When do you think they are going to start letting all the remote go?
All at once or in waves to avoid bad press?
I really think she handled that poorly and the way it was presented was short sighted. Why would you say something like that and then expect your remote or even hybrid workforce to even care about their jobs anymore.
@t1 ya nobody is going to answer that. Nice try elcio
@r6 which service centers are empty?
They are not laying off all remote workers..
@fa there is at least one service center that is half empty. They sent people back that had been booted out to remote roles due to space issues over a decade ago.
No space issues now. I'd say over half the building is empty and closed off. Plenty of space for service advisors. I'm guessing they didn't sent them back right away because they didn't have the infrastructure to support them and at the time it was going to be too expensive.
@my and this is vetted, all remote??
The managers are supposed to be telling remote employees soon/now. I know it’s for Q1 return to office or lose your job.
@ce I would be inclined to believe you if it wasn't for the fact that they've held onto at least one of the four former service centers for this specific purpose. Other sites were consolidated into smaller buildings after the decision was made to let customer service stay remote. Back-office roles that perform maintenance and research were largely turfed to Poland already, but the customer-facing phone and some email reps are going to be sent back.
@b3 Stop trying. Nobody here is irreplaceable. Nobody. Last year two of our execs suddenly died within a few months of each other and their jobs were posted in less than a week. Save yourself the energy.
Literally nauseating.
Beyond soulless.
Borg-Monsters.
@ax Nope the US based call center's goose is cooked especially for L1 and L2. Might keep some high level people local for VIP support. Right now they are hiring a legion of Indians and are going to use deep fake software to convert the speech to sound like your friendly local Minnesotan. Google Accently if you don't believe me. Cheaper to pay $2 a hour and use this app. Please do the needful and show yourself out so GK Bison and Elcucko don't have to pay you severance.
I just completed the yearly review. The entire time I was having to remind myself an old wise saying from Metallica, “and nothing else mattters!”
My list of accomplishments mean nothing to anyone other than the people they helped and my own personal growth in completing them. But alas, personal growth does not pay my bills or put gas in my vehicle.
I’m exhausted trying to make myself irreplaceable all while trying to find a job in a crazy market where there are hundreds of applicants for one job.
They are going to be sent back to the office in 2027. That is why the larger merit pools mentioned on yesterday's call will, as was also mentioned, "especially" benefit those in lower grade levels - so fewer will leave.
They want attrition for the expensive employees. They can save money and hand our jobs to India.
They know they're cooked without the customer service reps who've been kept remote this whole time who are also less expensive, so less of a financial threat to maintain. They also want customer-facing employees to be US-based so our customers are less likely to be aware of what's going on and take their business elsewhere out of frustration from having to communicate with someone they can't understand.
Probably end of December to make the numbers look goood.
It used to be they didn’t fire people around the Holidays to be compassionate and not make people miserable around Holidays with Family.
Now they don’t care, probably don’t even celebrate Christmas. All they care about is their big Millions in bonuses, which means cutting expenses in the 4 th quarters, expenses means firing remote workers.
I mean, they could. It expenses by not giving millions in bonuses to MC or pay for their Hotels room at the Four Seasons…. But nooooooooo, let’s fire those horrible remote employees and replace them with India GCC workers
Some will be let go this month on Wed, 11/18. Not sure how many.
If you’re remote and underperforming, sooner rather than later.
If you’re middle of the pack or extraordinary, you likely have more time but will continue to be stalled on merit and not have any opportunities for advancement. Eventually when you leave or are laid off, they will replace in a hub.