#morale

My most minor gripe that would make me 0.5% happier about being in the office 5x days a week is better coffee. Also, why are we nickel and diming employees for drip coffee from the cafe..

I’ve given my department too many chances and it’s starting to be foolish for me to stay and expect different.

Are there departments at the firm where if you ask a manager for help, they will actually be there to help not just blab on about the nonsense “I want to make sure you get the support you need” then being the biggest waste of time.

I thought about it and at first it made me mad that managers would always try to “put that back on you” but now i understand they just don’t know how to find the answers and aren’t willing to do any actual work.

Are there team out there where a manager will actually benefit the team and be there to offer guidance not just the fluff “support” that is a filler word for just ignoring you

How long do we have to endure MW and MN? Their presence is like a lingering infestation—impossible to shake. They've clearly lost the confidence of both the team and the supporters. At some point, leadership has to be held accountable. A head coach who deflects all blame onto the players while basking in media attention as if he's the savior is not a leader—he’s a liability.

If you're still giving 100% to Chevron, it's time to ask yourself: why?

Show yourself some respect and match their effort—which is basically zero. Some will say, “But I have a strong work ethic.” That’s admirable, but let’s be real: they don’t care about you.

Would a company that cares:

Slash mental health coverage during a mental health crisis?

Lie to its employees about the future?

Protect executive perks while laying off the people who actually do the work?

Call itself a “proud American company” while offshoring thousands of jobs to India?

No? Then stop pretending they deserve your loyalty. I’m on minimum viable effort until this so-called “leadership” is gone. They’ve earned nothing more.

This is the third time this week I got a bounce back email from someone who is no longer with the company is this the beginning of the end!? Tmc is brutal and moral is bad under her being president are people just quitting or getting let go? I already have been talking to friends who work at NB and Converse and the news about PNA is bad with wholesale accounts.

Let me preface this by saying that I understand and support that in the US everyone is free to look for a better opportunity.   I also support that the company needs to change in order to compete and drive value to the shareholders.  
Assuming an employee makes it to January and supports these ideals we haven't heard what that means to the employee.  The reality is more than a few must work for a living not just for their passion.  Right now, without any communication to that end, we are facing up to a 17% increase in health care costs (10% discount program removed and increased employee cost 7%) plus the additional cost of going to the office everyday.  When will you be able to communicate something in relation to the financial benefits of working faster and harder other than being lucky to work here? 

I hope everyone being laid off will land on their feet soon. And I truly hope this will be the last round of layoffs for a long time, because these cuts hurt not only employees but also our patients.

Once again the last to leave the office.
Staying late to pick up the slack for others.
Why do I do it? Why do I care?
No one notices. No one rewards.
Left behind and looked over.
Managers and VPs don’t shake my hand.
Do they even know I exist?
Feeling sad. Forgotten. Unappreciated.
If we are ExxonMobil what am I?
Not part of the club. Alone.

It's just these two people (nothing against them, they're just doing their jobs) lecturing us for an hour about the "value" of SalesChat and how to use this trash.

My favorite part is all the participants are in collective, yet silent agreement that this is so damn d-mb that nobody is participating. Our breakout rooms are just 10 minutes of silence since all 4 of us can't be arsed to gaf about this garbage.

I can't believe they're still pushing this garbage tool on us.

Is anyone having meaningful discussions about the SPS results? With organizational leadership as low as it is, the LT response continues to be something along the lines of, “well we’re going through a reorg so that’s why we’re rated low.” That’s been the message since 2020. Does anyone have any thoughts around how to get the message to land when there is an actual bad leader at either a VP or EVP level? Trying to brainstorm and ask for advice on how other people have tried to explain it. The notion that the SPS is our voice is gone ever since they removed the free text fields.

1. Lay off the people who do a task.
2. Don’t assign anyone else to the task.
3. Be surprised when the task doesn’t get done.
4. Profit?

If any of you were around in 2015 (I think?) for the layoffs/merch transformation— what was it like? Was it devastating and terrible? Did morale plummet? I’m trying to brace myself for what’s to potentially come, and not just the mass layoff itself but the entire gravity of the situation. I’ve been at Target since 2018 but I’m still young, not married, don’t own a house, etc. If I lose my job I don’t know what the he-l I’m going to do or how I’ll achieve any of the goals I hoped I would in the next few years. I’m so scared.

