News Best Buy Laid Off 5,000 Employees in Response to the Online Shopping Boom

[Admin]

Best Buy laid off 5,000 employees as the COVID-19 pandemic led even more people to shop online instead of in-store.

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[LolaGT]

“too many full-time and not enough part-time employees.”

Straight out of the robber baron handbook.

 

[Exploding PSU]

Poor mates, hope they'll do well especially in these brutally troubling times

 

[MarsISwaiting]

Their mates at Best Buy should strike .

 

[hotaru251]

and again...record profit for a company and it celebrates by firing ppl.

there should be harsh fines for that type of scummy move.

 

[fevanson]

The Best Buy corpo management is a bunch of sticklers, in person stores are at a premium during a lockdown. But they go ahead and fire the people risking getting a slightly stronger flu.

 

[Jim90]

This stinks. Let's hope there's something in the employment laws that cover this. Needs-of-the-service change is one thing, this smells different.

 

[Gurg]

I bought a 50" 4k TV and 32" 4k monitor from Best Buy in the last four months. Both times I purchased online for same day curbside no contact pick up. Great having a local store, with curbside pickup especially for larger heavier items. Neither of these items were on display in the store to see the picture quality in person so basically bought them relying on online reviews and Samsung's reputation. Extremely satisfied with both and the Best Buy sale price matched the most aggressive one online. Pricing was further enhanced by the BB 5% rewards and using a 1.5% rewards credit card to make the purchases.

The ChiCom virus has permanently changed the way individuals shop and I don't see it going back to the way it was. Hardest hit are going to be the states and cities that implemented more enhanced lockdowns. Businesses are going to have to change and adapt to maintain profits.

Blame the ChiComs not Best Buy or other merchants who are just adapting to keep their businesses sustainable.

 

[itzmec]

I stopped using brick and mortar buying a long time ago. Been doing all my shopping(electronics etc.,) online for well over a decade. I've been lucky over the years and haven't had to RMA , but one item. Vanns, Newegg, tiger direct, and my old fav that doesn't exist anymore zipzoomfly. Back in the day it might have been a project to RMA an item, but it has gotten a lot easier over the years.

 

[macgeek]

I stopped using brick and mortar buying a long time ago. Been doing all my shopping(electronics etc.,) online for well over a decade. I've been lucky over the years and haven't had to RMA , but one item. Vanns, Newegg, tiger direct, and my old fav that doesn't exist anymore zipzoomfly. Back in the day it might have been a project to RMA an item, but it has gotten a lot easier over the years.

Thank you for contributing to unemployment.😠