AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT NORTHSHORE LINEN

Freeport, New York-based, North Shore Linen, a linen and uniform rental service provider to the hospitality industry, has announced the permanent closure of its business and the sale of its two business properties in Freeport.

The closure will impact 111 unionized employees and is expected to occur on February 24, 2022.

With the impact of the pandemic, many restaurants and uniform-wearing companies have closed or severely curtailed their activities.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT MARRIOT HOTEL SERVICES (11/16/24)

NOVEMBER 16, 2024 — 833 CORPORATE EMPLOYEES

The company has announced a widespread restructuring that will result in 833 layoffs, primarily corporate employees.

According to a company spokesperson, “Earlier this year, we began a strategic review of all aspects of Marriott International’s business across geographies to enhance our enterprise-wide effectiveness and discussed this initiative on our Q3 earnings call. While always difficult, these job reductions at our corporate and continent offices will reshape the way we work and are expected to be largely in place in Q1 2025.”

NOVEMBER 10, 2021 — Original post…

Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott Hotel Services, the iconic hospitality company that owns, operates, franchises, and licenses lodging including hotel, residential, and timeshare properties, has announced that the company will cease operating a hotel property in Cleveland, Ohio due to a termination of its hotel management agreement.

The contract termination will affect all 109 Marriott employees located at the Cleveland, Ohio hotel with layoffs occurring between December 14, 2021, and December 27, 2021.

According to a statement issued by Marriott, the hotel owner has agreed to enter into a long-term contract for the hotel to operate as a Marriott franchise hotel that will be managed by the Pyramid Hotel Group.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT HILTON WORLDWIDE

McLean, Virgina-based, Hilton Worldwide, the multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises a portfolio of hospitality venues and owned by equity-fund The Blackstone Group, has announced that it will be executing a global reduction in force. Approximately 2,100 employees, mostly in corporate support roles are said to be affected.

According to Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta. "Never in Hilton’s 101-year history has our industry faced a global crisis that brings travel to a virtual standstill. Hospitality will always be a business of people serving people, which is why I am devastated that to protect our business, we have been forced to take actions that directly impact our team members.”

Also affected was the company's Chief Marketing Officer, Kellyn Smith Kenny, who is leaving the company and noted, “to secure Hilton’s future, we needed to dramatically reduce our workforce and say goodbye to some of the finest people I have ever had the privilege of working alongside. We have worked tirelessly to create, build and reimagine what was possible and the results have been extraordinary. The events of this week represent the conclusion of a chapter we’d hoped would end differently but this moment also offers an opportunity to turn the page and start a new chapter.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?