When I used to work there, one major issue I had was the way single people were treated verus married people.
When they need somebody to work the weekend your the one they asked, because your single.
When they need somebody to work overtime your the one they asked , because your single
When they need somebody to help out another office in Quincy or Boston your the one they aske.
When they need somebody to work a holiday yep your asked, your single you have no life, no family obligations
Sigh
Yeah, all those socialist females at the SOTU address were dressed in white.... the death party who loves abortions and is destroying the American value system.
Only two types of people wear all white; butchers and doctors.
But hey, keep relying yourselves everything is alright....
Yay, women’s rights!!!!
Now they get to work while the men get laid off....
Lmao. They got you all at each other’s throats fighting over single and married people’s rights in the workplace... serves ya all right since you live in a socialist state that is all about girl power at state street....all your HR people are miserable females much like all them Democrat’s at the SOTU address last night.
Enjoy your rollercoaster ride of layoffs.... hold on tight....and when they are done laying off the men they will get rid of the women.
I’ve heard of three married couples that work at state street and only the men got laid off....that’s right make the mother stay at work and emasculate the man so he feels useless in society.... meanwhile the wife will no doubt cheat at work with a man who has a paycheck...
Destruction of family and society all by design... keep voting for your communist leaders... you get exactly what you deserve.
@Post ID: @XsXYxw4-2dcz
Nice post but you have to realize every dept is not run the same as yours is.
Some managers are flexible others rule with a " I am the Boss its my way or else.
And remember during the last 15 years of the yearly layoffs, people are afraid to asked for
flexibility
Some workers put up with a lot of stress from double workloads and dictator like managers hoping they may be spared the dreaded Layoff list.
I worked for a great boss who treated ALL workers in his area fairly, no special treatment.
But then in 2008 he was given the door and replaced with a bean counter dictator who ruled with
fear and berating people.
People would come to work semi sick just to stay on his good side.
As an actual SSC employee, this all sounds so foreign to me.
In my area everyone is asked to work extra hours and weekends. No preference is given to married employees or employees with children. Everyone does their share and if they don’t , their TCP will reflect it.
For those who are complaining on this board, what is preventing you from advocating for yourself?
@Post ID: @XsXYxw4-xdl
Please I knew a married person who had a very sweet deal, they could work from home ever Friday and Monday sweet deal.
Maybe managers need to take another look and try and offer the single people some perks to balance the work field.
I worked at State Street for more than 10 years and left the company a few years ago. I was a VP when I left.
I can assure you this is a real issue.
I personally asked a very senior Human Resource person about this issue because it really bothered me. I gave several real life examples to the HR person.
They looked back at me like a deer in headlights. They had honestly not thought about the issues I was raising from the perspective of the single person working at State Street. They did not disagree with the concerns I raised or examples that I cited.
A single person is disadvantaged in so many ways by the HR policies in place and by the accepted ways that management deals with single persons vs married persons doing the same job.
Go ahead and disbelieve me if you want however this is the truth. It is just one more example why State Street is no longer a good place to work.
@Post ID: @XsXYxw4
You are a despicable, insidious troll and it’s a sick pathology that needs serious help. Please, I implore you get your rocks off elsewhere. People come on here for advice and facts not your faux stories filled with paranoia and bitterness. Go find another blog site.
Dam, from the various posts maybe the issue is people are stressed from the last 14 years of outsourcing.
People with kids vs single people are just being played against each other by the company.
It has to be terrible not knowing year to year if your on the hit list
Looks what's happening. The lay-offs are looming and you're already going after each other--and lowering the discourse to married versus single. In my experience at STT--I'm long gone--this was standard operating procedure. Really, they couldn't care less whether you're married or single--they expect you to get the work done and if you don't there was always someone behind you who would (and then take your job). It's striking to read these entries because in many other places in the country, super-competitive companies get the work/life and family/balance equation. It doesn't mean it's easy but at least they're operating in 2019, not 1974, like STT.
Simple solution...
When you start a job, put up as many pictures of a large, extended family. Any family will do. Make sure there are lots of kids, all ages and old people in the pics.
Never talk about your personal life. Ever.
Wear a band of any kind of metal on ring finger.
Never lie, but never offer up any information.
Take control of the situation and don't get bullied into working overtime unless YOU want to.
You're welcome.
Maybe if you knew the correct usage of "your" and "you're", you'd get a break in life.
What do you single people have for an excuse? "I need to stay home and watch reality TV?"
It's a temporary thing - kids grow up. Most parents work from home when our kids are sick anyways. It's not a day off. In fact it's more work, than just work. If your boss doesn't allow that, then that's their fault.
I have an idea. When they ask you to work weekends say no. You allow them to take advantage of you. Have some guts and stick up for yourself
@Post ID: @XsXYxw4-mtm
Please you married people with kids, use your kids as excuses to get out of working late and weekends.
A kid is sick, you want to go to your kid's sporting or school event.
Please and too many Manger's do give special treatment to married couples
So wah wah the Truth hurts
Wah wah wah. Don’t share anything about your personal life at work if you believe you are being targeted (which I doubt you are). I’m married and put in 11 hour day and some weekends.
@Post ID: @XsXYxw4-moa
Because in my group of 10 people with three singles, we were on the top of the list.
As I stated it may be painful if your married, but it is the truth.
People with kids whether mother or father are given special rights in the work place.
I had single friends who worked in other departments who went through the same thing
How do you know they didn't ask the married person, and the married person said no? I know exactly what you mean. They go to the path of least resistance.