I heard there are several layoffs today Any info?
June
with all the earlier rumors about June headcount reductions and then nothing. Do people make this stuff up?
Windows 10 disaster
How is the move from Windows 7 to 10 going? Windows 10 is more or less ok on my home PC but the lockdown garbage that Sabre has done to it makes it just unusable. The cloud sync to OneSlowDrive would make a new i9 5ghz on all 8 cores feel like an... — read more
It's About Time
June is looming. Are there indications this big June layoff is coming?
What's up with the stock price?
Nothing but good news in the SED and the earnings call yet it keeps diving? Are the outages that bad?
New Era Of HR
My take, unimpressive, a lot of VPs that think they are VIPs. Can we put some of their headcount into areas that need it and not into people who just want to hear themselves talk? It’s painfully embarrassing how unaware they are of the real issues.
Rewards should be merit based
Speaking of compensation, why are randomly picked people getting free vacations? How does that encourage anything beneficial for Sabre? Shouldn't rewards be merit-based? Shouldn't we reward something that was purposely done that should be encouraged?... — read more
Nobody wants to stay here long-term
Has anybody else notice Sabre has become the kind of company that new people only use as a stepping stone until they can secure a better job somewhere else? Nobody is interested in staying here longer than they have to. First chance and they're out... — read more
Sabre doesn't value it's employees in the same way because 95% of us can be replaced without consequence to the organization
We SIGNIFICANTLY exceeded the EPS and revenue goals set for 2018 and should have had VCP funding over 100%. However in the end of the year, Q3, they "adjusted" the guidance, then used that as the baseline for VCP. So it was only funded at 100% even... — read more
If you are wondering where your VCP or merit raise went...
https://www1.salary.com/Sean-Menke-Salary-Bonus-Stock-Options-for-SABRE-CORP.html
Menke so happy about cutting employees I guess. F this place.
What a load of c-ap. he's seeing progress at the travel tech company with new management, investments in new types of technology and more efficiencies bolstered by employee cuts... — read more
And another VP gone
MSM re-orgs and another VP gone today
Promotion but Pay Increase Later?
Wondering if others have similar experience. I was promoted earlier this year but told my salary increase has been delayed several months. So I am performing new job without pay increase. Never worked for a company that has asked me to do that. Is... — read more
It says a lot when HR EVP has no goals
Deadline to enter goals was yesterday and KW has no public goals. So as I say, not as I do... Not to mention our CEO.
English should be made as business language in all internal meetings at Bangalore office
I work at Bangalore office and I am from state of Tamilnadu . I see many members in our team and different teams of Bangalore office keep talking in Hindi and different languages during internal meetings and not in English , which is causing serious... — read more
HR department should ask some of the employees in Bangalore to behave properly and follow company ethics
we hav ebeen seeing day by day many employees breaching company policy in their day to day behavior.Some people keep making noises throughout the day talking irrelevant things . Some people keep disrespecting the elders and senior employees Verbally... — read more
Layoffs Yesterday???? Airline Interact Delivery?
I heard there were layoffs in Airline Delivery and SSCI and Interact...truth??
Competency Tracking
What do we make of this? Sounds likes a way to target gaps for layoffs
Any news of layoff in this quarter?
Is there any news of layoffs in 2019 ? Hope nothing and all is well
Why PS rating is applicable only to contributor and senior developers why not for managers
Why PS rating is applicable to only developers and senior developers why not for managers . There are many inefficient managers also in company who are happily passing time giving PS rating to some hard working developers .Then please let managers... — read more
Most of the QA principle engineers dont know basics of programming
I really dont understand who recruit These QA ( testing) principal engineers . Most of the QA principle engineers in Bangalore dont even know basic concepts of programming like multi dimensional arrays in Bangalore .Management should stop wasting... — read more
Developer Positons in Boston
I read a posting for developer leads in Boston as Sabre gears up to re-write legacy mainframe applications to be hosted in the cloud.
Keep most of the managerial positions in Dfw
It would be better to keep most of the managerial positions at DFW . This would help to operate the company better
QA - decentralization not going to help the company much
QA/testing team decentralization is not going to help the company much .IT was not that successful in the past.Hence company had moved to centralized model . What is the point now again moving back to decentralized model
dont target only contribuitors and senior developers While doing Layoff's
we see especially majority of the times only contribuitor and senior developers are getting axed . This is not correct . why not tech leads, principals and above .
well that was bull
anyone else p-ss-d right now? giving us all this "people are important" and "year of people and culture" stuff while they tip us off. we are owed way more than 100% vcp, I did the math and it should be at least 140% of usual bonus. instead they are... — read more
GO SABRE !!! VCP BONUS UP TO 130% !!!
Great performance for company in 2018 overall. My mgr said execs have kicked around numbers up to 130% for VCP based on the profit goals we set, just need to see what board approves. Very exciting!
New HR Tactic Glassdoor
Glassdoor has many salaries recently posted that are far under the market midpoint Sabre rate. Many have only 1 reported salary. It looks like HR is scheming again with fake reviews and now salary postings. Look for people to be underpaid soon more... — read more
There are more number principal developers and tech leads then senior developers and contribuitors in SSPD teams in Bangalore
WE have many principals and tech leads in different teams of SSPD , Bangalore , But most of the design work is being done by the principals / architects who are based at DFW/Poland . Do the company really needs so many principal developers and tech... — read more
No more work from home
They announced that working from home is no longer allowed in TN in Southlake, except for personal illness, ill family member, or home maintenance. Having a day each week to work from home was one of the few perks of working for Sabre. It saved a... — read more
Sanjay defrauded Sabre
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article225198875.html?fbclid=IwAR15pTtZybCAOlpLUqKrA9Iw1T4gt6VL4IEoLR55Bl7n_ZjTP0U7fdM7PPQ
GLS result prediction
"Introducing what our core values thrive on, Sabre Next^2, Get sh-- done half the cost half the time, half the manpower" and "VCP plan is new and proved as everyone gets a $10 Walmart Gift Card Instead"
ceo
Our leadership is still a bunch of disconnected douchebags. That includes the board.
Stock award security
If you were granted a stock award that vests over several years as an incentive to not quit then what happens to the unvested stock if you are laid off before it's vested? Do you lose it or does it vest on schedule even though you no longer work for... — read more
2019 layoffs have started...
...of course they are being called headcount reorganizations.
VCP
Any information about that?
bye bye to those with rating below successful
bye bye to those with rating below successful
2018 No Mass Layoffs Illusion
Sabre execs are patting themselves on the back for 2018 turning around the perception that Sabre is a chop shop since there were no mass layoffs. The illusion is that there still are typical mass layoff practices going on. Louis Selincourt was... — read more
Team movement to TSPD
It was officially announced today that TSPD "won" the budget and teams will be moving there. What was not said is that this was complete surprise for the affected teams both long and short term. Rumor says that around 150 popeple was moved without... — read more
Welcome to Sabre
This company will be still slow and less innovative than it could as long as politics and lack of transparency will rule. To be innovative - people need to have time for it - and at this moment - the higher management seems to be completely unaware... — read more