Thread regarding Nike Inc. layoffs

If Nike really wants to rebuild morale, the biggest opportunity is turning employee feedback into visible action.

People here aren’t asking for miracles; they just want to know their input actually leads to changes they can see. Right now, feedback loops feel like surveys that disappear into a void. A healthier culture would come from sharing what the company heard, what decisions were made because of it, and what results came out of those decisions. Even small wins matter when employees feel included and respected.

The deeper issue is that leadership often seems to underestimate the real cost of constant change. Every reorg disrupts productivity for a month or more. Teams lose momentum, people are anxious about their roles, and everyone has to rebuild relationships and context from scratch. It’s not just an organizational chart shifting; it’s lost time, lost trust, and lost focus. And because so many employees uprooted their lives to work in-person here, treating headcount like something that can be scaled up or down based on short-term pressures doesn’t reflect the reality of the people who keep this place running.

Most of us want to feel proud of the brand again, and stability would do more for morale than any new slogan. A long-term, steady plan paired with genuine follow-through on employee feedback would help rebuild confidence that the company values its people as much as its metrics. Employees don’t need perfection; they need consistency, clarity, and leadership that understands the human impact behind every decision.

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Post ID: @OP+1k9ye4sa3

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@OP They also need honest leaders that are actually doing the right thing. Everyone should be looking elsewhere. Nike doesn’t care about your survey answers. It’s all just for show to say they heard you.

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Post ID: @np+1k9ye4sa3

Morale? Do you think the board and EH are sitting around wondering how they can boost morale? This is a corporation! Read a case study - look around you - capitalism in all caps! Exploit is a maxim - gaslighting by leadership is a maxim - eyes wide open …whatever happened to sustainability? Lol!

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Post ID: @kw+1k9ye4sa3

Reorgs can slow down impacted teams for months and months. Especially when offshoring is involved. It's one of the worst things about working here.

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Post ID: @bq+1k9ye4sa3

If you are young and of color, you have a very high chance getting promoted. Seen it happen 1000 times in my org

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Post ID: @az+1k9ye4sa3

@ad if you have an accent you should be promoted

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Post ID: @ay+1k9ye4sa3

If rebuilding morale was ever the goal, it would have already happened. Or we'd have seen some kind of progress towards that.

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