Comments for Used Books Blog http://usedbooksblog.com/blog Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:52:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Borders Books Employees Are Angry! by Meridien http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8972 Meridien Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:33:09 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8972 Whoa. Whoa.

]]> Comment on Borders Books Employees Are Angry! by Dylan James http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8971 Dylan James Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:06:22 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8971 I will keep fighting. I fought Road Home and won. If you lost everything what to i have to lose. right. the C.E.O. knows who i am. I think by now they realize I'm not given up. they may think i'm crazy but there gonna have a hard time wiith this crazy person. It's i nice dream of owning the company. maybe that what i ask for when i sue them for wrongful termitation. I can keep them in court for years. I will keep fighting. I fought Road Home and won. If you lost everything what to i have to lose. right. the C.E.O. knows who i am. I think by now they realize I’m not given up. they may think i’m crazy but there gonna have a hard time wiith this crazy person. It’s i nice dream of owning the company. maybe that what i ask for when i sue them for wrongful termitation. I can keep them in court for years.

]]> Comment on Borders Books Employees Are Angry! by Meridien http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8967 Meridien Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:13:25 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8967 Oh, yeah...2 am for me here (yuk yuk) Belly up all right: the replacement for TLU is what looks to be kind of thought out, but when it's connected to the crappy database, it doesn't mean much. Too much but too late. Lots of money spent in spinning wheels...All this new stuff has all the earmarks of being a step in the right direction but the overall framework is so very flawed. What's with the shooting themselves in the foot anyway?? The situation in New Orleans looks like a volatile one. Keep fighting. Oh, yeah…2 am for me here (yuk yuk)

Belly up all right: the replacement for TLU is what looks to be kind of thought out, but when it’s connected to the crappy database, it doesn’t mean much.
Too much but too late. Lots of money spent in spinning wheels…All this new stuff has all the earmarks of being a step in the right direction but the overall framework is so very flawed. What’s with the shooting themselves in the foot anyway??
The situation in New Orleans looks like a volatile one. Keep fighting.

]]> Comment on Borders Books Employees Are Angry! by Meridien http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8966 Meridien Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:06:13 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8966 I know, the situations are WAY different...my husband mentioned it because he worked for a large chemical company.The employees bought the smaller division he worked for. He ran the lab for the smaller circle of retail outlets who sold welding gases and equipment. The whole group of employees in the division gave their stock (!) and bonuses (!) and they ended up owning 49% of the stock. So, yeah, for us it's impossible, not an option by a long, LONG shot. I'd prefer to continue working for a company like that. We're in no position to oppose a bid of any type...I still just want to sell books and enjoy it anymore. There's lots of independents, even some larger ones here in town. Hell, I might go sell computers. I can still be enthusiastic about selling a product I believe in. Bottom line: A little wine, a computer, late at night, etc.,etc. Who hasn't made that 3am call...it just felt nice to entertain an idea for a little while. LOL! I know, the situations are WAY different…my husband mentioned it because he worked for a large chemical company.The employees bought the smaller division he worked for. He ran the lab for the smaller circle of retail outlets who sold welding gases and equipment. The whole group of employees in the division gave their stock (!) and bonuses (!) and they ended up owning 49% of the stock. So, yeah, for us it’s impossible, not an option by a long, LONG shot. I’d prefer to continue working for a company like that. We’re in no position to oppose a bid of any type…I still just want to sell books and enjoy it anymore. There’s lots of independents, even some larger ones here in town.
Hell, I might go sell computers. I can still be enthusiastic about selling a product I believe in. Bottom line:
A little wine, a computer, late at night, etc.,etc. Who hasn’t made that 3am call…it just felt nice to entertain an idea for a little while. LOL!

]]> Comment on Borders Books Employees Are Angry! by Twan http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8964 Twan Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:50:44 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8964 Yup, we felt the same way at Corp when they brought in people with other non-book retail experience. Retail is retail they said...my ass! They all thought cause they worked in a grocery store or a movie theatre that they had all the answers. Well we ain't selling fish sticks for Pete's sake. The yahoo's took over at corp and refused to acknowledge the value of experienced book & music sellers and the people at corp who truly knew how to support them. Cast us aside and see what you got ....a floundering business that's dying a slow painful death. Yup, we felt the same way at Corp when they brought in people with other non-book retail experience. Retail is retail they said…my ass! They all thought cause they worked in a grocery store or a movie theatre that they had all the answers. Well we ain’t selling fish sticks for Pete’s sake. The yahoo’s took over at corp and refused to acknowledge the value of experienced book & music sellers and the people at corp who truly knew how to support them. Cast us aside and see what you got ….a floundering business that’s dying a slow painful death.