Constantly new changes, every few weeks there’s another round of layoffs, now this RTO cr-p... You start to wonder if it’ll ever stop. Most of us are exhausted and anxious, and are just waiting for the next announcement. That can't be good for productivity, not at all.

Realistically, all of us who work for Xerox know layoffs are always a possibility, but it's still not something that's easy to digest when it actually happens. If it's any consolation, two coworkers left on their own in the last two months, both to new and better jobs, which means that the job market might not be as bad as most of us think. In any case, good luck!

It's hard to imagine any positive scenario for the worker now that Sycamore is in the driver's seat. Private Equity is brutal and anyone in bed with PE will go through multiple cycles of pain and tears. At this point we'll have to see how small of an org Sycamore wants as they are only interested in milking cash flow and paying off the loans they took to buy us (and they will do it with our own money). I think I know how this will play out, it's the same old playbook - get a loan, buy a company, pay off the loan with loans the acquired company takes & milk cashflow, improve cashflow by cutting cost and labor, spin off or sell the company. PE gets rich and everyone else gets fu---d.

How on earth does the CEO keep his job when he delivers this :
a catastrophic decline is stock price,
dividend cut to nothing,
declining revenues,
declining profit,
an acquisition of a loss making competitor,
staff morale at rock bottom, no pay rises for staff

and the only certainty is more redundancies.

How is this a ‘Re-invention’ ??????

As an employee, the optics of this look absolutely horrible. You tell us people are going to be fired, yet this turdass is traveling around doing no real tech work—just parroting buzzwords. Instead of flying this tu-d business class, why not use those funds to buy pizzas for local teams once a month, let them feel safe, raise questions, and then have turdass Shankar address those questions from a Zoom call? That would boost morale and actually make management look like they care.

Why is this humanoid marshmallow floating around? If the company is strapped for cash, why can’t Shankar run his self-important AMA over Zoom? Who approves this nonsense? Come on now, step up and start cutting back on unnecessary travel. Plenty of teams have members scattered across the globe who would love approval to meet their colleagues in person, instead of funding boy NoShank’s excursions to dine on international cuisine while sweating up his smelly behind. Synopsys, do better: stop slacking, cut back on needless costs, and focus on saving jobs instead of firing people. Wasting money on Shankar’s travel needs to stop, leadership must take charge, cut back on this waste, and show real accountability.

Is anybody else upset they were NOT laid off?

In recent interactions, I’ve noticed a shift in leadership approach where supervisors are prioritizing directive control over collaborative friendliness. This manifests as micromanaging daily tasks, decisions, and workflows, which can feel overly authoritative rather than supportive.
While clear guidance is appreciated, this “bossy” style risks demotivating employees by limiting autonomy and trust. It may lead to reduced creativity, higher stress levels, and lower job satisfaction, as team members feel their expertise isn’t valued. For instance, constant oversight on routine matters can stifle initiative and make the work environment feel restrictive rather than empowering.

The new leadership has no clue what they are doing and destroyed the department. Hiring all mid-level execs and firing the workers. This week they are laying off 125ish people and told all IT to stay home until you are told if you have a job. What courage.

Why are these guys in such a rush to receive all of the negative feedback they’re going to get through this survey? Pushing to have 100% completion in the first week and giving drps to the first teams to do it. I can’t wait to get my free shirts after trashing the company in every question like I do every year since mission one started! Maybe we’ll even get another useless team morale building cookout!

CP Chem is going down a dark path. Terrible elementary level intelligence from leadership.

Any current SWE's having any luck finding other opportunities outside this place? I know this is a layoff board but with how my department is going, me quitting this place is looking more and more likely each day. The job market isn't too great which isn't fun, but morale is low with my current department and leadership here loves to act like everything is fine when it really is not. More work than ever and less competent employees than ever. Constantly having to take over work from offshore since they cannot complete simple tasks. Is there a light for the good workers at the end of the tunnel?

Leadership acts like they can't be bothered and then if you point out any inconsistencies. It only matters if the right person points out something. They play favorites constantly.

