#leadership

What are you even "managing"? It's ridiculous.

The TOP companies are getting the message yet this dinosaur is not excelling but just managing.

It costs $2.2B–$4.0 Billion a year for this.

• people managers
• program managers
• product managers
• project managers
• engineering managers
• sales managers

So 7,000–13,000 people managers

And another 4,000–9,000 program/product/project managers

.......do you REALLY need >20,000 managers managing to manage?

Are these 20 thousand even technical?

If not, what do they even do?

I am not an employee, just lurk these forums from time to time. The #1 reason why your stock is down starts with Mike Lyons. Since taking Office, he hasn't appeared on a single news network or any of the business news network. Wall Street doesn't know who Mike is, I know you guys hate Frank, but he was a Wall Street darling, people knew him personally. He was constantly on every business news network talking about Fiserv. As an outsider/investor, I have zero idea about what Mike's vision or strategy is. Unfortunately press release doesn't work anymore. Wall Street doesn't care about actual products or services, it is the potential to make quick short-term profits. Frank understood that but ML doesn't want to be bothered. He is hoping luck and time will payoff. Sorry folks, Expect more layoffs.

Yes I know layoffs can still happen with a good quarter but.... LP made it seem like we finally turned a corner and that layoffs may not even be necessary. Well he was just fattening the pig before sla-ghter.

Our leadership only cares about costs and stock prices right now. Long term? That's someone else's problem. We're all just numbers to them.

We know cuts are coming, but we don’t know when or any real details beyond that. So now we get to sit around stressing and worrying for who knows how long. I’m sure that’s going to do wonders for everyone’s mental and physical health. I really hate what this place has become and the joke we have for leadership.

Pre-WFH, I've had two managers who obsessed over start times and break lengths. Neither of them actually knew how to lead. They just watched the clock because it was easier than doing their real jobs. It never improved productivity, but it worked for them. Those are the kind of people who want us back in the office. To hide their own failings.

Do they seriously expect us to swallow the propaganda that these new policies serve our interests? Their "collaboration" narrative is as transparent as their eco-friendly initiative that conveniently eliminated all trash cans—forcing us to hunt for basic amenities like desperate nomads.

The "modern" open office design is nothing but a calculated insult—making us scramble for desks like it's some innovative breakthrough. And those sardine-can workspaces? They're not fostering collaboration; they're manufacturing misery. The hypocrisy is breathtaking when MW dismisses remote work with that condescending "blue-collar people don't get to work from home" remark—as if dragging everyone down to the lowest common denominator is some noble principle rather than a transparent power play.

Let's be brutally honest about where those "cost-cutting" savings are actually flowing: straight into their private jets, personal security details (if you're such a good person, why do you live in constant fear of your own employees?), and those obscenely overpriced box suites at sporting events. They're bleeding us dry to fund their elite lifestyle while preaching sacrifice.

This isn't corporate evolution—it's psychological warfare disguised as progress. They're betting we'll either quit from exhaustion or lay ourselves off through "performance issues"—or perhaps take that phrase even more literally if the pressure becomes unbearable. All while they prepare to offshore our positions or eliminate them entirely. It's not about collaboration or sustainability; it's about creating a cult of misery where your suffering directly funds their luxury.

1000+ roles might not seem much but majority of these were VP, SVP level roles.

When these leadership roles are filled, the teams are consolidated and there WILL BE natural redundancy introduced that will further fuel reduction in future.

The leaders and HR have been lying all this time.

The 800+ leadership roles elimination have left 25k associates fate again in limbo.

The new leaders who take up these roles will again evaluate team structure, introducing further stress, anxiety and uncertainty which will last till fall.

And next Q1 will further see more reductions.

BP has seen a suitcase parade of clown CEOs enter and leave the company. How will Meg be different and what actions and results will she be remembered for? Legacy starts now…

How ya’ll doin’ on this fine Sunday?

Me? I’m feeling’ a little ‘spicy.’

On this Mother’s Day, I was just thinking how much better the world would be if Mickey’s mummy had just taken a pill. Could have spared us all the disgrace that this POS truly is.

I used to believe that if I worked hard and stayed loyal, my manager would protect me. Then I got put on a PIP after my manager promised me I was safe. They don't have your back. They have their own back. Never forget that.

I've learned to expect the opposite of whatever leadership says in town halls. That's usually closer to the truth.

So now EH is doing paid-for press to try to save this message? Please. Let's get a panel from the 1400 from the recent layoff and the thousands from all the previous layoffs on the Today show.

Pathetic. He's pathetic.

I've been here long enough to remember when teams actually worked together. When you could ask someone for help and they'd give it. When leadership encouraged collaboration instead of competition. That's completely gone now. I don't know what this place has become but it's not what I joined.

Do they really thing they are reassuring anyone when they say: "Over for now" & "Nothing planned"... Anyone who has an option should consider this as a clear sign about what to do. This fuzziness, double speak and silence from executives creates nothing but rumor loops and anxiety. What a way to lead...

It seems oxymoronic, doesn't it? When asking for updates or other changes, the answer is no, every single time. Even when requesting changes to efficiency or just plain common sense. No, that is not desired. Just. Plain. No.

Despite moving hq to Houston will CG be courtside during playoffs?
Commitment runs deep!

Hiring new people without giving them proper training after a RIF of a hundred others. You think strategy within CenterWell would learn, suppose not. VP of this group is cold and has no grasp on the new program. She does not care about concerns and only about the agenda in hand and won’t accept feedback,

Is T Brown still our CEO or did she get RIF’d? When is the next commercial coming out?

