For the love of God, just give us the option for voluntary severance. It's a win win. The company reduces headcount/opex, and the disgruntled people like myself can move on. The almighty bottom line will thank you.
The id--ts that want to stay, and TMO deserve each other.
They are afraid everyone would take it.
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T-Mobile by policy doesn't provide or allow reference checks. All they will provide is that you worked there
In response to "Technology team morale is beyond repair. Ulf and Salim are destroying what Neville and Abdul built...what is John Saw exactly doing?"
I agree with your lead, and your sentiment, but we have to remember: enough money buys souls. Whether Neville laughed all the way to the bank, or cried all the way to the bank, is not relevant. The fact is, if he knew what was coming, and his soul was not for sale, he would have (and probably could have) stopped it. But he did not stop it, did he? Let’s be careful who we call the hero.
My personal belief is that Neville tried to slow down the steamroller that he knew was coming, got his hand slapped, then quickly learned to take what he could get and exit gracefully, without reputational stain (as did John Legere).
Since the new CEO took over, it is quite obvious that there have been too many intermediate levels of management, too much incompetence in those levels, and too many silos. What it has created is what we see now: a toxic environment that breeds fear, chaos, confusion, frequent miscommunication, uncertainty, lack of transparency and clarity, and like others have said, backstabbing or excessive posturing to try to keep one's own job. It is quite sad - this kind of thing can ruin communities and relationships - and will not hold the company successfully long-term. Despite some people's passions and delusions, AI will not fix those problems.
In my estimation, the SLT (or their "life coaches"/3rd party advisors) might have recognized some of those problems, and have put their subordinate leadership/management teams on notice. To what extent?
My advice to anyone still with the company is to hope for the best, plan for the worst. What that looks like is this: take advantage of every financial and educational opportunity that the company offers (contribute enough to 401k to get the max 401k match, contribute max to ESPP, expand your education with tuition reimbursement and other programs, etc.). Cut your personal expenses where possible, and build up your emergency fund to extreme levels (for real, don't go out and buy a new car, or pick up extra debt if you aren't financially positioned for that, and are afraid you might lose your job soon).
And, based on a lot of chatter in here, and public knowledge, the company's severance package is very generous. One could sit on their butts or plunder in their house/shop for a year or longer (while taking advantage of unemployment benefits as a supplement), so don't try to be a martyr, and throw that all away.
Do your job, and do it well. If you "quiet quit" because you hate the toxicity of the company, don't come in here asking for kleenex if you are (appropriately) let go in a future layoff/rif. Trust me, none of your "friends" are going to "put in a good word for you" if you quiet quit, when your potential, future employer calls them for a reference check - because they don't want to compromise their integrity or credibility.
With that being said, do not sacrifice work-life balance for this company, or any company. Sacrificing your "life" for "work" is a very short-term tactic, not a long-term strategy.
And for those critics who are chomping at the bit to attack me for being a company shill... please understand that I only want those who are still working for the company to not fall into the trap and negativity that former employees or outsiders are beckoning you into. I want you to make it through to the other side, and not stay up at night concerned about your family's next meal. The company held a proverbial g-n to my head and didn't pull the trigger. That is unforgivable. So, I am definitely not a company shill.
Power struggle happening in the HQ teams which will likely end up with one of the HQ RF E2E teams getting the axe. One team trying to undermine the other and strong-arming them which in turn is creating this toxic environment for the engineers on both sides.
just hang out until they let you go...dont go early...bleed them dry..,sc--w the pink garbage crowd who got brainwashed into thinking they actually care....
Sad to hear that Salim is drinking and the new yellow pi-s flavored koolaid. He was a well respected leader before leaving for the west coast.
Technology team morale is beyond repair. Ulf and Salim are destroying what Neville and Abdul built. Neville and Abdul truly cared about the people, good technical people. Ulf and Salim are creating an organization based on fear where we started stubbing each other, just to keep our job. We don’t have anymore people to troubleshoot real network / customer impacting issues. BTW, can anyone tell me what is John Saw exactly doing?
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Whoever posted this response needs a reality check. The chaos at the company is the doing of chaotic unethical leadership which is having horrible impacts on employees working there. People have families and responsibilities to support, and getting a new job doesn’t often happen overnight. So no, people’s unhappiness from this horrible company is not everyone’s personal doing. The environment and culture of the company has been damaged beyond repair by leadership since the Sprint merger and new CEO. Hopefully people can find new opportunities that bring positive change as soon as possible.
Your unhappiness is your personal choice. No one is forcing you to work here or anywhere else. This victim mindset is why you are not winning. Go find a career that will make you happy and stop the self defeat.
So many people live in holes of their own digging. Really sad.
Last round of layoff we had 2 ppl volunteer and they took them up on it. Wishing I would have put my name in also
I’d certainly take it.
But I’m sure everyone would. So not going to happen.
Sorry OP, but this is a very logical, win-win-win solution for Mike and the SLT's battle to reign in operating expenses. So unfortunately this won't be considered as an option.
It's much better for everyone to keep the threat of more layoffs every present to further suppress morale to the point of increasing the natural attrition rate.
I agree it should be an option. But they are trying to force people out by sh---y practices hoping people leave on their own to avoid severance payout. The new plan here is just to run people into the ground and ostracize them until they break and get fired or leave themselves.
T-Mobile no longer cares about employees and culture. They only care about their bottom line dollar and will do anything they can to increase that.
Why should he or she quit and leave money on the table? This company promised him the DOJ to create jobs, not systematically reduce them and destroy morale at the same time.
Voluntarily layoffs should always be made available first and foremost. Yet another misstep by the new administration.
I think you mean quitting. Do that at your leisure.