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so you are an unhappy high-performer!

when you tell people at wprk you’re unhappy, you think you’re putting the co on notice... like, im a good employee, i’m telling you something is wrong so go fix it before i leave.

but that’s usually not how it works.

your boss tells their boss. then everyone starts asking what’s up... and maybe for five minutes it sounds like they care about the problem.

but then all of this always flips...

because the problem you brought up is probably happening under their leadership. so now it’s not “what do we need to fix?” all of a sudden becomes “is this person becoming a problem?”

then come the usual labels. you know them all...

ur not a culture fit. probably checked out. might leave anyway. maybe we need a backup plan, who's covering for him, who else knows her work, etc...

and now the thing you complained about is no longer the main issue. you are the main issue.

meanwhile you’re sitting there thinking they’re working on it. but behind closed doors, they are deciding what to do with you...

because fixing a broken system is hard. replacing one fu--ing unhappy employee is sooo much easier for them...

so before you tell them everything, just understand the game. rarely feedback leads to change but, often, it just tells them who to plan around.

stay safe.

#Culture #Feedback #Leadership #Morale #WorkLifeBalance

Would you buy a Ford vehicle? Like=yes Dislike=no

Curiosity poll after reading the “Is anyone else pi---d that Ford is giving A plan to everyone?” Thread. I’d love to buy what I work on, but definitely an ignorance is bliss thing. I know what’s wrong or ongoing issues, so I wouldn’t choose or recommend certain vehicles to friends or family. As a buyer you don’t know otherwise unless told so.
Feel free to leave your reasons why yes or no.

#Company #ConsumerProducts #Culture #Discussion #Feedback

Even AI is in on the futility

Even AI is in on the joke Dell has become

original parody rap)

I’m drivin’ in at dawn through the valley of the shadow of Death,
Where the layoffs stalk the highways like they’re huntin’ for my breath.
Every mile feels cursed, every billboard’s a lie,
Talkin’ “culture,” talkin’ “family,” while they watch us bleed dry.

They say “We’re building greatness” while they gut us from inside,
And the only thing that’s growing is the fear we try to hide.
We’re ghosts in the hallways, survivors of the purge,
And the bosses call it “progress” while they watch the profits surge.

We’re living in Michael’s Paradise —
Where loyalty’s a vice.
They preach about their values,
But we’re the sacrifice.

I walk into the office and the silence hits like doom,
Half the desks abandoned like a corporate tomb.
They tell us “Do more with less,” like it’s some holy command,
But you can’t build a future when you’re losing every hand.

The managers are trembling, the directors look scared,
’Cause they know the next email means none of us are spared.
They call it “realignment,” they call it “strategic,”
But the truth is pretty simple — it’s heartless and anemic.

Still living in Michael’s Paradise —
Where the workers pay the price.
They say we’re all a family,
But they don’t treat us very nice.

Now the CEO’s on stage with that polished little grin,
Talkin’ “innovation,” talkin’ “vision,” while the walls are caving in.
He’s flyin’ private jets while we’re drowning in the grind,
And the only thing he’s cutting is the people left behind.

So here’s to the ones who keep the whole thing alive,
Who walk through Death’s valley just to barely survive.
We’re angry, we’re tired, and we’re done bein’ polite —
If they won’t care about the workers, we’ll bring our own damn light.

Still living in Michael’s Paradise —
But we’re done payin’ the price.
If they won’t stand beside us,
We’ll reclaim our sacrifice.

#Poetry #Satire #Layoffs #Culture #Morale

JOMO

JOMO - The Joy of Missing Out —is the ultimate leadership flex. * It’s the joy of trusting your team to take "Total Ownership" of the talent lifecycle without you in the room.

Let’s stop rewarding "presence" and start rewarding "impact."
Who’s brave enough to decline that 4:00 PM "update" meeting and trust the team to handle it? That’s the BOLD standard.

#Leadership #JOMO

Wise words from our world class chro!!!

#Accountability #BusinessTransformation #Culture #EmployeeEngagement #Leadership

At least somebody is speaking out

Evangeline Lilly is blasting The Walt Disney Company over the layoffs at Marvel, which saw their workforce reduced by about 8%.

“Shame On You for turning your back on the people who built the power you are now using to throw them away,” Lilly captioned her Instagram post.

https://www.imdb.com/fr/news/ni65820902/

#Advocacy #Culture #EmployeeRelations #Layoffs

Someone asked me recently if they should take a job at Exxon

I told them no, not unless truly desperate. The hours are long, the pressure is constant, and the company treats employees like they're disposable. Take a job here and expect to have no life outside of work. And to think that I used to recommend this place to people.

