RTO is the obvious one. Continuing to keep teams short of critical roles is my personal favorite silent tactic, complementing the workload staying the same after half the team was laid off. Unrealistic goals? Continuous threat of layoffs? Pressure to work overtime? All of the above? They should come up with some new ones, this is getting boring.
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I'm ok with RTO.
I'm not ok with department resources cut and then Jeff C telling all of CSG at all-hands that they su-k.
Seems like the tactic is to outright tell employees you hate them.
"top of the promotion list for our team for years now."
Dell keeps getting people like you line, hook and sinker.
let me give you a word of advice: it is easier to get a new job with pay increase than it is to get a promotion. you have been spinning your wheels on the wrong thing.
@jz+1jgm5t5q2 I was in your shoes, the budget was never there, but there seemed to be budget for what felt like anything else. I had to leave role to get the grade increase. My previous department called it a promotion when in reality it was a new role I worked towards and interviewed for. They even tried to match the offer to keep me only when I had decided to leave, too little too late, my head was turned.
My advise is to start looking to move to a new role, internal or external, if they wanted to increase your grade they can, the fact they haven't tells you all you need to know.
"I've been at the top of the promotion list for our team for years now. If I don't get it this year I have to leave. It's not even a choice anymore"
You do realize that promotions are not a reward for tenure or great work? In order for you to get a promotion, your team would have to justify a role at that level in terms of need. Put it this way, would your team create a job opening for that level today and post it to hire to? If not, there is no promotion to be had. If your team can accomplish its goals with current talent, there is no justification for a promotion.
Additionally, promotions in place are rare, 95% of the people I know (including myself) have had to move to other teams, orgs and even roles we don't want to do in order to get promoted. You have to understand how it works before getting frustrated. Look at job listings, are there any roles listed for the level you are looking for? Are you performing the scope and scale of the role level you want in comparison to the requirements chart?
@jz+1jgm5t5q2 Id worry about you if this comment is actually real.
I've been at the top of the promotion list for our team for years now. If I don't get it this year I have to leave. It's not even a choice anymore
and make building stink like curry
“and how exactly will they do this? I spend 90% of my time in face to face meetings and not connected to the network”
Okay are you EVERYONE at Dell? Or do you think there are people in a sh-t ton of departments that this does not apply to?
"Measured 8hrs in the office coming next…"
and how exactly will they do this? I spend 90% of my time in face to face meetings and not connected to the network
The new tactic, if you value your job you need to switch from remote to hybrid.
Like someone already said, they will absolutely start monitoring how long you are in the office. This company cares more about treating their employees like 5th graders and trying to catch them slipping than innovating anything in the tech world.
Measured 8hrs in the office coming next…
It’s 27
No people are pretty over worked. There are critical people and then everyone else.
it's like 33 or 34 not 27
"it's three days, not two."
It's 27 days for green, that's 2 days per week and one extra day
it's three days, not two.
Unless you're in sales, RTO is actually pretty chill compared to most places. Two days a week for policy compliance isn’t a big deal, especially when you don't have set days or hours to hit. Also, it's clear that a lot of people don't really get what 'do less with less' means. They keep doing work that doesn't add much value just to look 'busy' or 'overworked,' but they’re not really contributing anything meaningful. Those are the roles that should probably be cut.