#toxic

Toxicity, bad management, questionable practices, all of it remains. The only thing that actually moves is the downward spiral.

The level of chaos and misery that I am seeing in Irving is off the charts. I've been in corporate America for decades and I've never seen anything approaching this level of cruelty-- unfortunately I think that's the point.

Listen up people, we need to clear up this toxic work environment by documenting and reporting. First start with HR. Then legal.

Or just go straight to legal.

This is a comment I came across from a thread posted not to long ago. Thank you to the OP if you are reading this. It sad to say but it brings comfort for the misery and he-l I am in. Major karma points for you and blessings.

“It’s almost as if you wrote my story, though I’m in the middle of the mess. You absolutely know when there’s a target on your back. You absolutely know when you are shunned and isolated. You know when there is backstabbing because others are insecure and need someone else to blame. And all of it takes a toll. If you speak up, it’s used against you somehow. “Not a team player”, “these are areas you need to grow in”. If you don’t speak up you end up in a slow and silent downfall, and then that’s used against you, with the same line “not a team player”.
So I’ll just add one piece of advice to everything you’ve shared, DOCUMENT EVERYTHING!!!! Move in silence and keep factual note. Screen shot conversations, use Copilot, write down face to face interactions daily.”

Constant layoffs, zero respect for staff, and a toxic culture throughout. Save yourself the trouble and look elsewhere.

Between the constant cost cutting and the obvious favoritism, this place is tough to navigate. If you're not in with the right people, your work just doesn't seem to matter. Leadership feels disconnected and the culture has turned pretty toxic. I wouldn't recommend coming here based on what I've seen.

Three years ago today I was released from the bondage of a toxic, unhealthy labor environment…. Yes I choose to work there for 20 years with the mindset that it will get better. IF you’re not appreciated financially for what you do then LEAVE! They don’t deserve your talents.
Next step… to make sure the public knows that they were found guilty on three charges of Military Discrimination… yes you heard me!!! Maybe a Presidential Complaint (that is where you file a complaint against … fill in blank) is on the horizon.. :)

For anyone thinking about employment at Optum, don’t do it!!! Run!!!

I have lost track of the number of times I have witnessed misconduct from hr/people solutions. Their sole purpose is to protect management/c-suite at all costs. Don't waste your time with them. Ignore the bad behavior until you can't take it anymore and decide to take your talents elsewhere.

Wut the managers doin? Are they trying to get all the PTs and MTs to quit?? This place has been as depressing as a broken dishwasher at all you can eat buffet since January.

Another bad 10 years are coming due to QPOET.

Don’t say that one obnoxious team will not have big impact. Please keep in mind that toxicity is contagious.

Time will give the opposition a lesson. It actually already had!

Sums it up.

I have never in all my life listened to as much garbage or side stepping than covered in today's town hall. So many people unhappy. What really annoys me is that AB stood up and talked complete garbage and did not answer any of the job title or other HR queries at all. It is very clear a large portion of employees are unhappy, and guess what Pearson really do not care. Time to jump from this sinking and toxic ship.

How about you all step up and actually be leaders.

F*ck you and your buffaloes!

Who are the 3 stooges smiling on the main picture on Insider this week? The ear to ear grins on the center and left guy look so fake.

This is what is wrong with our company. We have so many fake employees at our company who act as hype squad for our fiber growth, wireless net adds, convergence, etc.

You realize the company doesn’t care about you? I cannot stand these teacher’s pets.

HR's only functions now are processing layoffs and firings, and rewarding the few "leadership" cr--s who scurried out of the sl--e to the lip of the barrel. They are shameless ghouls.

It will get ugly…

We may get our paychecks from NTT and have an NTT email address, but we're still the serfs or property of the 'Other company'. Nothing has changed for us, other than throwing a couple of NTT managers into the mix. The toxicity, gas-lighting and manipulation hasn't gone away, infact there is little more of it from the NTT side now.

