#culture

In two years I had to deal with more cr-p than during ten years at my old job.

Lol I feel like we complete this back in June and we used to review details in team meetings but I've yet to see anything aside of that X amount of people responded to it. I'd like to see it this year for sure. I bet it's pretty bad which is why the details have not been shared. We also used to pretend (lol) to create an "action plan" based on what the team wanted to focus on yet no follow through has ever been done.

So from what we can tell, John Stankey lives right near Highland Park, which is basically the Beverly Hills of Dallas, TX. He gets driven to the Dallas Downtown HQ, which is a 15 min drive for him - but typically 45+ min for his employees. He gets the closest covered parking available at the firm - but most employees either have to take public transportation or pay for parking further from the building and either take a shuttle or walk amongst the homeless.

If you have ever wandered onto the 4th floor where the executive team works, the floor looks instantly and noticeable different than the 34+ floors in Whitacre tower. The floors are covered in artisan Italian tiles. The walls are outfitted with art deco paintings. Chairs, couches, and flooring are plush leather and carpeting. While there are no public pictures of Stankey's office, he did an interview with Sal of Khan Academy from his office during COVID - which shows a rare view of his office. He even mentions towards the end of the interview the importance of setting healthy boundaries with work in order to be successful and tend to all the areas of your life such as relationships, family, and health.

As you would expect, his office has a sleek executive desk, plush leather chairs, floor to ceiling windows, and even an own lobby for his office! Yet, we are thrown to work on the rest of the floors that look like they are straight out of a 1990s Manhattan skyscraper - economical carpeting, average desks, plastic ergonomic chairs, old computer peripherals, and paint peeling off the walls.

Guys - always remember - this guy only cares about himself. Only the best that money can buy for himself. Nothing but the worse for everyone else.

Fair enough, Leslie and Angie. But honestly, the real BS at Verizon hasn’t been the outside noise — it’s been the inside story. Years of layoffs, a wireline business that’s basically gone, and leadership that’s lost the plot. That’s what people are reacting to.

Used to be proud to say I worked for waters, now feel more ashamed. The morale and life has been su-ked out of everyone

You'll be shocked how many friendships and families have been torn apart because one manipulator convinced everyone else they were the victim. Narcissists and manipulators often use gaslighting tactics to distort reality, making others doubt their own perceptions and sanity. By playing the victim, they can gain sympathy and support from others, while actually maintaining control and dominance over the situation.

This can lead to a phenomenon known as "triangulation," where the manipulator uses other people to control and manipulate their target. By convincing others that they are the victim, the manipulator can turn friends and family against each other, creating conflict and division.

In some cases, the manipulator may even use smear campaigns or character as----------n to damage the reputation of their target. This can be particularly damaging when the target is a loved one, such as a family member or close friend.

It's essential to recognize the signs of manipulation and gaslighting, and to be cautious of individuals who consistently play the victim or seek to control others through guilt or anger. By being aware of these tactics, we can protect ourselves and our relationships from the toxic influence of manipulators.

Ultimately, it's crucial to prioritize empathy and understanding, while also maintaining healthy boundaries and critical thinking. By doing so, we can build stronger, more resilient relationships and communities that are less vulnerable to manipulation and abuse.

What Arvind and IBM have been doing at an increasing pace. Video here => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ga-krrYgak

No thank you. IBM used to be great. Now it is not even mediocre. The G Man Gerstner cut his teeth at McKinsey which is telling US companies to gut their US workers. Makes Jack Welch of GE look like a saint compared to the carnage IBM has inflicted on it's US workers for 4 decades once the G Man came in 4-1-93.

A weird article promoting offshoring our jobs

https://www.wheninmanila.com/optum-philippines-experience/

Why is nobody sharing information here?

Anyone have the scoop on the org announcement for GPL/SDI?

“While Party City previously pulled itself out of bankruptcy the first time around, its continued failure was likely inevitable. A downswing in demand for party products has continued to put pressure on the business. \

SO WHAT does the new private Walgreens do? Hey let's get into that business. So sell balloons and more balloons, or shall I say try and sell them in prime space on the shelves. Can't sell anything better than that? I thought the pharmacy was everything, but hey sell balloons. What a disgrace. Let's go to Walgreen's now because party city couldn't do it. Speechless.

Any other teams just kind of hitting a wall? No one on my team is really motivated, and I think everyone is just burnt out. No hiring, but layoffs and zero company loyalty will quickly destroy whatever pieces are left of this place.

How many of you who have left State Farm or have retired from State Farm would go back to work for State Farm today? How many believe State Farm is a better company today compared to what it was 50 years ago?

Please mark your calendars for the next Dermie PŌM event, which will take place on September 25th. Our esteemed CFO will be delivering remarks on various topics, including his increasing personal wealth and the effectiveness of the PŌM model in leveraging costs without relying on an experienced U.S. workforce. He will also address how we thrive together with strict RTO policy controls, seating assignment charts and the sudden non-performance of 25% of the BNY global workforce

Furthermore, he will convey his deep personal regret regarding the strategic realignment and why it means that your job and mine may no longer be needed. This should be an interesting and informative session, so I encourage everyone to attend and listen to what he has to say.

Anyone know why they're removing the furniture from the "lounge areas" on the floors? More desks going in there or something else?

Assume you have a manager who seems narcissistic, only caters to ones who su-k up to them, gives opportunity to grow to only those associates who are "teachers pet".

The "pets" end up getting all the recognition, accolades while the truly deserving ones get more work and no reward.

Now imagine Fido is filled with such managers....

Everyone puts in the hard work but only ones who su-k up to their managers / leads get the limelight.

