#management

Pretty wild that we have to take a quiz on the company strategy. The same strategy that took 4 hours to even explain. Does he really think we are that stupid? 😆

I left a year ago, I am in touch with many of my past co workers. I can't tell you how many are on a verbal or written warning for not meeting metrics. This is outrageous. Skilled clinicians who have in the past met or exceeded standards are all suddenly being hammered by "management" and put on disciplinary action.
No interest in looking at unreasonable metrics. None.
Do you know how long it takes to figure out how to do this job, and at least 10 people I know are looking at being fired if they don't quit. Who is going to train the replacements if they can find any? And will those staff then be put on a PIP because they can't train AND meet metrics.

I have never been so glad to be out of this toxic hole, and I am so sad for past coworkers who come to work in dread everyday, see themselves as losers and are seriously depressed.

Mandate from management to ensure BTC expats in the US rank well as “these are the future leaders of the company” which means you will not be ranked well.

Women in Energy! Between the brain fog, fatigue and confidence taking a hit, did anyone feel HR or management quietly decided you were “past your prime”? Did you tell HR, or did you keep it to yourself? Curious if anyone’s been through this.

My manager has been kind of evasive on this topic saying maybe he can get us in a hybrid mode. What has been your managements direction on return to office? I understood its all of us no matter what!

What would you say...you DO here?

“Engineering of the inside battery limits (ISBL), including the liquefaction modules, will be executed by McDermott from its London and Gurgaon offices, with project management seconded to the JV team based in Milan.”

Obvious question: why is the project management team not in Gurgaon? Sounds like the Mozambique team is more concerned about a nice expat location than doing what is right for the job! Guaranteed almost all of the work will be done in Gurgaon.

We do the same amount of labor work as the merchandisers

Companies will spend thousands replacing a great employee before spending one honest hour addressing a bad manager.

That is the part most leaders do not want to look at.

Toxic managers usually do not destroy a company overnight.

They do it slowly.

One resignation at a time.
One burned-out employee at a time.
One checked-out team at a time.

Gallup has found that managers account for at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement.

That should make every leadership team uncomfortable.

But bad managers still get protected because:

↳ They’ve been here forever.
↳ They hit their numbers.
↳ That’s just how they are.

Meanwhile, good employees quietly start taking recruiter calls.

Here’s what toxic managers cost the organization:

1. Employees stop taking initiative because fear replaces clarity.
2. Trust disappears because control gets mistaken for leadership.
3. Good people start doubting themselves.
4. Politics become safer than performance.
5. Burnout becomes normal.
6. Credit goes up and blame rolls down.
7. Your best people leave first because they have options.

The resignation letter usually will not say “toxic boss.”

But the empty desk will.

How is this STILL happening? This should be one of the easiest things imaginable to get right... you’ve only had YEARS to figure it out…. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised at the incompetence.

We’re being told five-day RTO is important enough to monitor and enforce, while the system they’re using to monitor it can’t even produce an accurate report.

And we’re supposed to trust this data enough for it to impact employees? What a fu-k!ng joke.

Managers are gone. Directors to IC. 30 to 1

Anyone else get the social media refresher. That's the funniest thing they've put out in a while. Says to report any violations, but to who. FL has a director that got demoted from manager to engineer for posting a racial comment. What was the end game, a promotion to director, 6 months later. So keep sending us these "guidelines", they don't mean nothing and just gives us a good laugh.

We owe Larry, Clay, and the rest of Oracle management a lot. It is easy to forget how good they are to us, we must practice gratitude. For the same reason I tip my landlord I am going to refuse my severance if I get offered and instead write the HR team and my manager a reference letter. #gratitude

Any managers care to share what gets communicated to them on cutting employees? Any of that happening in the near future?

I received several formal recognition letters and awards from management and then somehow dropped all the way to NI a place I have never been even close to. Manager couldn’t explain any reasons why.

Will re-join the sandpaper lab this fall (worked there 8 years ago). seen lots changed in 8 years. All managers, from VP to supervisors, are new faces from CRPL, and all senor technical folks are new faces. Talked with some folks in the lab and they are not much friendly. Met few old friends who are still working there but seems not very happy either. not sure it is a right move.

All that remains to be seen is how many of her flying monkeys will remain and if there is anything left to be salvaged at Paradigm after the last disaster of a year.

The thought that those PL/ managers/ directors whatever title that had to complete notifications. I can hear their boss praising them with a GOOD JOB!! Makes me cringe!

Managers are wary of not having any humans left to control and exploit their hard work to generate wealth for the globalist rich 1%. Nerds can now exploit bots and managers’ jobs are becoming redundant.

The company is upside down. They look at numbers oppose to quality of client support and ability to decrease the workload. Company really should rethink the process and start RIFs from top to bottom. Way too many Leads, Sup, Manager, director positioned in terms of the acquired workload chain.

After the layoffs, they placed people who have no idea what they're doing in management positions over teams, they have NO clue what they do. It's so insulting to a team, to have a manager ask you "what exactly do you do" or "how do you do this?" because you laid off their supervisor who handled all of this work.

