#team

Actions speak louder than words....save the umpteen emails.

How about this employee appreciation email?!? She is thankful for her job now go appreciate each other.

Curious how everyone's workload has been since the cuts. It's been long enough to know the real impact. My team lost just one person, so it's been manageable so far. But I wonder how teams that got cut in half are doing. How bad is it?

Be great at execution! Be great at chopping headcount.

Do whats right: fire everyone!

Embrace candor: You will be fired.

Build a high performing team, bit in India.

So I was previously located in another area of campus in a flexible seating space. Over a short period of time all of the flexible seating became assigned seating and neighborhood pods. Of course those neighborhood pods and assigned seats were the preferred seat seating near windows, quiet spaces, etc. and the only options left were in the noisy busy parts of the floor..

Our group just moved to building 600 pod C and it’s happening again.. seriously don’t understand the purpose of flexible seating if teams are going to start going through the process of making assigned seats. It’s so obnoxious to get stuck with the creepiest seating options just because I’m an individual contributor and not in the position to throw a trantrum to secure the preferred seats. So here I am once again being faced with having to sit next to the door where everyone enters and exits all day long. This whole thing is so obnoxious and ridiculous… even comical to some degree.

To branch teams-you’re not angry enough. If you thought service was poor and you weren’t getting the right answers before, buckle up. Starting early summer a lot of service topics are going down to one prompt, meaning the person you’re taking to has been hastily trained on a bunch of topics and probably won’t be much help. If it sounds familiar, hey guess what-it’s just like branch services only worse. You all PAY for home office-the so called leaders don’t give a sh*t about their people actually knowing and understanding the information; they just want warm bodies in the seat. Oh and they’ll be using a second contracting company as well so good luck. I feel sorry for branches who actually want to help their clients. The leaders at the top are just greedy, soul su-king drones who only care about making more money for themselves.

I’m hoping our team is next. Seriously our team serves no purpose to be fair. It could be done by other departments or really just an automation in the system. It’s not survival it’s just the truth. Not sure why they even made this team as it doesn’t even make sense. Literally here collecting until the end because it pays something while looking elsewhere.

You would think these are the rough guys of the industry, but man, the view gals look like scholars.

Another Fiserv obituary like many investors duped by KKR, Frank and team. From Insider Monkey.

Broyhill Asset Management stated the following regarding Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) in its fourth quarter 2025 investor letter:

"Our mistakes were costly. Our largest detractors were Avantor, Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), and Six Flags. Losers also shared a common thread: financial leverage amplified by execution missteps. Fiserv was a close second. This was a particularly painful loss because we thought we owned a dominant business with a flawless record of consistent execution, trading at a large discount to the market and to its own history. We increased our investment through the first half of the year because we believed the market was overly punitive in assessing short-term headwinds and slowing growth at Clover. As the stock’s decline accelerated and the valuation collapsed, we actively questioned what we might be missing, seeking additional context, perspective, and data to stress our assumptions. In hindsight, we over-weighted the probability that the sell-off was driven by competitive dynamics and overlooked the probability of more structural issues beneath the surface. As it turned out, that “flawless execution” was a red flag. We immediately exited the position when we concluded the company was unanalyzable. We now believe the most similar analogue for Fiserv post the reign of former CEO Frank Bisignano, who resigned to join the current administration right before the stock’s collapse, was the rubble left behind by Jack Welch at General Electric. For younger investors, not witness to Welch’s glory days, Google’s Gemini produced an impressive analogue available in this report and dashboard."

What is going on with job titles? I see people with titles as senior teamlead and manager, however Noone reports to them.

Has anyone heard whether risk programs are being paused right now? With so many changes lately, it’s been tough to keep up, and I’m just trying to get a clearer picture. The goal is to make sure teams are set up for success, so any insight would be appreciated. Managers are eerily silent.

Will AI make AI team redundant ?

It's recently come to my attention that any remote employees that live close to an office they are able to travel to will be told to go back to office again. There are teams that are remote only that will be told the same thing that do not live anywhere close to an office and will have to either move, or will be let go.

Are they still around?

I was a contractor on the tech side and left in January because I got a better job and because I’ve worked at a PE owned company before and I knew what was coming?

The team I was on was 90% contractors. I can’t imagine what shape they are in if contractors are gone.

Are we really having a sales kickoff? How much money does this cost? wouldn't it bt better to save? instead of flying everyone out just to "network" and get drunk in las vegas.

I have seen team after team's work get stolen by ireland or India, and then those teams dismantled.

US employees, when your team starts interacting with ireland or india in anyway way, know that their goal is to acquire your work so that your job can be eliminated.

I saw 2 teams in rx last week that developed a system, and slowly brought in the Irish, those entire us teams were eliminated on Friday.

Do NOT cooperate with ireland at any cost. Don't respond to their emails, don't assist them, etc...

I am approaching a seven-year tenure on my team and I have long found solace in our shared atmosphere. Everyone is remarkably kind and approachable. Although we have recently encountered adverse shifts beyond our control, I have remained a steadfast advocate for collective resilience despite the prevailing negativity because I deeply honor the journey that defined every teammate’s professional growth.

