#overworked

Even if you bailed out the entire project the day before, some are ready to throw you under the bus the following day. And I'm talking about people here, not in Europe, not in Asia. Right here at home. They are untouchable and they keep passing it down the line without caring how much you'll end up with. Just a bunch of a--holes expecting you to break your own back so they can get their big bonuses.

Whenever management runs out of ideas, we're told to squeeze more work into the same hours with fewer resources. I'm sick of being expected to compensate for their sh-t decisions.

We keep losing people, but apparently nobody at the top thinks anything should change. The same deadlines, the same targets, the same expectations, just fewer people available to handle them. I'm tired of being told to make it work when management keeps making the situation worse. They need to explain how this is supposed to be sustainable.

With team members impacted, and workloads higher than ever, when do we have time to complete the 300 AI trainings that are shoved at us?

Four capable team members with roughly a century of experience between them have been let go, and our leadership team has been cut in half too. The rest of us were already working 50+ hour weeks, so I don't know how we're supposed to manage this going forward.

Doing the job of three people for the pay of one is not what I signed up for in the first place. I really wanted to work at Disney and getting this job was a dream come true. Boy, was I disillusioned fast. One big family my a-s. It's a well oiled employee-using machine that doesn't give a damn about you.

To fellow coworkers, don't be so loyal you change the equation for Oracle for free. You can only pick two and not the other. Good, Fast, Cheap. Oracle very clearly picks fast and cheap and they expect you to work extra to add the Good. You get what you pay for Oracle. Coworkers don't give them extra so they don't have to slow down or pay people more.

All workers are trapped in a cycle of 10-hr workdays and lost wekends today. Job security now demands constant exhaustion because the competition is relentless. Workers are pushed to the brink just to afford basic survival - housing, food, and bills. This isn't the job market of a generation ago; today, we aren't just competing with a global labor pool, we are competing with AI that operates in minutes. The human cost of this is brutal... Waking up exhausted after hrs of sleep has become the new normal because devices have taken over our lives. We built this hi tech cage ourselves, and with AI poised to take over countless more human jobs the future looks incredibly grim. Oh, well.

I was recently laid off from Deloitte after working there for 6 yrs. The whole thing ended in a 10-minute call with some partner I barely knew and someone from HR. Six years of working hard, staying late, and putting the company before almost everything else... and they got rid of me in 10 minutes.

I went through six busy seasons, worked thousands of hours of overtime, and spent most of my 20s sitting in front of a computer trying to meet deadlines. I missed birthdays, family dinners, and trips with friends because there was always something urgent that needed to be finished. I kept telling myself things would get better after the next busy season, but they never did.

There was always another deadline, another client asking for something, and another late night at work.

What makes this even worse is how much my health suffered during those years. I was always stressed, barely getting enough sleep, drinking too much coffee, and eating whatever I could find because I didn't have time for a proper meal. I stopped going to the gym and hardly had time for anything outside work. I remember opening my laptop late at night because something needed to be done before morning. I thought if I worked hard and showed the company I was dedicated, it would mean something. Now I realize I was just another employee they could remove whenever they wanted. I've also been reading comments from other people who worked at Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC, and so many have similar stories. Some spent years working crazy hours and still ended up losing their jobs. One person said they were laid off after coming back from maternity leave, and another said they had a great performance rating and still got cut. It really makes you wonder what all that hard work is for.

The strange thing is that even though losing my job was a shock, part of me actually feels relieved. For the first time in six years, I don't have to worry about utilization numbers, client deadlines, or checking emails in the middle of the night. I'm sad that it ended this way, but I'm also tired of living like that. I gave Deloitte some of the best years of my life, and I can't get that time back. I'm done with the Big 4 and don't plan on going back. I want a normal job where I can finish my work, go home, spend time with family, and not feel guilty about taking a day off. Losing a job after six years is difficult, but losing your health and personal life because of work is even worse. I just wish I had figured that out sooner...

I'm now done even trying. I'll do what can be done with the time and resources I have. being fired is preferable to the pressure of trying to stay on top of things when they keep adding new things to my already full plate all the time.

Wowzers where to begin….to keep it short been working my a-s off for awhile because expectations, workloads, projects, and meetings keep increasing and people keep leaving. Management doesn’t care about anything and keeps cycling through contractors and just anyone that steps foot at MDT. Been keeping an eye on other positions opening up west coast.