No training or anything, no wonder why Cigna wants to sell us.

Fear doesn't motivate. It just empties the building of the people you actually need.

I believe I’m cooked my manager asked me if I wanted to take the next rif package. He then asked me if I was ready to retire. I’m The only one left onshore for my team so I feel like they’re gunning for me for the next rif. I make $184k including STI bonus. Do you think I’m overreacting?

Are other Sam's Clubs denying vacations put in well in advance, being told that there is lack of coverage. And that there is a blackout from October until December? What good is PTO time if your managers control when you can use it. Seems a bit shady.

CSX has eliminated 166 management positions, representing about 5% of its management workforce. This action is part of the company's ongoing strategy to improve business performance and align resources. The company is providing severance packages and transition services to affected employees. This follows a similar round of layoffs in July 2025. CSX employs approximately 23,000 people nationwide.

Jacksonville, Florida

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/01/07/csx-cuts-more-than-160-management-jobs-to-streamline-operations/

In the recent Town Hall meeting, someone brought up what is Project Skittles and caught management off guard. Just wondering if anyone heard of this Project.

so no money for hours or repairs, equipment for belk stores? but sure do have enough to buy 2 more company's? are you serious. clearly the pi-s poor belk owners don't care about belk and are running it into the ground.. sad. yall have fun . I'm out! good luck!

Who knew that accountability really meant managing things HORRIBLY for a couple of years and then applying reactive management and tossing human beings out of the back of the plane they could never fly or land? Their plan going forward? Buy AI pre-built tools and outsource everything to automation. These guys are totally clueless how to run a company.

Why are people investing in the stock at all? They’re easily the worst band of do-nothings I’ve EVER seen in my 20+ years of working in enterprise companies. If the analysts and investors could peek behind the curtain they would be horrified!

You can assume that whatever they are telling you now will be used against you in three months.

Does anyone have manager-level insight into the new WPE policy? My manager gave a presentation that was clearly built with Copilot based on what they learned in manager training, and the rules seem pretty aggressive. For example, even if your kid, a dependent, or a pet is sick, you’re still required to come into the office — no exceptions carved out for that. On top of the inflexibility, we’re expected to absorb whatever extra costs come with that (childcare, pet care, etc.) on pay that’s already not great.

When we tried to ask clarifying questions, my skip-level shut it down, saying that asking questions suggests you’re trying to get around the policy rather than follow it.

I’m not looking to fight this — I want to understand it well enough to actually comply, without getting flagged as difficult just for asking how it works. Has anyone found a way to get real answers without triggering that reaction?

Just received invite for Thu Aug 27.

I can’t listen to this drivel anymore, but for those that do join please insure you are recording.

One of these days the narcissistic baldy will say something that will get him canned. God willing.

The company is clearly broken. Nothing is working together, and the strategy isn’t driving growth. That starts at the top. So, how much longer does EH have before being replaced?

What has managers who manage their own calendars, senior managers who manage to avoid actual work, and directors whose only direction is "let's circle back"? Executives who couldn't execute a simple Google search.

Seriously, managers with no employees, senior managers with zero understanding of management, directors who just direct the flow of bullsh-t that comes out of their own mouths and "Executives" that preach AI because they themselves cant think critically?

The answer? A complete mystery!

Employment at Apache ended within the last year

This week at my new company I mentioned how we did something back there. A new coworker who never worked there asked me "I don't mean to judge because I'm sure they have good people, but how the HE-L does (CEO) still have a job?"

Hello. Does anyone know if you leave the company you still would be entitled to your AIP in March? I am hearing different information regarding this. Also the company does pay us out for PTO and my manager is an absolute tyrant when it comes to asking for time off. Will have have to forefeit all my PTO if I decide to leave!?

Some people mistake department technical seminars (teammates, candidates, guest speakers..)for a stage where they can perform their insecurity. Especially when management is present, suddenly every irrelevant question becomes a pathetic attempt to prove they’re still “valuable.”
When a candidate presents, these warms interrupt nonstop, derailing the entire session with meaningless questions that serve no purpose except feeding their ego. Then they turn around and blame the candidate for “not managing time.”
Cornering young professionals in public because you’ve been regurgitating the same outdated knowledge for 20+ years isn’t expertise. It’s cowardice. And everyone sees it.

I am KY UM Medicaid any word. We have continued to asked and been told that there is no reason to worry we are busy. Also that vsp were not approved until September of next year. Which I did not believe.

How long can someone stay stuck at the same management level? This clown has been in his role for almost four years and has been ranking the team for all four cycles. (made his gang). I’ve heard that staying more than three years at the same level is bad for their career.

Another anxious week to push through knowing the managers and uppers are not going to stand up for us and for what is right! The 9/4 folks are so lucky!
Take your well deserved severance and run!
I feel like we are living in a big nightmare.
Good luck to everyone!

Are people leaving on their own or being forced out? For such an important function it doesn't seem very stable.