PLEASE tell me the Kfarts and RRdonnelly's rejects are heading out too....awesome news that Mary Lee's reign of terror is over!
Let's clean house!
Now get rid of the aholes still left who have ruined Follett. DG GT SS- can't start the healing unless the wound is clean. Then remove all the suck ups that these people promoted. Bring back the associates who actually knew the business and worked... — read more
Rats scared
The flood is coming, many rats are scared - heads will roll
Ray A. Griffith - Follett's New President And CEO
MLS out - thank you, thank you, thank you!!! http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/follett-appoints-ray-a-griffith-as-president-and-ceo-300076605.html
Peter gets a break. It is now the 'Mary Lee' Principle.
Yet her disciples are now VP(s) and SVP(s)
MLS ousted
'Bloody Mary' has 'retired' from her position as CEO of Follett Higher Education Group this morning. Replaced by an RG, CEO of Ace Hardware 2005-2013 and board member for two years. Beyond the fact that it appears at first glance to be a coupe of... — read more
India
And yet another group of employees going to India at 10k a pop.
BLUEBOOK Inventory Purchasing Management
Does Follett Higher Education have an "Inventory Purchasing" department? Who is the top "president" of such a department? Is it still Mike D. ??
Request/Review Employee File
All associates at the stores and the home office should should request a copy of their employee file directly from Human Resources at Westmont. Please review your file carefully. 1. In particular you should look for any false or derogatory reports... — read more
CORE-POS is DEAD
Hey guys, did you hear the news? Core-POS is DOA! At least they figured out to give up before dumping too many resources!
Be Helpful: Provide Manager Names HERE!
Lots of complaints on this board with the assumption "The manager of such and such department will read my little post, and everything will be fixed." I thought about it, and those managers not only don't have the time to read this board during the... — read more
I WILL BUY YOUR TEXTBOOKS, at the Follett Rate + 25% commission!
I WILL BUY YOUR TEXTBOOKS, at the Follett Rate + 25% commission! I'm an independent buyer, NOT affiliated with Follett. With all the "issues" (changes, closings, layoffs), there are undoubtedly stores with overstock and you are probably scrambling... — read more
Cry babies
Wining, complaining, moaning little follett people. Shut up no one cares because you have not and will not do anything to change your situation. All you have ever done was post your snark little comments here expecting what.... Stop crying and do... — read more
Tom Christoper please come back and bring your old team with you.
These new leaders couldn't management a bake sale. What a great time to be a sales rep with B&N by selling against a company where the sales leader doesn't want the home office leaders at a presentation. Just look at the close percentage the past 5... — read more
Outsmarting 101
My department was so dead set on getting me out through lies and hidden discrimination, they fell for the bait. IDIOTS! LOL!! I had always forewarned I was not like the others in the department they'd fired through false accusations simply because... — read more
To the senior management team that reads this board...
Get off of reading this board and take some positive action... no not by hiring more rejects from yesteryear stores and making the VPs or SVPs... but by actually no listening to your employees that'll have been with the company for more than 5... — read more
Very interesting article. Several of these issues are practiced daily at Follett. Sad but true.
ww.tlnt.com/2013/11/14/the-8-clear-signs-of-a-workplace-culture-of-fear/
What a dumb chancellor selling out to a private FOR PROFIT company, at his students expense.
Dallas college district finds way to cut students' costs The Dallas County Community College District is trying to cut the cost of an education. The district on Tuesday announced that the board of trustees has approved a textbook contract that... — read more
And yet another home office SVP
And the home office overhead keeps growing with the addition of another SVP. They will probably start cutting at the store again to make their numbers.
Can someone please clarify how
can certain managers in certain departments (CM and Academic tools and pro) still have associates who should have been fired or let go long ago still working there and to top all off have been promoted to managers (or what I call... — read more
Can someone please clarify how
can certain managers in certain departments (CM and Academic tools and pro) still have associates who should have been fired or let go long ago still working there and to top all off have been promoted to managers (or what I call... — read more
Have you noticed that
Follett seems to becoming more and more like Nazi Germany? We keep doing dumb things and hurting innocent working people supposedly for the "greater cause" Soon we'll have to salute and say "Hail MLS or DG" whenever they walk by.
Town Hall - Admit Failures
DG had each direct report comment on a failure each experienced last year. Unfortunately the examples given were more about other people/dept failures. Maybe they should ask the C team should provide the A team with actual failures from our... — read more
Just saw a ninja turtle on the elevator
Awkward elevator rides with ninja turtles in tower 3 happens too often. I think they are immune to farts. I'm gonna try it anyway next time I see one. It'll be nice if it was a VP. Can they fire me for that?
Follett will never outsource our product support center
Whoever is spreading rumors about outsourcing psc is wrong. The reliability of the support they provide is too strong. Besides who is more capable than the people there right now.
Town Hall this week
Town hall meeting this week. Hopefully we can get an update on the IT outsourcing.
Get ready for the next announcement.
More changes and overhead coming.
DG is the leader of the foot clan
I hear there are a bunch of sewer dwelling ninja turtle lurking in the bowels of the home office. No seriously. Don't DG look like mafia.
Does anyone know if...
Nathan , not sure of his last name is still there? You know the guy that went store to store and basically threatened if your returns were to high they would get rid of you? He was from Indiana and an a&& kicker for MLS
Hello it's me.
If I were Mr Wahl what would you say to me?