#morale

Nothing you do is good enough for some managers. They have to nitpick everything, completely missing the bigger picture. It's exhausting and demoralizing. How are we supposed to get anything done when we're constantly looking over our shoulders?

The way some of these managers treat people is disgusting. They tear you down like it's sport. The atmosphere is thick with anxiety. FIS has no future if this is who's running the show.

There was a time I was proud to work here. Cigna used to appreciate its employees. Somewhere along the line that changed, and it's never going back. I miss the way things used to be.

Oh yeah, but we're giving you another day off.

Sums it up.

… to say goodbye to a once great American icon, a Verb, a company once known as the pinnacle of innovation and success.

We recognise the lies, deceit, outright greed of the CEO and his SLT, their incompetence has no bounds, no reason, no ethics, no morals.

They treat their staff as collateral damage, every extra month for his team is another bloated pay check, every quarter another stock reward.

To everyone in our company, we need to rebel, we need to bring them to account.

Down tools and have out very own General Strike. They can’t sack us all.

Any news on bonus or merits? Got a whole team asking here and ready to walk out unless they get proper pay. The last 2 to 3 years has been nauseous at best and running out of excuses. Lost 2 strong managers already to National and Sixt.

The All Team invite is for early March. Usually it's around 4/20. Is this a planned morale band-aid after more layoffs 2/26, are they preparing to announce something, or am I reading too much into everything for JE signs...

You seen him in that sweater with the zipper that goes down to the chest, trying to protray him as this warm figure like Mr. Rogers. What years did Mr. Rogers air? Mr. Rogers aired from 1968 until 2001. So anyone who was a child during this time is meant to accept the CEO as, a similar figure. But that is where it’s just an illusion. The same tactics used in union busting, but instead applied to all. All a lie. The stock is overvalued, and morale is low. I think lay offs have a high probability of happening.

Pwofits pwofits pwofits!

looks like those days are over.

Just a 1% raise after the executives were boasting about how great of a year we had. They are probably thinking we should be grateful we got a raise at all. Were are all of the profits going??? Oh yeah to the executives who don’t actually do anything, while us individual contributors who do the real work get literal pennies compared to them

For years...

No Raises.
No Promotions.
Increased health costs.
No recognition.

They could afford to take care of their people better!

Unless they spring some nasty surprise at the last moment. I don't even like my job, but I'm still relieved. I'm juggling so much in life right now that losing this job would probably bring it all crashing down. I imagine most of you are in the same position. What I really hate is that we've been brought to this, fighting tooth and nail for a job we'd gladly ditch for something better. There don't seem to be many better ones these days.

@SB
“What you've just said is one of the most insanely id--tic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now d-mber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”

― Billy Madison (movie)

Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) implemented its fifth round of staff cuts in six years. Eight roles were eliminated within its product division in January 2026. This reduction affected nearly 20 percent of that specific department. QBP's president stated these changes streamline product development. Former employees, however, view the repeated cuts as deeply unsettling.

https://escapecollective.com/qbps-latest-layoffs-highlight-strain-of-repeated-industry-cuts/

Roughly a month ago the UK IT team were laid off without any consideration.
After many of the Hellaby office started to complain we're needed, they back tracked and said there's three positions in Hellaby and the London team is now staying.
The current director - who knows NOTHING about IT- is being made team lead. I repeat, NOTHING about IT and it's issues.
Their name rhymes with Haki Sidey.

Having worked here for a bit on the IT team, I can tell you there's nothing good coming from this.
All laptops are expected to have a 10-20 day dispatch time!
From our current 1-2 day for UK

AI and India have ki-led this company.

This is capitalism on steroids. Thanks America!!! People are being laid off and CEO is being rewarded as if she found crypton!! What a world we live in. No CEO should make more than 30 times of average FTE salary!!

Used to be great place to work...could get away with so much skiving. Then if they wanted rid of you would bench you followed by Payoff...or just a payoff.

But there's another way to get you to go....give you lower performance rating than deserve. And they'll get away with it under new framework. Appeal? ...sure but not to an independent panel, to the same people who give you your score. Great system.

Spoke to my manager today and he told me 40% of people were given lower score than should have had simply for reason 'we want to reduce headcount'.

