John Lewis in Trouble

I don’t think it’s because she is black because there are many black and Asian women that they do like.

It’s because they feel she is unqualified and out of her depth. Her previous job was head of Ofcom and before that a career civil servant. She has never run a commercial business before of any size!

I agree that staff seem bored, disengaged and uninformed. I struggle to find anyone to ask these days. There seem to be no staff on the shop floor apart from those on tills. The stock is shockingly sparse. There is a couldn’t care less attitude
and often borderline rudeness.

I’ve just come from a shop at M&S and served the food to the family and we would agree that Waitrose is much better. Less packaged, fresher, less sweet and processed.

This boycott is so difficult and disruptive but I am so upset.

“now staff wear whatever they like and often look too casual and sometimes a bit shabby”

I was wondering what was different and why I couldn’t ’see’ or mistaking staff for customers. Now it all makes sense!

Giving up Ocado was a big mistake, as was Heston. I thought they should have controlled some of his seasonal creations a bit but my family and I miss his fresh stocks, pates, prawn cocktail and sandwiches.

AO are brilliant!

The idea that the customers might actually be right appears to be cutting through. The Identity Project has unexpectedly closed in the Oxford St Event Space. It was meant to run till the end of the month.

But have they managed to stock up on basics? I might have to go in just to see if I can actually now get a pair black (not fishnet) tights, baby sleepsuits (for an actual baby not a cosplaying adult) and a basic toaster

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No disrespect to Tristan, but Tristan is childfree, even if he is raising a dog with his partner.
He has not walked the walk.

Sorry, but I don't feel I would be seeking out Tristan for any kind of nursery ware or starting a family advice.

How very short sighted of you.

but what do I expect here?

Haahahahaha! They don’t own any shares!

Maybe stock though if you were an employee?

Back when JL weren't stupid, I bought landline phones - a set of a base unit with answering machine and a handset. Later I wanted a further handset for another room, which I knew from the manufacturer's website was available.

Back I went to JL, found an assistant and asked. No, they didn't sell the single handset. I could have another pack if base unit and handset if I wanted. No, I didn't. I went home and bought a single handset from a supplier on the internet.

Went to get new sewing machine. Not a single salesperson available for advice. Took my business elsewhere in the end

Very mixed experiences at our JLP. When I went to buy a camera last year, the help was fabulous, a very knowledgeable woman gave me details of the options, including ones they didn't sell, without being the slightest bit patronising. But it was a rare experience in the last few years. Yesterday, we went to buy an iPad. Could we find anyone to help? There were 2 assistants helping one person, and the rest hiding at the back of the store chatting to each other. Not impressed.

Tristan says: 'My identity is just who I am. It doesn't define me as a person.' What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Literal word salad.

I presume Tristan is not wearing his fetishwear to work? And if he isn't, why is he doing so in the work-related magazine? Honestly, what is going on here?

But for now, am joining the boycott.

Sorry, but I don't feel I would be seeking out Tristan for any kind of nursery ware or starting a family advice.

Sharon, if you're reading this, please bring back fabulous, experienced, wise and wonderful older women to these important roles. And give them due respect and a quality uniform so that we are able to spot them on the shop floor.

They just move into another job though. It seems once you get to a certain level of seniority, you can always get another job.

We had two directors in my large public sector employer who were forced to resign for badly not delivering. The reason they resigned will be an open secret in their field. They both still quickly got high paying senior jobs elsewhere.

Agreed - M&S really have quietly upped their game over the last couple of years and I’m shopping there more and more.

Tristan says: 'My identity is just who I am. It doesn't define me as a person.'

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They really are stupid, if they don't realise that most people just want a decent assistant and not somebody pushing a trans, or fetish agenda. Just wear the uniform and do your job, for God's sake! Their business is circling the drain and they've decided to piss customers off even more driving them away.

It's utterly bonkers.

Bloody hell, just catching up with all this.

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And presumably the BAME network supports the eradication of single sex changing rooms / toilets in stores? With any women participants from backgrounds for whom this makes work a hostile or unacceptable environment bullied into submission or forced out or unable to access employment?

Presumably the "gender equality" network supports the eradication of single sex changing rooms / toilets in stores? With any women participants bullied into submission?

They thought Ocado wouldn’t dump them but in the end they were happy to go with the highest bidder.

I don’t think it was a great move for Ocado because although they gained more customers with the M&S offering, the average basket spend decreased and with it profitability. I’d assume the new M&S shoppers weren’t the large family shoppers who are the most profitable for any supermarket.