Thread regarding GlobalFoundries layoffs

Please note any reference to "HR" refers to HR VP, fish rots front the head, the body keeps getting thrown away but the rotting head stays.

I can 100% confirm with the previous posts here that management is definitely lying to you about how the system works. Of course they don’t see it that way. But they are aware that what they tell their teams and what the system really is and how it really works do not align. Which by definition is simply plain old lying. As simple as that it is the basis of a toxic work culture environment.

@1vgo+1ftvsbfT The problem is not about getting poor reviews. The problem is if you and your peers getting put in the same middle band.

Curious how many employees received poor reviews this time around …

The OP must be HR. HR has been very resistant to get behind raises and retention bonuses, because they feel that GF doesn’t have a money problem; they feel that GF has a very poor culture problem.

That is all HR talks about: Culture and “how salaries are just a sliver of the total compensation package,” and how everyone needs to realize it isn’t all about the money.

Get a grip, HR. Most are working for the money. Evidenced by job movement and polling, most folks are looking for loyalty from the company, not the other way around. The formula of treating workers poorly, like what IBM did to their manufacturing workers, over the last couple of decades, isn’t going to work at GF, or anywhere else. There is a reason why people are leaving for 20-40% raises, and it isn’t because of “culture.”

@OP: the article is not specific to the GF culture. I have seen very poor culture and low morale first hand in other big name tech companies, the cultures were even worse than GF. Trust me on this, I have been around the block for a while. The current time is great for switching jobs. If someone is not happy with their job they can find work somewhere else and save themselves mental and physical stress. I have done it a few times before, just be willing to relocate.

Hey All - the promotion cycle is fake. They artificially bump up you #s when it’s your turn to get promotion. It’s not based on merit or if you had a great couple of years, etc. it is who ever got promotion last (Or longest from last promotion) will get it. And If their team/dept gets allocations for it. All the ratings etc are fake. The system isn’t or doesn’t work in the way they advertise or in the way they want the general population or workers to believe it works.

Why people always did all the advertisements?

I love the people but I wish the COVID didn’t came. Too sad to see all people missing in the earth.

I am very Sorry ! I did the best on my job but I don’t have an house. I am an little lady. I just rent in an apartment.

@plq+1ftvsbfT I have seen very few promotions being given for merit. It has primarily been who knows who, suddenly budget comes in and the promotions are handed out of bias. They have criteria handbook as a qualifier and based of that there are a lot of people that should not be promoted but they are rightfully because they helped business which is probably 10%. But then there are useless managers who would deny even bringing up your promotion because you do not make the qualifying criteria but did a lot for the business growth and the qualifying criteria is just a big misaligned farce. So happy to finally get a offer and leave this shithole.

Everyone knows the review system is broken, but they're not going to do anything about it. We're on the 4th iteration, and when introducing it, Tom and Emily basically raised the white flag saying it was the last change. The sad part is the 2nd, 3rd and 4th iterations are all the same, just dressed a little differently.

In many teams, it's "whose turn" is it to get promoted, and that's only because of the culture. If you've seen the criteria for promotion, on paper/in policy, you'd agree with it, but promotions are doled out too frequently and for the wrong reasons.

Bad promotions (frequent)

• based on "turn"
• based on credentials
• based on bias/favoritism

Good promotions

• based on merit (but not successively like @OP mentions)
• based on need

Also, are promotions even tied to rating anymore? I've heard of techs getting promoted without the exceeds rating (or whatever it's called now)