That really bothers me: I asked if our team was impacted by the upcoming October rifs. They said that the answer is no but the model is changing to more of a monthly cadence rif going forward.
Does not sound reassuring. People cannot work while continuously looking over shoulder my guess is this way they don’t have to make any media announcements
@OP no company can solve cybersecurity using gangster approach. It will just make everyday activities frustrating. Most of the security governance have no idea as what they are doing. Engineers who know what they are doing are handcuffed. Who knows— some of the leaders or insiders might be attacking from outside. The company is kind of a zombie land.
@f2 yeah thats absolutely not true. Its about $$ and performance.
@bz Wow. That's always difficult. Try changing your approach to be less critical and more supportive. I've learned to let my leaders experience failure. Just support her for now. Sometimes I see the error but they don't. When it fails, I'm here to save it.
Easier said than done but it will give you mental relief. Try it.
Layoffs typically have little to do with your performance. It's more of an algorithmic decision. That keeps me sane. Our managers don't even know who is getting laid off. I'd even go as far to say that associate directors and above are more afraid than those below them.
@bz sorry to hear that. I have only met a few good managers and leaders in my 7 years at this company. Just know that this is not normal. Optum for some reason has an exceptionally high amount of toxic leadership. It’s not unprofessional for a direct report to be nervous about layoffs that they have seen with their own eyes. They run a culture of fear and that will ultimately crumble.
"Offshore Hiring cadence: DAILY.
Sick of daily LinkedIn "got hired" posts with a picture of goodies - backpacks, notepads, pens, Mac Books, mugs, shirts etc"
Yes this pi---s me off when my area has to justify every piece of toilet paper practically.
@br omg THIS! Unsurprisingly tone deaf as always.
Lucky you. My manager said it was unprofessional and scolded me. She's a scammy Karen snake so I am not surprised by her heartless reaction but none the less I know I'll be the first one to let go as she hates me even more now. Btw, I am the only one that actually knows coding (I am also a full stack architect) in her team , she hates me because she knows I know she doesn't know sh-t. I caught her bluff a few times and corrected sh---y design she approved. I literally saved our project sinking and now I am the villain in her eyes.
Offshore Hiring cadence: DAILY.
Sick of daily LinkedIn "got hired" posts with a picture of goodies - backpacks, notepads, pens, Mac Books, mugs, shirts etc
Time for another bulk load of credentials to offboard.
maybe they mean monthly for every business unit. Now it bounces around, your unit might only be touched every 9-12 months
What do they mean "becoming a monthly cadence," that's been the situation for a couple years now. And yes, it's toxic and terrible for the business.
When has it not been a monthly cadence for layoffs?