Layoffs

Can anyone confirm if there are layoffs planned?

Many employees are disappearing, but I have not heard about an official layoff.

Yes there is layoffs what your back!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Effective 6/26/08 all sales managers, logistics managers, logistics supervisors, DKC's will be laid off.

New pay structures are in the works, no more salary associates exept for store manager. Everyone else will be a $10-$12 per hour key holder supervisor.

This is the begining of the end for Officemax. What a shame.

Store Manager and one ASM will remain on salary. One ASM will be laid off in every store. Most stores will get one sup and 2 specialists who hold keys. Specialists will make 12.75, sups will make same pay as will ASM.

Here's a little secret. The decisions about who stays and who goes were made prior to the layoff announcements. The interviews were utterly irrelevent.

Anyone unfortunate enough to stay better start looking for a new job, because Office Max won't be around for long. They don't even have the money to pay out all the severence packages in one shot.

Situationist in Aurora, Colorado said: Here's a little secret. The decisions about who stays and who goes were made prior to the layoff announcements. The interviews were utterly irrelevent.

Anyone unfortunate enough to stay better start looking for a new job, because Office Max won't be around for long. They don't even have the money to pay out all the severence packages in one shot.

I'm not surprised, because any company that doesn't know who they are going to layoff prior to announcing layoffs is totally incompetent. I'm just curious what you based your information on?

Oh yes... I'm a sales supervisor (key carrier) and tomorrow will be the layoff/demotion day for my district. I had to re-apply for and re interview for a demoted job. I'll let you know what happens on 6/25/08. all changes are effictive 6/29. ttyl

Sales Sup in Portland, Oregon said: Oh yes... I'm a sales supervisor (key carrier) and tomorrow will be the layoff/demotion day for my district. I had to re-apply for and re interview for a demoted job. I'll let you know what happens on 6/25/08. all changes are effictive 6/29. ttyl

still on board, same pay, same store, same keys, lol...

Good to hear Sales Sup!

I was a supervisor in NM and got layed off yesterday as well as two other sups and one Logistics ASM. The thing I find odd is that they kept the lasiest employee in the place the Assistant Sales manager! Go figure?

Anonymous in Pompano Beach, Florida said: Can anyone confirm if there are layoffs planned?

Yes I work in Office Max in Orlando Fl for a year an 6 month. I got layoff as 2/04/2009 along whit 6 others. It was a good company but the economy it taken us one by one.

out of a job in NM in farmington, New Mexico said: I was a supervisor in NM and got layed off yesterday as well as two other sups and one Logistics ASM. The thing I find odd is that they kept the lasiest employee in the place the Assistant Sales manager! Go figure?

I find that to be the case here as well. Laziness really pays off at OMAX

I KNOW EXACTLLY WHAT YOU MEAN. I WAS LET GO FOR MAKING 4 MISTAKES IN 1 MONTH. THEY KEPT
3 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS FOR YEARS. I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT 1 OF THEM AND THAT IS WHEN MY TROUBLE STARTED. THEY LET 8 PEOPLE GO YESTERDAY, 08/01/09. 6 IN ONE DEPT AND 2 SUPERVISORS. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MORE LET GO. THIS WAS IN OTTAWA.

8 people in one store?! - wow that would be more than half of our staff. Maybe another restructuring is coming.

It wasn't a store, it Ottawa is a call center where we got calls, emails, faxes, entered orders and did collections in the ssr dept. That is where 6 got it. I have now heard the whole order entry team was let go but I am not sure. I was on that team. Peresonally I am probably filing a complaint with the eeoc for several reasons. I have debated hard about it since I was fired. I had asked for hours to be modified because of a medical condition and that is when I started getting written up. Mary

Oh, didn't realize it was a call center - but that's still a large number to be let go at once. Sorry to hear about your troubles with the company. I hope everything works out for you.

I went to work there in 2006 because I was pretty depressed. My mom had died of mesothelioma as did my grandmother. I had a hard time getting through it and still have some upset about it. Everything was fine and then I was put on a team with a person who you would call the playground bully. I defended another girl one night who was crying hysterically. The next day
the whole team was called one by one in to the manager's office. I was last. They stated all the crap about OfficeMaxs core values-my thought how did it get to management as my sup wasn't there when this happened. Anyway one thing led to another and I got it and I knew I would. Thats alright as in the end I feel you get what you dish out. It is sad to see how they really don't go by their core values as they are good. Anyway there have been probably 40 people gone from Ottawa one way or another since the first of the year. Very sad. Maybe Sam should take a little pay cut.

I'm sorry about everything. I agree that Sam should take a pay cut - but, that will never happen. I hope something turns around for you soon.

I AM FINE. WHAT I HAVE IS CRONIC. I have filled out an eeoc form and hope that they wap these guys good. If they are going to say they are EEOC then they need to follow the rules. They seem to have a problem doing that. The law dealing with the disabled was updated in January 2009 and I am thinking they missed it.

briar_rose in Colorado said: I'm sorry about everything. I agree that Sam should take a pay cut - but, that will never happen. I hope something turns around for you soon.

Hi,
I think OFFICEMAx WANT TO PORTRAY THIS WONDERFUL IMAGE OF how wonderful they are and all the stuff about the core values but the problem they have is they don't follow them in upper management. I am doing alright-what happened in myu family nevers leaves you. If you went throught the experience of watching someone die from meso you would know what I meant. It is truly devastating. I appreciate your kindness. Mary

Has anyone heard if they are going to eliminate the impress supervisor position?