Seagate is a very top heavy company. Seems like everyone is either a Director, Senior Director, Executive Director or VP. These fat cats get huge pay checks and bonuses and produce very little. Time to cut out the fat. Seagate used to be focused on customers and products but now the focus is on political narratives and virtue signaling. Where is all the inclusion when the company targets older workers for layoffs. Not very inclusive I think. Go woke, go broke. I left last year on my own accord. Best move I ever made.
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Is it woke or is it social justice or is it following what other companies are doing because it’s “good for business” apparently? The company raises its hand publicly around social and political issues to state “we won’t tolerate this” or “we stand with that” - the board of directors and execs think these things are as important or even more important than selling the product. They may believe advertising alignment with certain values may even help the bottom line. DEI initiatives are highly valued by leadership, with post-George Floyd corporate calls to talk about employee feelings, special non-bias and tolerance trainings, targeted job opportunities for ethnic minorities, public support of LGBTQ+-/ (only support to an extent by flying the flag where a county’s culture allows it, though), “moonshot goals” for exec and board female representation, banishment of those non-vaxed (but that is no longer a policy because?) We all received, at least once, the email asking “Don’t forget to add your preferred pronouns to your email signature to show your support for the LGBTQ+-/ community.”
Woke? Nah, it’s what our customers, shareholders and employees want. These initiatives help us all harvest, win and grow. And feel darn good about the positive influence we are collectively making on the world. Be glad your leaders are such caring, forward-thinkers.
People can’t read very well can they.
We should put you a--hats in charge of Seagate, can't believe we missed this amazing opportunity for success!
Wokeness, group think, WEF, and lack of innovation go together like horse and carriage. It's all the same mindset bro.
I don't think its about being Woke. It's just the classic case of inept management that can't think beyond next quarter's results. No growth means no new revenue sources and that means the only way to get more profit margin is to cut costs. The longer (and older) you are typically means you're more costly to their bottom line. This is nothing new - its been quite obvious over the last decade plus.
Best of luck to those trying to squeeze out a few more years to retirement and to those younger engineers - time polish that resume and continue to improve that skillset.
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