What does it say about the company we work for? We spend too much time at work, and yet work here is pointless, stressful, takes away every day from your soul, physical and mental health. There is nothing on the positive side. Nothing. No sense of accomplishment, no pay to write home about, very few colleagues you will remember later (most you want to forget), and the sense you are worthless because they can replace you anytime with someone less experienced, less knowledgeable, and less committed. Cr-ppy workplace this is, indeed.
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It’s easy to buy a bank and merge them under an economy that’s booming! It made all companies leaders look amazing. Now that the economy has tanked in the past few years and life has been horrible, the true leadership is revealed. If your only answer to problems is constant layoffs that you are not a good leader. Hopefully the economy turns around so they can look good again.
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I'm almost a boomer, just a few years younger, and I have to disagree with you. Were you here during the pandemic when we merged banks FROM HOME? Did you get all your work done, and make money from the bank while working remotely for TWO YEARS?.
Did you not hear the EL calls saying we would never go back to the old way of forcing people to be in the office "to be seen", knowing productivity was excellent during the pandemic?
Do you feel lied to? I do.
I believed EL when they said work life balance mattered, and sitting in atlanta traffic was a waste of our time.
You are wrong about most companies going to 4 or 5 days. Most banks are at 3 days.
Why not get a new job you ask?
Many will. The young, talented teammates will be gone.
Check the reviews of Truist on their fb page. It's not just employees who are disappointed, it's customers too.
There is a problem here, and honestly, so many don't care, just like EL.
Couldn’t agree more with the prior post. One cannot complain about traffic while sitting in traffic…. I encourage OP and those feeling the same way to do something to take control. There are great jobs and careers out there, and many hiring managers would rather interview someone who is leaving a company over a conflict of direction or even a change in role that misaligned with their skills than someone who got laid off. Laid off could be seen as weakest link and while not always true, easily inferred. Don’t wait for that sign around your neck that says “they let me go”. Make your own sign, and in big bold letters.
If you hate it that much here and are just waiting to get laid off, why don't you just find another job? I understand the job market is bad right now, but you may find a company and a role that you truly enjoy. Have you thought about up-skilling, applying for a job in a different department, or ways you can add more value to your current role? There's always something you can do to take control of your career and where you want to go. Waiting to get laid off isn't one of them.
Such whiners. Do your job that you are being paid to do or leave for another company. Here’s an eye opener for you: most of corporate America is the same. People used to be taught how to handle life. That stopped in the 1990’s. Thanks, parents. This whining attitude is your legacy. Dr-gged them up instead of teaching them to handle life.
And before you act like a preschooler and label me a “boomer” since you can’t have an intelligent conversation, look up the age bracket of “baby boomers” (btw that is what their generation is called). I’m not one. Thanks. Just had parents who were parents.
Get some help, move on. As to those just collecting a paycheck, you’re part of the problem and proving management’s point by stooping just as low as they are. Only more dysfunctional and causing the spiraling outta control to happen slower, delaying the train wreck which could happen sooner.
There are resources to help you - you should move on to better place if that’s how you feel
It could be a lot worse: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/08/11/489468205/working-the-chain-sla-ghterhouse-workers-face-lifelong-injuries
I could've wrote this! My give a f@#$s have gone and now just collecting a paycheck as long as I can to bankroll my early retirement.