Between layoffs and attrition, we're down to bare bones. We lose more folks, they might as well just get rid of the entire team. We can't continue like this. They might think they can keep adding to our plates, but there comes a point where nothing else can fit and the plate breaks. We're at that point.
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@124 Things will get worse.
Things can always get worse.
Don't complain to HR, your manager or anyone if you want to keep your job.
@d9 next is the 35 day month.
Mark B's OT evolution to Computer Associates is almost complete. When we can no longer manage and support the products, the journey will be complete.
@a5 managers plates are full as well, especially the ones that do numerous jobs on top of managing a team!
This is what needs to happen in Waterloo… https://youtu.be/_RujOFCHsxo?si=z_hSNdJJZWh8EjLI
Get up and yell “I’m mad as he-l and I’m not going to take this anymore”. A good theme for Sales Kickoff.
An individual contributor in Waterloo told his manager goodbye and walked out of the building, leaving his laptop behind.
Walk out. Leave them holding the bag.
They. Do. Not. Care. About. You.
Do not accept more than the plate will hold. Worst case, your clueless manager gives you a bad performance review for not working miracles (remember that you get to write your part first), but realistically, you probably weren't going to get a fair (or any) raise anyway and chances are good they're going to lay you off before a hypothetical good review would bring rewards. It really is lose-lose, and you HAVE to protect your own health first.
When I'm fully loaded and get handed a new "top priority" task, I ask which existing task I should stop working on. If I don't get an answer, I say (in writing) "I have stopped work on X in order to do Y per your instruction that Y is top priority". Document everything. Make it your manager's problem; your manager probably isn't doing anything productive anyway.
We’re already at the breaking point. Losing more people won’t just slow us down — it’ll break the whole team. You can only stack so much on one plate before it cracks, and we’re there. If leadership wants us to keep going, they need to stop cutting and start supporting us. Otherwise, there won’t be much left to hold together.