Not a Bayer employee, just wondering how "Humanocracy" or "DSO" is working out. How does it actually differ from a "traditional hierarchy"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq10jrnO2SM

They are openly mocking him on YouTube now

The survey questions are not actionable and there is no accountability for the results or corrective action. There used to be a third party that would tabulate and report the results. Now this reporting is managed internally and there is no privacy or confidentiality so respondents are not truly encouraged to give more detailed or honest feedback. Middle managers fear the surveys and senior management is not managed or measured by the results. Another shameful action by HR and the EC to control the Peakon survey process.

@h6+1k50kxhns tells it like it is.

You start excited and five years later you’re wondering what even happened. It’s all meetings and bureaucracy, zero growth, and no one seems to notice whether you’re actually good at your job. Definitely not what I signed up for.

https://youtu.be/OeoBWzIRuic?si=gVms88w0N0cZvozN

What kind of level disrespect is this? And you expect loyalty & performance from someone you treat like a garbage.

It was the place, you know? Now everyone I talk to here sounds drained and bitter. It’s wild how fast a reputation can flip when leadership stops caring about quality.

I was going out to meet some friends this weekend for drinks and took an Uber. The driver stated he ditched his corporate gig about 2 years ago and has been doing Uber ever since and would never go back to a corporate sh-t hole. He asked me what I did for a living and I told him I work for SF. (I was embarrassed) I told him about all the cr-p that SF puts people through, how they treat their employees and how horrible the service is. He said I was the 3rd person he had heard that from lately that worked for SF. He said he was cancelling his auto policy and would let all the other Uber drivers know. He agreed and said it sounds like a total living h-ll hole. Go Progressive!

Hey, hey, how was the first week back.

Good to see people at gas stations, writing checks for daycare, and actually getting showered and dressed by 7!

Kind of a wake up call! I think it is the best thing to happen all year!

If you don't like it, turn quit. Drinking coffee doesn't make you an important cog in the company!

Oh right, because there aren’t that many different options out there. They’ve cornered us into putting up with absurd levels of bullying, pressure, overtime, and exhaustion, while the only payoff is the chance we might get to keep our jobs. Just might. This is a sc--wed-up system, and State Farm has turned it into an art form.

Beyond pure greed, the PayPal Mafia is notorious for being unable to relate to actual humans, and would probably prefer if people weren’t around at all.

Run, fellow Cengagers! Roles outside of Cengage exist, at much better pay, and a clear direction for serving students.

Cengage is now an embarrassment in the industry.

There's no nice way to put it. People are upset. There's a lot of hate for favoritism, nepotism, and even a racist culture going on. Maybe it's built-up tension from all the layoffs going wrong; going wrong, I mean management saving their family and pets, but letting go good engineers.

I feel myself needing to watch my back and also becoming more pessimistic. This culture really came to light after returning back to the office and the atmosphere is toxic.

I moved to Boston for this role and since day 1, I have experienced nothing but hate.

Starting with security personnel at the entrance glancing at you weirdly to cafeteria employees giving stink eye.

And on top of that, every elevator ride is awkward with people not even reacting / responding to greetings.

Is this normal at fidelity or is it just catching up with political landscape???

One thing is for certain, whatever the reason I am not feeling safe.

Did anyone else get a random employee survey a few days ago. Essentially all questions asked a few months ago via third party survey but this survey came out via Microsoft forms and it isn’t anonymous. I thought that was weird.

We all know your plan. Truist is a sh-t hole and ppl are suffering. Sell the bank and get this over with so ppl can move on to better things.

Honestly, I don’t even care what happens next week.

Why waste hours of our lives in LA traffic? Why make everything more expensive for us? Why drain people of their time and energy just to tick some box? It won’t make us better performers. It won’t make us more creative, harder working, or more efficient. If anything, the quality of work will drop. Exhausted and demoralized people are the worst employees you could possibly have. Is that really what they want to achieve?

I’ve chickened out so many times already, and with the job market the way it is, I’m extremely hesitant. Still, I can barely drag myself to work every day. I can’t stand this company, and I’m bored out of my mind with my job. It’s all pressure, it’s mind-numbing, and there’s absolutely no payoff. Better they give me the boot when I don’t have the guts to do it myself. That said, I don’t wish layoffs on anyone who, for whatever reason, needs this cr-p of a job.

Trusit is the most reverse racist company I have ever worked for. I applied internally for multiple positions that I am well qualified for. I was passed over multiple times, if I even had an interview, by some one of a different color & different s-x. Id--t company that I plan on working at until I find better.

I can’t change what will happen, and I know I won’t have any influence on the decision, especially when costs, not performance, will almost certainly be the deciding factor in these layoffs. I’d rather save my energy for whatever comes next. Severance can help bridge the gap, and no matter how bad the job market looks, there are always options. I wish it hadn’t come to this, but now that it has, the best thing is to focus on personal interests and possible solutions. And honestly, it’s not as if this has been the greatest place to work anyway.

Ansys was a strong company on its own. We didn’t need this to happen. It was our work that made Ansys successful, yet now we’re now treated as expendable. Do they even care what happens to performance once so many of us are gone?

First, the culture has been steadily declining. We’ve become little more than numbers, underappreciated and underpaid. Second, we’re in an era of offshoring, outsourcing, and relentless cost-cutting for the benefit of a few at the top. Employees are the last consideration and the first casualty of any change. Let’s hope these are just rumors, but it’s better to be prepared for whatever may come.

https://www.financialexpress.com/business/investing-abroad-indian-students-face-high-rejection-rate-for-canada-study-permits-3974152/

And saying "no more" to the hordes of Indians scamming their visa system.

40% of their international student visas go to Indians. Most are enrolled at strip mall degree mills so they can pretend to study while actually working. The government did a study last year and found that over 50,000 of these "students" didn't attend a single class last year.

The entire West, not just the US and Canada, need to just send them back.