#townhall

I missed the employee mtg What did they tell us now?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e1RouSgF_kU

Does anyone else have a townhall scheduled tomorrow?
Wondered if that means I'll get cut and some severance.

Questions asked internally are not anonymous. Ask yours here instead!

Did he set ant direction in the all staff this week? What's the new plan.

Delusional and tone deaf coupled with toxique positivity - does the boat need to completely capsize before they wake up?

Surprised nobody has said anything

second highest voted question (1st had 102 votes, this one had 96 votes) in Q&A section was related to RTO and got lumped into the rapid fire portion (seems to have been combined with another question about letting local managers decide RTO reqs instead of people much higher in the chain), question was in regards to talent drain in younger employee groups due to RTO, speaker response was essentially nah, you guys are still not showing up a full week, once you do maybe we'll reward you. huh? if the whole company magically starts 5x8 THEN we'll get wfh back? at least stick to the company line and say no way, no debate needed. saying WFH will be restored once we all meet the current policy is a silly answer

This is the official vent thread for the upcoming shít show.

• I'm not attending, fúck GK and the MC and their engagement, etc* Cool, we'll see you in the other threads.

KL still gaslighting us 3 years in. Mike can we flip the page and get some real leadership in here.

If everything is so wonderful with splitting in two, then why is the market reacting so negatively?

Haven't you learned by now that town halls are completely useless, all good and relevant questions are ignored, and at the end we know exactly the same things we knew before it started?

I’d guess that something like 40% of TIAA employees voted Republican. When a leader gets on stage and says “we are up by 30 seats in the house” I have a feeling some employees might feel an inclusion problem.

…wasn’t streaming. Any actual updates from Takis? In-office mandates, badging, etc?

So far, nothing actually useful.

So tired of these town halls being a repurposed stockholders meetings. Never seems like any real information or solutions are ever really addressed. How many times are we going to hear about "in this together" or you own this project that an entire team is already paid to do

Ram and Tara trying hard to sound positive and highlighting it is not just Pep going through this. Ram sounds and looks nervous trying to inspire. Looks like the changes coming will impact him! Sounds like he is signing off from PepsiCo.

On a scale of 1-10 how much of a cr-p shower will it be?

Almost fell out of my chair when I saw the location for the next town hall (St. Louis). Is he planning to break the news in person how much he hates our location and can't wait to close it or will the view of the arch give him a change of heart?

Nothing against guest speakers, but dedicating 50 minutes of an hour-long HR town hall to one when there are so many business priorities that need attention feels misaligned

https://investor.factset.com/static-files/0cec8230-a5b0-4034-8f37-8b54fa6262e9

Thoughts…..I’m pretty sure the first speaker spoke in one word sentences and I’m not sure what he even said.

Templeton voters have authorized the use of $1.2 million from the town's stabilization fund. This decision aims to support the fiscal year 2027 operating budget. The approval came after residents rejected a Proposition 2½ override. Article 2 passed with a significant majority at a special Town Meeting. This action will help avoid further layoffs and service reductions.

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https://www.thegardnernews.com/story/news/local/2026/10/22/templeton-mass-town-meeting-money-fy27-budget-avoid-layoffs/92379358007/

Just wanted to share my overwhelming sense of relief and joy that Dr. Phil's old set has found a new home. Love this format so much!

Well that was a waste of an hour.

I don't understand why people even bother with them anymore when we know nothing of use will be said.

SVP Ian McCoy gave an update (not really) on the status of the Franklin Templeton contract with FIS for Customer Operations. FT Customer Service moved back to FT this last year. FT has begun contract negotiations with another firm to provide Customer Operations service. Until that contract is signed, no information about the fate of those employees can be given. That process can take eighteen months. More employees trapped in limbo, along with those from FT Customer Service who are servicing Victory/State Farm Funds. They are not permanent employees either. Morale is extremely low as senior leadership continues to have high service expectations of what are essentially hostages. Leaving is not as easy as it might seem. Great job, Stephanie!

Us folks at the health plans would be interested if anyone wants to share the highlights/lowlights.

Hoping the Town Hall Wednesday is going to provide new information. ANY information!

The recent conversation at the Wells town hall about G for life does not apply to the opposite gend. Most Gs fems are speed tracked, exactly told what to do to progress, minor routine things are highlighted as major accomplishments, and G to F in 3 years or less for these gend. Jim O could have just said this retirement at G applies to men only, while we see so many incompetent F and E every day.

If you are at the point where you are like “f this”, could you please ask how FIFA performed and impacted sales in the US.

I’ll get my popcorn.

What are your thoughts?

Thoughts about town hall this morn?

If you are just going to read to us word for word off a script, in a monotone voice, just send an email. We can read it ourselves.
Has the first guy who spoke never presented before?

What is the town hall today going to be about?

Who will be at the Townhall next week? Lots to be discussed.

Anyone attend? Thoughts?

Watching this Town Hall is bizarre. When clowns run the organization, this is exactly what it looks like confusion, cluelessness, and an embarrassing lack of substance.

What would you like to ask?

Canadian peons will continue losing jobs at the resource colony until the Tesla robots show up.