My manager has been around 10+ years and seems a lot of his coworkers or peers were let go but he survived. Anyway, his behavior has changed a lot! Like he is on something! He has suddenly started being super active, initiating lots of new projects... — read more 

What seemed to be a dream job turned into a nightmare very quickly... Over the past few weeks, my life has been nothing but panic attacks and anxiety. I much regret applying to Nike and going through he-l of interviews, only to move my family across... — read more 

what are the chances of being rehired a few months or years down the line after being laid off? anyone been back after CDA or layoffs prior?

First of all I want to express my condolences and empathy for those let go. Whether or not the company is a great place to work, it was their employment. I hope they find better opportunities. Second, and to my point, what ever happened to the "Do... — read more 

these layoffs were done with no regard to change in roles or structure, just look at what happened in finance the whole fpa team is led by a narcacistic sociopath who didnt select a single one of her people to be laid off and now everyone in... — read more 

According to the Wall Street Journal, after Nike laid off 1,600 employees earlier this year, CEO John Donahue said in a meeting with over 20,000 employees that he held himself accountable for the company’s recent struggles amid a pivot away from... — read more 

Nike was a great workplace once upon a time. Today it's a sh-t company with incompetent management, subpar products that are mostly copies of old ones, and no leadership. Nobody should strive to stay here long term. If things are this bad right now... — read more 

Remember that maxim? It was an OG But seriously Nike is a massive corporation that answers to Wall Street - layoffs are standard practice; if you allowed yourself to be brainwashed into thinking you mean more than just a number on a balance sheet I... — read more 

While this layoff's major victims were FTEs it's worth mentioning that there has been zero official communication from Nike HR/Sr Leadership to ETWs. Teams across my team's org haven't even had official comms from our VPs. The only news we have... — read more 

Just leaving this right here... https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes

Another week goes by and once again zero communication from our “CTO”. She has been onboard for almost 6 months now and has done zero to communicate her strategy, vision, and viewpoints to the broader org. Right now is when we need strong visible... — read more 

If we think layoffs are bad now.. Just wait until AI really takes hold.. The greed to pocket even more and bring in AI to do the vast majority of our jobs 24 hrs a day, no health insurance needed, no PTO needed.. none of that.. We’ll all need... — read more 

SHUT THE F UP. You are more cringe than my gen Z daughter with your posts about how anyone should reach out to you during this hard time. I barely know how we are connected You come off as self promoting instead of caring You were beneath my pay... — read more 

In layman's terms, can anyone who is tenured here explain what the non-compete agreement says? I get the KIT stuff, but if you are thinking about leaving Nike, are there any issues with working at competitor companies?

If you talked to someone that has cracked JD, he will tell you that he blames his poor experience as CEO, on Covid. He also begrudges longtime Nike employees and says they infected the newer employees with their wining. The old employees speak up... — read more 

do we actually know if who was selected to be laid off really random? I know it's not performance based. I honestly think it might have been cost based as I'm probably one of the higher paid people in my role and got RIF'd.

You’re the next contestant on Who’s Employed!

Got the email. Got the Box link. Not seeing the equipment return list / process doc that is referenced. Has anyone else (among my laid off colleagues) received the list yet? (Should I wait patiently or reach out to the People Solutions?)

Phase 3 may occur if not enough people leave on their own in Q4 or FY25 Q1. If you’re considering leaving, please leave so a phase 3 doesn’t have to happen.

Does anyone know if we’re allowed to get some of our documents/pictures from our computers once laid off? The computer is completely shut me out, so was curious.

Just have to put it out there. These layoffs are nothing but a cost cutting exercise. LT is trying to call it a strategic reset, but really it's just about cutting headcount to make the $$ fit. I know of teams where it was just all about how many... — read more 

Considering a lateral move due to the dissatisfaction with my current team. Is volunteering for a lateral move a good idea?

Get ready for the announcement of back in office 5 days per week. JD is such a heartless loser that will be his cherry on top!!

According to experts (at least the ones that pop up on Google), layoffs should be done quickly and decisively, to provide survivors with some sense of security, so they can get back to work and morale can start to recover. Nike has done the exact... — read more 

Just FYI https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246655366/ftc-bans-noncompete-agreements-lina-khan

I see many teams were told by their managers it was over, but we were not so lucky. Is it possible that more cuts will take place today, or is our manager just an inconsiderate a-s who decided it was not important enough or worth his time to let us... — read more 

So many people I spoke to were given an option. Take alternate job or take package. The saddest part is that these people were considering taking the demoted, poorly paid jobs because somehow Nike management had made them feel worthless and they’d be... — read more 

Worst company I’ve ever worked for…..thought it would be a great learning experience but haven’t learned anything and leadership is a joke. Nothing to learn from them.

I’ve heard a few rumors that remote employees were potentially more likely to get cut. They let me go and I’m remote, and everyone on my team that was let go was remote as well. But I don’t have any insight on other orgs. Thoughts? — read more 

Last few years at Nike have seen extreme behaviors like bullying (folks colluding to defame teammates that are not like themselves, spreading gossip to push them out, using abusive language). Despite exhibiting these behaviors, some folks got into... — read more 

hundreds of people involved with a failed SAP upgrade 10 years in the making failed go-lives in other companies leadership would be fired for not getting this right this company knows nothing about technology and nothing about business transformation... — read more 

Looks like only lateral moves and re-org changes left from the recent comms. Guessing some folks could still choose to leave given the options based on their changes.

Cheers to everyone that got what they wanted

The place is burning. Stock will sink this year. Wall St is aware of the awful management, finger pointing, mediocre product, garbled strategies, wholesale blunders. Shareholders are selling off. Paris ain’t the answer, our customer could care... — read more 

https://helpcenter.stanford.edu/resources/work-related-resources/coping-emotional-impact-layoff

Decadence and Decay. Stock ticker: NKE "Believe in Something, Even if it Means Sacrificing Anything". Yep. Nike did that.

On Paternity Leave. Started last Monday. Decided to check phone Monday morning. Got invite for 5pm Zoom. Asked for it to be changed to sooner. Told no it should only take a few minutes. Joined meeting and was let go.

How can the ELT capture the next% increase to their compensation? How can the ELT cut the next% of headcount to make room for the first bullet? What next% of the biz can we fu-k up and still be drowning in cash? Any others?