]]> Comment on Borders Books Employees Are Angry! by Dylan James http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8955 Dylan James Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:35:31 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8955 Keep your rants coming Yea you and me seem like the only ones who will not let up. The Concept store in New Orleans will never work if they hire people who don't even read. How can they operate all this new stuff. Corp still doesn't realize the people know me in this town. If they want it to work hear they didn't need to fire me. I was working for them for cheeap. Now it going to cost them. I don't think they can pay me my price. They need to learn New Orleans and realize it not like any other city in the US. We hate outsiders here Keep your rants coming Yea you and me seem like the only ones who will not let up. The Concept store in New Orleans will never work if they hire people who don’t even read. How can they operate all this new stuff. Corp still doesn’t realize the people know me in this town. If they want it to work hear they didn’t need to fire me. I was working for them for cheeap. Now it going to cost them. I don’t think they can pay me my price. They need to learn New Orleans and realize it not like any other city in the US. We hate outsiders here

]]> Comment on Borders Books Employees Are Angry! by Twan http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8952 Twan Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:48:31 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8952 Yeah, and don't forget all of us who are no longer with the Company that we worked our butts off for. I know, we should let it go and get on with our lives but many of us are still very angry for whats happened to us and our friends and colleagues. BGI has screwed so many good people while the execs keep revolving and making more and more $$$$. Besides, the customer service is gone so far down the drain I don't think the thousands of consumers that have stopped shopping at Borders would ever come back. Again it starts at Corporate...if they don't care about the employees or the stores (and they don't) then who's to blame the shrinking shopper #'s. Remember they did and still are doing the same thing at corp as they have at the stores. Get rid of long term employees in favor of new ones that don't have a clue. When I still worked there, I saw co-worker after co-worker leave or get fired (scuse me ..."laid off") most of which worked with the ever present mind set of "the stores are our customers and constant focus. We will do whatever is necessary to support them and insure their success". That no longer exists at 100 Phoenix Drive. Everyone is hunkered down just waiting for the next shoe to drop. If corp's constant focus is not on the customer (stores) then what kind of support can they provide? I could give you a ton of examples of the new train of though at corp but one in particular really sticks in my mind. Just before I separated with BGI I got a new Boss who had been with the company less than a year and was already climbing the corporate ladder by being a complete arrogant asswipe. This guy made absolutely no effort to learn how our dept functioned even though we worked directly with the store to get them equipment they needed. We prided ourselves in supporting the stores in an expedient manner. New Boss on several occasions told us directly to forget about store orders and work on our projects (most of which was revolving around the Concept stores) that all the execs were watching very closely and we better not screw it up. I.E. "make me look good to the execs and screw the existing stores vs the Concepts. His arrogance and only caring about himself and how he looked to the Fatcats was so blatant most everyone that crossed his path came away with doo-doo on their shoes. Guess what? He's still there and I've heard is still moving up the food chain. This is the new "Corporate Employee Model". Back stab, harass, and step all over people for your own personal goals. That has been going on at corp for some time now and the stores wonder why their inventory is so mucked up or why the have antiquated equipment and obsolete systems. Can you say WINDOWS '98? Do you have POS units so old they're growing moss? CORPORATE DOESN"T CARE! If you need a little 'pick me up' just go to your nearest Concept store and see all the new bright and shiny stuff....too bad most of it doesn't work and there aren't any customers anyway. How many people do you know that are going to drive miles to a store to burn a CD cause they don't want to do it in the comfort of their own home...gas prices are way cheap right? I'll stop the rant... for now. Yeah, and don’t forget all of us who are no longer with the Company that we worked our butts off for. I know, we should let it go and get on with our lives but many of us are still very angry for whats happened to us and our friends and colleagues. BGI has screwed so many good people while the execs keep revolving and making more and more $$$$. Besides, the customer service is gone so far down the drain I don’t think the thousands of consumers that have stopped shopping at Borders would ever come back. Again it starts at Corporate…if they don’t care about the employees or the stores (and they don’t) then who’s to blame the shrinking shopper #’s. Remember they did and still are doing the same thing at corp as they have at the stores. Get rid of long term employees in favor of new ones that don’t have a clue. When I still worked there, I saw co-worker after co-worker leave or get fired (scuse me …”laid off”) most of which worked with the ever present mind set of “the stores are our customers and constant focus. We will do whatever is necessary to support them and insure their success”. That no longer exists at 100 Phoenix Drive. Everyone is hunkered down just waiting for the next shoe to drop. If corp’s constant focus is not on the customer (stores) then what kind of support can they provide? I could give you a ton of examples of the new train of though at corp but one in particular really sticks in my mind. Just before I separated with BGI I got a new Boss who had been with the company less than a year and was already climbing the corporate ladder by being a complete arrogant asswipe. This guy made absolutely no effort to learn how our dept functioned even though we worked directly with the store to get them equipment they needed. We prided ourselves in supporting the stores in an expedient manner. New Boss on several occasions told us directly to forget about store orders and work on our projects (most of which was revolving around the Concept stores) that all the execs were watching very closely and we better not screw it up. I.E. “make me look good to the execs and screw the existing stores vs the Concepts. His arrogance and only caring about himself and how he looked to the Fatcats was so blatant most everyone that crossed his path came away with doo-doo on their shoes. Guess what? He’s still there and I’ve heard is still moving up the food chain. This is the new “Corporate Employee Model”. Back stab, harass, and step all over people for your own personal goals. That has been going on at corp for some time now and the stores wonder why their inventory is so mucked up or why the have antiquated equipment and obsolete systems. Can you say WINDOWS ‘98? Do you have POS units so old they’re growing moss? CORPORATE DOESN”T CARE! If you need a little ‘pick me up’ just go to your nearest Concept store and see all the new bright and shiny stuff….too bad most of it doesn’t work and there aren’t any customers anyway. How many people do you know that are going to drive miles to a store to burn a CD cause they don’t want to do it in the comfort of their own home…gas prices are way cheap right?

