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His email outlined some stricter usage of the internal test vehicles, including reiterating that non-Ford personnel can’t be in the vehicle if any of the software is unreleased.
Anybody hear of why he sent this out of nowhere? I’d imagine someone was misusing the vehicles in Dearborn but we haven’t been given any details. Did someone abuse it? Take their friends to a strip club? Get a DUI?
When was Toast’s current hybrid work policy for North America first introduced? The one with different requirements for on-time work for employees living within 25 miles from an office location. Also, is this policy actually enforced for those employees?
During open enrollment, the company stated that STD at 60% pay was provided at no cost to employee. With Minnesota Paid Leave, employees are now required to pay 0.44% for STD. This doesn’t seem accurate. The company should be paying the full 0.88% if STD 60% is provided at no cost to the employee.
Do you get a portion of it? Also.... what about the other way around? If a teammate leaves before May, does their portion of bonus money get split amongst the rest of the team at the manager's discretion?
Everybody that’s scheduled to work on thanksgiving please don’t show up !!! A lot of us will not show up for the stupid ridiculous cellphone policy !!! Everybody call out !!!
Company probably hired an outside consultant and paid them $250K just for the name change and rebranding. Just drop TIAA & CREF from all funds for starters. Very few people even know what the acronyms mean anymore.
Good to see Colbert making this announcement. We have been wondering where he disappeared to. Curious as to the newly named Socially Responsible fund and how many companies in that fund have been sued, paid settlements, support or have government contracts that support the war machine, etc. Someone needs to call out these Social funds as putting lipstick on a pig.
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NEW YORK, November 17, 2025 – TIAA today announced that three variable annuity accounts in its flagship $290 billion CREF Variable Annuity suite will receive new names effective November 30, 2025, to better reflect their investment strategies and align with widely recognized industry terminology. The name changes will make it easier for clients to understand each account's strategy and build balanced portfolios without accidental gaps or overlaps.
The three accounts receiving updated names are:
CREF Stock Account will become CREF Total Global Stock Account to more clearly communicate that this actively managed account invests in stocks of companies of all sizes in both U.S. and foreign companies.
CREF Equity Index Account will become *CREF S&P 500 Index** Account to more clearly align with the benchmark it follows—the S&P 500 Index.
CREF Social Choice Account will become CREF Responsible Balanced BS Account to better describe the account's focus on ESG (environmental, social and governance) and impact investing. "Balanced" was added to clarify that the account holds both equities and fixed income.
The accounts' investment strategies and management will not change. Fees and expenses will also remain the same.
"These name updates reflect our commitment to transparency and will help our clients make informed investment decisions," said Colbert Narcisse, Chief Product & Business Development officer at TIAA. "We are making it clearer how each account invests, which helps our institutional clients and participants better understand their options and build portfolios aligned with their retirement goals."
Participants who hold one or more of these accounts will begin seeing the new names on statements issued after November 30, 2025, and in their online accounts after the effective date.
Does anyone have reliable information on planned changes for RTO - are we going to be expected in office more days soon?
The issue with big corporations is that they have a one-size fits all approach to their employees, which lets face it - it's the least effective model. The responses from this post is proof of this. Good companies, take the time to take a macro look at what works for each department. Sure, it makes sense that creatives and productive teams would benefit from being in the office 5 days a week, but so many other departments, finance, legal, etc., would probably do well with 2 to 3 days a week. Their deliverables do not depend on staff being in the office every day. Companies that employ RTO is not really about collaboration or bringing everyone together. It's a tactic. To force people out (called a backdoor layoff - you can look it up) and to create a controlled office labor. Check out those companies that have done this in the last few years - isn't it odd, those announcements come with public admission of issues in the company, along with huge layoffs?
Good post. Putting it up for visibility.
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If it’s true that a full RTO mandate is coming in January, that’s what will really hit us. They’ll 100% set the requirements so they’re impossible, or near impossible, for a lot of people to meet, fully aware that everyone will bend over backwards to comply given the job market. RTO will just become another way to push people out without calling it cuts.
Expect an email after Thanksgiving. Welcome to the new Verizon
There is no offer for vacation time?
Hi everyone.
Current TSYS employee here. I am wondering if FIS rolls over your unused vacation days to the following year. What's the policy around it? Because currently in GPN, we have to use it in the same year or lose it.
Was anyone else spoken to about the new policy under Athena that work from
Home employees are not eligible for promotions or to even get new roles?. So essentially we are stuck unless we want to move close enough to one of the 6 designated hubs in North America. Another way for Pepsi to save $ in hopes that we leave willingly instead of firing us and having to pay severance. This is getting old
That's all what a load of BS
What happens when these two collide?
Accounting, fpa, reporting&policy?
If you give notice but your last day runs through date bonus would be receive would you still receive your bonus...Or do you have to wait to give notice until after bonus is received as giving notice would disqualify you?
Going back to the office 5 days a week starting on January 5th? No work life balance? It sounded like we can’t even work from home to take or kid to a doctors appointment?
Our remaining refineries are facing an existential threat that puts the very fabric of our economy and society at risk.
Without significant and rapid policy intervention, the country’s remaining refineries are at risk of closure, increasing reliance on foreign imports.
Creating a level playing field for Britain’s refineries to compete is in the gift of the Government, and we need to see action.
Watch Paul Greenwood, the UK Chairman of ExxonMobil, deliver this message to members of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/3f11ead9-99d8-4c0f-b34e-f1df9d270231?in=15:04:10
Companies that offshore jobs should be taxed heavily. It’s essentially “exporting” jobs oversees. Verizon would have to pay a huge bill on that case.
I have international vacation trips for Thanksgiving and Christmas already approved and non-refundable airline tickets purchased. If I'm not on the list I assume I will not be claiming the vacation days and will get extra pay for the vacation days not claimed.
