#morale

The day just thinking about and waiting for the sh---y week ahead.

Su-k it up and get a paycheck

This is excruciating not knowing really what to do. I feel like it's all a game. Spin the wheel or pass and hope you pick the right curtain. We live paycheck to paycheck as it is. Gosh if I was a zillionair I would give up most of my salary first to save jobs for others who literally need the money. I don't understand why one would think they need that much money. You could not take that many vacations or buy enough cars anyway so why just why are ppl so freaking greedy. You can't take it with you when your gone. Just so torn and literally having too many heart palpitations over this game show. This is unbelievable!

Just go. Layoffs are political and cost driven, not about how well you work. If management decides you cost too much and you're not in their circle, you're gone. That's reality. For technical people, staying too long makes your skills outdated and harder to sell elsewhere. Accept that it wasn't your fault. Accept that you'll find something better and make the same or more. You'll be happier.

If leadership cut the actual dead weight, it could make us stronger. But that's not what happens. They keep laying off key people from critical roles. The ones who keep things running and the ones who solve problems. And they keep the ones who don't do anything. This has been going on for years and it's crippling the company. It makes absolutely no sense.

I've been here long enough to remember when we were the innovators. We set the trends. We made the products everyone wanted. Now we just make slight variations to the same old products. We spend more time on office politics than on new ideas. And we wonder why we're losing users.

I got my first offer after six months, but then I read about them and they have the exact same issues we do. There's no point in accepting it and losing my seniority for the same thing. What a depressing situation.

We're so used to being mistreated that we forget other companies treat their people better. I'm leaving as soon as I can.

I'm just not seeing much evidence of it in practice. Most internal openings seem to follow a predictable path. Everyone goes through the application process, interviews happen, and then somehow the outcome is exactly what people predicted on day one. After seeing it happen enough times, most people stop bothering.

I actually enjoy working here. The pay isn't incredible but it's fine. The work keeps me interested, and the people on my team make the day go by faster. So I'm genuinely worried about getting laid off. I don't want to start over. I don't want to leave this team. And yes, I know I'm in the minority, but that's my take.

Since Centene chose to ignore the day (but definitely remembered Juneteenth and LGBTQIA+ month, as they should), I thought I would remind everyone that without a father, you wouldn’t be here. So have a great day, dads, even if the leadership here is blatantly misandrist.

Working extra hours and getting good reviews won't save you. If they want you out, you'll be gone.

I joined Citi in July last year, and since then it's been nothing but cuts, stress, increases in workload, and a plethora of other issues. Every time I thought it was over, something else happened. Is it always going to be like this? What are the chances of things improving at some point in the future?

No job security, age bias, toxic culture. What's not to love? Can't wait to see what the coming weeks/months bring to the list.

It is so frustrating to hear all about summer regionals, the importance of them bringing families together and continuing the culture blah blah blah. Meanwhile back in headquarters the minions are hard at work and all the fun and culture building things that used to exist are gone under PP reign. Too expensive, leave out the remote workers who chose to be remote, who get to work from home and see their kids during the summer, who get to wear sweats all day, no commute but the in office people can’t have any of the family connection, culture building activities they used to have. No bring your kid to work day, no real founder’s day-zip, zero, nothing. Oops, you still get the tricycle races which is more about the GPs participating and showing off than anything else. But make sure you know YOU MATTER.

Everyone in Engineering and tech roles are working 12+ hrs, Manu are working 16 hrs, and no one is giving appreciation even once. Except they want us to work more, this is unethical, and looks like they want us to leave before they do mass layoff

Is everybody gone now?

I don't get it. People are terrified of being laid off when they should be looking forward to leaving. Any other place would be better. So please tell me. What's making you want to stay in this abusive situation - especially if you're one of the "dinobabies" they openly said they want to make extinct?

The clowns will be back from their circus this week to do nothing else but make stupid decisions and have the organization spin. It was great to not have my clown boss around so my team could get work done with total interruption educating them on how to basically function in business.

