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Barnes & Noble's "Bloody Monday"

posted by janrinok on Wednesday February 14 2018, @05:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the almost-there-now dept.

Apparition writes:

On Monday, February 12th, Barnes & Noble fired a number of employees.

From CNBC:

Barnes & Noble is trimming its staff, laying off lead cashiers, digital leads and other experienced workers in a company-wide clearing, CNBC has learned from sources familiar with the matter.

The news came abruptly for many workers who showed up Monday morning at various Barnes & Noble locations to be notified that they no longer had a job, the people said. The number of affected workers couldn't immediately be determined. As of April 29 of last year, Barnes & Noble employed about 26,000 people.

"[Barnes & Noble] has been reviewing all aspects of the business, including our labor model," a spokeswoman told CNBC about the layoffs. "Given our sales decline this holiday, we're adjusting staffing so that it meets the needs of our existing business and our customers. As the business improves, we'll adjust accordingly."

From The Digital Reader:

The initial report said B&N had fired "lead cashiers, digital leads, and other experienced workers", but what that report missed - and why this was worth bringing up a day later - was that B&N also fired nearly all of its receiving managers in what current and ex-employees are calling Bloody Monday.

[...] When B&N fires a digital sales lead, it means they'll sell fewer Nooks. This is no big deal given how B&N's digital revenues have fallen since 2013. When B&N fires a head cashier, it means you're in for longer waits at the register.

But when B&N fires its receiving managers, it means that B&N won't have the merchandise to sell you because the person who was responsible for making sure shelves get stocked does not work there any more.

Previously: Barnes & Noble Reports Holiday Revenues Down
Barnes & Noble Pivots to Books

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 14 2018, @07:16PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 14 2018, @07:16PM (#637788)

    Then this becomes a reality [gnu.org]

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  • (Score: 1) by tftp on Wednesday February 14 2018, @07:33PM (1 child)

    by tftp (806) on Wednesday February 14 2018, @07:33PM (#637808) Homepage
    The right to read is not so much about control over books. That's just a side effect. The story is primarily about loss of control over our own computers. That danger comes (so far) only from governments that are obsessed with complete control. If you can do whatever you want with your computer, be it a pc or an r-pi, you can always store and distribute millions of [hyper]text files.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 15 2018, @05:16PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 15 2018, @05:16PM (#638306)

      Like China, Russia, the UK, and the US Governments? :)

  • (Score: 3, Informative) by pendorbound on Wednesday February 14 2018, @07:52PM (1 child)

    by pendorbound (2688) on Wednesday February 14 2018, @07:52PM (#637824) Homepage

    Kindle DRM is still trivially breakable. As long as that's true, I'm not especially worried.

    • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Arik on Wednesday February 14 2018, @08:27PM

      by Arik (4543) on Wednesday February 14 2018, @08:27PM (#637847) Journal
      "Kindle DRM is still trivially breakable. As long as that's true, I'm not especially worried."

      You should be.

      Of course it's breakable. That's not the point, and shouldn't give you any comfort.

      The game doesn't rely on unbreakable DRM. We both know that's not possible.

      What it relies on is the law - the men with guns - to enforce their privilege over your rights. And that's already on the books and being done.

      Can you get away with it in your own home still? No doubt. But go try and offer your services to other people who are less technical than you, but no less entitled to the books they have bought. See how long you get away with that.

      We're rapidly approaching the point where understanding how anything works is effectively illegal.
      --
      If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?