#workload

Rumor is that some of the folks in the stores that are being converted will call in sick on Black Friday. Anyone one hear about this?

Anyone else see similarities to Cares and Targets 10-4 program?. Thought micromanagement was bad before now they have daily observations, other branch employees spying on each other ans numerous new click counters that will be a reason to deny annual incentives. Wish we could just opt out of the incentive plan and be left alone to truly focus on the job not bean counting.

For everyone who was not affected from this RIF, I suggest you do not pick up any extra slack that puts you over 40 hours. Let jobs fail due to lack of resources. This is the only way for management to truly feel the pain or understand that we will need those people back where we were already spread thin to begin with. If you truly can’t get it all done in your time allotted then it will be on your manager and their manager to figure it out. That is literally their job.

You'd be a complete fool to work harder to fill in the gaps.

All stores are underperforming (according to the corporate office), so that means fewer employees who will be pushed to do twice the work! You should be looking for a new job now. Be prepared to be called into the office after the holidays.

Anyone notice (and maybe you’re one) PetroTechs are being parked in functions across the organization not related to their discipline (IT, Finance, Supply Chain). Park until needed? Waiting for an upturn in activity? I can’t imagine they are very happy with these assignments other than getting paid.

Hi, haven't been here for a year. Was declared obsolete 2 years ago. Just wonder how much the employee count is these days, and how many of these are effectively and actively working ...

For stores to look they way they do this close to Black Friday is deeply concerning. Everything is being run by text messages, I haven’t seen an actual Belk executive in months. I am under the assumption that the RVP and GVP are stretched so thin, they can’t visit all the stores. Freight is pilling up, call outs are through the roof, payroll is less than previous years, workload planning is a joke.

Anyone else burned out? Skeleton crews, no coverage, questions about things we have no control over, no training... It's getting old

Anyone else here wondering how we’re going to cover all these big gaps we took with the amount of people that left ? Peers in SP were already busy and losing 4 people is just going to add more uncertainty. Those who stayed , get ready to work for the equal amount of pay.

Not "just this once." Not to help out. Just don't. They're counting on it. Let them feel the consequences of their actions for once when things don't get done.

Because I certainly didn't.

Sounds like I'll get a long vacation at some point next year.

Has evening tours been notified yet, or do we need to wait till we start the shift?

They want us to help shift all our responsibilities and tie up loose ends. I don’t want to look at my work computer let alone help my manager right now.

We had 1400 calls in que everyday now today 8 minutes between calls!!! Go figure

At the time it’s like “oh new center! It’ll be awesome”

And now it’s like “too much bloat, have to be lean and a miserable place to be with 75% of your team left in an already lean function” wtf?

I think I'll just sleep through the entire weekend once this is over.

So if we are told on Thursday that we are being let go are we done that day or are they going to keep us working for another month after the announcement? The last round of mass layoffs that happened in 2023 they announced the layoffs in May, but kept all those employees until August or October depending on what group you were in. Just wondering if it will be immediate or if they will expect us to continue on for another 30 or 60 days before we are done.

I don’t care that the workload has gotten so heavy I can’t get it done. I’m no longer skipping a midday break and no longer working long hours. I’m done. Working through lunches and working 2-3 hours extra a night is not doing any dents in any of the work anyways. All it’s doing is stressing me out, making me bitter with my life and family. And at the end of the day, this just isn’t worth it. I will get another job if I get laid off. This isn’t the end. I just realized this tonight and I’m letting all this burden they placed on me go. I can only be responsible for what I’m capable of doing. And so are you. Nothing more. Work your 8 hours and leave for the day. Let it go.

This was supposed to be temporary and somehow it morphed into permanent situation. Now I don't know what to do and how to put a stop to it but I do know if I don't, I'll burn out and quit - which is a horrible options since I have nothing lined up. Learn from my mistakes kids and don't put yourself into a similar situation just to be helpful.

If we get a RIF notice on Thursday, during our remaining days with Vz, will mgt give us time to focus on job search, or instead have us continue BAU, close out projects and train our replacements?

I left PepsiCo place because it felt like managers outnumbered the people actually doing the job. Meetings were packed with folks who barely contributed while a handful carried the load. It was all title collecting and empire building with no real value added. Watching layers pile up while workers got nothing in return was exhausting. I see very little has changed in the years since I left. I hope leadership eventually wakes up and fixes the mess.

Since the rumors started, my workload has exploded. I was already busy in my role, but now other work groups have been piling meetings and projects onto my calendar—almost as if they’re trying to prove how “busy” they are.

At this point, I’m sitting in 8–10 hours of back-to-back meetings most days.

As if anyone is actually checking calendars to make decisions. 😂

Monday Morning- 5V staff calls with 6V calls will happen, news will be shared. No delegates can join.

Monday Morning - your weekly staff calls (6V ADs with 6V sr managers and 7 band and lower), these will be cancelled.

The slack or just calendar invite being cancelled will be your only communication until Thursday with your manager.

Monday- Wednesday … will be a ghost town between people impacted and their leaders. You won’t hear from leadership until you’re notified.

Thursday- people notified and leaders get back to normal.

March 2026 rinse and repeat

I pray only those that weren't working anyway get cut. The ones that are never on any calls, ignore emails, not on slack, you don't even know if they're working or on vacation. Somehow they always get away with it. Whatever that group of people's number is that's the number of employees vz should go down.

Survivors will keep working for a company that’s struggling, probably having to do extra work, and facing a future where severance is no longer a guarantee. I honestly think that getting severance now might be the better option between the two.

Workload is insane and it feels like we’re barely keeping our heads above water. Everyone’s walking on eggshells, worried about getting cut. People talk about leaving, but years in and severance keeps them trapped. Morale is rock bottom and it’s exhausting. It’s hard watching a place that used to feel meaningful turn so cold and ruthless.

This is becoming ridiculous.

If they hadn’t gutted my team to the point where we’re barely functioning, this wouldn’t even be an issue. There’s only so much workload you can pile onto fewer and fewer people before everything implodes. And honestly, why would any of us go above and beyond anymore? We’ve seen time and again that the reward for hard work is watching your job get cut anyway.

I've been with Aetna for 7 years in Network; been given more territories to manage while no direct reports or any additional support to manage the inflow.. for example, I have 50 contracts to complete, yet receive 20 emails per day asking me to complete tasks that are emergencies.. I am months behind even if I wanted to catch up, I would work 24 hours a day 7 days a week with no hope.. every year gets worse.. I have essentially given up.. Is anyone else in this same boat? Upper management also is a joke.. those who su-k the best di-k get promoted regardless of their abilities.. It's laughable..

Anyone have any idea what's going to happen in GNT, specifically in the RF, System Performance, Equipment Engineering, Construction Engineering, Real Estate and Network Assurance groups? Dan says we must continue to have a good network but these teams are already stretched to the max.

What do you honestly spend more time doing every day, trying to sell anything or fixing the same simple problems for seniors over and over again? At some point it becomes pretty clear what the store has actually turned into, and that makes the whole closure feel less like a surprise and more like an overdue decision. We've basically ended up acting like a walk in help desk for the senior crowd instead of an actual retail location, and once that becomes the main part of the job, the writing’s already on the wall.

At least on my team. Tells you all you need to know about this company and what are its priorities.

Who thinks assistant managers are on the chopping block?

I know one thing in my department we have 1700 calls in queue everyday in fios. We get a lot of 5g calls. I know it’s about to get really ridiculous now. I wonder if hours will change when frontier rolls around.

https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/14/IBM_Hiring_Then_Disposing_of_Unpaid_or_Low_Paid_European_Staff_.shtml