#feedback

Some managers and dirs just do follow ups, just they pressure on developers to deliver data to meet deadlines. They didn't even know proper architecture, business, no proper direction to dev's and some even don't know basic git commands. I don't know how are they even surviving in this org.

When is the next Beat. I am missing the commentary. That one person really made my day.

Did you like the Beat updates?

Sooner its gone the better. Does anyone know when?

Is leadership checked out in other markets like the PNW or is this a local problem? The last year we took a nose dive..

What happened to sales? Not a single person could speak without reading a script. Can any of them be authentic like SV? Just speak naturally instead of something you clearly know nothing about.

One of the regional heads in the USA spoke for 10mins about a deal when she seemed to have NO understanding of either the deal or the client. It was brutal. And the head of DSS for gods sake just kept going nonstop.

It was refreshing to see the head of client solutions speak from the heart and provide real facts instead of reading from script.

Please Change this org. They cut engineering but not this? Shame!

Let’s hear it

I started filling this survey out even though it’s requesting your ID. Funny they’re basically asking, do you want higher deductibles that will allow for higher merit or keep it the same. Like either way they’re going to take from one thing to give it to another. It’s insulting. The way it’s set up is to show allllllll the benefits they give us. In reality most Fortune 500 companies offer the same. Travelers offers pension , stock incentives and 20% higher salaries. They know this …

When is PDS feedback for this cycle?

I know some groups already concluded assessments…and Supervisors/Managers are starting to act funny…Are there teams that are yet to complete PDS assessments?

We're getting assigned seating

Of all the items that have been raised about how to make employees' lives easier, THIS is the one the MC has chosen to listen to

Not cleanliness or safety in the hubs.

Not RTO.

Not time tracking.

Not pay or benefits.

Seating.

Why? Because it will give the MC a convenient 'justification' for sending us back to the office full time. They do nothing for our benefit, only their own.

Great job. Hope you're all thrilled. Your butts can now avoid having to deal with that pesky reservation system! Our problems are solved at last!

I had a dr appt yesterday. He asked who I work for and how it’s going. I said EDJ and that it’s not what it used to be and is getting progressively worse. He said he’s actually heard that from several patients lately.

So, word is getting out in the community! I figured it must be given the FA losses, and nna and auc missing goals by a long shot, but this was interesting anecdotal evidence!

What would make you think, hey, this might not have been such a bad thing after all?

This week must be post self-indulgent posts on LinkedIn on how great I am as a leader week.

Honestly, it’s so cheesy and desperate and why would you want to tell your competition what your doing.

I would ban employees from these self-indulgent posts; customers see right thru it anyhow. Comes across as don’t fire me please or hire me please to outsiders.

Well, with all the changes coming to the promotions and plans, I really hope the things turn around.

I think the changes are remarkable and will bring the real value.

But.....

The team that is handling the front end websites and links, you guys are sc--wing over verizon.

The link shared by Dan on LinkedIn currently routes to a 404 error page.

Furthermore, the website navigation is highly confusing; broken links are common, and refreshing pages inconsistently switches pricing between $30/line and $45/line. Finally, several phone selection options appear interactive but are entirely unclickable.

Layoffs not totally surprising. The dead silence from any level of leadership is the more telling aspect. This round immediately after the close of the voice of the employee surveys!

How many are actually giving the bad feedback in your pulse surveys? Are you giving the real, or just leaving the boxes open?

This company is so behind its time, pushing against goals and KPIs, working with bespoke systems and thinking they are superior.
Exec management tries to make the workforce more efficient while the common Associate has very limited MSFT Office skills (don’t get me started on AI…).
There’s significant pushback against any organizational changes or growth goals while there is a fatalistic approach that we’re all gonna loose our jobs.
Can’t wait to get the f*ck out of this he-l hole

Seeing a bunch of complaints on Slack about SpaceX and Elon lately.

Be real for a second: If you had to put your own money into just one company right now — SpaceX or Nike — which are you actually choosing?

People keep saying to report problems, but report them where? To who? All I've seen so far is that speaking up gets twisted back on the employee. Every single time. So why bother?

