Best news of the year .. people officer is leaving not sure what her purpose was at bd other than fly and travel all over the world posing for pics and cutting ribbons and handing out lame awards must be nice. This woman was a nobody in Sumter plant somehow made her way up the ranks .. appease Tom and ur gold .. her replacement is another useless waste of space .. talent at BD is non existent and where it exists it’s not valued it’s eliminated to be outsourced or to bring in their buddies .. yup I said it and it’s the reality ..
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@1bt A significant portion of hiring and promotion decisions within BD appear to be influenced by personal relationships rather than merit-based evaluation. Additionally, the company continues to invest in employee engagement surveys such as VoA, yet there is a perception that limited action is taken based on the feedback received. If there is no clear intent to address employee concerns, the value and return on investment of conducting such surveys should be reconsidered.
There is also concern regarding spending on offsite conferences and events where the business value and attendee selection criteria are not always evident. In an environment where cost discipline is important, it is reasonable to expect that participation in high-cost conferences be aligned with clear strategic objectives and measurable outcomes. Even financially strong organizations are typically cautious about discretionary spending that does not demonstrate tangible business impact. But BD being BD thinks sending idiots to conferences will make them productive.
@1bj Tired of changing their titles every couple of years, the TGS jokers went ahead and changed the name of the entire department. Now they call themselves TDS — which honestly feels pretty fitting for that crowd.
TDS = Talent Deficiency Syndrome or Totally Dysfunctional Syndicate 🤣😂😁
@1bj I couldn’t agree more. I would start with the central roles , director level and above are in excess and they contribute absolutely nothing. They don’t understand the processes because they don’t use the process themselves. They add absolutely no value to the business. The business is where the work and stress is and to get promoted or to even think of moving up to director or senior director is practically impossible meanwhile in corporate they are able to open positions associate director and above without any issues . Central doesn’t generate any revenge for the company so they need to be leaned out completely. If gross profit and money is what Tom is after he’s unaware of the money that is going dowwwwn the tubes with the fluffy positions all over corporate especially corporate quality. I would then clean house in IT because let’s face it BD IT is just one useless organization incompetence runs rampant starting at the very top. the cio has comprehension issues she doesn’t even understand basic questions being asked in a town hall. I would sell MMS and get rid of that virus that has infected bd since 2017 nothing but consent decrees and warning letters they just can’t get their act together.
@OP If we remove all unnecessary roles, we could probably save more than $10 million a year while making the organization far more effective. People who are not fit for an analyst role, hold the title of Sr. Director, VP. Such a circus!
@177 😂 exactly
@b1 Remind ppl about Quarterly connect. Drive to the office to work. Those are their top 2 priorities. Then come July Aug Sept, send you 2000 reminders about year end review
Bd HR is there to represent BD only. Even when employees are bullied by the management, designated by management for age, they find a way to keep up the facade so employees leave or get let go.
@ag right? Imagine that chief people officer aka head of Human Resources .. what are we doing in HR ? Managing talent? Nope developing our people? Nope retaining talent? DEF Nope implementing succession planning at all levels Nope just the top level only the rest can just sit and rot .. oh I know what we do plant for how to eliminate and outsource everything so we can save money
@OP why the fu-k do we need a chief at the HR level anyway? Mr Polen needs to BD excellence that sh-t out.