#morale

If MW and company want to continue destroying morale and this company then if anyone out there is still working hard for Chevron should stop now. Put in the bare minimum. If we have to go into the office 4 days a week, then no late night or early morning meetings with India. S crew them. Collect your paycheck and do nearly anything else. For those saying "have a work ethic and self respect", having self respect is taking back your time and life from a company who obviously hates its employees so the right thing to do is bare minimum work!

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/microsoft-ceo-nadella-says-company-must-rebuild-trust-with-employees.html

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees in a Thursday online meeting that the company has work to do to smooth relations with employees.

Nadella was responding to concerns that have been raised following several rounds of layoffs and demands for a partial return to in-person work.

“I think we can do better, and we will do better,” Nadella said.

‘We will do better.’ Microsoft CEO Nadella admits company has to rebuild trust with employees

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/microsoft-ceo-nadella-says-company-must-rebuild-trust-with-employees.html

Imagine coming to this site and whining that people are “complaining.” This is literally a place for layoff news, venting, and sharing grievances. What did you expect to find here, a cheerleading squad?

If the culture was positive, if leadership was trusted, if people felt secure in their jobs, there wouldn’t be anything to post. No one wastes time on a site like this when things are good. The fact that this forum is busy says everything: people are frustrated, burned out, and constantly under the threat of layoffs.

So yeah, people are going to “complain.” It’s not complaining for the sake of it, it’s employees calling out dysfunction, broken leadership, and a toxic culture. If you can’t handle that, maybe this isn’t the site for you.

Yawn 🥱

Will you go eat another one of their bullsh-t sandwiches, where they lie and pretend that they care about you?

If you have any option to get out, do it. The stress and mismanagement here aren’t worth sticking around for.

I left a place where everything ran like clockwork and the perks were real for a 10 percent bump in pay. Now I have to deal with pure chaos and leadership that seems to have no clue what’s happening. Some days I feel like I’m just part of a sideshow and we’re all waiting for someone to figure out the plan. It’s exhausting and frustrating, and I miss having structure.

People start turning on each other, and work becomes a battlefield overnight. The saying “dog eat dog” has never fit Intel better than it does now.

The so-called “low cost country” strategy has gutted entire departments and cost us some of our best people. Moving work overseas might save money on paper, but the loss of knowledge, morale, and quality is enormous. The people making these decisions never deal with the fallout.

Everyone keeps blaming work-from-home for performance problems, but it’s not the issue. Morale has been crushed by layoffs, budget cuts, and chaotic changes. Not taking away peoples' flexibility might actually build some goodwill and help fix some of the damage.

I’ve watched managers deliberately sideline top performers because their success made the managers nervous. Literally. They’d rather keep control and mediocrity than promote someone who might overshadow them. It’s toxic and it drives good people out, but nobody gives a damn.

Now on the top of richest people all over the world. Still not enough? What is the next step, acquistion of cosmos and creation of Oracle Galaxy?

Guys, I am with you, you are strong and worth more than you are treated. Take care of yourself 🩷

Inside person here, and I speak and connect with a few folks off company channels, and most of us have absolutely no faith in Cengage “Leadership” and job security. Fall Rush was absurd. How much business will be lost? Anyone else have thoughts?

What do we get at the end of this layoff, besides more work and a continued paycheck? Trust is broken. Some of us are feel like that's not worth it and can jump ship with or without a job lined up. Is someone going to try to throw a d-mb pizza party? Or are we going to be compensated for going through this horsesh-t?

Anyone else feeling like things here are getting weirder by the day? Too many different impactful events and statements are happening all at once, and none of it feels right - it’s not just business as usual. It seems like the company’s in rough shape, and you can feel the tension everywhere. People are way more on edge. Even small announcements get blown up into rumors because no one really trusts what’s going on anymore.

I’m from Ansys, this entire acquisition has been terrible for morale. We’ve had little to no layoffs in decades operating along, even when we acquired other companies. Ansys was performing fine with no signs of layoffs and record breaking quarters without Synopsys. We’re less than 2 months in to the acquisition and are likely losing half of our staff.

Sassine's first act as ceo has been a terrible one, at least for the resources at Ansys.
OP: @ct+1k4r879jw

This. And now we are all going to pay the price for the acquisition, especially the Ansys people.

The culture of this place has become mean, spiteful and vindictive. RIFani is one of the worst.

Do they even want us to work or not? When I arrive at the office, most of my team members have already logged off, since I’m the only one in the U.S. and the rest are in India. At this point, it feels like they’re just trying to tell us to give up

Fireside chat “I am more confident in our strategy than I have ever been”
The man is deluded.
Future performance is normally determined by previous performance and all that has happened under SB tenure is chaos, confusion, reducing results, reducing stock price

I attended the DT Services Town Hall today. I'll be honest: I felt embarrassed, and every day I can't understand how they can say such things without bursting out laughing.
I draw a veil over the comment regarding the Tell Dell results.
I hope these people get out of their homes and touch the grass, they have completely lost touch with reality.