Honest question. I haven’t had a raise in years, and I haven’t seen a real chance to move up, or even just switch roles, for what feels like forever. It’s like being stuck on a treadmill, exhausted but not getting anywhere. The only thing keeping me here is how scarce other opportunities are right now. I really wish I’d made a move back when there were still options to choose from.

EM linkedin posts read like glossy fluff minus real talk, all buzzwords and self high fives while REAL questions get ghosted, because if results were REAL they would not need so many superlatives, so say something specific, show numbers, take questions, admit tradeoffs, name what faild, or keep the vibe the same high gloss, low trust, max cringe....

I hope you're all doing well. Have you noticed how our Chief People Leader (er... Eater) recognizes World Mental Health Day by celebrating our contract partnership and collaboration with Spring Health and how this is powering our culture? Spring Health, for its part, is also quick to point out the partnership and how wonderful it is that BNY recognizes and prioritizes mental health concerns by offering employee coverage.

What's truly astonishing in all of this corporate speak, though, is that BNY senior leaders fail to publicly acknowledge their role in contributing to associate mental health challenges caused by a toxic BNY culture in the first place. Something's definitely wrong with how the narrative is being framed.

We should be celebrating our people and sharing stories about what the company is doing to provide further assistance. Celebrating our vendor relationship with Spring Health and bragging about facility unwind rooms on social media is simply not the best message for what is being done to create an 'amazing work culture' for our associates.

According to RL: Between 2022 and present, he took his eyes off the ball and our expenses increased by $2/bbl, due to the fact we hired 25% more people (in that amount of time)…

Could our cost increase be due to more than just over staffing? Maybe some cost overruns on projects (eg NextGen)? And will those project cost overruns end after this huge layoff? Or are we destined to do another round of layoffs in 2026?

I think, after the huge layoff is over, you’re gonna see a lot of other, small changes that will make it “not a fun place to work”. For example, they may begin charging a monthly fee for the gym. Insurance premiums will increase significantly. People will be asked to work 10+ hours of “casual” overtime, etc. You’ve already seen examples of this with PTO vs sick leave, and the “accrued vacation” policy changes.

I feel for the survivors because the sc--ws will tighten, and there won’t be many other job openings in the industry - you’ll be a captive audience, so to speak.

Sadly I think COP’s gonna be a different place to work than we’re used to.

Dear exited US Foods family members, It is with deep sympathy that I add this post. I am new to posting though I read this board a couple times each week. I had a horrible weekend just thinking about those of you that we lost. I wonder if the leaders of those departments that lost coworkers also had a rough weekend and postponed some activities to think and pray for all of you. I wonder if they talked to their family members at dinner or at a family meeting about how there are people that are hurting and asking them to pray for them or even do a volunteer activity together to make sure their kids grow up with empathy and kindness for those who are hurting. It seems the many RIFs at work are making even my department feel how bad these can be. I wonder if any of the executives or even our department leaders, who are well connected looked at the openings on Indeed or Linkedin and found openings and decided to call friends they know at those companies to tell them about one of our affected former employees to give them a better chance to recover? Or will they sit around and drink and watch the baseball or football playoffs or hang out with friends and laugh at a fancy dinner. My friends and in my and other departments all took time to do the considerate things above and are calling our friends at other companies starting today to see if they can be hired. We called our former associates to see how they are doing and plan to continue. Some were doing fine but most were terrified and not in a good place. Two of them were so angry and off that they said some scary things. We considered telling our security department but thankfully we read the articles and hearing of his interactions with others in our department, we do not have the feeling that the security department Vice President will know what to do. I wondered if he would just talk about it openly to everyone in the same way he has about other things going on in the company or with his previous employer. My friends and I have talked this morning and decided to check on the ones with the irrational or hostile reactions and try to get them talking about other considerations. We know you we all affected before the holidays and ask that you reach out to those you still know who are still here if you need anything. We might be able to help as friends with finding work or giving money or something. I know of one of you that cancelled a trip a week to visit your cancer stricken mom because you can't afford to now. We have gathered some money together and will call you today to send it to you to help you with those costs. We hope readers on here will do the same for those you know who are no longer with us. Those of us in Human Resources know the severances are small and the services that are being offered are not worth the paper they are written on. We will be there for you. I close by asking those still here to help your former colleagues. I also vow to join those on this board and do what ever I can internally to force our leaders to take action. I did not realize how helpless one can feel to hear scary reactions from former associates and feel like there isn't anything that you can do because you know the person responsible for dealing with those consequences is not a man of integrity and is in over his head. He had the nerve to talk to a friend of mine in another department and tell him how bad our Field Vice President was handling WPV incidents in the past and how she opines too much now when complaints surface when they have to work together on an incident. Telling our internal field leaders to just call him directly next time is not acceptable. You are now part of our Human Resources department and ask that you behave as such. We also vow to be more helpful on your needs in our regions and to help our associates inside to let them feel the US Foods that I have grown to love in the many years I have been here. This was suppose to be a short post but it is hard to contain my feelings of what is happening in our beloved US Foods.

