Powell S And Mcnally Jackson Staff Laid Off Amidst Covid 19 Closures
The Oregonian reported on an email to Powell’s employees in which the human resources director for the Portland-based independent bookstore chain wrote, “Powell’s needs to take to immediate steps to scale back the company.” The chain is initiating “involuntary” layoffs, and employees can expect to see their health insurance cut off at the end of their last month of employment. Meanwhile, news of McNally Jackson layoffs circulated on Twitter. Cristin Stickles, Children’s and Young Adult Buyer at McNally Jackson Books and former Book Riot contributor, posted: “employees (anyone at the store less than 4 years) were (temporarily) laid off today, to be hired back at an indeterminate date....