Thread regarding Fiserv Inc. layoffs

You know that funny part of all this - that this is Fiserv focus…..Instead of working on quality through maintaining knowledge. We are discussing work schedule, like they do not think that we work this hours already.

We all need to see where company is going, we need proper raises, proper personal growth.

I am glad Michal Phelps has more priority than people who do actual job… - did anyone grow in any way listening to it?

Ps: of course they will force office work - as there is 0 knowledge left….

IT/Software was never 9-6 stop messing around when you say it has been like this for decades. It was banks and financial institutions who still have like 14hr workdays. It should be 8 hrs. And if its 9-6 then say bye bye to weekend support, I guess you 90s people wouldn’t have to do that, do you ?

@2hpx+1vMum9KD 100% Agree!! No more work scheduled for weekends or outside of 9-6. Clients can take it up with senior management.

@2etf+1vMum9KD

Sounds like there isn't any staff available to work on Saturday or Sunday anymore.

All work will need to be scheduled Monday to Friday 9-6. Sorry clients, new company policy.

@1ekz+1vMum9KD I started working in the mid 90s and it was 9 hour work days at that time without a paid lunch. That's been my experience and the expectation at every job I've had. I'd be thrilled if I ever had one that expected less and still paid for 40

Client projects in my sector have to be completed on Saturdays. These events often continue through Sunday. Our clients love to schedule these events during holiday weekends too. We used to be able to log off a few hours early the following Friday or Monday, but they told us just recently that this was no longer an option. Doesn’t sound like such a big deal does it? It does when you end up working 2-3 weekends a month for a cr-ppy 1 - 2 % increase.

The new in office 9 hours a day M-F is only for Grade 11 and above.

Did they actually specify the hours, in writing, for people to be there from 9-6pm?

All I have to say is - I am so glad Fiserv laid me off. My new employer is 10,000 times better.

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Post from TheLayoff.com

Sorry, but you are wrong. 9-5 was the norm for decades. It was about the time of 08 housing crash where many companies started to decide that your lunch hour is unpaid, and thus they want you here an extra hour each day.

That hour is an hour less you have left of your day.

9-6 is a 45 hour work week because it takes away that much time from your free time, but you are only getting paid for 40.

Stop rewriting history and making younger generations think this should be the norm.

Unpopular opinion but it sounds like some people know what a full work day is and this is why all this is happening. Some are overcompensating working long days and others don't know what a normal work day looks like. Nine hour day with an hour lunch has always been the office norm and still is. 9-1=8, 8×5=40.

Getting docked for being in the office less then 9 isn't ok and this sounds like employees should be hourly and not salary

“7-4, 8-5, 9-6 is normal and has been the standard for decades. Do people have Covid brain fog?”

Stop gaslighting people. For many decades it’s been 9-5 as the norm.

A "9-5" workday is generally considered the norm, representing the standard 8-hour workday from 9am to 5pm, which is widely recognized as the typical office schedule in most companies with full-time employees; although some workplaces may operate on a "9-6" schedule, with the "9-5" being more commonly used and considered the standard.

Are a) people forgetting this includes your lunch hour and b) are you grade 11 and above?

7-4, 8-5, 9-6 is normal and has been the standard for decades. Do people have Covid brain fog?

I think RTO is ridiculous, as well as specifically stating 9-6, but I don't get the hand-wringing over nine hours. I don't know about anyone else, but I've been doing that for decades. Thankfully, I was able to work 7-4 back in the old Fiserv days, but it was still nine hours, with an hour for lunch (and you better believe I took that hour). Am I missing something? Is Sapience requiring nine hours of work?

Not one second over 8 hours of work for me anymore

9-6 isn’t illegal. Badging out an hour for lunch and having it count against you because you were only “badged in” for 8, well that just might be.

In the US, we’re all at will employees. That means they can fire us with no notice for any reason and we can quit at anytime.

I will do 8am-5pm.
But still… sapience makes no flexibility

I'm not understanding what's illegal about it, 9-6 with an hour for lunch. I worked that shift for years.

I am sure they ran it by their army of legal team. So please do not assume it’s illegal. Even if it is , they will have the means to defend it. Use caution people

Talked to my attorney and it's not

Everyone is pi---d off about this. Management doesnt care. Theres talks about Cyber Security conducting a walk out.

One of the chief differences between exempt vs. nonexempt workers is how they are compensated. Exempt employees are generally not subject to the FLSA regulations governing minimum wage and overtime pay. Rather, exempt employees are paid on a salary or fee basis, meaning they typically must receive their predetermined salary each workweek regardless of the quality or quantity of work performed. Subject to limited exceptions (e.g., the first and last week of work, unpaid FMLA leave, etc.), an exempt employee must receive their full salary for any week they perform any work regardless of the number of hours or days Worked.

I think Frankie needs to be reported to the FLSA