#worklifebalance

We have a serious problem, and it is hurting American society. My Indian manager’s manager is sitting in India, and there is a lack of work ethics throughout the management chain. There is no real work-life balance, and this management culture is simply hurting American workplace culture.

With the shift toward AI, we should no longer be relying on H-1B employees in the same way. We need to reduce unnecessary layers of management and put more resources into engineering - hiring and retaining people who can actually code, leverage AI effectively, and deliver results. We need fewer managers and more capable engineers who can build.

I ‘medically’ retired a couple of months ago. Stress and anxiety was getting the best of me and all because of Wells Fargo. My labs showed things drastically off and my doctor took me off work so First I went out on Short term disability, this gave me time to think about my future and what was best for me.
I was the oldest on my team (62) and totally was the target or ageism. My quality and production was good - but had one bad customer survey last summer- keep in mind I had just returned to work after 3 mos due to a surgery. It impacts the team that was working on that file. I claim zero responsibility for any fault or my own as I had just returned to work. By the end of the year I was being recognized for excellent customer service. Yet, I still received a “needs improvement” for that reason - AGEISM!!! I know Charlie wants more NI so WF doesn’t have to pay out severance. To other coworkers on the same team were on PIPS due to bad quality - yet one got exceeds and the other Meets. This is soooooo wrong. I hope my prior manager reads this or HR. They will know it’s me!!
Meanwhile, I was all set up financially to retire and have zero regrets- other than I wasted too much off blood sweat and tears for this company. They can FO

I know no one cares, but this utter nonsense of hub consolidation, has costed my family $180K per year with my husband letting go of his job to follow me to hub, as he has similar colocation issues too from his company if he moves out of state. What’s up with these corporate id--ts? Why aren’t they fired for poor performance? We need to write to Trump.

One thing for sure: askin AI beautifying PPT deck >> socializing with their BEST FRIENDS

I resigned from Cisco over a month ago and I can say life is much better. That's all.

my finance avp told us she doesnt care when we log on or log off to work. she said it just matters that we get our work done. she doesnt do work and her directors don’t either. you can be we arent working

Right now I am so drained that even when I am off, I have nothing left for myself. Yes, my pay and benefits are better but at what cost? Not to mention, now I have a higher chance of being laid off instead of it being the other way around. This place is truly a joke.

I put in my two weeks on Monday because I was tired of doing way more than my actual role required. My manager asked me to take a day to reconsider with a vague promise of future opportunities since they apparently really need me, but then when I came back and said I was still leaving, they just walked me out right then. I didn't mind, but I did find it funny. I was trying to do the right thing by giving notice and they still found a way to make it weird.

Next week I'm going to kick back to C+ level work. No more A+ overachieving. Forget circle of excellence, aiming for the triangle of mediocrity - badge in, meet expectations, go home at 5 pm.

New mechanical forced overtime policy of the week. You live here now! If you’re good and the director likes you, you may get to see your kids three hours a week (but only if they come to the shop). Now get to work you slaves! Oh, and your union said it’s okay!

Not even end of my shift for my last day today and they already took away my access to clock out for lunch and end of day. Mypay shows authentication failed. Anybody else?

I visited this week, as a tourist, and was amazed to see how pristine it is. Even Backstage! I assume people work 24/7 there but are there people who work on nothing but recovery all night??

I normally like to keep up with the latest phone because I like technology but hesitant to upgrade because I don’t want to be locked into a contract with an employer who wants me to quit or wants to fire me.

My plan is already ridiculously priced even at employee discount. Can’t imagine being locked into paying full price to an organization that just fired me.

I think will be switching to another carrier soon or going to an MVNO. I hate eSIM by the way.

You can’t continually increase targets to levels that are perceived as unachievable, while putting commission behind a 45% attainment threshold, and expect motivation and performance to remain unchanged. At some point, if the majority of people are effectively working for basic salary, the company shouldn’t be surprised when it gets basic-salary effort.

Who thought it was a bright idea to cut field guys PTO. Now it’s not even close to our peers. There’s guys that help coach kids sporting events and do travel sports. And that’s where most their PTO goes and maybe a hitch off in the summer for an actual vacation. Nope not now. Going to be real fun explaining to wife and kids, dad can no longer can do those things anymore. Just fantastic.

My friend got laid-off on Tuesday. Worked 12 hour days, managed her team in several parts of the country, always got an exceeds. Rarely took time off. Single mom with 3 little girls in school. Don't waste your time climbing corporate the ladder, spend time with your family, take your PTO.