We lost two people who were integral to our team. Their work has to be done. The rest of us are already overworked, so if they expect us to be the ones to do it, they're in for a rude awakening. I don't think somebody really thought things through when making the latest layoff list.

Okay Target you still su-k and majority of your team members are overworked and over all the racism however you ki-led it this Target Together. The content from the leaders was the same old same old but the performances were a home run. How did everyone else feel?

I say this after every layoff round, and I'll keep saying. Don't pick up any of the work done by your former coworkers. Say you're busy, already overloaded, it's not in your job description, or say anything else you can think of, but don't do it. They're counting on you picking up the slack, despite so many of us already being criminally overworked. Don't do them that favor. Let them face consequences of their own actions for once.

That's what it feels like lately. Just pile on more and more work =until we break and walk out.

Luckily, we're a united front and telling them to go fu-k themselves (in much nicer terms, of course). We were already overworked and now they want more from us? He-l no.

We finally had the EBOS Townhall, postponed repeatedly after the VSP and RIFs started. Depressingly cringe, like trying to give a team halftime pep talk when 30% of the team left, 30% injured and the rest left to make up a 100 point scoring deficit. Carrie Milby looked bloated, stressed and overwhelmed while trying to deliver her "we got this" pep talk. For those left, Mission Simplify means doing more with less. God help us all.

My number has come up. Funny thing is our team was completely swamped and overworked on a skeleton crew already. Director made sure her friend circle kept their roles which will fall in her face in two years when half the ones they kept retire and the other half are incompetent.

Best of luck everyone. I’m going to reset my nervous system from this place and try to forget these past few years happened.

I come home so drained I can't even do basic things. My days off are just sleep recovery. I'm honestly not sure how much longer I can do this.

I'm so tired of being expected every few months to take on even more work because people have been cut and their work has to be done. I can't do anymore than I already do. I won't. They can fire me if they won't, but I literally can't take any more than I already have on my plate.

We desperately need more people instead of fewer. Do they not realize that there's only so much each of us still here can take?

I am guessing yes. How are you handling it? Is your management aware? Mine has increased substantially. I don't know how long this lasts but health can take the back seat only for so long.

We're doing three jobs for one paycheck, get no support from management, and live in constant fear of layoffs. When did this become our new normal?

Whenever someone leaves the team, the first question is never "how do we replace this person?" It's "who can take over their responsibilities?" Before long, their entire workload gets spread across everyone else, and we're expected to keep everything running like nothing happened. The problem is that this keeps happening over and over, and the team is already exhausted. People are working longer hours just to keep up, but there doesn't seem to be any urgency from management to address the staffing issue. I honestly don't know what the breaking point is supposed to be before someone realizes we need more people if we're to keep going.

Months after my team was affected by layoffs, I'm still the one doing most of the work of those who were shown the door, with no extra compensation. If I'd been laid off, at least I'd have severance to live on while I looked for something else. This feels like a much worse outcome.

I was expected once again to take on tasks I've never been trained for, on top of everything else I already have to do. I said no. I told them if that's a problem, they can fire me because I'm done caring. My manager wasn't thrilled, but I'm still employed for now, so I guess they needed me more than they let on.

You work your butt off every single day and what do you get as a reward? More work. No promotion, no raise, just more piled on your plate. Why bother?

They cut the people, but they don't cut the work. So the rest of us are left trying to do the same amount with fewer hands. We're now all stretched way too thin and I can feel people burning out. I'm honestly worried that some of the remaining team members will decide it's not worth it and leave, and then those of us left will be in an even worse situation.

Crazy to consider things could have gotten worse. They have. High ego. High maintenance. Leads with fear and allows ELT to push that fear downward. Get even more done now! Open Enrollment better be perfect! Do even more with less! Get people back into the office! Why aren't we working on weekends? ELT is ramping up pressure across the board and the disconnects are even worse. Plus they pulled in McK and Del because, of course, we can't manage ourselves. This will be an unmitigated disaster in Q4. Disappointing to be sure, but if we were holding out hope for the new guy that did not work out. Clearly does not care for people at all. Plan and prepare accordingly.

The week of July 6th there were a few resignations. Do not resign!

