Thread regarding Follett layoffs

Retalon was never meant for CM, but a case of trying to milk a GM product and save some cash. Worked for GM, but by the time it works for CM, many enhancements will need to be made.

ORPOS is dead dead dead. That is an enormous waste of money, maybe they can reuse all those tablets for some other frivolous project. All tablets except ASU, because the contract there states mobile POS.

Follett is absolutely disgusting and this is directly tied to SS the CIO. His goal is always the cheapest provider and look what it has accomplished. Retalon, ORPOS, eCommerce and the hits just keep on coming.

Did anyone see the notice they are supposed to post?

Follett's pay structure in general is not appealing when provided as an option to the truly qualified. Spent millions to prove we're 'competitive' all you want, the proof is in the difficulty attracting fresh talent.

I disagree. Unless the work they need done is so specialized only a few scientists across the world can do the work AND they're willing to relocate to Illinois for a job, this company is simply looking for a cheaper labor pool. If they work they want done requires an engineer that can demand a follett salary plus 25%, they ought to pay the going rate, or they need to drop the qualifications to meet the salary (talented ITT Tech grads, CC grads, etc). As far as the store manager position, you can't seriously believe that this is a question of economics. The have a candidate they want who is a foreign national. He/she may already be a Follett employee, but in that position. Giving a job to the foreign worker is plain wrong. Follett makes money on public facilities run by tax dollars. There certain are other candidates for that job, in particular. That is simply gross.

And maybe if our salary/benefits were better we could attract more engineers.

My experience is that we are having trouble finding/hiring engineers who meet our standards, so instead we outsource to engineers who don't meet our standards. We'd be a lot better off hiring new grads and training them than deal with these jokers.

Actually. No. We can't find QUALIFIED engineers in our area for the open positions. This could mean: A) Qualified engineers aren't looking for jobs, B) Qualified engineers in our area don't want to work for us at the set price point. It has nothing to do with a "broken" organization. It's economics. Supply and demand. The majority of engineers out there aren't qualified for the responsibilities we require of the roles we need to fill.

FOLLETT HIGHER EDUCATION GROUP MANAGER-ECOMMERCE TECHNOLOGY $105,581 OWINGS MILLS, MD

This is a disgusting list. Follett can't find engineers coming out of Northern Illinois, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa? They have to go over seas to find engineers? Who is making these decisions? If it's the same people who have made decisions these past 5 years, perhaps they out to be replaced. Look, too, at the last job listed is for a store manager. The position is in El Paso. Follett can't find a decent store manager for $50K/year in all of Texas!? This organization is sooooo broken!

That Follett sponsored. Autocorrect strikes again.