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Anyone got merit this year? I got 7%, maybe I am at lower end.

I smell a blood in our office but nothing here...

Anything spicy to share? Aggregator model is an epic failure...a bo-b must be dropped... The only questions that I have... when and how big is the bo-b this time?

My group leader status changed to unknown at 5 pm. It’s now 5:25 I have SMS them they blocked me immediately? San Jose what is going on? Also s d** S** and A** status unknown

How many months paid cobra/ medical benefits is included as part of the severance? Also when does it kick in (i.e. the following month after termination)?

People are walking on eggshells over very stupid things. Most of it is very questionable union has been contacted. Anything to do with merger?

i was born yesterday but could someone explain.

I have a concern regarding the tentative agreement in the Northeast.
I realize we paid a heavy price in 1989 and, as a result of that sacrifice, were able to keep essentially cost-free medical benefits for the next two-and-a-half decades.
However, uncertain economic times in 2016 resulted in us, fairly or not, shouldering more of the burden, not only the men and women that had 20, 25, 30, 35... years on the job under their belt already, but also the retirees now had to unexpectedly pony up and adjust to this new and unexpected financial burden on a fixed income based on earlier reasonable expectations and assumptions, if I understand correctly.
I am now hearing murmurings about about retiree healthcare skyrocketing, from, say, $60 a month to 10X that amount, $600 a month, for example. I hope these rumors are wrong and that I am needlessly worrying about something that will never come to be.
Are there any guarantees built into this new tentative agreement that shield both our current retirees, as well as those that will eventually be joining their ranks, from the future uncertainty of exorbitant increases that will make affordability a larger hurdle, if not an impossibility, for the elderly who served their union and their company well?

Does anyone receive stock options as part of ACP? In previous years, I was usually granted some options to offset the lower salary, but this year I didn’t receive any at all.

I’m wondering if that signals something, especially given leadership’s strong confidence in investing in AI. Does it mean my role might not be as needed anymore very soon?

Audit is in either a bad place morally or the talent level is in the gutter.

Audit is complicit in the mess that will be uncovered in 3 years.

Do they have a pulse? Anyone alive out there?

It’s not that hard. Huge mess in Corp Risk.

What is it looking like in these geos:
US
Taiwan
Israel
Costa Rica

Are there layoff expected in Minimed to return to profitability, to boost share prices? Any thoughts

Well it is bonus announcement week. Anyone hear anything yet?

Use this post to report %s this week for those into such things

Does Lexmark have more Lean Six Sigma belts than legacy xerox? Less? Does 3 Greens still = 1 yellow?

Most need the money. Some can't give a s--t and would love an optional package to leave.

If it's not really a secret some will be cut, why not offer voluntary layoffs first?

I'd hate to be paired into a desk where there's no divider. Why not make them all consistent and the same

The waiting is painful.
Some senior directors have been told timelines.
Please anyone care to share?

Morale is in the gutter, and leadership clearly doesn’t care about keeping people motivated.
It’s ki-ling my ability to concentrate. Everything feels pointless when your work could vanish any day.
For anyone who’s been through this:

• How do you force yourself to stay productive?
• Do you keep performing at a high level, or just coast until it’s over?

Appreciate any realistic advice—especially from people who’ve survived multiple rounds.

I keep seeing more and more Cisco employees on Linkedin with "Open to Work" on their photo. Looks like there is quiet layoffs happening.

what are your thoughts on shanon as the new AI leader compared to savnay? do you think she has a vision to turn it into a core flagship offering or will it remain optional feature with limited adoption?

Increased tickets are being raised for Dell Pro Max line.. heard from PLM that there are major issues Dell world wide…anybody else experiencing this with your customers?

We have no cash and no money and yet we are spending money on travel and accommodation like we are high rollers even though the tools to collaborate are good. Service Delivery leaders and the Reaper do a WW tour every month (why?) Our CMO recently did a world tour including Lexington (and didn’t even present) and APAC (why?) Our Head of Global Accounts travels for 3 days for a half-day check-in with clients (why? Nothing changes and no new revenue) And our EC Chief Revenue Officer has to move to New York from Europe (why?)

We are supposed to find out in the next week or so but, am not expecting much....

Has anyone else heard of a hiring freeze?

I know there’s a lot of frustration about the layoffs at Nike Corporate, EHQ Tech, and recently Converse, and I’m hearing there may be another one coming in Tech. Layoffs are always tough on people.

But an honest question after 3000+ roles were eliminated, what major capability actually stopped working or broke? It feels like most operations have continued as before which suggests there was significant organizational bloat that likely needed to be addressed.

Ultimately, growth will only return when the product lineup improves. Not by avoiding layoffs.

Any other tenured SMB reps on here also seriously missing the vibrant and fun culture of old? Completely gone at this point and morale at all-time low. Quality of management also at all-time low, zero value provided day-to-day beyond pipeline review and “let me know if I can help”, and just an overall toxic environment. No wonder so many reps have left on their own accord over the last few years.

For unlicensed role, anyone know of cases where Schwab has terminated on criminal charges such as misdmeanor? or do you have one and you're good?

Anyone know why?

How is this business holding up ?

Those of you that are RTMs. Did you get additional stores added to your territory or smaller or did it stay the same?

for example if you are given 2 months, would the current month be normal payroll and then the next 2 months would be the payment?

Did anyone get it yet ?

What is Nike planning for Converse? Over a hundred people laid off a month ago and technology cut 2/3 of staff. Moving it all to Beaverton?

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that 3 out of 4 Lead-level team members resigned after bonus payout. Today, the fourth Lead also resigned. Additionally, another less senior team member has resigned as well.
Who is next?

When will the next action take place and what will it be?

What do you think?

My vote is Yes, again.