…a few folks just quietly disappeared, for the lack of better words, which is super odd because all we heard was from their manager, to the extend of “such such has decided to leave the company”…what is happening, like I didn’t even get another farewell email, you know, people normally do that (I don’t think any of them have anything against me to leave me out of a professional farewell)…does the company have policy against a farewell email when people leave? It bugs big time, because there have been half dozen of these incidents throughout this year (and they couldn’t possibly all hate me, I don’t think)…anyone else has experienced this? Thanks!
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Is it odd? Or is it par for course for exactly what’s been happening all around USAA for the last 6 years
@d8 lol did Grok write this?
@a6 has some points tbh. Said in strong tone. But not wrong.
@d3 been saying this would happen as it was listed on part of the resource plan and people still called me names and denied the facts… could have gotten job elsewhere before this happened if they had just listened
@d8 you typed out many words
Let me lay it out for you: you can butter up the boss all you want, but around here, bosses vanish faster than donuts at 8:01 a.m. on a Friday. You finally figure out whose coffee order to memorize—extra foam, two pumps vanilla, oat milk, right? Next thing you know, they’re promoted, fired, or in the witness protection program (probably hiding behind the HR bulletin board).
Leadership? Imagine musical chairs, except everyone’s wearing roller skates, the music is just someone screaming, and the chairs have been swapped for those plastic stacking chairs from the company picnic, mostly wobbly, suspiciously sticky, and definitely not OSHA-approved. Some weeks, directors pop up like whack-a-mole, executive directors sprout overnight, and by Friday, that new SVP could be your boss or just a lost soul searching for free merch.
Objectives change faster than the coffee pot gets emptied. One minute it’s “synergy,” the next it’s “pivot,” and then suddenly you’re in charge of something called “we just made up a SLO, and you are held to account.”
Here’s the best part: It doesn’t matter if you wear company colors head-to-toe, rock your favorite NFL jersey on Thursdays, or act as the unofficial snack dealer. If there’s a RIF, security hands you a box, informs you that you’re not allowed to say goodbye to your desk cactus (don’t worry, they’ll mail it to you), and you’re outside before your group chat even notices you’re gone.
Closure? Pure myth, like leftover pizza in the break room. You stand in the parking lot, listening to your key card’s sad beep, wondering if Ashton Kutcher is about to jump out and tell you you’ve been punk’d.
I’ve seen dumpster fires with more structure. Honestly, I’ve considered pitching a movie about working at USAA, but Hollywood would probably turn it down for being too unrealistic. They don't know this company has actually slipped down a psychedelic corporate rabbit hole, and now I’m half-convinced I’m working for Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum and up and down and down is up. At this point, The Office and Office Space look like straight-laced documentaries.
Note to self: never, ever go out for a beer with @a6. Unless your idea of a good time is watching someone turn happy hour into a PowerPoint presentation on the history of foam. Talk about a buzzkill.
Just found out that Portfolio Managers in bank were impacted on Friday … either let go or demoted to Lead.
Maybe they were victims of “quiet firing”? I know of a few cases out there
@a6 I bet you're fun at parties
To answer your question, USAA does not have a policy against farewell emails when someone voluntarily leaves the company. It's up to the individual; many people prefer to quietly leave.
@OP What a whining, crying & FOMO type post. Be happy about then leaving. If you had good relationship they would have personally reached out & informed. Which i am sure they would have done with people with whom they have relationship worth informing them. Rather then focusing on policy or not getting informed, work on building strong relationships with co workers & stop giving too much self importance that you should be informed of everything.