I’ll stop the rant… for now.

]]> Comment on Borders Books Employees Are Angry! by Dylan James http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8949 Dylan James Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:42:13 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8949 Great Idea But remember most of the employees never made that much money. We worked because we cared about books and are customers. Great Idea But remember most of the employees never made that much money. We worked because we cared about books and are customers.

]]> Comment on Borders Books Employees Are Angry! by Meridien http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8924 Meridien Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:01:14 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8924 Hey. Here's a thought: Iceberg's dead ahead, but this would have been the time for employees to buy the company. Probably next to impossible, but if the company want to auction themselves off so bad by the end of September, why couldn't a group of employees buy the company? Think about it: the company would be the one you always wanted to work for, right? If there was a concerted group effort at least the company would know in some way somebody really cared that loving books really made the difference in the way it was run. Make no mistake: I don't know the least thing about running a corporation. Maybe this sounds like a lot of foolishness. But wouldn't it make a statement that we who remain for however long we can still want to work for a company who still respected their customers and employees? If there are enough of us, and sadly there might not be, ...oh, well. Just a thought. Hey. Here’s a thought: Iceberg’s dead ahead, but this would have been the time for employees to buy the company. Probably next to impossible, but if the company want to auction themselves off so bad by the end of September, why couldn’t a group of employees buy the company? Think about it: the company would be the one you always wanted to work for, right? If there was a concerted group effort at least the company would know in some way somebody really cared that loving books really made the difference in the way it was run. Make no mistake: I don’t know the least thing about running a corporation. Maybe this sounds like a lot of foolishness. But wouldn’t it make a statement that we who remain for however long we can still want to work for a company who still respected their customers and employees? If there are enough of us, and sadly there might not be, …oh, well. Just a thought.

]]> Comment on Borders Books Employees Are Angry! by Dylan James http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8923 Dylan James Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:37:23 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/borders-books-employees-are-angry/#comment-8923 I wondering how many shakes Borders has. All the people on the Borders Union site are tried of my comments about the store in metaire. They say I should get on with my life. well i have but i will not stop commenting about the situation in New Orleans. We deserve the best. We got shafted by the goverment and now we're being shafted by Borders. People in this city don't need BS. I agree all Borders is going to be is concept stores but most of the burn your on Cd's systems don't even work. And in the metaire store is any reflection of the people they will hire for St Charles that store will fail if it makes it at all. Most people are mad because of what they did to the building. I wondering how many shakes Borders has. All the people on the Borders Union site are tried of my comments about the store in metaire. They say I should get on with my life. well i have but i will not stop commenting about the situation in New Orleans. We deserve the best. We got shafted by the goverment and now we’re being shafted by Borders. People in this city don’t need BS. I agree all Borders is going to be is concept stores but most of the burn your on Cd’s systems don’t even work. And in the metaire store is any reflection of the people they will hire for St Charles that store will fail if it makes it at all. Most people are mad because of what they did to the building.

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