The writing is on the wall. Yet, my leadership is carrying on like we’re in a parallel universe. I’m still being pulled into planning meetings, surrounded by that forced corporate positivity, as if the enterprise isn't about to shift.
They aren't acknowledging the elephant in the room. Are your managers and their managers acting this oblivious right now? Or do you have actual working relationships with them? If only I did.
@j3 I completely forgot about that "IT Termination Return" notice I received in June. I guess I've been on the list for a while. 😂 I'm okay with getting nixed at this point. At least I won't have to watch the stock tank any farther.
@hy I also received that “termination” notice earlier this year but I’m below director level with no direct reports. Seems that termination list is filled with titles of all levels. Just hoping that’s not the list being let go.
I am a director. I have not been told anything except layoffs are coming from who I report to. I have told our area is minimally impacted but my name was also on that "turn in your computer" error for earlier this year. I have updated my resume and I am prepared as I can be. Even if I dont get laid off, I will be starting my search for a new company.
UNION. Google it - and an employee was reinstated in NJ thankfully with union help. Public info. They train you to think unionizing is bad but it’s our only hope. Union in masses. ESPECIALLY if you’re customer facing and triple down on that if you’re call center
I'm 99% sure the primary targets are directors and above...which is honestly long overdue. Even though I've had a very productive run with Comcast, I'm highly unlikely to make it through this round. I know for a fact that senior leaders and HR really don't look at accomplishments or people leader ratings. It's just an exercise in numbers on a spreadsheet. The only ones who survive are the ones who are part of the in crowd, which typically includes "yes" men and sycophants. I've been around for over 15 years and about 80% of those years have been marked by reorgs and/or layoffs. This big restructuring should've happened over a decade ago, they're just a bit late to realizing this.
My director is not saying anything besides also hearing the no more than 6 levels between CEO and frontline.
Might be denial. Might be NDAs. Might just not know. Truth will come out 10/22 during the earnings call.
It's called DENIAL.
@cc I believe this is correct. Last major layoff, the only people who knew what was happening were the ones who stayed. I won’t say that extends to everyone but anyone who seems to know what’s happening, had already gotten the wink and nod then they passed it on to their friends to meet with certain higher ups to also help them stay. I’ll also say even our top of HR and SVP didn’t know what was happening until it did though they weren’t in line for layoffs (at that time but haven’t been since). The manipulators at the top close ranks during this time.
I’ve worked there for over 20 years and if you don’t know about the layoffs or details about it, you are likely on the cutting board and your entire team.
Pray that you get laid off take the severance take the time off to reset skill and go to another company which doesn’t have this significant of a middle management upper management leadership incompetency problem.
If you are afraid to get laid off, and you don’t have any valuable skills outside of this, Comcast bubble, you yourself are part of the problem
My RSVP and VP don’t even seem to know what is going on….
@OP I think Sr. Directors and below don’t know much if anything more than the people posting on these sites
@a4 Agreed! My org had a team building fun hour on the books yesterday. I mean, really? To what end? It was a more productive use of my time to apply for another job during that time, which is, in fact, what I did.
@a2, which honestly speaks to the lack of organization right now. Like, I am in all of this EOY planning, but I am like, do this sh-t, or do these meetings even matter?
My Director does not appear to know any details, nor does my Sr. Director mentor. I believe they are in the same boat as the rest of us. The crazy thing is that SLT is trying to cram so much activity into the pipeline to get it done before whenever the announcement is going to come, that ba--s are getting dropped. For instance, the rollout of the new comp platform for frontline employees has been anything but smooth, which it really needs to be when touching comp. Terrible experience for frontline employees. It’s all about the numbers that get reported to Wall St., not the employees. What SLT doesn’t seem to understand is that frontline employees drive customer experience, and customer experience drives customer acquisition and retention, which ultimately drive the numbers reported to Wall St.