Let’s face facts, the majority of contributors here (on the entire site, not just the Fiserv section) are selfish and blinkered. Everything that’s a complaint here revolves around the “Me, Me, Me” attitude, and to that end nobody should be surprised that there are continuous recounts of these supposedly incredibly talented people who are being completed overlooked and screwed over, which we all know isn’t a true representation of reality.
Remembering that employment at a Company in the western world is a choice, I find it challenging to understand that so much energy is channeled into abusing senior leaders, when most of the people making those comments wouldn’t be able to make it through a day if their job title started with the word “Chief”. Again, the distorted perspective on reality presented here most days assumes that Frank and the Leadership are deliberately attempting to make a misery of the lives of the people who contribute their essential pieces to the overall success of the enterprise. Simply not true, again.
People who have left, sometimes truthfully, will gloat over their new terms. That’s great, but unsurprising. That’s how I got more money and a different set of opportunities for my career: I moved Firms. It happens, quite a lot. But those reading these apparently fantastic offers that are out there and thinking that these are the norm will probably be surprised when they being looking for themselves. The economy will continue to decline for a while, and as the larger Firms with big people based risk surfaces scale back on green dollar spend I’d issue a word to the wise for others to consider the potential implications of assuming the grass is always greener. This comes from a place that’s not colored corporate orange, more from a place where common sense prevails.
Penultimately, just an ask to potential Thread Contributors: please be real. If you are looking for a vessel to improve your circumstances, then speak up at work. Talk to your Manager, or their Manager, or HR. If you want to make a positive change to your personal circumstances then develop a plan and go execute. Actions speak louder than words, and if you just flipped the script on the negativity then maybe you’d be in the position where you enjoyed what you have instead of moaning about what you think you’re not getting, and that it's everyone else’s fault.
And finally, instead of going straight to Fiserv when you load this webpage, maybe take a look at Wells Fargo, Dollar General, JPMC, Ford, Meta, or TGI Fridays. Basically, any other Company. The challenges at Fiserv are not unique, they are just like everywhere else, and if you break out of the bubble you’re in you might have the opportunity to realize that. If you can’t reconcile that, drop your address in here and we’ll make sure we send you a participation ribbon.