Feels like Nike doesn’t talk about DEI much anymore. Makes me wonder… did they ever really mean it, or was it just for show to make money back then? Now that things have shifted politically, it seems like Nike backed off. Did they actually believe... — read more
Back to the office 5 Day a Week
Looks like we’ll be back to the office 5 days a week post la or day. Returning to pre covid in office work expectations. If you trim the workforce to save costs the next step is to make it more efficient.
(Tech) Excited for Wellness week but also hardly breathing
I am super excited for Wellness week , it's best time for rest and recovery, but hardly breathing coz Lay-offs around the corner for EMEA Tech What do you suggest to east the anxiety? Can the peers share any insights, Positive/Negative will do... — read more
In line Promotion criteria
Just reading MD's email with the in line promotion criteria. 2 years of highly successful/ exceeds expectations.
Wellness Week = Practice Vomiting out of Fear Week
Funny thing is, everyone should have known layoffs were imminent when CK became the company mascot who bragged about sacrificing errr-thang
Feels like Nike's main activity lately is just cutting people
I don’t see much real work getting done. Leadership seems to be just riding along, with no clear plan. Makes me wonder how long this can even keep going.
Wellness Week
Would you rather have a wellness week, or executives and management actually care about employees enough to ACTUALLY BE TRANSPARENT about things that are going on instead of sending vague emails referencing their determination to be transparent. What... — read more
Teammate wants to record a meeting with our manager
He has some issues with the guy and he wants proof of mistreatment. I told him I don't think that's legal, and not to mention, a certain path to getting fired. Am I wrong?
Box links no longer working
Whole team box folder is gone and all past links are showing up as broken. Wondering if this is hr shutting down box pre layoff or just a glitch in the matrix?
NNKE is a Marketing Company and Nothing Else
What does NKE actually do? Does anyone wear anything Nike for anything other than branding? NKE is like clicking on an ad that leads to an ad that leads to an ad - with no end point. The only difference between NKE and clickbait is that Nike... — read more
CJ leaving Nike
Leaving after just one year!
JD to Stanford
BWAHAHAHAHA!! Good luck Card!
AES Follow-Up
Was it just me or was that AES follow-up email a whollota .......... nothing?
the crystal ball says..... Nike's future is
not that bright. Poor leadership Entitled, unmotivated, talentless and clueless staff Lost China market (Nike is anti Chinese corporation in PRC) Lost European market (because Europeans are broke) Lost Americans market specially with young generation... — read more
MD Promotions Email
So all managers in tech apparently got an email from MD describing how to apply for "in job promotions". Although the items on the list might seem fair, if you put them all together (which is the requirement), that list is just absurd!
Survivors
https://www.webpronews.com/mit-study-heavy-chatgpt-use-linked-to-reduced-brain-activity-and-memory/ Who do you think has dodged the bullet using AI?
LA GM
Plot twist: You can’t ‘relocate’ credibility. LA doesn’t do imports.”
Warn notice
How is it that there has been no warn notice?
CS announces new role
With APLA finally splitting up, CS has announced they will transition...and be responsible for a new role leading women's both globally and for North America. A unique dual role that will strategically align the women's business in the most important... — read more
IDSA leader (DC) gone
What will happen to IDSA now?
MG to Athleta
Good frikking luck Athleta. LOL Not exactly sure what she did other than be unusefully arrogant. “Maggie Gauger, who has spent more than 20 years at Nike, is the third CEO hired to helm Athleta in the last two years as the women's athleisure brand's... — read more
Converse post again deleted
that converse post again got deleted, the one with recent accusations today... they are sweeping something under the rug, rofl
MD Post
MD Posts on LinkedIn and gets 11 likes…tells you a lot.
Layoffs Over-Blown
I personally think this “layoff” will be nothing. There’s no incentive for it. JD was searching for EBIT gains. He’s a PE guy. It’s what they know when things aren’t going well on the revenue side. Can you do the same with less? (tbh, we are, but... — read more
RTO change?
When will we change our RTO policy back to 3 days in office / 2 days at home? Also it looks like our stock is soaring so we need to give EH his flowers. He has done a fabulous job putting Nike back on the map. Its only time until this site will just... — read more
Upcoming ReOrg
Max 2% of WHQ. GT is safe for this round.
WFH email coming this week?
Heard that reorg may begin tomorrow. Anyone else can not sleep?
Layoffs 2028
Next round will be 2028, pre Olympics. So if you survive this one you should be good for a little bit. But must take into account 3-7% jobs will be partially if not fully replaced by 2028 by AI So all of you whining and stuck in the past Uplevel... — read more
Any truth to the rumors about a big round of layoffs in September?
It’s not that I wouldn’t expect it. But it would be helpful to know. So much has been happening behind the scenes with little to no communication, and it’s only making the already low morale worse.
Bonuses
As a laid off employee, when are bonuses expected to be issued, or have they been issued yet?
Cognizant helpdesk failures in cyberattack
https://www.csoonline.com/article/4027266/clorox-sues-cognizant-for-380m-over-alleged-helpdesk-failures-in-cyberattack.html Ouch
Jordan VP in EHQ
CW was in EHQ this week, people noticed that we was walking often alone. What does this visit mean for us? Will layoffs impact CG and his ELT team too?
3 Months Later SEC
With Nike outsourcing SEC to Accenture, has there been any large ball drops or massive issues?
Laying off 400 people out of 70,000+ is theater
Laying off 400 people in a multi-billion dollar company with over 70,000 employees is a performance. Bottom Line impact: Negligible. Some say Nike hires the best, smartest. Well then: Retool with the amazing talent. Do It differently than other... — read more
‘Put America first’: Donald Trump warns Google and Microsoft to halt hiring in India and China
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/put-america-first-trump-warns-google-microsoft-to-halt-hiring-in-india-and-china-11753357915309.html
Disband IDSA and make consumer insights part of strategy?
Wouldn’t this make the insight work that will be done more connected to the business and give teams a better chance of having clear direction and impact?
Business as usual? Not really.
I find the lack of information being shared following EH's announcement frustrating. When will they share the sports/categories we'll be structured under (yes we can guess what they are but some official info would be great)? When will the VP round... — read more
[Non-Tech] What happened to reducing SKUs?
Why haven’t we reduced our product offerings? I thought the ‘reduce SKUs’ insight back in 2020 was supposed to become a strategy to simply make less product. Appears we still have 12,000+ products for sale on Nike.com.