Things are broken, time to think about Plan B

While our teams and resources getting cut!

AI can't compare to the lost institutional knowledge. I'll be here with popcorn the day everything starts going to he-l and leadership finally realizes that.

Just trust what this leadership team tells you. Look past the quarter-zip smiles and forced enthusiasm and you will see a mountain of corporate spin. CP called out “incredible collaboration” this week...People at desks were not collaborating they were talking about how bad this place has become and looking to duck when you walk by. At least two leaders on this panel are openly planning their exits and they are not invested in fixing anything.... like you they want out. Watch the clown show from yesterday if you think that translates into work-life balance for you ask yourself why. Here’s what this really means for you. Every keystroke is tracked. Independent thinking is gone even when you are right, you follow “Crown math.” Your work feeds leadership payouts, not long term stability. This ends the same way it always does. Leadership cashes out and another company gets stripped down. You deal with the fallout masked as 'goals' and “Clear” and “transparent” are just words here like PURPLE was... how'd that go. Their face and actions tell a different story. I have only 1 question. Are you listening to what they say, or watching what they do? Just look at each face even they can no longer play the game. Shame

Who are the 3 stooges smiling on the main picture on Insider this week? The ear to ear grins on the center and left guy look so fake.

This is what is wrong with our company. We have so many fake employees at our company who act as hype squad for our fiber growth, wireless net adds, convergence, etc.

You realize the company doesn’t care about you? I cannot stand these teacher’s pets.

Just high level talk with no substance - we are doomed

I wake up every day thinking if I will lose my job today. Not how I can service clients. And did she just say everyone will get raises and they will be good? Who is everyone? And in July?

What is the criteria for being a HiPo in XOM?

I have seen a few so far - they literally just destroy the morale of the teams, make terrible decisions that the teams have to bear the impact of long after they leave. They focus heavily on optics to outside organizations, they don’t like technical people (or anyone in their teams) that actually are heart and soul of their teams and perhaps the only good part of it is that they leave soon but it never feels soon enough.

Question is are the rest of us incapable of seeing how amazingly great these future leaders are (and that’s why we didn’t make it) or is this all just as true as it feels?

I see the quality of work dropped drastically even from those who used to give excellent work. Morale is low! This is what happens when the management is incompetent. Morale goes to -ve in the teams as soon as there is an intervention from neustar.

The stock is down 34% in a year and 65% over five years. Meanwhile, inside the company, we’ve lived through constant restructures: minimal pay rises, responsibility changes, de-levelling, demotions, removal of ratings, mass exits, elimination of People Partners and leader support systems — all under the banner of “transformation.”

Experienced talent keeps leaving. The people who knew how things worked are gone. Morale has taken hit after hit.

At the same time, the company has spent multi-millions over the past three years on external consultants to define strategy and redesign the operating model. As employees, it’s fair to ask: what has that delivered? Because from where we sit, strategy keeps shifting, products are launched with big promises and then fade away, and priorities change before anything has time to succeed.

Now we have a portfolio/solution structure that many are still trying to understand and explain consistently. That lack of clarity shows up with clients.

It feels like the people in the middle — managers, delivery leaders, client teams — are absorbing the impact of decisions made far above them.

This isn’t bitterness. Many of us care deeply about this company and want it to succeed.

But at some point, accountability has to apply at the top too - something should be done - the CEO, CPO, CFO, CCO all need a change in career.

On top of that, my workload has doubled because of the reductions. Everyone I've spoken to is drowning in work and leadership keeps droning on about efficiency. I'm doing work that previously had nothing to do with me. At this rate, I'll take a pay cut just to work somewhere else. I guess that's what they want.

For anyone who was retained, are you having a hard time focusing this week? Our team was hit pretty hard and it's hard to focus during meetings where you know certain people should be there. Yes, some of those that were let go were my friends, but it just makes me very sad.

Hey HR ask these questions on the next survey!

Is leadership a meritocracy or a friendship club?
Do promotions require performance or proximity?
Is feedback only “constructive” when it comes from certain mouths?
Are stretch assignments reserved for the already favored?
Does accountability skip over the chosen few?
When mistakes happen, does context matter more depending on who made it?
Is visibility earned, or inherited through alignment?
Are we building a team, or curating a personality match collection?
If English fluency equals competence, are we measuring skill or accent?
When someone “plays d-mb,” is it ignorance or convenience?
If fairness is real, why is the pattern so predictable?
Why does “culture fit” always seem to fit the same people?

