#morale

I know quitting without something lined up would blow back on me, but staying in this work environment is wearing me down piece by piece. The manager who replaced one of the best bosses I ever had, before he was cut, is wildly incompetent and masks it by yelling at everyone over everything. I’m beyond tired of it.

There was a time when people were proud to work at Ford and leadership valued the team. That sense of shared purpose has completely vanished. Good employees are exiting constantly, replaced by a culture of fear and spreadsheets. They've lost sight of the fact that the workforce is the company's real asset. The loyalty they once earned has been spent.

I have to ask, with everything that's been happening, is there anyone left at this company who is actually happy with their job and optimistic about the future? I'm struggling to find anyone.

My heart goes out to everyone who was let go last week. With the economy and job market like this, I don't think the timing could be worse. The company's disregard for people's lives is shocking and cruel.

We're losing jobs in one place, but they're adding plenty new jobs in other places. Wouldn't a simple hiring freeze accomplish the same cost savings without destroying morale and losing experienced people?

The non-stop layoff drama has led to my complete emotional detachment. I don't want to lose my job, but I also can't bring myself to feel the stress I used to. It's not normal, but it's a strange kind of relief.

I remember when this was a company people loved working for. The culture and morale were positive. I really miss those days and often wonder where it all went wrong.

What do they get from it? I'm genuinely curious.

Nurses working at Humana are NOT valued. Simple but true statement. The Nurses in upper management in the Utilization Review area are clueless regarding UR but wonderful actresses playing like they know the jobs and care. They care only for themselves and their careers. Since centralization it has been a sh-t show and circus and it continues. Change of hours with no consideration of the nurses , impossible metrics and horrible PTO policy. More change coming is the news I hear. Work life balance? Not at Humana.

No layoffs planned for the next 4 months.

Pure sick looking at LinkedIn and everyone's promotions nearly all VP, Senior VP, Directors and Senior Directors. Not saying theyre not deserved I'm sure some of them are, but when you sit in a location closing later this year, knowing that other locations in the UK and Ireland closing, seeing people boasting (the same people who work from some of these locations but know their jobs are safe) its just disgusting.

After more than 13 years with the company, I can honestly say morale has never been lower. People are exhausted. The general feeling is just complete defeat and a desire to get out.

Anyone else having the joy of working with NextGen AEs straight out of school?

I work with a few, and the spectrum is… spectacular. A tiny minority might actually grow into the role. The rest have perfected the art of delegating everything except praise and self-promotion. Responsibility? Experience? Insight? Optional. Ego? Olympic-level.

Dell seems to be placing a bold bet on these kids. In reality, it’s like handing a Ferrari to someone whose only driving experience is Mario Kart — thrilled, clueless, and fully expecting the finish line to magically appear ahead of everyone else. Meanwhile, the rest of us are clinging to the brakes, praying we survive the ride.

And management? Don’t get me started. They sit on calls nodding like bobbleheads, drinking in everything these kids say as if it were brilliance, blissfully unaware that the actual work is being done by everyone else. Talk about knowing your business — more like blind leading the blind.
Dell is a house of cards… and I’m just waiting for someone to sneeze.

I'm so done with this cr-p. I was given three people's work with impossible deadlines. Before, I might have tried to make it work, but I'm not ki-ling myself over it anymore. From this point on, it'll be done when it's done. They can hire help or let me go, I don't care.

I know I should be glad to have a job, but I'm so burnt out and miserable. The people who got the package might have gotten the better deal. It's rough staying here.

I used to be proud to work here. Now I'm embarrassed to say were I work, considering everything. I hate this place.

The layoffs shattered our workflow and teams don't talk. Management has no vision beyond cutting costs. We're completely stuck and it's so demoralizing.

It's sad, but I've gone from fearing layoffs to wanting one. The company has lost all the respect it once had for its workers. I don't recognize this place anymore and I want out.

I do my job well, but I ignore all the corporate games. I'm too close to retirement to waste energy on that stuff. The paycheck is the only reason I'm still here at this point.

I was just thinking about how we used to be known for innovation. Now it feels like we're just maintaining old products. What happened?

Now everyone is looking to leave. People are openly talking about their job searches at work. The atmosphere is totally different, like nobody believes in staying here anymore, and for a good reason. Its the worst Ive seen it.

