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R2B Changes

Can't seem to get questions answered. Leadership doing the information trickle method, like the government does with bad news.

Will quotas be dropping since retail partnership is severing?

Right now quotas in SMB are near equal (sometimes more) than mid-market due to retail traffic.

Eliminating that and dropping the base down more than 50%, surely quotas are dropping (in a perfect world)

Mid-Market opportunities yield much larger deals, SMB opportunities yield small deals.
So more calls, more meetings, more closed deals to equal the same or similar quotas doesn't seem logical.

An old VZ coworker used to say Verizon may have logic and they have reason but never logic and reason together.

#Communication #Culture #Layoffs #Leadership

Bartlesville Control Center

We need to be clear: controllers will not be relocating to Tulsa. This move would result in the loss of critical experience that safe pipeline operations legally depend on every day.

Seagull needs to fully understand this reality. Our position on relocation must be communicated clearly. We need to stop training backfills to move roles to Houston. If Seagull chooses to move, have her develop and implement the training.

#Communication #DepartmentClosure #Relocation #Safety #Training

Why Our 6‑Month Schedule Is So Confusing

We get a schedule every six months but nobody ever says it’s set in stone, so the bosses can change stuff whenever they feel like it. That makes it really hard to know what to work on or even plan anything outside of work. The “perks” and rules keep getting moved around too, and it just feels like nothing is solid. I think we need a clear time slot that stays the same and a simple way to tell us when things actually change.

#Communication #ConflictingMessages #Planning #Schedule #Uncertainty

Why force people into the office when the work is still online?

Return to office policies feel disconnected from how many teams actually work now. A lot of teams are spread across different cities and countries. Even when people sit in the same building, most of their meetings are still on video calls. The day ends up looking exactly like a remote workday, except people had to commute to do it.

It creates a strange situation... Now, peeps spend time and money getting to the office just to log into virtual meetings anyway. The actual work process does not change much. Communication tools, documents, and collaboration ALL still happn online. At that point the office becomes more symbolic than practical, and people start questioning what the real purpose of the policy is.

#Collaboration #Communication #Culture #Office #RemoteWork

I would be eternally grateful to never hear corporate fluff again

These people are trained to talk for hours without saying anything. And it absolutely grates on me when they wrap bad news in sickly sweet language. What's the point? It reads like a horror story instead of easing anything. Just fuels more frustration. I'm still waiting for the day I meet someone who's just straightforward.

#Communication #CorporateCulture #Feedback #Transparency

Compensation Changes without communication

My manager told me that I didn't get rated a 4 but that he fought for a 3% increase in my AIP payout...which is not even a noticeable difference. But It got me thinking about our rating system. In the past if you got a 4 or 5 you had a multiplier added to your AIP and if you got a 2 or 1 there was a decrease multiplier. Does this still exist or is the increase that the discretion of management. I read on the AIP page that managers can now give you $0 of your AIP and that seems like a big change, correct. I thought the AIP % was baked into our job offer letters....but maybe not. What has changed?

#Communication

Toxic Citi Culture

I don’t remember exactly where, but I saw a comment about Citi being a toxic place to work, followed by a request for clarification. I don't recall the OP ever following up, but as a software engineer who’s been at Citi for some time now, I have my own thoughts. Maybe it’s just my specific bubble in CISO, but here’s my take:

  1. Non-existent inter-team communication. It’s like a collection of medieval castles: no one talks to anyone on the outside unless you hold a certain title. God forbid you’re a peasant. The Indian hierarchy and culture only aggravate this further; if you want anything done or even answered, you're forced to escalate immediately.

  2. Terrible product quality. I honestly don’t understand how people with such abysmal coding, problem-solving, and process-building skills get hired anywhere, let alone at a bank.

  3. Leadership with a heavy stench of narcissism. Don’t even get me started on Tim Ryan. He’s single-handedly decided that along with his title, he inherited a flock. Now every Thursday, he delivers a sermon on how to live, think, and behave --- even dictating which tools to use for work he doesn't understand in the slightest. Oh yeah, I sh-t you not, he also travels worldwide to Citi branches with his "Roadshow."

