#pressuretoresign

Anyone else find the flexibility hours unnerving? Since when did they change hours of operation to 5am-6pm ct? As far as I knew it was 5am-10pm ct. I’ve always worked a later shift that no longer falls within their new hours of operation.

• Did you receive any severance?
• Or were you asked to resign without severance?
• Were you able to qualify for unemployment (especially if you lived a long distance away, e.g., 100+ miles)?

They want us to quit? Guess what, you’re stuck with me until you lay me off 🤣

I am an NGINX Dev and I'm worried about my friend that works in F5 Digital. I can confirm forced resigns are happening in US and India. Be careful joining F5 Digital Team. If you've doubts, confirm with your friends at F5.

F5 started adopting forced resignations instead of layoffs. Recently did let go 22 members and no one is talking about it.

It's very hard to choose a person from your team.

Rumour mill to confirmed that managers M2/M3 are being asked to drop to IC level. Rumor from my M5 level buddy is that the plan is to PIP these folks quickly and work them out without severance. The belief is that most won't be able to show value as IC4/5 if they have been managers for a few years quickly. Saves the company a boatload on severance costs. Also a downgrade might help a few quit themselves again saving seperation costs. The later is already happening in some offices.

That's what this is all about. It's as simple as that. They want you to quit to keep the actual layoff numbers smaller on paper and significantly cheaper.

Isn't interesting that HR just sent out a note today on this in advance of the Townhall tomorrow? Have not seen nor heard much from the CEO or any of the elites in many months. Can't wait to hear how great Gainwell is doing and that they are hiring lots of new people, just like the lies from last year.

Some roles seem to get harder by design until the person eventually gives up. I've been noticing this more and more, and recently on my own skin as well. Is this the new money-saving strategy?

I have real trouble with a new manager. I've been either left out of the work that fits my skillset, or outright subjected to passive-aggressive treatment. I thought it was some personal animosity at first, now I have the impression it's a campaign to make me leave. If that's the case, why not just lay me off? It's not as if my salary makes me worth all the special attention. Have any of you had a similar experience?

Everything that's been happening with bennies and cuts and toxicity has one goal and one goal only. To get as many of us out as they can without costing them a single dollar. They're pushing us to quit to save money on severance. It's really that simple.

This is their way of getting people to leave since they don’t want the black eye of laying off 30% of the workforce they don’t need. Playing chess no checkers. Don’t be a puppet

Just focus on your work. We will make sure you will be fired at the right time. We will push you to complete work by March and June, etc., but you assume you are safe even when your peer is laid off. Be honest at your work even when your manager hides that you will be moved or laid off in the next few months and talks with you simply face to face, thinking he is making a fool of you and making you work. Still, just focus on your work and assume everything is fine around you till your manager says you are done.

Are they targeting Managers & Senior Managers in next wave?

Even though they said no layoffs, Do uou think they are trying to get Managers & Senior Managers to quit?

They reduced the lunch cafe hours, and now they expect us to come in even more? Are they trying to get people to quit without having to pay severance packages?

Since that seems to be the goal. I wonder if it worked as intended, or if people, given the job market, are just trying hard to accommodate. I'm in the latter group. RTO is needlessly time-consuming, expensive, and it’s hard to see any reasonable explanation beyond pressuring people to quit. Coming into the office has made me less efficient, and nobody on my team is even nearby anyway. I’ve decided to go along with it for now while I look for another job. In this game of chicken, I'll let them be forced to lay me off. After so many years, I'm not leaving without a severance.

All these changes and the constant stress seem intentional. They want us to quit so they don't have to pay severance. I'm getting close to doing it.

I've been pretty much told that I either need to step down and walk away from my role or go through the process of being let go. Is severance even an option?

I received a warning because the only place to park at 10 AM is designated as a fire lane. It's well over 100 ft from any structure. There were 9 other vehicles parked in the same area but only 2 of us were tagged. Too many people assigned here. How difficult is it only assign as many people as there are parking and workspaces available?

65 yr old must retire in the next few months or severance will be forfeited. Can't afford to retire but hand is forced.

Why this push?

What is the point of putting so much pressure on us with unrealistic expectations, passive-aggressive management, cultivated toxicity, and highly flexible performance grading unless they are trying to force us out? It seems like far too much effort just to keep us “in line.” If attrition is the goal, why not just move forward with it instead of making the workplace miserable?

Have PIP terms always been discretionary or are they shortening them just to force people out faster?

Anyone know or have access to information on how the terms of a PIP are determined? I searched MyHR and couldn't find anything transparent.

I thought 90 days for improvement was standard. Someone commented on a post awhile ago that their PIP was 60 days. My coworker just got put on one and she only has 30 days to turn it around. I'm relatively new to the team but from what others have been saying and my experience working with her, it seem preposterous. She's very knowledgeable and helpful and everyone seems to like her. She shared that she's never had a single performance issue previously and consistently received exceeds expectations annual ratings.

Sounds like a classic forced out scenario and if they can do it to her, they can do it to me or anyone, so I'm trying to find any reference material available.

Google “Chevron Benefits” and navigate to the India section. You’ll see that employees there are offered the option to work from home on Mondays.

When you compare this to the far more limited flexibility given to U.S. Payroll employees, it paints a clear picture: Chevron is providing its offshore teams with more favorable working arrangements than its U.S. workforce.

Clearly a plan to force US Payroll employees to resign without severance.