Chevron’s 2026 vibe reads like a corporate satire that forgot it was supposed to be fiction. Employees are watching leaders cash out stock, “future leaders” quietly plotting their escape routes, forced‑ranking systems dressed up as not‑layoffs, open seating that somehow manages to make productivity and morale worse at the same time, and a revolving door of reorgs that solve absolutely nothing. Through every post, one theme keeps bubbling up: it’s not a culture problem, it’s a full‑blown identity crisis where the top keeps insisting the ship is steady while the crew is already eyeing the lifeboats.

I am not the OP but I agree, this needs to stay on top. The original is posted multiple times below. With nearly 15,000 views, it is definitely resonating with personnel. You don't have to be in HSE to know exactly what this poster is talking about.

I have worked for three companies before this one. Each had its flaws, but each, in its own way, understood something basic about decency. When I came to CVX, my fourth, I was told, again and again, that the culture was different. Healthier. Kinder. A place where people stayed because they were valued.

I believed it. For a long time, I wanted to.

Six years in, I can say without hesitation that this is the most hostile environment I have ever survived and I started on a rig in Midland, TX.

What makes it dangerous isn’t incompetence or chaos, it’s intention. Everything here is calculated. Smiles are worn like disguises. Praise is given only when it can be reclaimed later as leverage. If your work is good, someone else will quietly attach their name to it. If your ideas land too well, they stop being yours almost immediately.
And if you are noticed, truly noticed, by the wrong person, especially your boss, the consequences are swift and surgical. Threats are not confronted; they are dismantled. Slowly. Invisibly. By the time you realize what’s happening, your reputation has already been rewritten without you in the room.

Gossip is the real currency here. Cruelty, its favorite language. Personal lives are treated as public property, mined for weaknesses. An affair. A secret. A truth shared with the wrong person. Even something small, once discovered, is inflated until it becomes unmanageable. Stories grow teeth. Context disappears. Suddenly, survival feels like something you have to apologize for.

This is not a place where mistakes are forgiven. It is a place where they are archived.
I used to think cultures were defined by mission statements and values posted on walls. Now I know better. Culture is what happens in whispers, in meetings you aren’t invited to, in credit you never receive, in silence when you need protection.

If this place has taught me anything, it’s that the most dangerous environments are the ones that insist they are safe.

We aint used to this snow in the south. I was thinking, it is the same as our company. It is a storm we just ain’t used to at work that needs to be gotten rid of.

“That the rules-based order is fading. That the strong can do what they can, and the weak must suffer what they must.”

That last line draws from Thucydides, the ancient Greek historian and military strategist whose “History of the Peloponnesian War” has, for hundreds of years, served as the fundamental text on how to manage raw power.

This is how dxc is run.
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As a former U.S. Bank employee with close to 30 years of experience and experienced unemployment.

Recognize

• You are owed nothing other than your last paycheck.
• Benefits are better than most other places.
• Your colleagues are friendly with you but are not your friends.
• Anyone including you can easily be replaced.
• The job market is tough even with high demand skills.
• Leadership acts on behalf of the shareholders. You should too.
• Age discrimination is real.
• RTO is not about you.
• Business has nothing to do with morality.

You should:

• Appreciate your paycheck
• Not complain…not to anyone.
• Learn and leverage AI.
• Use all available resources at U.S. bank and anywhere else to improve.
• Work hard and do your best while you’re employed.
• Side hustle or develop passive income streams.
• Stop being entitled.
• Not share your personal baggage or health issues.
• Not compare yourself to anyone.
• Know your worth and find a place that recognizes it.

I am not posting to say what is right or wrong l. All I can say is that it is better to su-k it up and collect a paycheck than having your pride on the unemployment line.

Many were marked below or meet some for the sake of bnys ulterior motive to get rid of people to avoid paying severance. So match that rating!!! Dont waste your time going above or beyond when they clearly don't care or appreciate you. most wont make it to get next merit so stop doing extra. Do bare minimum

Posting anonymously, just sharing what I’m seeing.

The recent cuts in the T-Mobile Technology org were deep. In some parts of the org, reductions were around 20 percent. Some very strong performers were caught up in it, including people I respect and consider friends. I’m not happy about that, and I genuinely hope those folks land somewhere better quickly.

At the same time, if we’re being honest with ourselves, this wasn’t random chaos, and it wasn’t just about cutting costs.

For years after the Sprint merger, the company carried massive overlap, silos, and layers of ambiguity. When an organization grows that quickly, some people inevitably disappear into the gaps. High performers noticed. Morale suffered. Accountability blurred. That kind of rot doesn’t fix itself.

