#career

Who has been advancing Penny over and over again during her career? I mean just look at her name. That is way too much alliteration and redundancy. I could never take her seriously because of her silly name when I first met her as an FA. If she wanted to be taken more seriously she should take Mike's last name. Her parents did not do her any favorites. I think her parents may have been first cousins. She is from Tennessee, right?

Oracle’s strategy is firmly established from its earnings notice, with a clear commitment to continuing as a leader in the infrastructure space. The key upcoming changes include:

• Expanding headcount in data centers and OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)
• Doubling down on OCI initiatives
• Phasing out legacy applications
• Transforming select legacy apps into more modern solutions
  To remain relevant, you will need to align yourself with one of these focus areas. Please be aware that there will be significant reductions in management and leadership roles in the near future. These cuts are expected to occur continuously over the next two years. Now would be a good time to start updating your resume. People who were laid off recently will struggle for a while but eventually settle in. So plan ahead.

This company is out to reduce head count by hook or crook.
Plan your next financial and career plan ahead.
Don’t assume you can stay here till you are 60 or 65.

I’ve been trying for months, just to be on the safe side since I expected layoffs to happen. I thought job hunting would at least give me some peace of mind, but it’s done the opposite - I’ve started to panic. It’s so bad out there that I’m now even more terrified of losing this job. I feel cornered and paralyzed. I just hope the current job market slump is temporary, even though all signs point to it getting worse.

Honeywell is a direct road to career obsolescence. Five years as an engineer and the most modern thing I have seen is a windows 7 controlled robot.. that doesn’t work.
AI… forget about it. You think you’re going to get a modern video card on that six hundred dollar laptop budget?
Meanwhile you hear rumors and stories of gleaming buildings in Asia where everyone has a phd and works for lunch money. All the best tools and a bus ride home.
Thinking of taking that offer? There is a reason Honeywell is the only one hiring. Tech job equivalent of a garbage picker.
Run and leave Honeywell off your resume if you can.

Does TIAA favor internal transfers versus external applicants? Looking to do a lateral move, I don't see any openings for the position I want, but figured I'd want to network with the manager to let them know I'm interested. Has anyone transferred internally that can provide any recommendation/tips on what they did? Worried that if I apply and don't get the role, then my boss would know that I'm looking to transition out of my current role.

1. Your boss is not your friend
2. Who you know beats what you know (building a network and nurturing it consistently is critical to success
3. You are REPLACEABLE at Work NOT home (In 20 years the only people who will REMEMBER you worked late are your kids, family and loved ones
   4.Loyalty rarely two-way street,in hard times will won't be returned
   5.Time is scare than Money. We can re-earn money but never Time
4. Comfort ki-ls Progress (You grow when you take Risks, Not when you play Safe. Please finish items 7,8,9,10 and so forth...by adding harsh career truths :)

hi all! i worked auto claims in cityline back in 2016 and would like to come back. i remember having a positive experience working here back in 2016. does anyone know if state farm considers rehires? (please share with me the honest truth....) also, can anyone here pls tell me how its like now working auto claims? i am sure much has changed since 2016. any insight would be much appreciated! :)

I was CPMed , found a similar role at another reputable company ( stock price there is 5X) . But I still wanna get back:)

Intel is a sentiment..

God knows when the dust will actually settle, or what things will look like once it does. To those staying, I wish you the best of luck. Just make sure you’re always keeping an eye out for other opportunities. Be kind to yourself—and put yourself first.

What’s the real difference between us giving a company notice and them giving us notice? We choose to work there, and either side decides how long it lasts. When you look at it that way, and realize nothing’s really owed beyond that choice, the frustration and anger kind of lose their grip. Just trying to help!

I know it’s not great to be let go or be told to be in office for X hours, but at the end of the day they are paying you for your time! Not the other way around!

What is the waiting period before one can move?

I'd love to hear from people who have left and learn more about any tips you have for navigating the post-Cengage career journey.

What do you miss? What do you not miss? What have you carried forward? What have you left behind? What did you learn from your transition? How would you approach it differently if you had to do it all over again?

How many of us believe this? Let me know your thoughts. I think the pie is shrinking and we are going through a structural change. Since the pie is shrinking, there will be many people who will not get a slice of the pie by the sheer fact that there is not enough slices. Once can 'kick a ss' all day, if there is nothing to be given you'll get nother (or it'll be taken away from you as we are witnessing right now. Just my two very modest cents.

I want to leave the industry but not sure what transferable skills I have. I’ve been unhappy here for a bit. So to those of you who have left and are happy, what work do you do now?

Anyone else feeling like this career hub updating and learnings have an ulterior motive to it besides just helping us develop and grow our career?

I still have my job at TI, but this layoff makes me really understand the revolving door rumors I've heard about TI forever now. I got hired into TI straight out of school and have been here for a few years now. Is my job experience at TI normal to expect from other companies? I'm on the test/validation team of a product line, so I feel pigeon-holed into semiconductor places with lack of design experience.

