#workload

And my manager is trying to intimidate me using the presence report. What can I do or say to get them off my back?

Fidelity is really piling on the workload for people in advisory services. In the IMC space the workload is doubling & of course without any substantial pay upgrades to match.

What I am witnessing is a major culture shift where Fidelity is embracing the Wells Fargo culture of sales at the cost of employee burnout and turnover which I would not be surprised to start seeing more unethical behaviors while the standards of care is being preached. I personally feel there should be those that go out and gather the assets and there are those that maintain and retain the assets. When companies start forcing everyone to be in a high pressure sales role then you can kiss standards of care & company loyalty out the window.

Heard a rumor that CAS is not doing layoffs but rather not re-filling positions putting double the work on their existing team. Any truth?

The reward for doing good work is getting to do more work. Can I get a witness!

Unlike most folks here, I liked working at Chevron. Good people, good pay, interesting work… I’m considered a high performer…but I’m so burnt out I don’t know what to do. I’ve been working basically 2 jobs for the last 3 years. I’ve reached the point where I dread coming in, looking at emails, getting IMs. My bosses have agreed it’s unsustainable, but I’ve cycled through 3 bosses in this period, with no continuity to make changes.

And, it’s clear post reorg this will all get worse. Less competent bosses with less time.

The only solutions I see are quitting or a leave of absence. Taking vacation is pointless, as I end up working 20-40% of the time anyway.

Stress is everywhere, causing good people to leave in droves. The management is offering zero support through it all, and only makes things worse in the majority of cases. Some days it feels like just surviving the day is all you can do - and that's really not what a job should feel like.

Why does it seem like Fridays are always crazy at this company? Everybody wants me to do everything all at once —every Friday. I pretty much expect it now.

Did your managers already start assigning work from your laid off coworkers to you? Mine tried, but I said I was so swamped there was no way to fit it in. So, so incredibly busy. Which, honestly, isn’t even a lie. I plan on staying “too busy” for it, whatever the consequences.

Rules change constantly, arbitrary metrics pop up with no explanation, and you’re pressured to keep up with it all no matter how much work you already have to deal with. It’s exhausting and feels designed to make people quit. I’ve never seen such a consistently stressful environment in my career.

Our job volume is about to increase significantly with no corresponding increase in pay. We’ll have to cover the work left behind by those who were laid off, even though some of us already have more than we can handle. I swear, I’d almost rather have been laid off.

Are we being brutally honest or holding back? Inquiring minds want to know! I’m laying it all out. It’s nothing I haven’t already said to my leader on multiple occasions.

Has anyone taken on a consolidated role? Why/why not? I’m staring one down the barrel & I think I’m going to walk. I’m getting dodged when I ask if the extra fill time responsibilities come with a pay rise…which means no.

Last year my teammate got promotion - got quick zoom call with manager who announced him promotion from level 1 to level 2, but with no financial upgrade. What is the sense of giving employees only titles which means more workload for a less money.

I had some great colleagues at O, truly top notch people. Some were riffed, others were not. Sometimes I feel concern for the survivors, as they will be under great pressure to do the work the laid off used to do, and the workload was already very heavy. My group has already lost over 50% of staff over the past 10 years, and it was becoming difficult to keep the lights on before this blood letting, which still isn't over. And I'm hearing about attrition as some of the survivors are fed up and are leaving on their own. I can't say that I blame them.

What the he-l are the survivors supposed to do? Quadruple their workload?

If your team is affected, they're counting on you taking over the work of those who were laid off. That work is not just going to disappear, and they concluded that the rest of the team has room on their plates and can do it. And we all know how untrue that is. We're barely making it as it is. Make them regret this. When they want you to do something that's not your responsibility, say no. You're busy. If we all do this, maybe it'll have some impact.

I was hired as a campus recruit and designated as an SDL. I'm officially done, and leaving felt amazing. The 18-month rotation wasn't terrible, but managing sales reps and meeting the demands of major customers like Walmart and Kroger was relentless. With so many SKUs across numerous small sets, it was nearly impossible to keep up. I wasn't planning to post, but after reading the investor's advice to the board about reducing SKUs, I couldn't agree more—it's spot on. Pepsi needs a serious overhaul. The management jobs at my location were grueling 80-hour-a-week slogs with unfair compensation.

The MTLs in my location were working from 3AM to 6PM on many days. Their phones don’t stop Ringing and they’re expected to answer it all hours of the night.

One thing I thank Pepsi for: teaching me I never want to manage people again.

