Managers across BD received an email letting us know that raises this year will be less then the normal 3%. So thanks for all the hard work but BD doesn't care.
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christ almighty its like a black hole.....glad to be gone
How many in sales actually hit their # this year?
@gf the doers are exhausted!
@e6 Kaizen itself is not the problem. The real problem is that, in BD, in 90% of cases, talkers get bigger roles, while doers are overlooked. This happens because the leadership itself is often dominated by talkers - people who have built their careers more on communication and self-promotion than on meaningful execution or tangible accomplishments. Once these talkers move into higher positions, they tend to overestimate their own abilities while underestimating the negative impact their decisions and behavior can have on the morale of people who actually do the work.
They attend meetings, throw around word salads that sound impressive but often make little or no practical sense, and then expect everyone else to treat that as meaningful leadership. Over time, this becomes extremely demotivating for the people who are actually delivering results. Unfortunately, this seems to be the situation across almost every department, which is why very little is moving in the right direction.
Hey now—but we got new signs all over FLKS encouraging “Clock speed” and other BD Excellence word vomit
@OP wow looks like I got out of this dumpster fire just in time. Just remember, the results of a BD VOA survey and the action plan that follows are determined well before the survey ever is sent out to associates. This company is and will continue to be a complete joke. The best thing that could happen at this point is for the business units to split up and be acquired by larger companies with real leadership.
@dt Yeah Kaizen circus - putting a bunch of talkers in a room and expecting them to become doers overnight. What we really need is stronger leadership; the current group has never delivered anything meaningful.
Don’t forget all the BD Excellence hires this year, those were not minimum wage jobs. And all the consultants they had to hire for all the FDA 483 remediations. And Kaizen events that cost megabucks that we are encouraged to use, because simple fixes can’t be done here without an initiative.
@c1 timing is everything. Notice the latest VOA survey went out before they are gonna break the bad news to us about our raise. Funny how the same questions are asked again. Mainly “would you recommend BD to others looking for work”. Ha, no way
@OP Oh, have a little compassion. Leadership needs to save money somehow, how else are they supposed to invent a few high-paying, completely unnecessary positions for friends and family? The market is tough, after all.
Unless they take a little more out of your pocket, who’s going to fund the nepotism?
Relax. You have a choice. A. Stay and live through the decline. B find another job, where you can be valued. C if of age retire. - if you have any integrity run, don’t walk away from BD.
100% agree that bonuses will be slashed and that they don't give a sh-t. Employee attrition is part of the plan, fewer people they have to lay off and pay severance. And we shouldn't worry because salary is just a part of our total compensation? I mean yeah, technically. But it's my salary that pays the rent that goes up every year, along with everything else in this inflationary environment. And just when you thought morale couldn't possibly get any lower.
And…exactly how much does Tom make???? Google it
Saw that coming a mile away
Taking any and all perks away, giving less pay increases and lucky to get 50% bonus. Folks, they are begging you to leave so they don’t have to pay severance packages.
I’ll save this sh!tty company some money—LAY ME OFF already. I’ll gladly walk away but I’m not leaving on my own. I’ll sit around and do nothin and get paid before I leave. They waste money left and right and then wanta say “due to inflation” they can’t give us what we worked for??well we r dealing with inflation too BD. My bills aren’t going down
Be prepared we will not get our bonuses either. Or they will be something like 50% of our usual amount. I say we do as little as possible starting today- Two can play at this game.
Things are heating up. collapse keeps on collapsing. Give me a pitchfork whenever everyone's ready to make change happen
@OP meanwhile, at the RA townhall last week our VP announced she is establishing a mascot for RA to incentivize employees to come to town hall meetings. That's what we all want to make us feel better about our contributions, a stuffed toy to go with our happy meal and reduced raises. Good to know BD Leadership has their priorities straight. 55:20 on the recording if you want to hear it for yourself.
Im spreading this everywhere. I just dont care anymore. Here is the reddit post with screenshots od the email. https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/s/vJkoFjSz2o