This round feels different. It looks like a baseline reset, not a cosmetic trim.
Does that mean every remaining employee is suddenly a top performer? Obviously not. Anyone still inside can look around and name a few head scratchers. That doesn’t destroy the credibility of the reset. It actually explains it.

Structural RIFs come first. True performance sorting comes later.
With fewer people, fewer layers, and less cover, it becomes much harder to hide. Coaching gets real. Expectations get explicit. Outcomes matter. The next phase will not be about headcount targets but about contribution.

The message from senior leadership afterward was clear: this is an all-in moment. I took that as both a rally call and a line in the sand. This is not a season for quiet quitting or waiting things out. The bar is being raised, and everyone knows it.

For those who remain, this is an opportunity to help shape what comes next. Don’t get pulled into the constant negativity or the doomsday narratives. They’re loud, but they don’t move things forward. This is a moment to show up with integrity, collaboration, and execution. Those qualities are always in demand, and they open doors whether you stay at T-Mobile or move on to something new.

Painful resets are sometimes necessary to restore accountability, clarity, and forward momentum. And for those who instinctively roll their eyes at statements like that, assuming they are just another round of talking points, I’d encourage you to read the room. This one feels different. The actions so far make it believable.

I’m not celebrating layoffs. I’m acknowledging reality.

Support each other. Stay professional. Keep your integrity. The story isn’t over yet.

Wonder how Verizon will do getting through this big winter storm after all the head count cutting and workforce demoralization?

Guys have you ever been in a workplace where all the original coworkers have left and you are the only one who remembers season one like a walking histroy???
now it feels like season four with new charactors and wierd energy and everyone asks questions you learned in colege years ago??
inside jokes are gone group chats vanished and the one co worker who made it tolerable was written off and i definately felt it!!
So you stand there smiling while new hires are enthuastic and say they love it here even though it was better before the reboot!!!

you keep doing the job you know where everything is how things really work and no one asked for that so you just watch them learn the hard way and never recieve credit...
it feels odd to be the last extra who survived too many seasons here for the paychek and thier stories..

If you see me quiet at work i am not anti social i am mourning the original cast?!
.... season one was elite and season four is just showing up for the check.

I was so fed up with the work and the constant anticipation of losing my job that I'd lost any motivation to work extra-hard. And I constantly felt guilty about it. As if being a hard worker would've made any difference. We all saw today that being good at your job means literally nothing. Anyway, I'm off. Good luck to everyone. The only good memories are the nice coworkers I met along the way.

Taking the chance to work for this company was the worst experience of my career. I feel terrible for the amazing leaders we lost today, I am sure my role is next. Onward and upward.

Just a devastating day , esp in OH where rumors said 25% got cut. Lots of tears and sadness. Some people left for the day after they found out (don’t blame them). Hopefully those impacted get back on their feet soon. For those who survived , I think the question you need to analyze is will you be on the chopping block in next round?

Take care of yourself and don’t let this moment define you as it was out of you control.

Remember it’s not us vs each other. It’s the have vs the have nots, or top vs bottom.

The execs don’t have to badge in, they have dedicated offices, they don’t track hours, they negotiate their pay, and the list goes on.

What am I aiming higher for? Maybe a 2% merit increase if I’m lucky?

I’m so incredibly sick and tired of being told I need to do more while being offered less and less.

The whole MC is garbage and needs to go.

…that with the inclement weather expected to shut down the southern half of the United States this next week, rather than doing the right thing and allowing employees on the 3/2 hybrid schedule to just work remote, if there is a building closure due to inclement weather, it does NOT count as an in-office day and employees are expected makes arrangements to fulfill their in-office requirement!

If they think so little of employees during weather (safety) related office closures, what makes you think they have your best interests at heart for anything else? This is the straw that broke the camels back to motivate me to find a new job elsewhere…anywhere! Wow, just wow!

The pressure and job insecurity are literally making me unwell. I'm dealing with anxiety and health issues because of it. I hate that I need to stay here despite how awful it is.

I guess they 're hoping all of us will be willing to do jobs of three to four people to keep this place running. I really hope we prove them wrong.

There has been blatant favouritism going on since past two years within our team.

This manager has been dangling the carrot right in front of me in the name of opportunities, yet has never recognized me for my efforts.

All while pushing this pet on my a$$ to "learn my tasks"

What's that supposed to mean for me?