Also it has become apparent that there are different variables or opportunities that come into play as compared to a real NTT employee. And that is we have none. Instead of being mentored or given the opportunities to further the paths of our own choosing. Obstacles are thrown in our way and under the table deals are forged to prevent one from pursuing anything other than what has been dictated or desired by those above us.

Should you voice your concerns or issues to a manager. Expect the repertoire of how everything is your fault and have your tried to find employment with another company.

If one could sum it up, it would be in the song 'Hotel California'.

Been part of the green eco system for over 8 years but this is the first time in my tenure I can say Fidelity work culture, ethics and associate satisfaction is going down the drain.

Managers are making associates "compete" resulting in instances of everyone fighting to be "visible" within the team, creating animosity between team members, favoring their own pets.

I am not in the same region as my manager so I am one of the lucky ones to feel the heat, after being back to exceptional performer, I'm facing sudden hostility, goal / KPI which makes absolutely zero sense and on top of that feeling burnt out with no appreciation at all.

I am wondering if any other BU's facing similar issue?

I am level 7 Wealth associate (tech lead)

Ahahaha, the people running this company lied to you and they hate you!

I certainly don't wish for anyone to lose their job. I just want my severance so I can be on my way. This place has been toxic and utterly exhausting. There's only so much you can endure before it erodes your well-being. There's a whole life I've been missing out on for years. Don't ever let work monopolize your mind and time. The sacrifices never truly pay off in the end.

I'm stuck in the worst kind of limbo. Staying means more of this stress, but leaving without a plan is scary. The fact that I can't decide which is worse says everything about how bad things are here.

...more heads rolling in OKC than Houston, even after 6 layoffs Devon is still way over staffed by a bunch of su-k ups doing 20% of the work and drowning the small majority doing the other 80% of the work. If this offends you, you must have gotten greater than 2% cost of living increase for being a yes man boot li---r

The teams like QPOET full of snakeoil salesmen have done nothing except for cheating and stealing！

Is it wrong to secretly hope that my position is eliminated? The toxicity at this company is appalling, and the lack of communication and severe gatekeeping is making it impossible to accomplish anything.

Asking for a friend, of course.

Fire me. Please. Keep the yes-people who tell you what you want to hear. I'm tired of watching hard work be punished and sycophancy rewarded. Getting laid off would be a blessing at this point.

Why is it so hard to tell us in advance, or at least confirm which orgs will be affected? It's as if the goal is to keep us perpetually on edge. Do they truly believe this constant fear of losing your job somehow makes us more focused and productive? The vibe in my office has been toxic for months. I dread coming in now more because of the atmosphere than the actual work, which is stressful enough on its own.

Kyndryl is a terminally ill patient dying by a thousand cuts awaiting for someone to pull the plug and take it out it’s misery.

The potty training by chief crybaby Turdledge is the last bowel movement before its lights out.

Sorry you had to miss that summer Olympics game tickets you had.

Here’s a want. I want leaders who aren't total mo--ns. I want leaders who don't cut their employees 401k match before their over inflated salary. I want a less toxic culture that doesn't promote snake oil salesman over actual innovators. Or are those needs???

I don't know how I could dislike this person more. Maybe if he disparaged his brother or something to a live work audience… oh wait…

For a large corporation exxon is the run worst. I truly hate the place and people at exxon. The toxicity, gossip, underhanded backstabbing, favoritism,neopotism and extreme bureaucracy are impossible to tolerate. Promotions are based on who you are and how much the supers and managers like you. If you are a snitch also helps with promotion as well. Employees who move up on the backs of others. I have never worked at such a vile, disgusting and evil place in my life. I am on the way out as my ranking is dropping but I don't care. I was constantly told I needed to work harder or longer hours so I did sometimes 60 hours per week. It was never enough though. Meanwhile other employees only worked 35 to 40 hours per week. These others were protected individuals. I was given a good rating while the protected got excellent. It is a totally unfair and rigged system that I am sick of. I am leaving to join a smaller company at 2/3 the pay off exxon. The insurance is better and I get the same amount of vacation. The working environment is not toxic and the employees are happy. There is no forced ranking or pds system. I tolerated 8 years at this he-l hole and cannot take one more day at it.