The utter incompetence does nothing but makes the organization spin. They need to be fired and promote some real leaders.

I’m curious about the logistics of how they plan to manage daily over occupancy, specifically around the cafeteria lines. We aren’t even at 100% yet and it seems really hard to move around safely and quickly in the cafe. This seems like an OSHA issue.

The shenanigans and morale is snakes belly low. Attracting new customers is very challenging and I will tell you why the products look legacy in the first 5 mins of a demo (you're toast already but the client does not tell you). PMs in non core products that are staying stop adding new features. For the next 12 months make the interface look appealing and that is it(there is enough functionality) and integrate. The products as they look currently do not sell. Our current install base are used to it(as our pms) , net new it is hard no from minute 5.

Crabtree is in dire straits
Employees (managers, associates) literally walking out.

So we were informed that we need to have 7 hours of steady typing, mouse clicks and phone per day. After removing allotted lunch/breaks, that is 100% of time chained to a desk? So we are forced to drive hours to sit in an open plan sweatshop just to continuously type and click? Wasn't the "purpose" of forcing everyone into an office for COLLABORATION? Why does WF hate their employees?

It goes without saying that LC has lost the whole function. Only 10% of the 150 or so people responded to his survey. Hardly anybody shows up to his in person townhalls so they’re just all virtual.

I just browsed around that list and also noticed that CS is now a GM for his EPMO work. It’s truly amazing the level of talent that has completely fell off the cliff. There are so many new GM and directors now, while the worker bees are shipped off to ENGINE and MSSC. There’s nobody to manage here.

If I compare the days of ITSD (JG RIP, RS, the lady LC) - the knowledge of actual IT versus who we have in KG for ITOF is night and day. We have decided to overpay incompetent IT people while pushing out people who actually knew technology.

And don’t get me started on platform GMs. SB as a subsurface GM was certainly not on anybody’s bingo card.

Just burn it all down.

Seeing a shiiiitload of LinkedIn retirements/ Surpluses

Quickly losing track of how many LinkedIn posts from now ex-AT&T employees across the board, Retirement or Surplus layoffs. One thing the company will find out soon is how Morale will plummet even Further once the remaining survivors are in a constant state of uncertainty, apathy, disengagement, quiet quitting and throwing each other under the bus to stay on payroll. Just look at other companies that have already done massive cuts and are at historically low morale among employees. Newer employees that can leave will already be eyeing the Exit to get out on their own terms and the older employees will be stuck praying for a buyout— but all will feel like they are next on the chopping block. Good luck getting employees to give a F#CK about the company when they already feel that they are inevitably up next. As more employees lose faith in the future of the company you will also see a wave of Executives sprinting towards the exits cashing out their Stocks, not IF but when…. AT&T is circling down the toilet bowl 💩 🚽

Anyone else feel like we’re no longer transforming the business, we’re transforming the transformation?

New LOB leaders. New-old CTO. CDO gone. Buyouts. New operating model. Morale in hospice.

At this point, the org chart has changed more often than the stock price.

But don’t worry. Reorg #7 is definitely the one.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ATT/comments/1u8odfp/major_layoffs_today/

Lots of attention on this one and you know our social team monitors this.

After yesterday's 10% cut I can't help but think that all we are to this company are chickens saved at the sla-ghterhouse. We are good until the next round but at the end of the day we are still chickens.

Fiserv cannot afford to keep ineffective, incompetent, inexperienced VPs! Waste of $$$$. They warm their seats, collect a nice salary and add no value. Their staff runs the ship without them - why keep them?? Their resume speaks for themselves - no real leadership or industry experience or knowledge and they don’t care about us or our clients! Someone explain WHY in the heck they get to take advantage of Fiserv?! We are dying here! Someone take responsibility!!! Let’s win back our reputation!

