Aug 4, 2011
thewiseonedied joined My Stranger Face
Aug 4, 2011
thewiseonedied commented on Books Without Borders.
I worked there for 6 years, saw many changes, and came out in the end heartbroken.
Especially around the time they were making us sell "key and make" titles. Books that Borders made us sell a certain quantity weekly. If we didn't hit our goals we were written up, 3 write ups and we were fired. That is like going into a grocery store and having an employee push a certain brand of butter on you that no one has heard of and the employee hasn't even tried.
If we were not heard mentioning the "key or make" title of the month in every conversation, it went on our :report cards." Also, the store received DAILY posts about how our store was failing / winning this goal compared to the other stores in the district. Instead of unifying the district we were pitted against one another frequently.
Some of the worst business decisions I have ever heard of came through Borders. Let's hope that no other company becomes like it did in the end.
Especially around the time they were making us sell "key and make" titles. Books that Borders made us sell a certain quantity weekly. If we didn't hit our goals we were written up, 3 write ups and we were fired. That is like going into a grocery store and having an employee push a certain brand of butter on you that no one has heard of and the employee hasn't even tried.
If we were not heard mentioning the "key or make" title of the month in every conversation, it went on our :report cards." Also, the store received DAILY posts about how our store was failing / winning this goal compared to the other stores in the district. Instead of unifying the district we were pitted against one another frequently.
Some of the worst business decisions I have ever heard of came through Borders. Let's hope that no other company becomes like it did in the end.
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Especially around the time they were making us sell "key and make" titles. Books that Borders made us sell a certain quantity weekly. If we didn't hit our goals we were written up, 3 write ups and we were fired. That is like going into a grocery store and having an employee push a certain brand of butter on you that no one has heard of and the employee hasn't even tried.
If we were not heard mentioning the "key or make" title of the month in every conversation, it went on our "report cards." Also, the store received DAILY posts about how our store was failing / winning this goal compared to the other stores in the district. Instead of unifying the district we were pitted against one another frequently.
Some of the worst business decisions I have ever heard of came through Borders. Let's hope that no other company becomes like it did in the end.