#wellness

If so, how many pills and/or co-ktails are you taking to sleep? Lol

I know most will think I’m a troll or lying but for those looking for legit advice, here it is. I have been here over 20 years, seen so much change and been impacted multiple times involuntary. It hit me hard, I was kicked to the curb but lucky to find a new role within to stay. I know more about how all this works internally than most of you unfortunately(how we’re notified, off pay, insurance, tax, etc). I wish I didn’t. Then, the first VSP came, I didn’t even look at the offer. The second, I looked but didn’t take it. This got my butt in gear so I didn’t get caught flat footed. While I knew I was staying, I took the last few years learning a new skill, a trade so I would be ready to move on one day. I would actually like to stay here. I have a great team and a great boss. I am lucky. But this week might be that time for me, who knows. This is my advice. If you are fortunate enough to make it through this, don’t sell yourself short and think it’s done. This is the beginning. Take it as an opportunity to learn something new that you see as the future of work. You’ll only sell yourself short if you do nothing AND survive this week.

Who's still hanging around here with zero chance of falling asleep because your stomach is in such a tight knot that lying down just makes it worse?

Random, but is anyone else’s hair falling out? It feels like I’ve been living under constant stress ever since the relocation strategy was introduced with zero details.

What a fun weekend this turned into, with me refreshing this page nonstop while chugging chamomile just to keep my nerves from going completely wild, only to spend half my time running to the bathroom from all the tea. It felt like an endless loop of checking updates, stressing, and trying to calm down, and I probably slept five or six hours total the entire weekend. The only thing that made it even a little easier was knowing there were other people going through the same thing, and there’s real comfort in not feeling completely alone in it.

Embrace nihilism and you will feel so much better about life!! Don’t stress yourself self over something you can’t control. One day you’ll will be gone and no one will remember you.

I know I’m going to. The urge to start job hunting right away is strong, but after everything we’ve been through, you’ll thank yourself for taking a little time to breathe, reset, and get your head straight before diving back in. I'm speaking from experience, since this the second time I've been laid off.

When Wellness Week was implemented during Covid, Nike used the opportunity to axe the profit sharing retirement benefit. The messaging stated, "We are prioritizing investments into employee well being and pay continuity for retail athletes." The decision made sense and there wasn't much push back at the time. Today "wellness week" was taken away, but nothing was mentioned about reinstating what we gave up - the profit sharing plan. All of that coupled with an Oscar worthy performance and the audacity to ask for complete focus and commitment while taking benefits away. Appalling!

It’s honestly a sign of how many entitled people we have here who are overly obsessed with wellness week. Working 9 to 5, in person, at your desk… with PTOs… is that really that difficult?

And for HR, if the goal is to let these naïve people out, raise the lifetime discount bar from 5 yrs to 10. You’d be surprised how many people would end up leaving, since that perk, along with wellness week is what so many seem to value the most.

I smell a Grammy for QB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zyRaOTY4aM&list=RD6zyRaOTY4aM&start_radio=1

I thought I'd feel great this weekend, make up for lost sleep. I was very much wrong. I still feel like cr-p, I still can't relax, and I still have trouble sleeping. I think this whole thing has been hanging over our heads for so long that it'll take us a while to go back to normal.

Specific thread for 10/30 RIF at Wellmed. Comment if you know what departments will be impacted and where?

i feel so alone in this

The past few weeks (or even months) have been tough, but hearing from others who are going through the same thing has been oddly comforting. It helps to know I’m not the only one feeling this dread and uncertainty right now.

Usually we have the date for the next well-being week announced by now. Have a feeling the party might be over this year.

How long did it take for the toxicity to leave your system? When did the happiness start again in your life? I'm going though the 5 stages, but can already tell I am much more calm and don't need the bottle anymore. I'm thinking it just gets better from here. Money? Yep need that, and it is inducing some stress into my life, but it feels much different than the environment at work while I was there.
At least on the money side, I can take personal action to fix it. The office environment? Nope. Just had to endure.....

Farewell wellness week. Welcome unwellness week. No idea if someone will actually TELL the wage slaves or not but word is it's dead.

Does anyone else find hobbies and interests freeing? Almost like an escape from the weight of work? I’ve noticed how important it is to have something that feels like yours outside of all this. What are your favorites — the things that give you a break from the noise?

With so many recent conversations here, this feels important to say: Mental wellness is a vital part of overall health. If you’re struggling, reaching out for support is not only important—it’s courageous. And remember, mental health care is covered by our health insurance plan, just like physical health.

If we keep layoffs aside for a minute, do you think that things/people are falling into there supposed places?
That things are just a little bit clearer than before wellness week ?
What is happening with you, if I may ask?

The last few days have been nerve wracking while waiting for the ISP decision.

The next few days are going to be worse.
What is everyone doing to stay calm and maintain your sanity?

It’s hard to stay positive these days at Visa. This place is such a downer, but we’ee lucky enough to be employed for now. What are healthy coping strategies that have worked for you?

By 2025, #Intel plans to #eliminate up to $10 billion in costs annually by restructuring its operations and #sales departments and focused on the development of domestic foundries.

Intel is in a bad situation right now. Since the $280 billion #CHIPSAct deal has been signed, Intel could not wiggle around by delaying the building of new fab in Ohio, which it broke ground on earlier this year, and has committed at least $20 billion to the project. In his #Reuters interview, #PatGelsinger did say that Intel’s people costs were a relatively small part of its overall spending, so the company is more focused on its factories and fabs as places to save money.

I still believe that Pat Gelsinger, as a renown #CEO, will save Intel from trouble this time. He knows that the biggest #cost #reduction should not come from its people cost. This is a little bit different with earlier announced that Intel layoffs are coming in Q4 as it cuts billions in spending. The factories and fabs overall operational cost should be the number one biggest cost. Since there is an oversupply of chip semiconductor after a huge shortage during the #covid19 pandemic, it is not wise to still ramp up and run the fab production as normal. There should be a swift adjustment to cut the production following the decrease on #chip #demand.

As far as I remember while still working at Intel, the company policy on people #wellness and #wellbeing is something that I really proud of. Intel put its people first. Intel has invested so very much on its employees. Intel has been awarded as the TOP 10 employers in Malaysia with its slogan "#aGreatPlaceToWork." That's why Intel will put #layoff plan as their last option to keep the business running.

I still believe that Intel could weather the storm this time around. With Pat Gelsinger, as a CEO, Intel's best year is yet to come. It certainly will come soon as long as Intel policy on its people do not change. Wishing Intel the very best of luck.