Got 36 hours in before disconnecting today . . . Only 4 more hours before the weekend. I will be home for lunch tomorrow.

I'm at three now. Each one felt like the end of the world at the time. And each one taught me the same lesson, that you're just a number to them. No matter how hard you work, no matter how much you give, they'll cut you if it fits the spreadsheet. Sad but true.

Anyone know the WFH rules? I would like to maximize while not appearing on any naughty lists.

Since raises have not appeared for multiple years I am adjusting my hours to give myself an hourly rate increase while I continue to look for a new job. I recommend you do the same.

I used to enjoy work. Now every day is an exercise in willpower to get out of bed and show up.

Going in to the office is like a dose of human sadness. Of course everyone is all smiles when an exec comes in so dear leader can be happy. But here’s what I see. Rows of grown adults sitting in their cubicles with their heads down scrolling on their phones and jiggling the mouse in their open spreadsheet every couple minutes. No one is talking. No one is collaborating. Most people avoid eye contact. We’re all just waiting for our phone alarms to go off so we can get our 8 hours and leave. Others- post what you see in your office.
Abandon hope all who enter.

Or is it just a holding pattern?

Why give more when they're paying less? Work your wage.

A lot of people stay in jobs they don’t enjoy because they’re financially tied to them, even if they dislike what they do every day.

Lots of friends in the tech industry. They all laugh at me when i bring up my job. I feel embarrassed.

I wish I had the real numbers, but it feels there's at least two new ones every week.

Trying to get rid of everones work cell phone now. how cheap can this company get can't even give a little compensation for making us use our personal phone. I'm actually for it now. when I leave let the clients call me so I can tell them to leave and how horrible everything is.

Instead, I'm free. First time I've ever quit a job without a backup plan, but I was so done working three jobs for the pay of one. I feel lighter already.

I haven't had a life since I joined six months ago. Is this normal?

Another study just came out showing exactly what AT&T leadership apparently refuses to acknowledge - - Fully remote employees reported the highest well-being. Fully onsite employees reported the lowest.

8,000 employees studied and the study found no evidence that remote employees were less connected to their coworkers or company culture.

So what exactly are we accomplishing with 5x RTO?

We’re burning hours commuting, burning people out, ki-ling flexibility and forcing people into an office so they can sit on Teams all day.

And then leadership wonders why morale su-ks.

This isn’t complicated. If someone can do their job effectively from home, let them.

Stop forcing people into the office because you feel like it should make them more productive. The data isn’t backing you up.

But I’m sure big stink will find a way to explain why this study doesn’t apply to us.

And if you're not looking for a way out, the joke's on you.

Old routine: Enjoy a cup of coffee, go heads down and be productive before meetings.

New routine: Log and be immediately bombarded by IMs and meeting invites by offshore contractors that don't understand the work because they log off earlier than you and just cannot attend meetings.

May the force be with all of us...

"If you're working, you're not working hard enough. And if you are working hard enough, you're not working long enough. And if you are working long enough, you're not passionate enough. And if you are passionate enough, well, you're not hustling enough. And if you are hustling enough, you're not loyal enough. And if you are loyal enough, you're not focused enough. And if you are focused enough, well, then you can kind of see how this goes..." J. Fluke

I think C-Suite Executives consider replacing engineers with AI as being the equivalent of replacing humana cashiers with automated checkouts.

Well, all of you engineers know that the good ones know how to not just how to handle the “normal” mold fit scenarios but also how to handle scenarios that do not fit the mold and find innovative ways to come up with solutions that most others, including AI, would.

From what I have seen, AI even struggles handling the most basic tasks and processes without an abundance of handling by their human creators. So, as to the non-conforming mold fit processes, forget about it!

Why am I posting this? Because I am so sick of all the AI hype being shouted on the roof tops. Please, can we now start having real honest conversations as to the very limited scenarios for which AI maybe can be used?

Based on Slack numbers we're down like 450 or something actives, beginning with around 26,000-something.

I guess maybe the 20% is over the course of a couple years but IDK

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/business-has-lost-the-trust-of-a-generation-i-hear-about-it-at-my-dinner-table/ar-AA2bgHZp?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Pretty straightforward chronicle of how Stankey and his fellow RTOstans are creating the very Gen Z and Gen Alpha attitudes they constantly whine about. I sure as he-l know that I wouldn’t tell my kid to go for a corporate job after my experience in this world.

Do you miss us yet?