Can your team afford to lose any more people? I don't know who makes the layoff decisions, I assume it's somewhere near the top, but those people need to do our jobs for at least a week before the next one. They need to see how much we're struggling and what it would mean to remove more people. They make these decision way too easily.

https://itc.ua/en/news/35-year-old-indian-it-worker-dies-in-microsoft-office-suspected-of-work-overload/

Being laid off would save me from doing three jobs for the pay of one while some of the people I work with spend their days kissing up to management and not giving a damn. Why should I fear losing a job like that?

So many coworkers left this year, yet nothing changes in our workload. We’re running ourselves ragged trying to cover gaps that can’t be filled. No hiring, no reshuffling, just pressure. I honestly don’t see how we keep this going much longer.

I'm so tired of this cr-p.

I thought saying yes to everything would keep me safe from layoffs, and now I’m drowning in twice the workload. Cutting back feels impossible without risking everything, and I’m just exhausted. Not sure any of this even helped, so take it from me, know your limits before it’s too late.

You put in extra effort thinking it will lead somewhere, and instead they just pile on more tasks. No new title, no raise, nothing. Now I'm wondering why I ever went above and beyond.

Long Time Employee. Got moved to the MTL role.

I was constantly asked what I need for support. I don't have the ability to articulate what I needed when we are so damn low paying, and nobody wants to do our jobs. The beverage portfolio is so many skus and our teams hate the job. Go into a Walmart at 5AM and look at how much more work Pep Merchandisers have than all the other companies in the store. The Coke guy gets 5 pallets and 80% of it is red silver or green. my 5 pallets take me team three times as long. Our teams get burnt out because the work is terrible then I end up doing the labor. I am going to work with heavy machinery make a 50% pay raise and not manage people. BYE!!!!

Hey senior leaders, we have the most complexity and slightly above average pay.

Or are you staying strong and saying no?

You think you’re working with a skeleton crew right now? Think again. They will cut everything beyond the bare bones and still try to cut more. There will be closures, position eliminations, layoffs, and everything you can imagine to minimize expenses, regardless of the impact on employees. You’ll be expected to do the work of five or six people and be happy about it. That’s private equity for you.

Will remaining employees get any financial incentive to pick up all of these work from the employees leaving with VSP? Our area has been hit very hard, we were already understaffed and overworked. Now what? Are remaining employees feeling optimistic? Or will remaining employees begin to leave for greener pastures?

It is getting harder to keep up as more people leave and the remaining team ends up doing twice the work. With RTO, things are only going to get much, much worse. Leadership really needs to address staffing before more talented people give up and walk out.

SM Energy needs to give people room to breathe because everyone is overworked. With AI and automation available the company should be helping employees. Not increasing their workload. the IT team needs to be rebuilt because people have stopped asking for help, knowing it is often faster to fix things on their own. all the strong it talent keeps leaving and what is left is undertrained and inexperienced. good people need to be kept instead of replaced with hires who require more training.

Mgmt should be cleaned out because the culture is struggling and expectations are unclear. communication from the top doesn’t always filter down and it makes the work harder than it should be. slow down, be upfront with expectations, and remember that client needs should guide the work.

It is frustrating to watch decisions come from the top with no clue about what the teams face every day. Hans and upper leadership seem unaware of the actual workload and challenges on the ground. No wonder we all feel drained when their expectations are ridiculous.

The team is stretched thin now that so many are gone. The people we lost had years of experience, and replacing that is not simple. New hires will need months of training while deadlines keep piling up. Everyone left is exhausted and it will only get worse.

Management keeps praising people who push endless tasks onto others instead of fixing the problem. The same few employees get buried in extra work while leaders act like that is normal. Someone needs to take a hard look at how this place is being run, and I mean now.

ive been here since STK. been working from home the last 5 years. Hardware service calls have dropped a ton. Took a service call Maybe once per month. Was planning on retiring at the end of the year. Mad as he-l that they picked me off. BUT if I left at the end of the year, i would have walked away without severance. This way I got the package. I wanted to leave on my own terms. Still Mad!!!

It was a long Monday. Everyone can do what they want, but don't complete surveys. They’re seeking legitimacy for pre-planned actions. The only survey should be work output. That’s the bottom line.

https://news.yahoo.com/finance/news/quiet-cracking-dangerous-trend-affecting-133300885.html
quiet cracking refers to those who “gradually become mired in feeling both unappreciated by managers and closed off from career advancement while doing work they otherwise like

Economic uncertainty

Workload and job expectations

Poor leadership or uncertain company direction

Layoffs or restructuring

Lack of career advancement opportunities

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/quiet-cracking-latest-buzzword-hit-103802456.html

How empty will it be by end of 2025? The first wave people are due to leave in a few months...
How long can we milk this dead cow without relo to TX?