Any other new hires struggling to acclimate? Can anyone share thoughts on what it’s like coming in as an external hire?
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@c5 the word is acclimatize
@hd You must have very few marketable skills. I would seriously look into getting some certifications or additional training. If you’re genuinely at the point where your options are not having enough to eat, sleeping in your car, or working here, that’s an awful predicament to be in.
@cx this is actually the same guy as below.
why accept the job in the first place? Because people gotta eat. That’s why. If the choices are work at Truist or sleep in my car, I’m working at Truist. I can still look for a new job and be able to pay bills.
Sorry not the same guy as below.
Why would you take a job offer from this dumpster fire of an organization, did you not do any due dilligence???? This place is awful, most of us are only here to keep vesting in the pension and once that is frozen (which will be very soon if this new CEO is even remotely financially aware) we will be gone too.
heads down work or leave? nah.
i reject your simplistic worldview and instead will do as little work as possible, collect as many paychecks as possible, and find new ways to waste company resources.
Sorry same guy as before. I realized I didn’t offer you any advice on how to acclimate . To be able to acclimate, I think you kind of need to know the recent history of working for this company .
Right now, employee satisfaction is close to the lowest I’ve ever seen it. A lot of people you are working with, and their managers honestly, have kind of been through a meat grinder the last few years. Besides RTO and pay/benefits/rewards being reduced (which people are really angry about and have every right to be) a lot of really bad decisions have been made the last few years that have destroyed processes and procedures by making them overly complicated or even completely unnecessary. A lot of good people were laid off unnecessarily as a result. We have senior and executive leadership managing processes and procedures that they have absolutely zero experience with, that have not listened to our feedback in years.
My suggestion is to just be empathetic to the folks that have been here. Then, find a trustworthy teammate that has the best mixture of positive attitude and good performance, and just start getting to know them and asking them questions, etc.Truist also has a mentorship program. Or at least it used to. I don’t know if it does anymore. You could look into that.
And again, just work hard and do your best. Try to keep a positive attitude. It’s hard right now. But the only other option is to leave.
Sorry this is the same guy who made the last comment. Just wanted to add that I’ve been with the company over 20 years. There have been high points and low points throughout that time. 2008 to 2010 was especially bad due to that little financial crisis we helped cause that ruined the world’s economy. Roughly 2023 to the present is the second worst I’ve seen in my time here.
My point is that things can improve. They have in the past, they can again. I’m giving it another year.
Unfortunately Truist is kind of a dumpster fire at the moment. That being said, we are at the beginning of a new era with our new CEO. I am hoping that positive change comes as a result, but it’s going to be chaos for a little while until it’s all straightened out. Give it a year and just keep your head down and work hard while keeping a positive attitude. If nothing has improved a year from now then I would suggest leaving.
If you are considering accepting a new Truist job, and you are gainfully employed elsewhere, I suggest staying put for now. This is not a good company to work for at the moment.
@OP well let’s see. Was brought in four years ago. Had HR and the hiring manager tell me this was a fully remote position. Had this in writing (was told that was no longer valid as the option was no longer valid). Now in a 💩 business park. So, heads down work. Or go somewhere else.