Relationships drive sales. Fracture the relationships across all lines of business and it is going to be a slow and steady climb back.

Count your days .. they are coming for YOU!

The Directors in Facilities are just one big waste of money. Useless folks that add NO value. Why is SP keeping them?

Anybody else? Many employees that I am aware of ripped Staples to shreds. I do not understand why they send it out when they know it will not be favorable, and then pretend to “hear us” and “fix things”. Every year it is the same c-ap. Is it just for... —  read more 

Big cuts coming. Certain groups already informed. Anyone know other groups impacted and when?

Share your thoughts about this department and management. I'm shocked most of the time watching what goes on day after day. Share your thoughts.

Can you get fired without a package for being on a pip? Are the rules different in Canada and the US?

The 6 month bridge is coming to end and all those that are below goal at the end of July will see the wrath of being put on a plan and shown the door without any severance. Good luck in surviving the next wave pressure from upper management

Staples gave campus worth $150 million to Sycamore for free It will now pay at least $131 million in rent for the building Sycamore Partners can add another $150 million to the amount it has extracted from the office supply giant Staples Inc. since... —  read more 

Because it generally makes sense to rent rather than own, especially when you are in it for the long haul! I don't really buy into the doom and gloom scenarios that run amok on this board but this is an obvious cash grab by Staples' new owners. LOL. —  read more 

WTF! Sales are down across all categories! WTF did TH and SP do? Furniture down! Contarctbprojects almost no exsistant Facilities down! Office Products down! Tech down! What have you id--ts done? —  read more 

I know that Staples bought Dex Imaging - do you think there will be layoffs on the Dex side?

ANYONE HAS AN IDEA?

MAY 20, 2019 Former Staples CEO Goodman elected director of CBRE Shira Goodman Shira Goodman, the former CEO of Framingham office supply retailer Staples, has been elected to the board of directors of Los Angeles real estate giant CBRE Group... —  read more 

Just came back from the texas meeting and while a lot of things were good, I can't help but think it's too little too late. While retail is still profitable the declining comps will make that unsustainable. I really hope the turnaround plan works but... —  read more 

there is no plan to turn around Staples. SP's plan is to make Staples attractive for an IPO so they can cash out the remaining skin and then some that they have in the game, which is about 600 million. It is purely unintentional if anyone working... —  read more 

Y’all feel better now? Some layoffs will occur in the next 20 years. Get a grip and get to work.

So many employees on hear whining, complaining and speculating. Maybe if you would put half as much effort focusing on your job as you do these rumors you might just succeed. Here is an idea; wake-up tomorrow as ask yourself what YOU can do to... —  read more 

In my department, I hear a reorg is coming too. Rumor is they’ve hired some big shot, who will tell us how bright the future is, then reorganize and cut. They will consolidate several teams into one with a new name, lay off old timers, so they can do... —  read more 

I hear there will be some big reorganization/layoffs coming in the summer. Anyone have more info? Which groups are impacted? How are the severance packages?

Hey BB. Everyone in Livonia loved your visit last week. Not a thing that you have said while smiling at all of us has ever been true. The part about "write em up and fire em" was especially heartfelt. You and JP and running a sh## show. Does... —  read more 

As someone slightly younger than 50 I do fear for future career prospects, because yes I might have more experience, but how much is that experience worth to an employer? How often do they need that experience vs just straightforward day-to-day work... —  read more 

Staples screwed up big in that way. They kept people on in dying tech roles without any support to grow / learn, add skills and then when things changed, those people had nowhere to go. Of course people should be motivated to grow themselves too, but... —  read more 

Man things really have changed haven’t they? I used to work in the San Mateo California store three or four years ago. We did really well, we made between 7-8 million in sales every year. I was in a bind yesterday and I needed to buy toner for my... —  read more 

https://www.facebook.com/Sarcasmitsnotforeveryone/photos/a.1559186947695718/2144890632458677/?type=3&theater —  read more 

So many unhappy people at Staples, so many negative posts (with good reason, mind you) that it makes me wonder what makes all of you stay here? I'm on my way out because I was not happy here anymore, but so many are miserable and they are doing... —  read more 

https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org/parent/sycamore-partners-management

What did everyone get?

FS Director in Michigan has a real bad habit of degrading females. This needs to end. He has to go! —  read more 

I can’t even remember the last time I used a stapler. They are about as useful as the FL sales fiasco.

Has turned into hell on meth. Metrics that do not lead to anything but fake opportunities, 3.0 hour talk time. Oh, talking to people about what they will never buy and trying to have quality calls with companies that have no more than 10 employees?... —  read more 

Repent now my friends— ask for forgiveness as the end is near for our once beloved Staples. Hahahahaha...... sorry... but for the way I was treated and how I watched my fellow team members treated like sh--— is it really so wrong of me to get so much... —  read more 

I just left Staples about a month ago. One of the best decisions I’ve made career wise. Staples has gone down as a place of employment since late 2015. The writing was on the wall then. I give Staples 3 or 4 years before they end up like Payless. If... —  read more 

Atlanta FC has all certified con man as a director look him up CA.

The writing is on the wall!

i work at essendant. tried telling my co-workers what kind of cut throat tactics sp is notorious for but it goes in one ear and out the other. with the latest news about the debt they are sticking staples with so they can recoup their investment i am... —  read more 

Sycamore’s tough tactics help it survive a brutal retail sector Sujeet Indap April 9, 2019 3:00 am Private equity Private equity firm won its Nine West battle and scored $1bn dividend from Staples US retail has been a tough business for years. But... —  read more 

How to serve humans was a great 50s or 60s sci-fi movie. Aliens landed in the US with a book called “how to serve humans”. Of course the humans thought the the aliens arrived to become their slaves and take care of them. Unfortunately for the humans... —  read more 

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It... —  read more