#conflict

Ok, think people, these are the people that GP is hiring as advisors:

• The Opi--d Epidemic: McKinsey paid nearly $600 million in settlements to U.S. states and local governments after investigations revealed it helped opi--d manufacturers—including Purdue Pharma—devise strategies to boost sales of painkillers.
• Conflicts of Interest: Congressional inquiries exposed that McKinsey consultants frequently worked simultaneously for pharmaceutical companies and the federal regulators tasked with overseeing them, such as the Food and Dr-g Administration (FDA).
• Controversial Global Clients: The firm has provided consulting services to authoritarian governments, tobacco companies, fossil fuel producers, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
• Intent Laundering: Critics argue that corporations and government agencies hire McKinsey to provide an objective veneer ("intent laundering") for unpopular decisions, such as mass layoffs, cost-cutting, or circumventing regulations.

Yeah, this is a great business. :/

They don't care about you, really.

Different jobs, but same makeup budget.

Only difference is that one received a huge early payday for poor results and the other gets to be on Fox TV 5 nights a week as a paid commentator. I thought there is a prohibition about being significantly employed outside the Bank.

Guess Ford Jr. is working remote and putting in his 40 hours over the weekend.

☆ AT&T, Verizon; and T-Mobile (Reject) SpaceX "Starlink" partnership for (Good Reason).

■ SpaceX "Starlink" begging because they know their ambitions are (Garbage).

■ 5-7 years to build out their terrestrial network at a $500.00+ Billion cost (Minimum) with an (Inferior) service.

☆ AT&T, Verizon; and T-Mobile (Reject) SpaceX "Starlink" partnership for (Good Reason).

■ SpaceX "Starlink" begging because they know their ambitions are (Garbage).

■ 5-7 years to build out their terrestrial network at a $500.00+ Billion cost (Minimum) with an (Inferior) service.

Well, I've seen it all now. The customer had the rights to the code, so the account is losing it up to their Git host.

Now, the real shenanigans will start. I can't believe this was allowed to happen. I miss my EDS days, customer owned the data, EDS owned the code.

The State is going to use this against us. I don't like this at all. What special flower allowed this to happen? Probably one of those new banker managers. I'm just shaking my head & rolling my eyes.

‘Real consequences’: AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile warn FCC as Elon Musk plots a SpaceX phone network for the US by 2028

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/real-consequences-t-verizon-t-134500537.html

I’m trying to understand the company’s policy and process for potential conflicts of interest in hiring. If a software lead hires their spouse onto the same team, is that allowed under our policies? Are there requirements for disclosure, independent hiring decisions, or safeguards to ensure the process is impartial?

I’m not looking to identify anyone or make assumptions about a particular hiring decision. I’d appreciate guidance on where employees can find the relevant policy and which appropriate channel can explain how these situations are handled.

I’d keep the post free of names, team details, or other information that could identify the people involved. Seeing both people still at work doesn’t by itself tell you what review or decision may have taken place.

Apparently Marc hired a vp from waters who’s now being sued and can’t start
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/66814622/Waters_Technologies_Corporation_v_Carpio_III_

I'm dealing with two directors who are making this place absolutely miserable. One of them keeps trying to claim my work as his own, like I won't notice or something, and the other one spends all her time tearing down what other teams accomplish just so his looks better by comparison. It's so petty and draining, and I'm getting sick of watching good work get buried just because some people can't stand not being the center of attention.

Dst was blind to subaccounting. A vp put together contracts that ignored subaccounting and cost dst a bundle. My manager was blind as a bat and refused to acknowledge i knew more than him. He was a tantrum throwing immature guy

I tried playing hardball with my manager last month and it didn't go the way I'd hoped. I walked in ready to threaten leaving if they wouldn't bump my pay, but I didn't actually have another offer lined up. My manager basically called my bluff on the spot, told me if I wasn't happy I knew where the door was, and now things between us are awkward as he-l.

What are my chances of being outright fired over this?

Every team seems to communicate in its own little bubble, and the information rarely lines up. Half the time, nobody can tell who's responsible for what.