For those who've been laid off, I honestly want to congratulate you and hope your searches have gone well.

I invest very little in what’s happening here and focus my energy on looking ahead. I’ve been building contingency plans and even started a small business initiative in case I can’t land another job. I can’t spend all my time being anxious about prospects here - it just whips you into a frenzy and paralyzes you. Better to save your energy for what truly matters and serves your interests. Everything else is a waste of time.

If you’re young and ambitious, take this as a warning: don’t spend your energy here. This place will grind you down until you’re too tired to care. Go build your skills somewhere that actually sees your worth.

I'm currently working for a company who started doing layoffs, and even though my position is secure (as I bring 70% MQLS) to my company, my manager is an a-s who keeps threatening everybody that they will get layoff if they don't work harder. I'm already managing 100 events a year plus all other responsabilities at me job.

I was thinking about applying to the Events Manager position at Finserv but after reading this portal, it's like I'm going from a centralized sh-t show to a massive company wide sh-t show, wtf? Does anybody here works in marketing that can enlight me if this is worth it? (I'm desperate)

Thanks

Almost every single 40 something CL28 I talk to is being told they have executive potential. DO NOT BELIEVE IT! There will be very few promotions to 29+ especially as the company continues to shrink and offshore jobs to the BTC. The company is luring to you because they need you around a little longer while they ramp up the BTC. It is a LIE to keep you working at ExxonMobil until you are older and have fewer options outside the company. By 2030 the truth will become apparent but by that time it will be too late for you to find another job due to age discrimination. Do not believe their lies and do not delay your exit while you are still young enough to find another job and move on. Even a temporary pay reduction is worth it. In a few years you will be making more especially when considering they are planning below inflation raises for the foreseeable future. #Exxodus

for individual contributor engineers, rumor is that our managers will be entering recommendations for grade bumps by mid-october and promotions will be occurring in november (not sure if early/mid/late in the month). can anyone confirm or add details?

I’ll never get why some people act like they’re chained to one company. You're not. Not a single one of us is. If you’re miserable, update your resume, practice your pitch, and start applying elsewhere. No job owns you and there’s always another opportunity waiting, even in this job market.

And if you went back, did you think that maybe you'd lost your f---ing mind?

CL28 with CL29 potential, been at company for 20 years. Is it worth leaving or should I ride it out?

I’ve worked in claims for some time now, was hopeful this would be where I could retire at. Mainly curious to see any recommendations on what should I do before I put my 2 weeks in.

A lot of folks say to just quit if we don't like it here, but that’s not realistic for everyone. IT jobs aren’t falling off trees right now, and we'd be competing with a lot of people, especially those of us mid-career or older. Best thing we can do is land something first, and that takes months, if it happens at all. So no, I won't quit for now.

What you have with your employer is a business relationship and not emotional. So stop using words like company loyalty, work family, corporate culture and other BS. The more loyal you are to the company the more you will get hurt when they clip you. Always remember- you are getting paid for your talent and the time spent there. If you want to show loyality - show it yourself, your family, your skills, your health and wealth but NOT to the company you are working for.

Sorry, but it's as simple as that.

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 ?

Recently offered a VP Product Manager role after six rounds of interviews. I am based out of the Dallas office, curious how roles at this level are? Everyone I interviewed with was great but I would love some perspective.

I was offered a Squad Leader role at Fidelity and I am curious if the culture here is as bad as everyone makes it out to be? Six rounds of interviews for the role, everyone I met with has been with the firm 10 years or more. I would love honest feedback!

TIAA is ruining career prospects for me. We use outdated legacy tech and things move so slowly. We have to learn tremendously outside of the job to even have a chance getting a better job. Please beware of the consequences of working here. What you think is normal here is actually insanely disorganized.

Start quitting. I did and I'm so much happier. If you just complain and don't do anything about it, why would they care?

I just got a rejection after what felt like weeks of interviews. I have to admit, it’s crushing my confidence when I keep getting so close and then I end up falling short. It makes me question if I’m even doing something wrong or if it’s just the market being brutal.

If I was a young engineer I would steer into power engineering. We will always need power.

Never until I started working here did I think I would ever pursue a career change in a completely different field. Extra change is going toward savings and extra time (because sc--w working late now) is going toward the classes. It will be my side hustle until the glorious day I resign. And if I get laid off like so many of us, well, I'll be ready. Get out ANY way you can!

Mine was 11% very early in my career, so numbers were low even though the % was fairly big.

There’s absolutely nothing. I don’t know if it’s just bad luck or if the market is really this broken. If anyone has even the smallest positive story, please share. I need to hear that someone out there actually managed to land a decent job, or at least got an offer. I haven’t had a single callback. It’s infuriating and demoralizing. And now with layoffs hanging over us, I don’t even know how we’re supposed to keep it together.