#stress

Comcast has perfected a strange kind of prison: one where the doors are technically unlocked, but everyone is too afraid to walk out.

That was Comcast for me. Sad energy. Re-org after re-org. Everyone seemingly operating with cortisol dialed sky high, with the stress slowing ki-ling them.

And I kept asking myself: why do you guys choose to be a Comcast corporate slave? Is the paycheck really worth surrendering that much of your time, energy, and peace?

The only difference between being a slave back then and today is that you have to house and feed yourself.

I hope that anyone who has anxiety or stress about the possibility of being laid off or being “percented” finds peace. This company is failing and desperate to satisfy investors. It really isn’t you, it’s bp. Leadership has failed. If you are let go, it will su-k and it won’t feel good. But you’re smart, you’re talented, and you’re experienced. You’ve got this. Go out there and get it. <3

I started a McDonald’s franchise where I get steady yet decent income. I no longer stress about layoffs. I just hope you guys can come to my McDonald’s buy my Big Macs!

The workload, uncertainty, and constant pressure pushed my stress far beyond what I could manage. I ended up on short term disability after experiencing blood pressure over 180, chest pain, and other physical symptoms. Please, be kind to yourselves and don't allow the same thing to happen to you. Pace yourselves. You don't need to work 60+ hour weeks, no matter what your manager says. You don't need to lose your weekends and holidays to work. They just want us to think that.

Work has started affecting how I feel about everything outside the office. I need something to change before the stress follows me into every part of my life. Work should be about providing for me and my family, not about turning me into somebody they might want to walk away from.

grow careers! (from stressed out e execs who Only want to hear that you’re going to work extra hours to get them off one of the thousands of naughty lists that fiserv uses instead of management)
keep the list going:)

Two concerns currently:

1. AI is super concerning after some of the news this week that it could eliminate the entire human race in 10 years.. don’t understand how the company can force it on us and constantly question how we are using it. Not comfortable with it in any aspect of my life.

2. Their rationing oil in the US at this point. The cost of an oil change is about to skyrocket. We won’t be able to afford to maintain our vehicles. Many top performers don’t live in a city where public transportation is an option when it gets to that point. Thank God, I only have one kid because the cost of daycare and an oil change in the same month means I don’t eat.

I don’t know what the best solution is, but in Office mandates has put a tremendous amount of stress on the workforce - America and the American companies are failing their people who are truly trying to push forward through some very challenging circumstances.

For me it's the ever-present threat of layoffs. Everything else I can take.

I need this job. I have a chronic disease and I can't afford being without either income or medical. Having to worry about more layoffs every single day has been only making me feel worse. It's not humane to expect us to deal with so much stress all the time. Is there even a small chance we'll go back to occasional layoffs instead of this constant threat of cuts any time soon?

Everyone is so on edge lately and it’s honestly becoming exhausting to be around. Every little thing turns into a complaint or a conversation about how bad things are, how they can’t get their work done, how they don’t have what they need, how leadership is doing this or that

And I get it. People are worried. There’s a lot of uncertainty and nobody really knows what’s coming next. But at the same time, we still have jobs to do. It’s getting to the point where people are complaining about not being able to do their jobs while also spending half their time complaining about everything going on.

You can literally feel the anxiety in every meeting. Someone mentions a change or sends an email and suddenly everyone is trying to figure out what it something means

I’m not saying people shouldn’t be concerned, because obviously there are legitimate reasons to be but the constant doom and complaining is getting really old. It’s making an already stressful situation even more miserable

How many layoffs have we survived just in the last three years? I lost count. I'm not even joking. Every single round takes a major toll on our mental and in some cases physical health. So much stressing, so much anxiety is not good for any of us, and we have to go through it basically all the time. It's inhumane.

At first, people still try to make things work even when the environment is bad, but eventually the constant stress starts taking something out of them. They stop bringing ideas and stop putting in extra effort because they've learned it doesn't make a difference. Before long, getting through the workday becomes the only goal. And that's where we're at now.

Negative employee reviews for Ameriprise Financial on platforms like Indeed focus on high work stress, heavy bureaucracy, and inconsistent local team cultures.

I put in my two weeks, and somehow that was way more nerve-racking than I expected. To say the job wasn't working out would be an understatement, so you'd think I'd have felt nothing but relief.

I was genuinely happy to work here when I started, and now I can't wait to get away from it. The constant pressure and threats have completely worn me down.

I'm stressed, exhausted, and so fed up with everything right now. I want to leave, but I have bills and responsibilities that don't give me that option.

I never thought I'd be grateful to get cut, but that's pretty much how I felt when it happened. The constant changes, layoffs, and offshoring had me so stressed that even seeing a meeting pop up from my manager would make my stomach drop. I didn't realize how much the job was affecting me until I was finally out of it.

It seems every quarter Medtronic is going through another massive restructure. How are we supposed to keep up when entire teams are being made redundant or individuals just get fed up and quit?

The last quarter has been awful. I'm doing the work of four people. I'm stressed and stretched thin. My own manager up and left without warning. She just decided not to come in, hand in her notice and take all her holidays.

