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Barnes and Noble fired full time staff, hired them again on minimum wage with no benefits

posted 4 years ago by [deleted]
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This was in 2018. How is this legal?

[–] chilone (18328) 4 years ago

Thanks to Obama care and raising the minimum wage. We'll be seeing a lot more of this kind of thing.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

"Not only did this firing come without warning, with employees only learning about it when they showed up for their shifts, but it came after months of Barnes & Noble assuring said employees that they weren’t going to do this sort of thing."

That's not Obama's fault, that's just being a horrible company.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78598) 4 years ago

I don't know where this info came from but if it's true it's a terrible way to treat employees

Is it illegal? Possibly not...some companies are just awful to their workers

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I read it on their wiki and then in articles.

It's sad when companies do this to those who have loyalty to them.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78598) 4 years ago

It's a really awful thing to do to decent empoyees

Retail is a tough gig, a lot of us have probably had experiences selling other people's stuff and dealing with cutthroat company policy

I worked for Waldenbooks for a while after High School (I think they are now extinct and they were a crummy employer so no tears here)

[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

" They'll be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes ! "

[–] CreosoteXmp37 (294) 4 years ago

Because the present system encourages and celebrates corporate greed. The vibe of the public is surging against this, and, as such, they're just trying to loot as much as possible before they're put in check.

'Quasimodo' astutely notes:

"They'll be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes"

Though they think they'll bug out to some offshore haven to escape this before they're reckoned with. They'll have a hard time getting help though once they're there.