So for over a year I’ve had a full time accommodation, which you have to renew every 90 days. This time it took them a month to review and with 2 business days left, they denied giving me a bunch of nonsense reasoning, saying your condition doesn’t matter etc. meanwhile half my team has wfh and one just got approved this week, what the heck?

FIS security policies have been tightened to the point that it is almost impossible to comply, and product teams across the are unable to release software patches. Clients are up in arms, and will only become more enraged when they realise why they can’t get their patches. Every so often a case gets escalated to KB who then shouts at DD who will grant an exception. Otherwise the FIS security team is digging its heels in, regardless of the cost to the business.

trouble in grandpa Tim's empire brewing?

Hearing lots of rumours that Qatari Leadership are sick of XOM Snr Leaders and DWW is no longer ‘winning’ with them. Qatar is in a bad spot with the SoH and appears that XOM is trying to take advantage.

https://www.ft.com/content/ad6d56fa-6a6e-43bd-8f12-205a3f94ac0e?syn-25a6b1a6=1

https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/shale-tycoon-claims-exxon-ceo-124336695.html

«Contrary to Darren's assurances to me, Exxon threw me under the bus at its earliest opportunity.« 

https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/shale-tycoon-claims-exxon-ceo-124336695.html

If you ask two managers the same question, you will never get the same answer. Never. Not only that, the answers are usually completely opposite. So basically, if you need guidance, just ask one and pray that person knows what they're doing, because trying to reach a consensus will only leave you more confused.

• Verizon wireless sued T-Mobile over misleading ad claims
• T-Mobile countersued Verizon for deceptive advertising
• Judge Lewis Kaplan issued preliminary injunction in Verizon’s favor
• Verizon had 147 million subscribers as of June 30

https://libn.com/2026/09/15/verizon-wireless-t-mobile-resolve-lawsuits-over-ad-campaigns/

About a cover-up....

Houston, Sept. 11, 2026 — The U.S. Trustee for Region 7 filed a formal objection Friday to the DISH Wireless Debtors’ application to retain White & Case LLP as restructuring counsel, citing conflicts of interest tied to prepetition insider transactions.

In the filing, the Trustee argued that White & Case “holds and represents interests adverse to the estate,” pointing to disclosures showing the firm drafted and advised on the DWLLC Intercompany Loan now under scrutiny by the Debtors’ Special Committee and challenged by multiple creditor groups.

The US Trustee’s objection includes a proposed order denying retention, signaling a request for immediate court action ahead of a September 14 status conference. The objection comes as the Debtors face heightened scrutiny over governance stability following the departure of two Chief Legal Officers and the appointment of an acting CLO.

Within hours of the filing, the Debtors submitted a series of Ordinary Course Professional declarations and supplemental notices, updating their roster of routine legal and advisory firms.

Judge Christopher Lopez is expected to address the W&C retention objection at Monday’s hearing. A separate hearing on the appointment of a trustee motion is scheduled for September 23 and will be a critical test of whether DISH Wireless can continue as a debtor‑in‑possession.

The bigger issue isn’t just layoffs — it’s what the organization is choosing to fix versus what it continues to allow.

In some areas like TS & EP, teams already seem very lean, yet people are still being let go. At the same time, other areas such as EA/Innovation in TS & EP continue to grow despite what appear to be significant overlaps in roles and responsibilities.

GCC is another example. There seems to be ongoing conflict between leaders, with teams getting caught in the middle and even being encouraged to Speak Up against other leaders. Common Services also appears to overlap significantly with existing Service Owner responsibilities. In some cases, the teams actually doing the operational work and participating in incidents are barely visible, while common services come in afterward and present the outcome as though they drove the resolution.

The result is an increasingly political and toxic environment. People are protecting territory, competing for visibility and credit, and questioning who they can trust. Friends don’t feel like friends anymore, and leaders seem more focused on positioning against one another than working together.

If layoffs and restructuring are supposed to make the organization more efficient, why aren’t we first looking objectively at duplicated organizations, overlapping responsibilities and layers of leadership?

