Anonymous 2400 HR - you might soon learn that layoffs are not about poor performance of an employee. Poor performance is usually handled through write-ups and terminations....without severance. There are many factors that go into layoff decisions... — read more 

If you got laid off, have you asked yourself why me. And if so, have you honestly answered the question. The truth is -great employes who add day to day value to a company rarely get laid off. We had way too many I.T. employees and far too many... — read more 

"...it's because we are wiling to make changes before they harm the organization." I think you meant, "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it". Bombs away.

Follett has been a wonderful company for over 140 years and they have survived by making changes when necessary. This is one of those times. On our worst day we are twice as good as our competitors and it's because we are wiling to make changes... — read more 

Follett got fat suckling on the tit of financial aid and those captive students who could only purchase their textbooks at the campus bookstore. Declining enrollments and less financial aid means a smaller pool of potential customers for the company... — read more 

lmao. fool.

I'll be more than happy to meet and talk man to man. Maybe i'll just track your IP address.

The comment toward 2106 has nothing to do with coming layoffs. it has to do with a moron.

I'd be very careful with who you call a Moron. Dude You don't believe more layoffs are coming. You just wait

You are a fool. And you aren't fooling anyone. Moron.

Text managers also being replaced by part-timers.

Employees finally got a dose of what the company has been doing to its captive customers for decades. What goes around comes around.

This is right on the home page of layoff.com. "TheLayoff.com - The Layoffs Discussion Board is a simple discussion space for all of us who would like to learn more about possibility of job cuts in our company."

Almost all predictions posted on this site have been accurate. I, for one, appreciate knowing what might be coming. Good luck to all in your job searches.

Hey SoCal Follett Alum! The Stanford Bookstore is being featured at the Stanford Rose Bowl Pep Rally. It is at the Santa Monica Pier. Doors open at 3. Rally is at 6:30. Stanford hosted an upscale, catered lunch for Follett execs and prospects earlier... — read more 

When is it considered bashing leadership when your talking about company performance and results of their decision making - that affect all employees including those laid off? We are all judged by our performance at work. Leadership should not be an... — read more 

It was actually a sad Christmas for my family. Very few gifts, and no health insurance because cobra is so expensive. I worked at Follett's in a smaller town so the number of available jobs is quite different than the home office. I am applying and... — read more 

The only thing pathetic is Follett.

I left follett in oak brook a few weeks back. my first impressions after leaving and starting fresh at a new company....how is follett going to survive. not only am i being paid a lot better, everyone i work with is competent. the company has goals... — read more 

@ anonymous1973 you had nothing else better to do on Christmas Day other than bash Follett leaders? You are simply pathetic. You should be putting that energy and time into finding another job if you were among the unfortunate ones that lost their... — read more 

What corporate leader lead the largest annual sales decline in Follett history? Hint, they are still there.

There continue to be home office employees that are worthless and not trustworthy. They get moved under new managers to shield them. Who does Pete Ernst have pictures on?

Stop being trolls. Move on. Follett has been slipping for years,

I was laid off in October as part of the 50+ IT layoffs. I had been with Follett for approximately 10 years and made some good friends in IT. I found a new job in about 30 days after several interviews. I really enjoy my new job and the company... — read more 

For all you complaining about Follett Values and being treated poorly, corporate clarified that you have to follow all of them or none at all. They miss the point that each and every associate is to treat employees with respect even if you are laying... — read more 

i do not think they are removing posts, the numbers are sequential but they are not unique to one company - if you go to http://www.thelayoff.com/last-25.php you will see that there is few dozen posts to non-follet boards

I am sure it was a bluff (not a real option), but Illinois would not want to risk the loss of tax revenue etc. We are talking millions of dollars in tax credits provided to Follett from Illinois. Probably enough to cover much of the cost of the new... — read more 

This was never an option

I heard a rumor that Follett received millions of dollars in state of Illinois tax credits not to move to Wisconsin. However the catch is they must move a certain number of employees into the new Westchester office. So perhaps layoffs have stopped... — read more 

Follett has no values, those of us who weren't laid off are wishing we had been. Our work load has doubled and everything is falling apart. People with families are trying to get out before the next round of layoffs and the stress level is... — read more 

I have been a manager with Follett since prior to 2000. I know where we were, and how far we have come from a systems point of view. Our stores are much more efficient today than they were in 2000. In fact, we couldn't do the work we do with the... — read more 

I don't recall anyone bashing store personnel. One of the things I loved about Follett was the now defunct Follett Values. Follett was a team, and succeeded or failed together. With layoffs in the recent past and more pending, I don't see what... — read more 

The point is we all have resource and time constraints. Come work in a store for a week and see how difficult it is. I don't have vast knowledge of IT development. I can only live with the results of your efforts. There is one system that worked and... — read more 

1601: On what vast knowledge of IT software development do you base this assessment?