Here is my story. I made it 13 years at exxon before before quitting. No retirement for me except some of the pension lump sum. The lying a hole hr snake said I would not get anything but I got a little. I made several million dollars during my time at exxon and at my other company. I left with about 2.1 million in my 401k and a lump sum payout of only 230k. I left without any notice. I just stopped coming in to work. I truly hated exxon in the end and could not stand the supervisors and managers. The group was so toxic and gossipy. Eventually exxon sent me a letter of job abandonment and paid my vacation time. It was the best decision and feeling of my life. The money I made was more than enough for me to live on. I kept on working in order to get the medical benefit and higher pension payout but in the end it was not worth the pain and mental anguish. I was seriously thinking of working till 60 at exxon. I now travel the world visiting all of europe, Asia and south america. I got great medical insurance that is more expensive but better than exxon's was. I left in mid 2025 and my financial advisor has already increased my portfolio by almost 250,000 dollars. I live a very frugal life and have no payments as everything I own is paid off. I can live on as little as 2100.00 dollars a month. I so wanted to tell my supervisor to f k off and cuss them out but did not get the chance to. So in the end money was the key to my freedom and happiness. If you are miserable quit and leave before you suffer undue mental damage. This is my story and I hope it helps others who are going through the same he-l I was. I do not want to work anymore as exxon has ruined the experience for me. If I find employment that I can help and succeed in I may try. Good luck to all who play the game but remember the game is rigged at exxon. I had a horrible experience at exxon and hated every moment.

At fidelity, we are not working to compete against our market competitors.

We are not competing against other BU's.

We are competing against person sitting next to us.

And these toxic managers are encouraging this behavior more than anything.

At work, you're not supposed to give stink eye to each other, I've been part of fidelity for 15 years, started as in intern.

But the last 4 years has been he-l and we have no one but these managers to blame.

To the AIG team responsible for monitoring social media. Report back there should be layoffs. Focus on the toxic/useless managers. Leave the people doing the ground work of 2-3 people on one paycheck alone. There is no one left to cut on the ground. Maybe then you would actually have enough money in the budget to have employees and pay a proper salary.

Inogen is not a company that values its people or its integrity. The leadership (C-suite down to Sales Directors) fosters an environment where 'bad behavior' is rewarded and doing the right thing is penalized.

Management: The VP and Directors push the inside sales team to use manipulative tactics. If a rep tries to act ethically, they are told they are doing something wrong.

Instability: Constant layoffs and 'patchwork' solutions to deep-seated structural issues.

Ethics: There is a massive disconnect between the company’s stated values and its actual practices. It is a profit-at-all-costs environment where the C-suite is aware of the toxicity but refuses to fix it."

More people are starting to realize I wasn’t crazy for speaking up and exposing T-Mobile.

https://linktr.ee/marc.palasciano

Absolutely the worse company on this planet. They are all liars and it filters out like a plague. Thousands in positions they have no business in being in.

Reddit user posted that T-Mobile consumer side putting a lot pressure on Mobile Expert on pushing the credit card and if you are in the bottom 25% their potential for you to be laid off. Where did the uncarrier go !!

Just when you think these vultures can't get any lower, they skrewed people out of their hard earned bonus. People worked 11 months of the year, were rated meets, and got the unexpected shaft. So glad I got out of this toxic environment. They will do anything to skrew you. #Toxic #Shaft

Anyone?

Where do I begin? I got hired in September. During my interview, I looked past a comment made after several rounds of interviews with product and cross-functional teams. I remember the Engineering Manager saying, "Hey, we'll give you an opportunity, and if you can't get it done, we'll find someone who can."

I didn't think anything of it at the time. I should have taken that as a red flag, but I wanted the job. I accepted the offer, choosing Floor and Decor over three other offers. It definitely wasn't perfect; honestly, it was a bit of a sh-t show.

