Customer service is being decimated. Even if you're not affected, start looking for a new job right now. This is just the beginning.
L.L. Bean is closing its Tysons Corner Center store next month
L. Bean is closing the Tysons Corner Center store that heralded its national expansion next month. The anchor store at the Tysons mall will close Jan. 17, company officials tell Tysons Reporter. “This decision was not an easy one, and though... — read more
Large Layoffs at LL Bean (Feb 5 2020)
http://archive.is/pYoiy L.L. Bean is eliminating 200 jobs across the company and closing its call center in Maine's second-largest city as part of a reorganization. The outdoor retailer's job cuts will occur at all levels, company spokeswoman... — read more
My assignment just ended
I am so glad my seasonal position ended. Even though I tried to do my best, I still could not keep up with their bizarre requirements. All this for a low wages too.
Throwing away years of experience.
This is local enough that it probably won't appear in the media, but it's having a definite impact internally on morale. Two things are happening here: 1) The fulfillment division [basically everyone who works in the warehouse to get your order to... — read more
LL Bean layoffs March/April 2018
So this really s---s. Announce layoffs in a memo, and not say who it is that will be laid off. So now it's wait and see for all of us. Way to go LL Bean, way to go. For those wondering what's going on, here's a nice summary:... — read more
Is the new return policy going to harm LL Bean permanently?
It seems fifty-fifty opinion that the new return policy is justified.