#Company #Culture #Layoffs #Morale #WorkLifeBalance

RTO

With more and more organizations going to 5-day RTO, I'd expect a mediocre, follow-the-herd company like Cigna to fall in lockstep within the foreseeable future.

Evanko's Town Hall comments about the wonders of having a "best friend at work" just seemed to be laying the foundation.

Anyone with educated guess and/or practical insight and willing to comment?

#Company #Culture #Discussion #Leadership #RTO

403 Likes. Zero Conversations. This Is AT&T's Culture

Sitting in AT&T's open office today. No assigned desks. Five day mandate. "Collaboration" is the official reason.
The reality: complete silence. Cold shoulders. Headphones. Everyone either annoyed or running on fumes. The only conversations happening are between people who already knew each other before they got here.

Forced proximity is not culture. It never was.

McElfresh posted about collaboration last week and got 403 likes from 130,000 employees. The open office told the truth he won't.

And for the person who always replies "see you on the commute" congratulations. You've perfectly summarized what AT&T calls culture.

Two hours of traffic. A hot desk with no name on it. Headphones in. Eyes down. And a COO posting about collaboration from a corner office while the rest of us perform presence for a badge reader.

This is what market-based culture looks like from the inside.

#Collaboration #Culture #EmployeeEngagement #OfficeCulture #WorkLifeBalance

ADO

IT is now a mess. What was a lightweight tool for cross-functional professionals for backlog management, tracking, discussion is now a mesh of complex of un related busy work. Leadership, don't know heads to tail. Decides to build a new layer of complexity and gatekeepers - calling these people RTEs. When will actual work be done with real knowledge ? But, no we have powepoint jockeys, and fake 2nd grade maths used in putting up ratios and calling them velocity, flow and cycle time. Try solving some hard problems for once.

#Culture #Feedback #Leadership #Management #Workload

Suggestion to Reset Middle Management for Longterm Success

If Humana truly has in mimd a goal to have the corporation to be successful, then I strongly suggest they do an across the board evaluation of all persons within the roles of Director, Associate Director, Manager, and perhaps even Vice Presidents of segments.

My suggestion is to fire all those that were hired many years ago in the past (and also recently) who are Cronies, Nepo Babies, and DEI hires.

Then, replace them with persons with the actual education degree for that field, that have the experience and training and past track record, and are fully capable of producing actual effective results that assist the company in reaching its strategic goals.

#AdviceToManagement #Culture #Leadership #Management #Performance

Unreal Communication

I’m a new director to Honeywell (4 months). I’m completely shocked my the lack of professionalism and communication skills. People don’t respond to meeting invites, ignore email, read texts/don’t respond and don’t call back. Free for all. The folks at the site only do what they want, no partnership with corporate functional leaders. Why has the culture devolved to this?

#Communication #Culture #Leadership #Morale #Teamwork

Don't be so negative! Don't work too hard and collect the paychecks!

It is a good place to work. Hear me out. The senior slackers and butt kissers have taught me well.

  1. It's a job with decent pay and benefits, but it's just a job.
  2. Put in the 35 hours a week. Don't milk it too much. Even if you work at McDonald's, you have to put in the hours.
  3. For those hot projects and rushes, put in the 40 to 45 weeks. Possibly, a weekend too. Collect the kudos, high-fives, and pats on the back; these will buy you slack when you need it. Don't forget to give some back too.
  4. No matter how you really feel. Just act friendly. Put on a fake smile and say hi. Don't be anti-social. Go the extra mile and ask if they have plans for the weekend or ask them how their weekend went. Pretend to care.
  5. Don't feel like going into the office for a few days. Want an extra day to recover from that long fishing weekend? Let your manager know that you've come down with something. Tell them that you don't want to come in and share it with everyone and that you'll work as much as possible from home. Even if you can, don't work those long hours at home. Put on a good act for a good show.
  6. Want to go home early. Let your coworkers and manager know that you're not feeling so well. What can they say?
  7. Don't be shy; give your co-workers and manager a kudo once in a while. Even if it's just a thank-you. It's an easy way to brown-nose.
  8. Dress decent. Dress for success. Dress for the job. Don't be a slob.
  9. Don't install the company apps on your phone. Trust no one.
  10. Never do personal stuff on your company laptop or devices. Do it on your own device. Don't give them the chance to track your activities.
  11. Never give bad feedback. Always pretend that all is positive.
  12. Always attend your meetings; this includes the company-wide ones. Never know who's tracking attendance.

Now you know how others survive, even if they have poor skills and are clearly not performing.

It's an easy ride. Enjoy it!

Now go to work and put on a good show. I do, and you can too! Practice makes perfect!