If you have not secured new employment and you are sick and tired of tedious daily activities like Salesforce. DO NOT MAKE IT EASY ON THEM... DO NOT RESIGN! Everyone's situation is a little different BUT USE CHAPTGPT ask how to negotiate a Severance and put in your exact situation and it will guide. you.

I know you are tired, overworked, feeling defeated, but that is part of their plan. Just MILK IT. If you need to enter Tasks, just make it up on the spot. If you have to enter a LOG a CALL in SF just interview CHATGPT. Say ChatGPT you are an Instructor teaching Biology what are your 3 biggest challenges? what are 3 things you wish Technology could do for you in the classroom,,,,,, and enter what it tells you. This will buy you some time and also keep the checks rolling in while you try to get Severance If they don't give you severance, Each check you receive by faking it, is basically Severance since you were about to throw in the towel and quit anyways. Good Luck!!

Anyone else fed up? No parameters or structure to our roles so we’ve been worked to the bone for the last few years and dealt with incredibly pushy and unprofessional attitudes and leaders in the name of “candor”. Movement is tough with limited internal and external mobility. Silicon Valley bro expectations like we work for Amazon or Meta on a Target salary and mediocre raises that barely cover the cost of living increases.

Producing 10x what we did even two years ago is the expectation with no recognition or belief in you from your leader to show for it. Just “feed it into AI”, constantly.

The bar for success is constantly moving so you can never, ever keep up. Exhibiting behaviors well above your level and still not being seen or heard for them. And don’t get me started on the steamrolling.

I’m not one to be so negative. I loved this company coming into it years and years ago. And I know many of us work our a**es off. I critique it because I know it can be better. But in its current state, our output will never enough in many areas where expectations rapidly shift and the loudest dominating, borderline bullying voices are rewarded. Such a shame because I know incredible people and leaders here.

So the RTM role is basically our rep job now (which su-ks) plus now we have to hire, on board, train, schedule, payroll and cover any and all call offs, vacation, quits. That’s insane. To top it off no Overtime! Who in their right mind would apply for that position???

Worst culture. No ethics. Body shaming, talk bad about other cultures, harassing juniors, contract workers, women. Comment bad in front of others about their skills and work. No appreciation at all. No satisfaction. Even if you work 9+ hours at office, you’ve to work on weekends and nights to finish the work assignments. No agile methodology used. Sometimes no stories - just do whatever the senior staff says. No mixed culture - they’re scared to hire other culture people. Very very bad

Everyone knows what's going to happen when the dust settles: Everyone left will be extremely overworked and not compensated for it. People will make $20 an hour and do the job of three people. We're just cogs in a massive machine.

They keep adding more work even though our plates are already full. People leave or get let go, and they're never replaced, meaning we have to pick up after them. At this point, the majority of us are doing sixty hour weeks. Do they expect us to forget we have families?

I’m starting to wonder if a regular workweek exists here anymore. Why is everyone doing extra time and acting like that’s just part of the job now?

CRM here. We are overwhelmed. Supporting 70 plans is way too much. My friend at Voya who is in a similar role has 36 plans. Plus, they have a CRM assistant. We have nothing like that & need it. No wonder the company can't retain clients. Many of us are fed up. Our leadership is out of touch & checked out. Leaders only pay lip service to our needs.

I’m tired of it and I’m not alone. The dysfunction across the company has become pervasive. It’s especially pronounced in TGS and IT, largely due to heavy reliance on outsourcing in critical areas. But the issue isn’t isolated. Any function that has been outsourced is struggling.

As a result, teams are left trying to deliver projects and meet goals without the resources or support needed to do so effectively. What remains is a workforce that is burned out, disengaged, and increasingly unable to keep up. Many of the most experienced and capable people have already moved on, and those who remain often feel stretched thin or are simply holding on until better opportunities arise.

There’s also a clear divide between those who are driving results and those who are not contributing meaningful value. The fact that some of the latter are highly compensated only adds to the growing frustration. The strain and resentment are becoming impossible to ignore.

I'm seriously asking. Is there even one? Layoffs have only managed to cut useful, productive people who were valuable to their teams and the company. I, for one, can't pick up the work left by people who were recently laid off, even if I wanted to. And I don't want to. AI isn't replacing anyone in any functional way. So the endgame is to squeeze the last drop until everything falls apart?

Did the workload go up the last couple of years? Or is it just me getting lazy?