If you’ve been laid off, it’s a blow, but please understand: in the long term, you are better off. It’s a toxic, ugly environment for any software person. Your skills won't just stall there --- they will die. And they'll do so quickly.

#Communication #EmployeeRelations #Layoffs #Leadership

“We put people first” sadly you’re not their “people”

There is a strong emphasis placed on accountability, performance standards, and meeting deadlines, with clear consequences when expectations are not met. Annual performance scores and compensation are directly tied to those metrics.

Given that standard, it is concerning that the organization provided only one week’s notice that the largest bonus of the year would be delayed by an entire month. The communication was limited to a generic platform notification, with no direct leadership acknowledgment or explanation.

Additionally, the messaging shared on internal earnings calls often differs in tone and substance from investor communications, which are delivered prior to company-wide updates. That contrast creates confusion and erodes trust.

Delaying annual and Q4 bonus payouts by a full month, particularly without transparent communication, raises valid concerns about financial timing decisions and prioritization. Compensation is not discretionary recognition; it is earned performance pay.

When accountability appears to operate asymmetrically, it impacts morale, credibility, and ultimately retention. High-performing employees expect alignment between standards set for them and standards modeled by leadership.

#Accountability #Bonus #Communication #Morale #Retention

Risk programs going away?

Has anyone heard whether risk programs are being paused right now? With so many changes lately, it’s been tough to keep up, and I’m just trying to get a clearer picture. The goal is to make sure teams are set up for success, so any insight would be appreciated. Managers are eerily silent.

#ChangeManagement #Communication #Management #Risk #Team

Town hall

Curious how others felt about today’s town hall. Did the messaging resonate with you? I’m trying to process it and would appreciate different perspectives.

If you want, tell me:
• What specifically rubbed you the wrong way?
• What words or moments stood out?
• Was there anything NOT addressed?

Let’s unpack it instead of letting it just sit in your chest.

#TownHall #Communication #Morale #Culture

Communications for layoffs

For those JE, I am sorry… I need to know if the invitation and communication is via Webex or Microsoft teams… We never use teams in my dept and Today the manager added us to a Trams “Notifications”. I am assuming that Layoffs are happening tomorrow so I am wondering if anyone got JE via teams? Thanks and God Bless you all and may all doors open

#Communication #Layoff #Notification

snow days & attendance tracking

We’ve had at least two significant storms in the last few weeks, depositing 12-18 inches across the region. And a smattering of smaller snowfalls also affecting commutes.

What is the official expectation from corporate for weekly attendance when there is a snow day? No one has said whether we are expected to make up that attendance day later in the week. Seems logical that we wouldn’t have to, but there has been no official word and people are uneasy.

Moreover, even if we’re not expected to make up the day — will attendance tracking reports consider snow days, or will they hurt our average days in attendance?

#Communication #Company #Concern #Policy

Buckle up

Why do we never let people know who have left or has been laid off. Everything is one big secret. Maybe its different in other divisions but here in our schools division, communication is a joke. Then you expect us to believe that as managers you didnt have a say in or even knew who they were gonna let go. Well if my name is on the departure list, know I am going to tell everyone. I have asked for weeks and have been told the same line by each person I asked. Almost word for word. Like it was scripted. Buckle up, its gonna be a real intersting day. #Projectconverge

#Communication #Culture #DepartmentClosure #Layoff #Transparency

Remember when they used to actually tell us the truth?

I sat in a meeting with a manager where they literally told us no layoffs coming. Not two weeks later, people were getting cut. What is even the point of these meetings anymore? The whole culture is just fear now. You can't trust a word that comes out of their mouths.

#Layoffs #Transparency #Communication #Culture #Morale

Truth

If it was a critical or life or death situation would our ELT be capable of telling the truth even once? I dont think any of the C-Suite "leaders" could even tell the truth about the color of the sky. Our "leadership" is rotten to the core and MW ruined the bunch!

#Leadership #Communication #Trust