#Company #Culture #EmployeeHappiness #Morale #WorkLifeBalance

I hate this

I hate that nearly every Monday now feels like a question of will there or won’t there be layoffs. I hate that I can’t even relax and decompress on the weekend anymore because it’s always in the back of my mind. It just never really shuts off. This is not the Dell I remember, not even close. It’s become such an unrecognizable company these days.

#Anxiety #Culture #EmployeeRelations #Layoffs #Morale

RTO is largely a job cutting exercise and nothing more

WFH was a success during COVID and could be at any time, it's the person doing the work, not the location. We sell global connectivity yet we do not want to connect employees who are also customers. We all know right now it's a 'do as I say, not as I do'. I'd respect honesty; yet that is not what the top brass offer normally; it's usually smoke and mirrors.

If AT&T wants to reduce its footprint, what better way than making the employee provide their own office? Case closed!

@rw+1kqf86bry is 100% right.

#Company #Culture #Layoffs #RTO #RemoteWork

The Ford Legacy Deserves Better Than This

I often find myself thinking back to the stories of what Ford used to be—a place where we didn't just build cars, we built a community. There was a time when the company played to its greatest strength: the people on the floor and in the offices who poured their hearts into products they actually believed in. We had a brief moment of that magic again in the late 2000s, where it felt like we were finally back on track, but looking back, that feels more like a lucky spark than a sustained flame.

It’s heartbreaking to see how far we’ve drifted from that 'people-first' spirit. A company is only as strong as the folks who show up every day to keep it running, yet lately, it feels like management has forgotten that we are their biggest asset. Instead of lean, common-sense leadership that trusts our expertise, we’re seeing a culture that treats people as line items rather than the heartbeat of the brand.

We’ve traded our identity for a series of pivots that don't seem to lead anywhere, and you have to wonder: what is there to show for it? If the goal of this new direction was to make us better or more efficient, it’s hard to see that reflected in the morale of the people around me. Management’s primary job is to steer the ship and protect the crew, but right now, it feels like they’re just letting the engine stall while we lose the very culture that made Ford great in the first place.

Bill, Jim, just stop, things aren't getting better.

#Culture #Leadership #Morale #CultureShift

Leverage

VZ employees have “no leverage” after years of water cooler “shuck-n-jive” talk about the game and where the “free food” is it’s over. DEI is dying and those of you who hide behind the veil of color are “suspect at this time”.

#DEI #Culture #Morale

India

congrats India, you won

you came in, started small, then grew

took over groups, director level and down, maybe 1 local US dude

then, took over VP roles

that's when it really went down the tubes

now....you got it all, you fired all the local long term local workers, literally all of them

hiring spree in ITC

while US workers wonder what hit them, wondering why

it's disgusting

it's anti american

but you won, congratulations, you won the over GT at the swoosh

but you also turned it into the massive unproductive and cost over run disaster

so you won, but you also lost

now you have it, what are going to do with it

pressure is on

you took it away, now what

we all know the answer

pendulum swings

the clock is ticking

we'll be back, and strong, and you will be gone

#Culture #EmployeeRelations #Layoffs #WorkforceReduction

Thank you anons

Shout out to the anonymous posters who give us warnings on internal decisions made by our management teams. I know that there are some trolls who try to dilute the quality posts, but when I identify the well meaning posts, I take them to heart and apply them at work, which has helped me avoid pitfalls. I hope I can do the same if I learn anything key that can help you, my fellow Wells Fargo anons!

#Advice #Anonymous #Culture #EmployeeEngagement

Castrol Digital Technology Vibe Check

To all Castrol colleagues, especially folks in Digital Technology, how are you guys feeling about the ringfence situation and the fact that you are being forced to move out of BP.

Do you feel positive about the future or are you polishing your CVs? What do you think about RD as leader and the org structure he shared recently?

#Culture #EmployeeRelations #Feedback #Layoffs #Leadership

Are you a victim of unfair scheduling??

Are you being scheduled:

Excessively early morning or late evening shifts?

Back to back closing and opening shifts ?

More than 5 day stretches?

Longer than 8 hour workdays?

Split shifts ?

Having hours cut suddenly to zero or almost no hours?

Asked to work while your on a vacation? (Salary)

Asked to go without a meal break?

Asked to take a two hour meal break to save payroll hours?

Asked to come in excessively on a scheduled day off?

Cutting certain associates hours, and giving those hours to a “favorite “ ??

#Culture #EmployeeRelations #Morale #WorkLifeBalance #Workload

The wrong target

Every round of cuts here goes after the people who keep things running. The ones who know the systems, who have the relationships, who fix problems before anyone notices them. The dead weight somehow always survives. They are not cutting fat. They are cutting muscle.

#Cuts #System #Environment #Culture