What if I am not selected but half my team is?
Indian-origin Howard professor Ronil Hira, a critic of the H-1B visa, explained why U.S. companies favor it. Despite President Trump recently signaling a need for certain foreign talent, the administration imposed a $100,000 fee on H-1B hires, sending mixed messages. Hira noted that many H-1B workers have ordinary skills available domestically, but employers prefer them because they can be paid less and are bound to their employers. While some highly skilled workers do come via H-1B, the program often fills roles for cost and control rather than genuine skill gaps. Hira emphasized that H-1B is a labor policy, not an immigration issue, and criticized its weak worker protections, which make it attractive to Silicon Valley.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/they-are-controllable-indian-origin-howard-professor-explains-2-reasons-why-us-companies-prefer-h-1bs/articleshow/125350198.cms
Had a meeting with HR this afternoon about a few days a few months ago where I had no transportation to work and was relying on an evening ride to get my badge swipe. My direct management was aware and, supposedly, fine with it. Our team also has the unofficial ‘official’ go ahead from our global head to leave once we’ve logged 4 hours in office, but that’s beside the point I guess.
HR called it a ‘fact finding’ meeting and had no concrete answer when I asked what next steps were and when I could expect to hear back. I’ve seen posts of people being let go for the same basic reason and am just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience? Meeting first and then termination to follow? Obviously can’t change the outcome now, but I’m still curious.
No trolls please. Only want to hear from folks who actually have credible information.
I’ve heard that conversations are happening to reinstate a return to office for the entire work-week as opposed to the current 3-day requirement. Does anybody have any additional intel to confirm or deny this is on the table?
I feel like the open seating setup is not ideal due to noise, lack of routine, etc and having everybody in the office is going to make it that much more difficult to be productive. At least give us a cube so teams can sit together and you know where to find someone as opposed to walking around aimlessly.
Bottom line though - so many of us would still be on zoom sessions for most meetings so a full return to office just isn’t needed to increase productivity and relationships. Leave it where it is and allow us to be adults - if we need the face time, we go in. If not, then we don’t.
Didn’t last long with the “return to office.”
So, what actually happens if someone doesn’t stick to the 5-day RTO policy? Will managers just note it during performance reviews, meaning it could impact our bonuses or raises? Just wondering what steps Truist expects managers to take with team members who don’t follow the policy.
Specifically section 4.6.
I'll wait.
For example. If you accept a new position in January of 2026, you will not receive any grade level change, title change of compensation change until March 2027.
"why are we sending billions in subsidies to insurance companies when we could just give the money directly to Americans to choose their own healthcare"
Won’t people just pocket the money and go uninsured raising the cost for everyone else?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/08/senate-republicans-trum
A bipartisan bill introduced on November 5, 2025, would require large companies and federal agencies to report AI-related layoffs to the Department of Labor.
Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) proposed the AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act. The DOL would collect this data and publish public reports for Congress.
Hawley says people need to understand how AI affects jobs, noting predictions that AI could increase unemployment by 20% in five years.
This follows other legislative efforts:
Bernie Sanders warned AI could replace 97 million jobs in the next decade. He proposed solutions like a "robot tax," ending tax breaks for automation, and a 32-hour workweek.
Nancy Mace introduced a bill for AI training in federal workplaces.
Mark Kelly proposed an "AI Horizon Fund" where top AI companies would contribute to worker retraining and support.
Several states already regulate workplace AI use. New York, California, and Colorado require things like bias audits or disclosure of AI in hiring.
The main concern is that companies lack resources to train employees on AI, while pressure grows to adopt the technology.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/ai-jobs-act-warner-hawley.html
Hot take but since Nike is over staffed why not offer a buyout option? Over 10 years and certain levels of age just let them volunteer and avoid the noise. Other companies are doing it. Google again. That would be a positive all team announcement for many. EH said he only wants people here who want to be here and that’s a great way to help navigate the crossroads.
Just curious if anyone other flex employees are being told they must work a minimum of 15hr a week for the Holidays?
I noticed new items have been added in the expectations. Consider this an official warning that HR can use against you.
CIGNA stock price in 2010 was around $32 per share. It skyrocketed to near $300 as of November 2025. Amazing what guaranteed taxpayer support can do for your stock price.
What happens when ACA goes away? Free market capitalism!
as you can see the complainers and negative feed back people are the ones that are abusers.
MST home dispatch tech use and abuse company assets. They drive 100K-200K bucket trucks to their home and back to their home garage everyday. Big V8 6.3 L engines use a lot of gas and insurance on top. Also, with MST high pay and only have .5 job per tech a day per tech how is that saving company money and liability.
There are rules to follow when joining home dispatch program. Following the rules helps save gas and time and wear and tear on a vehicle used to drive to work and to home. But MSTs abuse this program from driving to the garage every day and dispatching at the garage. Making a stop at the grocery store to grocery shop in the company vehicle before driving home. Not closing your last job at the job site and instead, drive home and being still dispatched on your work ticket and then closing the job when you arrive home. I follow the rules, and I do not want the home dispatch program to go away because of MSTs taking advantage of the abuse. Also, MST managers are favoring many MSTs and letting the home dispatch MSTs do what ever they want. STOP ABUSING THE HOME DISPATCH PROGRAM YOU MSTs. You know who you are...
Why can they see we still have people taking free thing like NCAA / NFL tickets !!!! I guess if they can do it I can To !!
US Department of Labor has launched an initiative to prevent the abuse by corporations often H-1B Visa program spamming the over hiring of jobs that are displacing US Citizens. The initiative is focused on ensuring that US American Citizens are put at higher priority for skilled labor jobs in technology and healthcare.
Reddit said PRTO is being capped at 80 hours next year