In Aug 2025 it was told by leadership that due to performance we did layoffs.

I mean, this site is a gold mine for the management. I am assuming they care about what's in the employee's head (and I might as well be very wrong) - reading this board paints that picture fairly well. Figure out what main themes on layoff.com and measure engagement, do the same thing with LinkedIn. If you were to average the two that would give you a much better picture about what's going on on the ground. The board should mandate execs to do this instead of fake survey's that are massaged to the Nth degree. Food for thought.

They talk big and contribute nothing.
Dressed sharp, empty inside, opportunistic and self centered.
I'd bet big money that nobody would notice if we were to cut that layer in half.

Managers simply protect their favorites and no merit in lay offs. Managers simply lie to their employees that they know nothing about layoffs. Leadership needs to adopt some transparent system or will be left with nepotism or favored employees.

I floated idea that EH should go about 6 months ago and everyone was overwhelmingly negative regarding my thesis in this board.

Now, I am sure majority of the people agree with me.

If all he can show for 18 months is what we have seen. What makes anyone believe that he can come out something outstanding in 6 months to 12 months from now?

It is abundantly clear to me, that when MP & JD gutted the talents or ( designers) and replaced with techies, Nike took wrong turn on the cross and EH cannot come back with no talents there with corporation culture is keep your mouth shut and follow the group!

What happened to JUST DO IT?
Double talking hypocrites

I see our $20 million leader is hiding behind the layoffs with a sentimental post on LinkedIn today. Meanwhile I’m spending Mother’s Day looking for jobs after being laid off… Also she’s clearly having an affair with Drew FWIW

Anyone know what it will be about? More Reorg I am thinking

Layoffs in Corporate Information Technology Visa executives should be ashamed of how they handled these layoffs. Just weeks after celebrating record earnings and profits, they sat behind scripted talking points and treated people like disposable line items in a revolving door operation. While bringing in the largest intern groups in the matter of a week. There was no humanity, no accountability, and no meaningful acknowledgment of the impact on employees and families.

What’s even more concerning is the false narrative being pushed that AI will somehow absorb the workload of the people they eliminated. That simply is not reality. Visa has not implemented mature, effective AI capabilities capable of replacing the operational knowledge, leadership, and technical expertise that walked out the door. The result will be the same pattern seen in many corporations: fewer people doing double the work while executives protect margins and shareholders applaud temporary cost cuts.

What makes this even worse is the culture that remains behind. Fear-based leadership, outdated management practices, and forced “NS/NS” (Needs Strengthening) labels used to create paper trails and justify targeted exits. It’s an old-school corporate playbook disguised as performance management. Simply put…Bad Bosses.

The remaining employees will now carry significantly heavier workloads while operating under executives driven by ego, hierarchy, and optics rather than modern leadership principles. Instead of building psychologically safe, high-performing teams, the environment rewards politics, pressure, and survival mode.

Companies talk endlessly about innovation, AI Transformation, Psychological Saftey yet many leaders still manage people like it’s 1998.

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It really doesn't matter when the next round is going to happen. How many times have we already experienced layoffs being dropped on us without any communication or warning that they might happen? Leadership has proven to us many times over the past couple of years that they couldn't care less about their employees, and they've been treating us accordingly - as the first line of any cuts they might need at any given moment.

From his role as CEO in the coming investor call. JP will be announced as new CEO effective Q1 FY2027. Stay tuned.

I've stopped learning people's names. By the time I figure out who reports to whom, they reorganize again and everyone moves. It's been three or four restructures since I started. None of them made anything better.

Why is elt so narrow minded that they want to make the environment so vile, most talented people quit. And all you're left with is geriatric, brainwashed boomers, or offshore low level talent?

If you want to be #1, don't use the excuse "well Exxon is doing it!". To be first you set your culture and company apart, not the same, mo--ns.

We were first introduced to these ‘traveling’ resources when the Spotify model rolled through. Are they the ones leading the “next re-org” too? If not, were any of them impacted in this? Or are they the ones pushing the enablement lead lingo…

Jeffrey A. Goldstein, Nicole Anasenes, Mark Benjamin, Anil Chakravarthy, Kourtney Gibson, Lisa A. Hook, Kenneth T. Lamneck, Gary L. Lauer, James B. Stallings Jr.….

This is lack of market confidence in your CEO. You put Gary, Jeff, Frank in same role and the stocks pops.

You laid the foundation for Viasat's success over the past year. We may have tripped and fell a few times, but now we are up and running like Usain Bolt sprinting towards the gold medal. Viasat 3 Flight 2 is like a phoenix rising from the ashes. $100 per share is in sight, and maybe even $1000 per share is reachable. It's all possible due to your brilliant and visionary leadership. I raise my glass in honor of you.

Curious to know if the developers / QAs are layoff in this wave. So far I hear Scrum masters and leaders from the unit.

EM trading must su-k to lose this much money when all others are creaming. TGs leadership of Trading is equally bad to her leadership of HR where she systematically f’d the company for the long term. BP, Shell and the trading houses are all claiming industry high earnings and we lost a boat load of cash. Amazing. TG and DWW should be NSId out of the business and not golden parachuted

What needs to happen to prevent layoffs if good results won't do it? Do they really think AI will be able to replace human knowhow and experience? Why don't we get rid of the CEO and other leadership and replace them with AI? That would certainly save a lot of money.

My manager told me for years that I was the backbone of the team. Then I asked about a promotion and got told I was too important where I was. That's when I realized that being valuable at DXC doesn't get you ahead. It gets you stuck.

Please just take them all to the new hub in India. They love it so much they should be the first ones to go.