It’s draining pretending not to see it. It’s more draining pretending it doesn’t affect morale.

The way Clover as a product emerged over the years and took the market by a storm, I almost feel sorry looking and hearing about the conditions now. Remember Blackberry !
There is no direction, there are no mandates or focus or practically anything which shows a leadership. The failure has been gargantuan, customers unhappy and leadership in a self-made happy bubble while competitors are leaving Clover behind in this race.
On dot was the only thing missing in this game of railroading this company and now thatthey are here they seem to leave no stones unturned to finish off the job !

Yet you are not giving at least 50 percent of your associates either no raises or bonuses though their hard work and perseverance has gotten you these outstanding results. Ahh I remember complaining about getting the pizza party now this feels like a pat on the back or a ribbon to pin on my shirt. The RIFS, ERP and lack of AIP and raises you would make people think numbers are not being hit but in the mist of the lack of Moral within you are producing exceedingly high numbers. You should be ashamed that many of your associates have to choose between buying groceries or paying for their high medical bills ,because the only thing they can afford is the HDMP cheapest option. Even a penny short on their check puts them at risk of being homeless or not being able to get a loaf of bread to last them until the next check.

Has anyone else received their demotion related to Senior Status?

We’re increasing pay for order taker CMs, yet lowering pay for recruiters. It feels like we keep asking certain teams to absorb the impact while others are protected.
If leadership is unable to right the ship, are they also taking title reductions or salary cuts? Accountability shouldn’t only apply to frontline employees.

This approach is damaging to morale and culture. Repeatedly cutting pay or downgrading roles sends the message that hard work and tenure aren’t valued. Strong leadership builds trust, stability, and shared accountability — not uncertainty and resentment.

Right now, this feels less like strategic decision-making and more like reactive cost-shifting, and that’s not good leadership.

Firstly in sales you have to believe in what you sell, for me unquestionably Opentext are a leader in the information management space , and we should have full confidence in telling that story to our customers.

The old adage of no one got fired for going with IBM(poignant with new CEO), for me is the narrative that we should be using at OT(we are big enough to carry this)but we need help with messaging, let's get crisp and slick with this.

I know there has been change in marketing(needed) how did we get to the point of having a few fancy dress Teddy bears, dressed up involved in our core messaging(this is embarrassing) . We are talking about a small group of people who were paid millions of dollars per annum, and that is the best they could do, surely someone must have thought wtf is this!!

It is time to get serious, we all know change is a foot. I am in a non core part of the business and could be gone next quarter(this core /noncore needs boxed of ASAP, horrible for morale) but I wouldn't hold that against OT if I left the business, that is the world we live in. If iam here and I hope I am, let's get our ** together and start working together.

Just in case anyone is wondering how organized this project is. But not to fear -- the packet confidently tells me I can ask my boss about any questions I have. I have every confidence she will be a great resource to me.

I wonder what they called it -- something joyful and upbeat no doubt -- Project Sunshine, perhaps?

Mike and Jim both got raises; ~1000 people overall got laid off

Sad

Since November, there have been persistent rumors of a significant layoff, with Boston CG frequently mentioned as being involved. Nothing ultimately came of it following our November earnings call, but the rumors resurfaced later, with speculation that decisions were finalized by mid-January. This week, our CEO shared a company-wide video stressing that the next 90 days are critical, which would carry us through the end of tax season. Beyond that, the outlook is unclear.

Morale among the ICs and M2/3s I’ve spoken with is low, even outside of MTV HQ. There’s constant pressure to move faster while priorities shift rapidly, and leadership has increasingly been framing Human Intelligence HI as if it were a newly discovered idea and the act of thinking.

How we'll continue to function properly after this is beyond me. Nobody thinks about the future, they just care about what they can save right now.

Does anyone think this new CEO is a clown?

Another year of going above and beyond with no reward, doing all the things picking up slack for team mates and being held to a higher standard than others, taking on extra work and still just meets and no financial or professional reward or compensation. I’ve been here 7 years and I’m tired of the bs