It is very depressing as there are some very good people going because they asked to. Why can’t the organization organize themselves to get rid of dead wood instaesd of not creating an environment where talent and good people feel comfortable.

I'll say it plainly. This is a blind company without any real direction. If you think I'm wrong, go ahead and prove it.

EH built a huge ticker out front counting down the World Cup and you couldn’t manage to make your shoes different colors than the competitors? It’s literally a sea of pink cleats, impossible to set apart the brands. Nike in a nutshell, who is to blame? Should the color team be accountable? The head of global football? Where is the ticker to determine how many more days we have to watch this embarrassment?

I know results are not confidential to hr but will direct mangers and skip levels know who rated them poorly in their teams?

We have a fearless leader that is constantly threatening our jobs. Now he is going after our vacation time that we earned. SINK THE PULSE SURVEY! Make him wake up from his coffee slurping delusional mindset.

Anyone seen this on Workday under your Overview section? Did they send out any emails that I may have missed?

Says it’s not mandatory but “encouraged.” Translation: do it anyway

Good bye! technical roles, all Sales needs is CircuIT to review the designs! No more pesky conversations with that architect. It's not like the solution needs to work anyway, that's the customers problem after purchase.

Does anyone else think it’s odd that there was a survey question about how long you intend to work with Verizon….

Almost like the survey isn’t anonymous.

Sense my sarcasm

Does anyone know if they have removed spotlights? I haven’t received any for a while which is not normal for me.

Ole Danny boy is quickly becoming the laughing stock among tech leaders because he’s so over his head about AI. He thinks he’s a leader in the space, and it’s hilarious to read commentaries, feedback, opinions about him that point out his misguided beliefs and his totally wrong view of AI. It’s honestly embarrassing and I know the C-Suite in several large corporations and sitting back building war chests to buy out parts of Verizon once he fully flops and drives the company to its knees. I meet with C-Suite level in multiple companies through consulting contracts, and I can tell you 100% that Dan is the punchline of the joke, but he’s too arrogant and/or stupid to see it.

How low can it go further? Pulse survey at this time?

On its way Monday 15th June. Let’s all tell Jenny & Rahuuul what a brilliant job they’re doing with their world-class company. Nah, just mention ‘any chance of a pay rise’ in very comment box and advise any potential new joiners to run a mile!!

So we rolled out these AI tools last week. You know who you are. They are a complete disaster. The tools provide minimal value and very tedious to use. They actually make our work much more difficult, all to improve “quality”. This is going to lead to a backlog of work. What is the play here? Create a disaster on purpose so some higher-up finally gets that AI ain’t all it’s cracked up to be?

Sent an email to them yesterday afternoon with zero response yet aside from the auto generated one. Is this everyone else’s experience?

These meetings feel like nothing more than propaganda and further attempts to indoctrinate the feeble minded.

Honestly thought they would have dropped the axe months ago at this point. My IM rating was out of nowhere. I knew they basically cut everyone who wasn’t doing anything at all at this point and now have to find others to slash. Haven’t heard any concerns from my boss about performance since the year end review but am still expecting another bad rating based on what thier new process is. I’m guessing I have until September at the latest until they finally pull the trigger but just curious about everyone’s thoughts. Can’t wait until they finally do it and I never come back to this board again.

Anyone who is familiar with the dunces unable to write more than a sentence for themselves recognise the telltale signs. Stuff like repeated use of "It's not X, it's Y". Explains why he says so much, yet there's so little substance.

What a joke.

I love survey time of the month. It’s hilarious that the company asks us each and every month about how we feel about them. Do they take it seriously? Absolutely not. Do they use it to weed out people who come forward to section and claims managers? ABSOLUTELY!!!

But I want to point out how hilarious it is when you answer the questions about why it’s so stressful and why you don’t want to come into the office e more -!it ends with ‘you are least satisfied with Strategy.’ Really?!?! The strategy is to grind us into oblivion. I can’t believe I’m saying this but bring Tippy back. Least Tipsord wasn’t blind to the need for work life balance…kind of. D1 injury in particular is the most likely to make you crash out from mental exhaustion and it’s very clear they don’t give a flying F!

In my experience, not many.