As a Product Manager, I asked fundamental questions about documentation, business rules, and features, but they couldn't answer. It was all domain knowledge locked in their heads. They couldn't point me to any documentation, so I always had to ask people for help, which slowed down the process tremendously.

Lo and behold, my immediate manager left for maternity leave after two or three months. I was supposed to report to my VP, but I ended up in limbo. From what I learned, the Engineering Manager was pushing for a product person to get in there. However, I didn't report to Engineering; I reported to Product and the business to deliver on their strategy and goals.

Once I got in, the Engineering Manager—who had only been there eight months and came from Home Depot—was walking by my desk telling me to get things done in 24 hours. He was a total je-k.

I started to see that they were very Type A personalities. The Product team was all women, mostly white, and they didn't seem to like men. They claimed to be DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), but that was a lie—a disguise. The place is a nightmare. I feel they are racist. The C-suite and high positions are white, and I didn't see much opportunity there.

I am African-American, but my observation is just that—my observation. I noticed there was no good structure. Because it's retail, it has a "family feeling," but there is a lot of knowledge hoarding. Teams compete against each other, and it's really bad.

Let me back up. About two months in, there was an Oracle project migrating from a legacy ERP system. It touched all 40 of their systems and took up everyone's time. The project is supposed to cut over between February and March, and it has consumed the company for a year.

I came in new and was told to work on projects with specific timelines, including one for drop ship. The stories and mapping by another PM weren't done until December. I was trying to get stuff done in January, and unbeknownst to me, I got in trouble for it. I was let go because the Engineering Manager was upset I wasn't focusing on what he wanted, even though that wasn't the priority.

My VP sent an email to the whole company saying, "Don't work on this without me knowing; we need to slow down and take it through the PM process." Yet, when I did that, it wasn't fast enough. They didn't even have the resources. Even if everything was ready in January 2026, the Oracle project isn't done until March. The CEO said not to work on anything until that's done, but I was punished for not going fast enough.

They used that as an excuse to get rid of me because the Engineering Manager didn't like me. If they don't like you, they will find a reason to fire you. Be very cautious about working at Floor and Decor. Don't drink the Kool-Aid immediately. They will make plans to let you go.

I did the work. I was turning around documents and creating slides. They allowed AI, so I was actually able to move faster. But they have this strange culture where they claim to be DEI, but they aren't. It's on all the TVs in the break room, but it's just a disguise to protect themselves from lawsuits. There are no Black board members, no Indians, no Mexicans, no Asians. It's an all-white "Good Ol' Boys" club.

To go deeper into the story: I agreed to be a POS (Point of Sale) Product Manager. Once I got there, they told me the POS shares data with two other web applications for inventory and orders, so I was the PM for those too. I had three products, three ceremonies, and requirements to build. I got played and set up for failure.

I did the best I could, but there was no documentation or training. They expected me to piece it together in four months with high performance. The expectations didn't match what could be delivered.

When I started pushing back on work to Marty (the Engineering Manager) because I reported to Shannon (the Product Leader), he got upset. I requested a Product Owner to help manage the boards because they didn't have a Scrum Master. Asking a Product Manager to also be the Scrum Master for three products doesn't make sense; you don't have the time. That is why Scrum Master is a dedicated job title.

Just before I was let go yesterday, they pulled an older Black woman from another team to "help" me. It wasn't help; it was a sign they were pushing me out. They put her there to protect themselves with DEI optics because they knew they were firing a Black employee from an all-white team. They brought her in late last week, she asked a few questions, and then they fired me on Tuesday.

I'm not stupid. I'm in my 40s, and I see how they move. I know the games corporate plays, and this was clearly one of them. I was set up for failure with staggering demands and no documentation. It was an absolute termination because I didn't kiss the Engineering Manager's a-s.

Be aware when you go to work at Floor and Decor. It's not what it seems. It's a sla-ghterhouse, and they just had a mass layoff last week. That should help you with your decision. Thank you.

Anyone else's manager losing their mind and creating insane and unclear and unreasonable expectations they cant even explain? Its like there is absolute no accountability for these middle managers running amuck reeking havok and creating chaos.