Manager is fed up with how they have been treated, unable truly make decisions on ratings and merit, believes they have a target on them. They have an official "talking point" doc that came down from HR with how to respond to employees questions around the changes that happened and those coming down the line. They "accidentally" printed it and forgot it. There are Q and A items around how to respond to WFR questions so yes, there are upcoming WFRs.
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@a6 agreed - shenanigans.
I think the talking points could be valid. Try listening to your manager during a wfr call. He will sound like a robot reading off a script.
Puppet with HR hand up his b_tt.
@a6 yes, the talking points came out right after Ayman's announcement. They go to senior leaders who then share. Sounds like this mangers VP received and then shared with managers and this disgruntled manger leaked it.
If a talking point includes instructions on how to address questions around cuts, and the answer provided isn't a simple "There are no WFRs" planned, then there are WFRs coming.
@aj are there wfr next week ?
I kinda agree with a6 but just because during all the past WFRs that I have witnessed the managers were clueless as to who would be gone. It came as a surprise to them too. In some cases the managers were themselves gone, so I doubt that HR will send out these talking points before the fact.
Well, whatever happens next week just hope that everyone has a great weekend! and good luck too everyone at OT. Whoever does get impacted by WFR I wish them the best to find something better than this.
I’m skeptical that this really happened. Not saying WFRs aren’t coming, but the so-called talking points don’t sound like something HR would send out. I call shenanigans.