She text me today (after a month) saying she is working for a competitor, she is happy and I should do the same.

I'm so upset. I am left with so much work. A new line manager who has no clinical background - only sales.

I am not sure what to do. The workload is piling up. I'm working overtime just to meet deadlines. If I mention anything - my manager is like well everyone is on the same boat.

Surely this can't be the strategy moving forwards? Then I see weird promotions for people who actually don't do any impactful work..

How is this.fair?.

She says it's because I don't give her enough attention but she doesn't understand core Cisco principles, and that contributing to increased collaboration in the office & increasing shareholder value is my life's purpose.

I asked Circuit if it can help me but produced no helpful results.

I have too much responsibility in the company, I cannot afford to start any later than 8am and finish any later than 6:30pm, that and being on call every weekend, which I cannot miss out on as the company depends on me.

What is the solution to this P1 incident?

micromanaged after FMLA leave ! Noticing a pattern.
So at my current BOfa job I was under some stress at home and at work and decided to take some intermittent FMLA time for stress. After 6 years of getting Meets or exceeds ratings when the Mid year rolled around in July and I was given a Partial Meets. Part of it was due to not meeting the in office day requirements vs remote days . I got dinged there.
Boss mentions that she was given an option to give me a PIP or monthly follow up meetings . She had understanding of my situation and felt I could get back to more productivity so I was told we would do monthly follow ups.
I started to notice I was given feedback like your completing the work but require follow up, Or your completing the job but these are the easier tasks. Or you are not completing things as fast as we want. This is due to being out on an FMLA day.
I'm also asked to submit summaries of How I plan to do individual assignments to the boss, something I never had to do in all these years.
Does this mean there is something going on here? If its no the dreaded PIP why is there this sort of scrutiny? Anyone else experience something similar?

Why does XOM make everything so difficult across the board. Even the simplest and most efficient processes have built in ‘tension points’ which add no value apart from extra work and more stress. What is wrong with our leaders that they want to do this each and every day and make people’s life’s miserable

Lay offs are happening in HR as well, don't stress, it's part of reorg. HR is getting hit by this harder in all different teams across locations without prior notice. It's part of restructuring so it's not performance based. This company has been through so many changes in leadership, not a stable company to work for.

Does anyone else feel like they are PAST severe burnout right now?

I remember asking if there was a chance they’d reduce a day as gas prices climbed and was told no. Never mind how other people are abusing that but with prices going up I am pretty close to living paycheck to paycheck. I don’t want to bring it up again to the powers that be but it’s really getting hard. Every single thing is. The icing on the cake is the constant fear of a layoff every other week. Is anyone else going through this? I’m tempted to borrow from my 401K.

What are you doing to continue to get through it? If you can share something that has worked for your team, against the onslaught, please do it.

So stressed, that I want to go to my manager and ask to be in next layoff if this is possible.

However, it will only make sense if the severance is good. To rest a bit, prep, and go back to the interviews.

Could someone share the light on the severance package? Thanks!

Not knowing is stressing me out.

I was let go roughly six months ago. I thought it would be devastating, but instead, I felt like I could finally breathe again. Now I have a new job that's, if nothing else, ten times less stressful. It turned out okay for me, it will for you as well.

Constant criticism, impossible expectations, managers who seem to enjoy making people feel small, and the list goes on. It isn't just unpleasant, it's psychologically damaging. I'm now questioning my own competence, my value, and my sanity. This place is something else.

I can't seem to get rid of the knot in my gut even now.

Every single day it's something new. I'm tired.

I can't say I'm being laid off, but I'm definitely being pushed out. The workload is impossible and the support is nonexistent so the stress is suffocating. They're not showing me the door but they're making me want to walk through it myself. And I know I'm not the only one feeling this way.

Do they want us to quit to avoid the stress and anxiety? Is that what's behind all of these delays?

If you think they would make a mistake like that and that you’d somehow know upfront that you were going to be terminated ,you’re crazy. Do you really think they would make an error like this ? they've been doing it for years

having the OIM account added DOES NOT mean you’re on a list. You may still end up being laid off, but it’s not because of the OIM account.

stress is making us seeing the worst in everything ..

Just want to say it’s sunday and i am borderline about to cry because of how anxious I am to long into work tomorrow and face the demands of my job. The stress is overwhelming and the only ppl left here are psychos.

It’s like a microcosm in here and a good analysis of human psychology. I’ve noticed that the longer this drags out, the more stressed people become, and in turn, the more they turn on each other with nastiness. It’s no wonder that “the people” can never topple those in power. We are too busy toppling each other.

Another day, more stressing. I hate this place.

But assigning me things I've never been trained on and expecting magic? That's the kind of stress I can't handle. I'm out of here as soon as I find something, even if it involves less pay.

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.

Since I left a few months ago, I'm a new man. I didn't even realize how bad that place had become for my health. If you're finding yourself adding more and more medication on your list, try finding something else. You'll be shocked how your health will improve once you're out of there.