It is not at all rare for an ex colleague, who was almost invisible and very undervalued in this company, to make a huge progress in another company.
Is it because we work under the radar if we don't want to be characterized as troublemakers and jeopardize our jobs here? Is it because management doesn't know and/or doesn't care to bring out the best in employees?
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AT&T with it's so called "leadership" is focused on breaking the employees spirit. They don't want your ideas or opinions whatsoever. They despise rank and file employees, they have learned this behavior from Stankey.
They don't want to put up with your lazinesss and excuse making.
Had a SVP say to us one time about advancement that the cream rises to the top. Yeah sure it does buddy. But it requires bosses that are looking for it and them to know who you are. Pretty hard when you leadership changes top to bottom every year. By the time someone notices, you got a new boss and start over. If you’re in an org where the bosses always change, get out unless you’re fine staying right where you are. The ugly truth is, to move up the ranks you need to know the people at the top and be good friends with them. It’s more who you know, than what you know. Otherwise they would do merit promotions based on results, scores and tests like govt jobs.
So, are you a troublemaker?
Empowerment is talked about but not truly encouraged. It’s a big company that became a top down dictatorial management style after SBC took over vs. bottom up empowered and engaged employees, suggestions and new ideas used to be encouraged. People have learned to stay in the middle and not make waves to survive.