What did this place do in the last five years or so to deserve that loyalty?
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That works fine so long as this is just a morale/fairness issue. But if USAA crashes so badly that it has to sell the bank or something like that, you may regret that you ignored the red flags if you’re trying to flee the ship when it’s already half-sunk. But everyone has their own perception of risk tolerance and big problems vs. perception that the complainers are chicken littles. But some of us are competent enough to hazard a judgment.
Are you asking about actual “I’ve consumed the Kool-Aid and will support USAA without question” loyalty, or just folks who find the paycheck and perks are acceptable for the level of work they put in? There’s a vast difference between those two groups and I imagine a majority of current employees fall towards the latter. USAA pays me for my time and talent. If at any point, and for any reason, that deal doesn’t work for me anymore, I’ll seek other employment. I’m no more loyal to them than any corporate entity is to me. I’m not going to walk away from a deal that works for me just because someone else’s deal with the company stopped working. As far as the Kool-Aid loyalists go…they apparently love their deal, and it’s not my place to judge why. It’s not your place either. To put it more bluntly: you being pi---d doesn’t mean anyone (let alone everyone) else has to feel the same way. Misery may love company, but it’s company I choose not to keep.
I was loving this place until earlier this year when I was basically told remote workers are not going to have a future. I started before the pandemic at 130k base and left last month at 170k. I felt valued based on all the raises and feedback. It felt like a different world compared to other corporate jobs. The mission moments were amazing. It is sad how quickly my mood switched when overall morale tanked and as I listened to our leaders basically lie in our face. Instant change and said good bye. I hear they just recognized how they screwed up and now will allow remote people post for other roles. ……still glad I left though
Providing people a wage and benefits for relatively little work lol
Each employee is going through all the stages of "awareness" in their own way.
Disbelief, fear that after so many years they might not find a comparable job, anger, sorrow. All very human emotions and reactions. And all very hard to process, especially all at once.
They may also have "external" pressures, such as disappointing their family, not providing for children in college, etc They think "if I duck, I won't get hit by this."
These are all very real, honest reactions. Many may think that they other guy "deserved" what happened, and that it will not happen to them. After all, USAA is avoiding the attention of massive layoff and firing currently.
It is hard to watch the procession of employees coming to the realization that this is real, and perhaps now really happening to them.
SERVICE - We serve WP. He serves himself.
HONESTY - We have to be honest with them while they lie and withhold information.
INTEGRITY - They have none while we are held to that standard.
LOYALTY - they want us loyal to them, but they will throw us away at the drop of a hat.
S.H.I.L is how they should rearrange the letters of their cOrE vAlUeS.
They are holding on to a dream that it will return to what it once was....
@odl+1oPHtsIr What was their reason for the PIP?
loyalty doesnt exist from their end, 15+ yr employee and im on a PIP and expect to be tossed out like trash. They deserve no loyalty.
Because people are sheep. They want to be comfortable and are afraid of change. They are hoping for the best while getting the worst.
I'd really like to know.