And definitely not a better one. Nike’s been changing over the years, but since the last layoffs it has become a completely different animal. I’ve been here for quite a while now, adapting to all new phases, subtle or radical changes, good and bad times, but somehow it always felt like the same place on a fundamental level. Not anymore.
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Used to be enough caring and experienced folks to manage through the stupidity and still get stuff done. We may have gone past the point of no return though, because there are so few that ask ‘why’ and dig in until they get around the self imposed roadblocks. You do that now and you’re labeled a problem instead of the one trying to keep the business or project moving. A lot of people I know are losing hope, which is profoundly sad. Things can turn around, but not if we’re not listened to, not if the people who know what to do are so encumbered by know nothing consultants, out source Vendors su-king Nike dry, and support teams that are useless.
There really should be a lawsuit over the ELT’s complete lack of interest in running the business.
Letting contractors determine layoffs is like letting wolves audit your meat packing plant.
I was in a meeting recently where the question was asked who owned a particular product. Someone said that that entire team had been laid off and not back filled. The meeting was completely silent for a few moments as everyone digested that. So... now what?
@nps+1ue8eTYJ because our Senior Leaders can't do the work themselves. I mean, from what I heard, they got involved after the initial proposal from the consultants to make sure that they had the ownership/power they wanted. My guess is that was it for them since they clearly did not have any conversations about if someone that was talented either as an IC or Manager and their role was on the chopping block, where could they move them too. We lost three talented leaders and one IC on my team that were a major loss for Nike. I know of three roles that they "eliminated" to move someone else into so if our leaders had any desire to actually turn the business around, they would have put the effort in that this change required to ensure we kept the most talented people versus letting them go. Such a disgrace.
This one felt even worse than the others, and teams are still in disarray months after re org.
Why the F do we hire consultants to make such drastic change that doesn’t actually make sense for those that actually do the work.