I'm a LL6 in a very tech-heavy area of Ford. Often times, I feel like there are cultural issues where India coworkers don't listen to anybody who isn't above them on a pay grade (i.e. a LL6 won't listen unless instructed by a LL5 or higher). They also feel like it's okay to get in your face and try to micromanage you even if they're not your boss, not to mention their accents are very difficult for the average American to understand. I've seen many conflicts between American and Indian colleagues on the same projects, likely stemming from differences in cultural norms on work collaboration.

Anybody else feel this way?

Got RIF'd, 60 day garden leave, standard 2 weeks for every year, blah blah blah. I have (former lol) coworkers calling me asking me where I am, asking if I can help with X or Y when I'm "back from vacation." Seems like management isn't telling their teams anything about the sudden voids in the roster.

Irving was heavily impacted by yesterday’s layoffs. Each team lost at least two team members.

The network side was particularly affected — including NSS, ECC, Load Balancing, DNS, Tools Team. These are core operational functions!

Each Data Center team (RUTH, GTDC, MWDC, SWDC, and 390G) also lost two team members. These teams were already lean. With this level of reduction, the remaining staff will be operating under sustained pressure, and workload sustainability is a legitimate concern.

#FTP

I wanted to ask for some clarification regarding the recent changes in Teams and the organizational view. Previously, it clearly showed the team I’ve worked with consistently, but now when I look at my organization, it lists many different names I’m not familiar with. I understand that organizational structures can evolve, but the sudden change without context feels confusing. Can someone please explain what these updates reflect and whether they indicate a shift in team alignment, reporting structure, or workflow? I believe transparency helps everyone stay informed and aligned, and I would appreciate any insight you can provide.

Pickleball. Kayaking. Kick a soccer ball around. We are truly blessed.

I think some teams are seriously down to bare metal. I'm not sure how we can get leaner. I'm one of the few test engineers left in the USA

On my team especially after 1/29 layoffs. Anyone else?

Seems like a huge team with 10 SVPs.. What's their plan?

I wish skipping happy hour didn't make people think you're not a team player. I like my coworkers fine, but my evenings are for my actual life. There's this unspoken expectation to always be around. Is this just my team and my manager? Because I'm getting really tired of it and I wouldn't mind transferring to get away from it.

Best exec team to turn us into next Sun Microsystems

I know my success at Verizon or any job was attitude and adaptation. It was also how quickly I could get good at the next challenge and make the changes I needed that would help me win. Sounds easy, but it requires a full buy-in and positive mindset. So far, what has changed? Are we sold on the direction and does leadership value our buy-in? I think transparency is a key to moving forward and calming fears. I don't think this leadership team has shown anything of the sort. It's easy to tell a future failed leader by both actions and inaction. If the entire team isn't on board then "you ain't winning". We are lost and a plan hasn't even been clearly laid out for our success. Again, the company is trying to do this without us. Only when we are a team and valued will we succeed. Hate to break the news... we are still not valued. They count on us to do the lifting but don't give us reason, respect or credit. When the employees are here for more than a paycheck you win. When we are here for the team and to help Verizon win then we will become a different company. When leadership fights FOR us and makes US first then and only then will Verizon change and become a leader. This leader failed in his first message and it's been downhill from there.

Today! Baker has decided to close down the Huntington Beach CWI R&S/Fishing shop.
All shop hands and welder have been laid off and or have an option to relocate up North to Shafter Super center. Admin and field supervisors will work remote. One of the most experience, profitable, hard working and well dedicated team will be no more. A big mistake that will hurt Baker in the long run.

Wow if you search Corporate Risk In-Office FAQs in teamworks, they are posted - right down to guidelines on how long to stay in focus rooms.

Lots of opinions y’all. And grief towards either the past or current state. Can’t change the past and no darn sense complaining about today.

What are the top five things to get us back on the right track?

I was under the impression we’d agreed to keep Friday afternoons clear. I’d stepped away for an hour, having not had any meaningful work come through all week, only to return to a stream of messages and requests for urgent, cancel everything else 4pm meetings.

This evolves around items that have been outstanding for weeks! If they weren’t time-critical on Monday, it’s hard to see why they’ve become so this late on a Friday.

Stop panic managing everything!!! Or at least say - we don't need you until Friday afternoon, then we want 30hours solid! But no I am not working all weekend to catch up on someone else's bad planning. Another day makes no odds other than your stupid status tracker.

Getting to see posts from those involved, sharing in real time, is incredibly sad and validating. There is a lot of value in that. Not making light of the real pain being experienced. However, the Theater of the Absurd in upon us. Then Theresa flips a table with "20% raise with AI!" Can't wait for the Reunion Show where everyone shows texts from Stephanie, Bob and Ian. Andy Cohen is unprepared for this level of insanity and that is saying something.

NY JC Plano Columbus tech teams still hybrid 3 days.

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.

I’m increasingly surrounded by colleagues who show little drive to deliver real value or contribute meaningfully. Instead, many seem more focused on pulling others down—especially when someone is actually trying to push work forward. My supervisor appears completely disengaged; he barely puts in effort himself and shows no interest in supporting the team or addressing these dynamics.
This environment has become unsustainable for me. It feels like the clearest signal yet that it’s time to move on. I’m actively looking for a new role and hoping to make that transition soon—I just can’t keep operating in a place that’s draining me like this. It’s starting to affect my mental health, and I need to get out before it gets worse.

I left support a few years ago, but I heard today that several of their support managers are jumping ship.