Just have to share how a talented, skilled associate with a stated goal of promotion was passed over for someone with far less talent, skill set, respect among her peers etc.

Why - 2 reasons - She speaks her mind and doesn't blindly agree to every stupid idea and process ( not in line with core values as you may know). And her recent failure to meet ridiculous metrics - due to mentoring a new hire. Meeting metrics - the sole gold standard to MEET expectations

Just found out this site existed and had to get this off my chest - what a weak leader we are stuck with. Choose a lackey, anger the majority of the team, and prove to everyone how sickeningly toxic this place is. My notice is coming - I can't stand it anymore and neither can my peers.

Well, since the pipeline is crawling, I have lots of time to search for another job. I can't believe what this company has done to it's self. You can track my utilization till the cows come home. Wait, while at it, shuffle some execs around to keep the worker bees thinking that something magical is going to happen, or pop, it's not. There used to be 15 on the team, now we have been dwindled down to 3. Winning!!!! Wait, I have an idea, let's acquisitionFLYwheel another company to try and get deeper in some accounts while offshoring is being done not so quietly in the background and "teammates" are being clobbered. Zero clue, zero talent. I think today, I'll let InsightGPT re-write my resume and get some certifications since clients aren't picking up the phone... Just wondering when the CAPtian team team are going to get to boot?

Our senior leadership were visibility angry when they shared the results of last survey, we've even were told to leave SAP if we weren't happy and not to fault them as leaders. This survey I am not going to even bother answering. They have a target on the number of responses and I am not going to help them. As per the comments, they are worth nothing, I've hold roles close to leaders in the past and leaders didn't do a single thing rather than making calculations and trying to guess who answered what. If I am still here by when the survey is launched, I am going to ignore the email and the 200 reminders I'll receive after.

Everybody should do the same as @bp+1k7bwjdxa. I certainly plan to.

Certain employees are being laid off due to the location strategy in Florida. However, Summers, Gindi, Ta, Craven, and several other executives will be operating from West Palm Beach for tax advantages. This represents a clear double standard and is a significant affront to all of us who are facing job losses.

I am a manager with a team taking calls for a big mutual funds client.. It was not communicated officially but there is chatter that they don't want our service anymore, looks like it's a done deal. We don't know if that means layoffs for all our teams... Zero official communication and the team morale is below zero. Anyone got any more information to share about this?

Wells Fargo is such a different company now under Schart. Managers don’t truly care about their teams. Last minute assignments. Nitpicking. Lack of employee engagement. Worthless middle managers that don’t do anything. Huge disconnect between India employees and U.S. Employee surveys but no changes just town halls that make it look like it for optics. It’s a $hit show. I don’t really know anybody that’s truly happy at Wells Fargo, just comfortable.

I used to care. I really did. Now, with everything, I’m hoping I get laid off so I can move on.

Our so-called “leader” just repeats buzzwords while others do the real work. You can practically hear the eye rolls in meetings. How people like that keep getting ahead while those who do the actual work stay stuck is beyond me.

I’ve been in banking for over a decade and I’ve never seen this many coworkers openly talking about job hunting. Even people I barely know are updating resumes and quietly networking. I swear, the only reason there's not a major exodus is the state of the job market.