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Hobby Lobby closing all stores, issuing mass furloughs
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:02 pm
After quietly reopening stores across the country in defiance of coronavirus-related state lockdown orders, Hobby Lobby is closing all stores nationally and furloughing employees without pay.
In a statement posted on the company website on Friday afternoon, Hobby Lobby announced it will furlough "nearly all store employees" without pay and "is ending emergency leave pay and suspending use of company provided paid time off benefits and vacation." According to three employees, each speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, managers at their stores called teams into a meeting to deliver the news on Friday afternoon.
"The line our manager gave us was, 'The employees got what the employees wanted, the stores were closed,'" a Hobby Lobby employee in Indiana said. "My question was did God tell them they needed to closed the stores and not pay us?" ' Well that escalated quickly
In a statement posted on the company website on Friday afternoon, Hobby Lobby announced it will furlough "nearly all store employees" without pay and "is ending emergency leave pay and suspending use of company provided paid time off benefits and vacation." According to three employees, each speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, managers at their stores called teams into a meeting to deliver the news on Friday afternoon.
"The line our manager gave us was, 'The employees got what the employees wanted, the stores were closed,'" a Hobby Lobby employee in Indiana said. "My question was did God tell them they needed to closed the stores and not pay us?" ' Well that escalated quickly
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:03 pm to BowDownToLSU
Seems kinda of silly that they can't use PTO they earned
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:04 pm to BowDownToLSU
I used to love to “people watch” at Hobby Lobby.
Hope Target doesn’t shut down then all I’d left is Walmart
Hope Target doesn’t shut down then all I’d left is Walmart
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:07 pm to BowDownToLSU
About...face!
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:08 pm to Nicky Parrish
quote:frick Walmart, Target or Rouses
Hope Target doesn’t shut down then all I’d left is Walmart
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:08 pm to BowDownToLSU
Remember when other businesses were going to join them in fighting the power? 
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:08 pm to BowDownToLSU
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The employees got what the employees wanted, the stores were closed
I wonder how the WF employees protesting about having to work would feel if the stores decided to close. I bet they'd shut up with a quickness.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:08 pm to BowDownToLSU
quote:
"The line our manager gave us was, 'The employees got what the employees wanted, the stores were closed,'" a Hobby Lobby employee in Indiana said.
Nice.
We aren't going to get out of this until the majority learns the effects of the shutdown.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:10 pm to BowDownToLSU
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frick Walmart, Target or Rouses
Guess you are a Winn Dixie man?
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:13 pm to BowDownToLSU
quote:
frick Walmart, Target or Rouses
Sorry don’t do Rouses
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:14 pm to fallguy_1978
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Guess you are a Winn Dixie man?
if he is in new orleans maybe he is a zappardos, robert, beaux mart etc guy?
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:18 pm to BowDownToLSU
A lot of women are going to get pregnant now!
This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:18 pm to BowDownToLSU
This is what the OT wanted
Hope y’all are happy now
Hope y’all are happy now
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:18 pm to BowDownToLSU
Other than not being able to use their accumulated leave, they got what they asked for.
Walmart employees are next.
Walmart employees are next.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:21 pm to LNCHBOX
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Seems kinda of silly that they can't use PTO they earned
Yep. Pretty damn pissy move from a company that can probably afford it.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:33 pm to LegendInMyMind
Hobby Lobby hasn’t looked good in all of this
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:37 pm to BowDownToLSU
However, we will maintain medical, dental, life, and long-term disability benefits for employees while furloughed through at least May 1, 2020, and will pay the cost of employee premiums for these benefits on behalf of employees while furloughed without pay. We encourage furloughed employees to file their claims with their State’s unemployment commissions as soon as possible. Upon return, employees will retain their original dates of hire and any accrued PPTO and Vacation.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:43 pm to BowDownToLSU
What sucks is places like Walmart can continue to sell craft items, since they also sell groceries.
Completely unfair.
Perhaps Hobby lobby ought to add a snack food aisle and stay open
Completely unfair.
Perhaps Hobby lobby ought to add a snack food aisle and stay open
Posted on 4/3/20 at 5:43 pm to BowDownToLSU
This is how you stop employees from trying to subvert your business. Good for HL.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 6:01 pm to GEAUXT
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. I bet they'd shut up with a quickness.
Doubtful. They would probably make more on unemployment.
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