I don’t want to do any work, clearly why should we work when Sarah doesn’t give a damn about anyone but greedy self.
Sarah is a character she talks about the struggles of her mother and what she did for her on LinkedIn for Mother’s Day. Than she does this. Come on do better and stop being fake.

Dear “leads”,
What the actual fu-k are you doing up there? If your goal is to make Mattel the least respected, most toxic, revolving door of all time - continue celebrating yourselves, you’ve done it.
Signed,
Someone struggling to care as little as you do.

Why is anyone still working here? Being unemployed would be better for you at this point. Leave the company. Let them choke on their own nonsense. Zuck deserves to be allowed to drive this thing into the ground.

Is anyone fed up with the rampant stupidity of this group? Forget diligence because that would mean they would need to actually work but what loser approved cerevasc? That company is a scam and these mo--ns in corp dev are clueless who keep repeating the same old tricks again and again to drive the company into the ground

I do not understand why this company would choose to send every department into a tailspin of nerves and anxiety for the next 2 months. Morale is completely gone and employees are paralyzed with fear. Who is actually working at this point? No one cares because we all know we may be next. Not to mention earning back the trust of employees after a stunt like this! Are YOU working or are you sitting in front of your computer shell shocked and unable to put one foot in front of the other? I feel that's like the spot most employees are in. Has anyone heard of any departments at this point that just might be ok? Are your people leaders saying anything?

Are we making major cuts in these areas too? Things are falling apart and getting nasty! The bathrooms are especially rough! I know when morale gets bad the bathrooms take a beating!

Bone crushing blow. Mutual of America is laying off over 200 employees over the next 15 months and shipping the jobs to India. A fleecing of America. An American company selling out. A giant suc-king sound. Morale is rock bottom. Mental Health counselors are on high alert. People are crushed. Devastated. Company can't find ways to raise revenue. Has to resort to cuts only. Accenture benefits. Mutual is now double paying: FIS ($8M) + Accenture ($~18M). Just think, the old system only only costs $8M per year. Now, they pay tripplethat

It's over for all of us here anyway.

From: https://www.fierce-network.com/wireless/verizon-launches-simplicity-pricing-new-loyalty-program

As for talk that morale is low among Verizon employees right now, Entner quoted former Verizon CEO Denny Strigl, saying “happy people don’t make numbers. Numbers make happy people.”

Back in the Strigl days, “this was a carrier that was kicking a-s and taking names. It was winning,” he said. Over the past several years under former CEO Hans Vestberg, “they got kicked around, and morale in a company that is losing accounts and market share is not a happy place.”

Soon into his tenure, Schulman announced a massive lay-off of more than 13,000 workers and he’s been candid about how AI is going to replace workers.

Naturally, morale is low, Entner said.

“When Verizon turns around, gains subscribers, gains accounts and wins, morale will soar,” he said.

Circling back to Clark, she said the latest price and loyalty plans are just the beginning. Since Schulman took over as CEO in October, they’ve been centered on putting the customer first.

From: https://www.fierce-network.com/wireless/verizon-launches-simplicity-pricing-new-loyalty-program

As for talk that morale is low among Verizon employees right now, Entner quoted former Verizon CEO Denny Strigl, saying “happy people don’t make numbers. Numbers make happy people.”

Back in the Strigl days, “this was a carrier that was kicking a-s and taking names. It was winning,” he said. Over the past several years under former CEO Hans Vestberg, “they got kicked around, and morale in a company that is losing accounts and market share is not a happy place.”

Soon into his tenure, Schulman announced a massive lay-off of more than 13,000 workers and he’s been candid about how AI is going to replace workers.

Naturally, morale is low, Entner said.

“When Verizon turns around, gains subscribers, gains accounts and wins, morale will soar,” he said.

Circling back to Clark, she said the latest price and loyalty plans are just the beginning. Since Schulman took over as CEO in October, they’ve been centered on putting the customer first.

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