad day. Makes absolutely no sense. one of extremely few with a wealth of knowledge.
And so it begins
Neebo stores are already closing. 20+ by Sept.
Too bad Follett didn't bring over PRISM in the process
It seemed antiquated, but it was one program that did everything. You didn't have to log into 25 different programs in order to do 100 different things. It was so easy. One log in, one password...don't know what you got till it's gone...
Howard Taylor and Jennifer Hatton.
What are Howard Taylor and Jennifer Hatton like to work for?