Whether leadership intends it or not, the current structure and behaviors are enabling this culture. And it is becoming exhausting for the people who are simply trying to do their jobs.

My manager gave me a PIP with objectives that are completely subjective and unmeasurable. This is nothing more than a classic we-ponized PIP move and I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to fight it?

The disorganization, the conflicting priorities, and the complete lack of direction make it seem like I'm watching a ship take on water and keep sailing anyway. Is this just how all corporations work? Because if so, we're in trouble.

Nice move using AIG’s money to springboard you into your next job. Conflict of interest much?!? But you don’t care as your ethics have always been questionable

Looking at recent threads, I couldn't help but notice everyone turning on each other—SF vs. MF vs. Tech, hybrid vs. remote, first line vs. 2nd vs. 3rd line, people of a certain ethnicity vs. others, you name it. Meanwhile, the people actually pulling the strings and causing this mess get a free pass while we tear each other apart.
I was curious if there’s an actual psychological or organizational term for this dynamic, so I ran it through AI. Here is a quick breakdown of Horizontal Hostility (or lateral violence):

“When a toxic leader or broken system holds power, self-preservation ends up destroying group solidarity. Because confronting the real source of the threat feels useless or risky, people turn their frustration inward on their peers instead. By scapegoating colleagues or hoping someone else absorbs management's wrath, people try to buy temporary safety. This dynamic is often fueled by leadership using divide-and-conquer tactics—keeping everyone fearful, fragmented, and fighting amongst themselves so no one unites against the actual problem.”

Classic divide and conquer. Let's stop taking the bait and keeping the heat off the people who actually caused this.

Jeff Clarke needs to get kicked out. He is a an a--hole. No strategy, only here to make money. He is Michael Dell's right hand man, but Michael needs to kick him out..

When what you hear from the CEO is completely different from what he is instructing his directs to do, it’s time to go.

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I have a supervisor who has some form of NPD and he routinely loses his mind over petty things. Every colleague we have seems to dislike him. Does Micron have systems in place for employees to work through issues caused by a supervisor with a personality disorder? Is jumping ship the only real option? Has anyone who used the available paths to deal with a truly bad supervisor had any success getting out of their situation without retaliation?

Those all American boys and girls working those cheap Indians to the bone. Keeping all the money and good jobs for themselves. Do they actually think that model will work? What happens when the Indians realise they are being sc--wed by the greedy Cowboys? What about the other folks in Argentina, Brazil, Budapest....?

You hear it first here at this sh---y place. Man want to ki-l his manager/coworker and burn up the facility and fabs

https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/chandler-man-accused-of-threatening-to-light-up-intel-facility-ki-l-coworkers

Why is our HR department so entangled? The uncle of KC and her sister was the previous CHRO. KC and LJ were friends before their rapid promotions. BW worked with KC at another place and gets promoted even though he keeps failing. AH is related to KC's uncle. The new SD WB was brought from North Carolina and put into a role out of nowhere. The list feels like it goes on and on.

Can yall like, actually st-fu now? Thanks.

Can someone honestly explain to me what someone gets by posting rude comments on another persons post? Is it to just stir the pot see how many downvotes they can get or people responding? To really think they are better cause some of us are really struggling is completely unnecessary I don’t get it! They are here on this site yet are just complaining and being negative!

Is this real? In what universe does Medtronic think that coremap will take share from carto. the ceo of that company is a walking scam artist. this company is truly made up of some id--ts

I’m thinking about secretly taking a non IT job without Fidelity knowing, as I don’t think it’s any of their business. Has anyone done this?

Will they find out, and if they do, what are the repercussions?

I really need the extra income. My husband left and between the bills and the mortgage, I’m struggling to make ends meet.

What happened at Polaris? Was it an employee attacking another employee or did some rando walk in off the street?

Frank Bisignano left JPMorgan Chase, one of the nation's largest banks, after complaints about his behavior led the company's CEO to lose trust in him, according to a Wall Street Journal article.