Thread regarding Fiserv Inc. layoffs

Return some amount of decision-making power back to managers and VPs

I think one potential way to improve the culture at the company would be to return some amount of decision-making power back to managers and VPs, particularly around people-focused decisions and policies.

I know that in my particular unit within Fiserv, my direct manager, their manager, and our SVP were all fantastic people who genuinely cared about their employees and wanted to give them more leeway and freedom. However, due to the C-suite ruling with a heavy hand—dictating every little detail and micromanaging from above—my unit's managers and leaders were mostly powerless to improve the quality of life for their employees. I think a simple way to improve employee satisfaction and morale, at least for units with good managers, would be to let them self-govern with regards to things like WFH/RTO policies, working methodologies, etc. No one knows a team's needs better than the manager of each team, so it makes little sense for the CEO to be dictating policies around the day-to-day minutiae of employees' work lives. Such decisions would be better left to managers, who are ostensibly there for exactly that purpose.

@mzp+1kvJnvNw makes an excellent point.

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Post ID: @OP+1kIee14m

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Lol, that would require Frankie to step out of 1950. The guy who wants to monitor your keystrokes give power back to middle managers? You've got a better chance at finding Jimmy Hoffa's body.

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Post ID: @1fix+1kIee14m

If they aren't doing anything then they should just remove all of those employees. The savings can be added to my bonus to make sure we don't have anything left over in the budget. I am so smart and that I why I deserve all of the money.

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Post ID: @kkc+1kIee14m

Excellent post. I suggest sending an anonymouse letter. You're preaching to the choir here.

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Post ID: @ujc+1kIee14m

If this was the case, I'd still be there.

But it's not, so both my manager and I are not. Sigh.

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Post ID: @spe+1kIee14m

I have been on multiple "town halls" where FB would say that VP and directors have lots of autonomy over their teams. Are you claiming that leadership is not being truthful 🤣 on the town halls?

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