Can we have layoffs so I can be on my way? Anything will be better...

The managers and HR are so desperate to force high morale, they are making it mandatory that everybody participate in the Honeywell Clearwater Olympics. If you don't sign up for one of the "games" (tug of war, cornhole, etc.), the managers have been... — read more 

The spinof press release on Honeywell.com posted this week (August 23) that all "stranded costs will be eliminated by end of 2019 or before" (read as employees RIFd) We just survived the 20% volunteer RIF with people exiting end of August and end of... — read more 

How do they spy on the employees? Are there keyloggers? Do they steal facebook, hotmail, linkedin, yahoo, gmail passwords? Do they record keystrokes? Do they remotely log into the screen to spy on what you are doing? Beside ence (EnCase), what else... — read more 

Heard from a friend who is one of the few WFH employees left (part of one of the groups exempted from the mandate in the past from having to work at a site) in Aerospace that they are starting to tell individuals that they must find a job at the site... — read more 

P: The thing is, B, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care. B: Don't... don't care? P: It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my a-- off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime, so where's the... — read more 

Just heard about this. Looks like Seattle is getting too expensive. Hopefully there is room in India for us.

How much is it costing to implement the "open office" concept in CLW? Did you even ask the employees if they thought that it would benefit them? Or did somebody in HR think "Hmmm, I'm sure that this concept will attract millenials, even though we... — read more 

Hopefully our esteemed leader will share with Trump his plans to eliminate as many jobs as possible in the U.S and once he's shown him how Honeywell will accomplish that he will work on trying to get some tax relief for himself and all members of... — read more 

As a manager, what are the methods Honeywell leadership has laid out for managers to use when trying to get rid of employees? For example, I have heard giving an unfair and very negative performance review has caused employees to leave on their own... — read more 

Heard the 1207 building in Tempe finally sold. Get ready for your commutes to the airport or Deer Valley.

Another good quarterly result. When will business conditions support restoration of the last 1% of company match removed 10 years as part of a "temporary" cost action during the great recession? Removal happened in a day and it has been 10 years of... — read more 

It's official. The new name for homes is Resideo. They will keep Honeywell Homes on the box for a while but will slowly move to Resideo.

China is the real competitor and we know they steal our IP and take advantage of the U.S. in other ways, so here is a thought. How about building up and using U.S. suppliers and bring mfg back here in the U.S.? Honeywell "said on Friday it had... — read more 

https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/its-official-open-plan-offices-are-now-dumbest-management-fad-of-all-time.html

Announcement by the new CEO at 8am (CST).

Those of us who remember the old AiResearch/Garrett/Sperry etc. that the current Honeywell grew out of know the founders valued the workers and the country flourished. They shared the wealth with good pay. The current crop of leaders don't value... — read more 

What happened to the volunteer RIF? The deadline to volunteer was before end of June Now we are past half of July and still no word on volunteers or starting on non-volunteer Did they get 5% volunteers so it will be 15% non-volunteers by what date?... — read more 

I got an outside offer which I accepted, but I don't want to notify my manager I'm leaving until I absolutely have to. I don't trust him or this company anymore at all. Can there be any repercussions if I make it a week or less instead of the usual... — read more 

Here's a cost savings idea that will improve free cash flow. Stop wasting money open office plans. Follow link for more details... http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/373/1753/20170239

I left the company some time ago. I just got a letter stating they overpaid me after leaving. They are asking me to send the money back. Anyone else get a letter like this?

My son just took a summer job with Trader Joe's . As I went over the benefits package with him I was shocked to find that his benefits are head over heels better than Honeywells in every category. How can they do it and not a billion dollar... — read more 

This is what a senior VP (initials ME if you're wondering) told us about 18 months ago. Since then, we've lost good people at a staggering rate. How did this fool respond to a question about fixing issues within Hon? He again told people to leave if... — read more 

32 years at legacy Honeywell, Minneapolis. Always block 5 (or earlier equivalent). Latest appraisal: At standard for results, below for behaviors. Issue: attitude and break use. I was cited for being "complacent". I was hurt, angry, but with 2+ years... — read more 

Interested to know if anyone has insight or opinions on how this will affect Honeywell? I feel it is pertinent to note that HON has spent the last 10 years outsourcing like HE11. Does this mean good or bad for us?

Anyone know what’s going on with HON Aerospace and KBRwyle? I’m hearing that procurement is going to sign a long term contract with them to continue to provide services at the sites. They are at my site and we don’t seem to have much of a problem... — read more 

Is there any recourse if you were fired based on falsified PIP? Outside of completely useless HR, of course.

Was anyone else on the Mandatory call yesterday at 3om EST where they stated they are looking for Volunteers and that they have a target of 20% cuts across the board? Also hinted that if they don't get enough volunteers they will be going to the... — read more 

With more and more boomers being laid off, it looks like Honeywell is becoming a company of millennials. Is that a good or a bad thing for us? I know this might be a touchy subject, but I'm just curious what people think. I personally think that... — read more 

For as long as this stays in Europe, I'm good. I'm okay with somebody else having to deal with layoffs for a while. https://tech2.org/italy/honeywell-company-confirms-layoffs-abruzzo/ (This seems like somebody used Google translate to get the English... — read more 

Anyone recently get a letter on a pension settlement giving the employees an option of a lumps sum or a very small monthly annuity? If you did is there a website or phone number to call? I heard the small monthly amount is the default for obvious... — read more 

https://www.davidclutterbuckpartnership.com/what-to-put-in-place-of-the-9-box-grid/

https://www.thecut.com/2018/06/why-does-unlimited-vacation-time-make-me-feel-guilty.html

Anyone else having issues? I get to the visual identifier but then it kicks me back out to the initial login screen. I manually reset the password again to reselect the identifier twice and it appeared to work but when I went back in I got the same... — read more 

What is the severance package that we are offered. Just out of curiosity.

I keep reading that people are being laid off each week in really small numbers. Two here, three there... Is this true? Or are people only trying to create unnecessary panic? Frankly, I've heard about people being fired every week in those numbers... — read more 

It has been unusually quiet regarding the spin. Does anyone have any news? I know round two of Honeywell employees were notified they were going to Homes last week. I have also heard there were a lot of surprised people who have never done anything... — read more 

Losing your income, benefits and long time career is mind-numbing. For a while. Especially when you know the only reason was age-related salary. Hard to find another (equivalent) job at age 60. But don’t give up! I was rif’d several months ago; it... — read more 

Does anyone know how many Aero/Defense people from Morristown are still at Morris Plains?