#anxiety

There, I said it. I’m 55, still in debt, with a family and aging parents. We should all be able to live decent lives, yet we’re under constant pressure just to cover basic survival. And it can all be gone in a second. After nearly 30 years of hard work, I thought I’d have some peace of mind and something to show for it. But nope.

The anxiety is affecting me already. I cannot sleep properly and worry all day about the future.

When will it end?

Apparently, management and leadership are attending a forum, which may or may not mean anything. If anyone has updates, please share. I really hope all of this turns out to be just unsubstantiated rumors - not because I’m invested in this company, but because I need this job, like the vast majority of us do.

I’m not sure if it’s happening today or later this week, but I know it’s not related to this place or trolling. People who had no idea what this site was when I mentioned it are on edge because they’ve heard the same rumors we have here.

As we head into the holiday season things getting quieter just adds to the anxiety

It sure seems like we got trolled heavily by someone here. I don’t see a damn announcement or invite for anything, nor does anyone else.

A person from another team has been assigned to do things I’ve already been handling. Not all of them, but everything related to my work. It wasn’t extra work I needed help with, and it’s not someone I’ve ever worked with before. I’m honestly lost on why this is happening, and the only thing I can think of is that I’m about to be let go. Am I wrong?

I know I'm not the only one who can't even think about work right now. The sooner this is over, the better, even if I'm cut. The anticipation is ki-ling me, literally. I'm scared to take my blood pressure again because of how high it is. Anyone who can concentrate on work in these conditions has my respect, but that isn't me.

So earlier this month, it was announced that Citi is giving BlackRock $80BN assets for them to manage, and in the process, will be taking some CIM portfolio managers with them as BlackRock employees. I guess Citi is ultimately trying to get rid of in-house management. However, nothing was said about the back office and support teams that support the CIM business. There has been ongoing angst in my team and other teams about potential layoffs. Anyone else work with CIM and have similar concerns? Or am I just overreacting and it will be "BAU" as senior management says....

It’s not like we’re entering some golden age of retail. Honestly, I’m terrified of what’s ahead. I’ve been looking for jobs for a couple of months now just to be somewhat prepared, and it’s discouraging. I have no idea how we’re supposed to pay our bills and feed our families if we end up jobless. Covering basic necessities is already hard enough as it is.

I guess we nervously await round 2 in December? How can we work like this?

Are anxiety levels still sky high?

Anyone else still waiting for the severance letter? HR told us that they would send them to a personal email today.

For those who got laid off, did your manager/vp meet with you in person, or did it happen on a call. Was it individually or in a group? With all the org restructuring going on I’m trying to prepare for every scenario…

This is going to be one he-l of a weekend.

Any advise on what to expect when it happens? Am I really driving into the site for this?

I can feel my lungs collapsing in on me I am freaking out. I'm 50 years old, flat broke after the divorce and everything is collapsing in on me right now. it feels like it's just not going to get better. like I had my chance and I blew it and that was it. all the jobs are disappearing or getting overseas, I feel like this is it like this is the end of the career and I'm never getting hired again I don't even fu--ing know anymore. maybe it's just time for me to go now anyways, what do I have to look forward except waiting to die in the street

Layoffs are ongoing until we're all gone

The reorg has dragged on so long, and conditions have gotten so bad, that some of us almost hope to be let go, and feel no relief when we aren’t. Clearly, nobody at the top gives two sh--s about how this drawn-out anxiety is grinding us down. On a personal level alone, it’s brutal. It’s beyond exhausting. This state of mind leadership has driven us to is not normal, nor is it healthy.

I’d be gone in a heartbeat. But the job market is a nightmare, and that’s the only reason so many of us are losing sleep over the threat of layoffs at a company hardly anyone actually wants to work for. In any other circumstances, leaving this company in the rearview mirror would only be a good thing.

Next two weeks. Oooof!

Until nobody’s left?

These cuts will deeply affect both staff and patients, and the last thing anyone needs right now is a decline in the quality of care. I feel for all the colleagues who will be impacted - it’s heartbreaking. And honestly, even for those of us who stay, the strain and uncertainty ahead won’t be easy to carry.

It’ll be months before this is resolved, and by all accounts the cuts will be massive. That means a long stretch of stress and anxiety, right when keeping your job feels existential. The job market is already a horror show and only getting worse. We’ll all lose it before this is done and over with.

I can’t handle this place anymore. Being so anxious I need meds just to make it through a shift shouldn’t be normal, but somehow it is here.

… doesn’t exist anymore.

It is not a thing and it goes beyond HIH at this point. AI is the real disruptor and I’m seeing how this is already creeping into my tasks at an alarming rate

Coming to work every day expecting your job to be eliminated is no way to live. Get out of this company. They live by one rolling layoff after another.

I don't think I've ever dreaded Mondays as much as in the past few weeks. With everything that's been happening, just thinking about work gives me anxiety. I think I need a new job.

The company's completely silent. Management was told to just hold the status quo, no new plans. Honestly, I'm just going through the motions now that my VP is gone. We talked about all my career goals, and now he's not around. I'm really not sure what's next with the new leadership; it feels like I'm back at square one.

On top of that, Oracle is tagging everything with "cloud" and "AI." I'm not sure what that means for raises or promotions for us in middleware and other fusion roles. I'm in a tough spot and can't really look for another job. Even if I did, recruiters would probably just see me as one of the recent layoff victims. They barely reach out to Oracle employees as it is, and with these latest layoffs, I doubt they'd even look at my resume.

Should I take off for a week or ten days ?

Any idea who’s going to be impacted?

Wave 1ers or others - anyone get a covert call with even read between the lines news on getting a job before selection notice period? Any chance us Wave2ers might hear during this next week??? Torture waiting.

Heard an unusual meeting is or will be taking place, don’t know anything else, anyone knows anything about it?

People are starting to talk and it's making me nervous. Are we really headed for another round?

People start turning on each other, and work becomes a battlefield overnight. The saying “dog eat dog” has never fit Intel better than it does now.

Am I sc--wed?

Anyone else feeling like things here are getting weirder by the day? Too many different impactful events and statements are happening all at once, and none of it feels right - it’s not just business as usual. It seems like the company’s in rough shape, and you can feel the tension everywhere. People are way more on edge. Even small announcements get blown up into rumors because no one really trusts what’s going on anymore.

I mean, after the voluntary exits are counted. I’m honestly worried about the possibility of losing my job. I’ve been casually looking at what’s out there, but the market keeps looking tougher and tougher. Finding something new, or even managing the gap between jobs, feels almost impossible right now. I’m anxious that a lot of us could still end up on the chopping block.

Who's got em?