John, we’re begging you, end this RTO madness. It’s crushing the very people who keep this company running. The commutes are ki-ling us, the hubs are overcrowded, and nothing has improved. We’re still sitting on Teams calls all day, only now we’re doing it from cubicles instead of home offices.

Morale has never been lower. Great employees are leaving in waves, the kind of people we can’t afford to lose. Customers aren’t happier, productivity isn’t higher, and the only “results” this RTO has delivered are frustration, attrition, and resentment.

We proved remote and hybrid worked. For years we supported customers, hit goals, and kept this company afloat from our homes. The work was getting done, and done well. So why are we being punished now? Why force a failed system on people when a better one already exists?

Please, stop doubling down. End RTO and give employees their dignity back. Let people work where they’re most effective, not where a turnstile says they belong. If you truly care about the future of AT&T, listen to your workforce before there’s no one left to listen.

The culture is exhausting, to put it mildly, and priorities shift daily. Not to mention that it feels like no one actually cares if you succeed or just survive, as long as you keep doing more and more and even more. I can't find one good thing to say about this place.

The way they handle layoffs, the lack of transparency, the way they pile work on people who are already stretched thin, and the total lack of empathy from leadership, none of it feels accidental. It’s like they go out of their way to remind you that you’re replaceable.

Please State Farm, pay us to leave! I've been here 30 years and do not even need a years pay or the enhanced severance plan which has a maximum of 78 weeks pay! I would take 6 months worth of pay which is basically what UPS is doing for its 20,000 people. Find the reta-ds that still want to work here and let the rest of us go. Go out and finish hiring that 2040 workforce but please please please stop the torture. I hate this company and any and everything it stands for. Please understand that your workforce is not going to do anything to help you when you torture and bully them. It is just better to start over a new! Executive you have absolutely no credibility left so stop trying with the huddle points, special announcements, 3-year plans to torture, or any other drama and attempt to f-ck with the workforce. Do what you are going to do and get it over with. F-ck off seriously!

How many years of human carnage do you require to get it?

Hands up if you know this operating model will fail. It’s not even official and I can already see how short sighted some of the changes are.

I can hear the news headline now, “Humana lays off thousands and ships jobs overseas. Humana stock tanks 12% in a week…News at 11.”

“At times, when team members take leave or mention personal commitments, it can be perceived as reduced loyalty to the firm. Having a culture where taking leave is seen as normal would improve trust and morale.”
“Sometimes growth opportunities feel tied to whether a manager believes a team member might stay long-term, rather than transparent performance criteria. Clearer promotion guidance would help remove that perception.”
“There is a sense that career development discussions are limited, and focus is more on delivery and job continuity. More open conversations about growth and promotions would help to employees below D level”

I wonder if we are going to soon hear some bad public relations press about Humana in coming days?

Perhaps even on some local news stations. I know I will be paying attention.

And I am sure some law firms phones are ringing off the hook these days.

I guess they think it will fix Stankey’s memo.

Please evaluate your workplace based on:

• Wage parity
• Work culture
• Opportunities for advancement
• Whether the employer acts on serious issues

Would you recommend your employer (Ford)?

I mean if you truly want to be on safe turf just relocate and follow all the rules to the T. Actual work? - do as little of it as possible until you reach the exit sign.

Seems like the offers are lesser compared to what we make at Juniper. From today's meeting, seems like the next pay cycle for us doesn't happen until end of next year.. They kept talking about such a huge number for bonus funding.. has that been really the case or is it just on paper.. anyone knows.. ?

Even if you get an offer, seems like we just have to hang in there until we move out..

I'm getting more and more detached from this combined team...

I read one of the posts where someone commented on our marketing challenges and I thought it needed its own section. We need a new direction on our marketing strategy because it does seem like ours is something out of the 90s. Everyone knows it in sales. We always say that we sell "in spite of our su-k a-s chief marketing officer" . We need new material and modern ads and sales tools. Her approach is something out of the fu--ing flintstones. Give us a fresh and young marketing plan and tools. We are embarrassed when we see tiny companies kicking our a-s on their slogans and marketing material. A change is needed there. In marketing, being bold and creative and making a change every few years is not a bad thing.

Anyon hearing new updates about what’s happening this quarter... The rumors keep circulting and its hard to tell whats real and whats just noise and fear... Morale is already shaky, and people are on edge waiting for the next move. Keeps feeling like the company is just focused on short-term numbers than on the folks actually keeping things running.

curious if anyone else has heard anything solid

How many and which jobs were protected/closed? Those folks must be hiding and lying to colleagues pretending they are going through the same thing and which jobs they’ve applied for. Why won’t they show us the full org and number of positions. But saying they can’t legally? Either way, almost done this bullsh-t re org.

My goodness our leaders are awful!

MW has been making the circuits in the media trying to act like an American Hero. His legacy is already "The Layoff King". In one interview he said he wanted to be remembered for balancing priorities. He only balanced his own checkbook and sold the future of Chevron and its employees to do it!

Does it ever leave a bad taste in your mouth having to tow the BS line poured down from above. "I'm excited...", "we are all in...." We all know it's nonsense