I am one of those who simply gave up putting in the effort because it became impossible to meet unrealistic targets without it having a bad effect on my health. However, for some reason I feel guilty because I have always done my best up until now. Isn't doing only enough to stay out of trouble essentially a waste of time and isn't it wiser to find a better job?
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You must work at Minneapolis location. If you don’t show up to work half the time and always tardy. You’ll get promoted.
The problem with those persons that pushes the he-l out of everybody else. Then complain about all the slow people. So you can get by doing the bare minimum, and management will be too focused on them. They won’t ever known as you’re bad attendance and tardiness.
I can’t believe you can get any work done. Since most people don’t even show up for work. Yet! I have a bunch of people that love their overtime. So if only one person showed up, that would mean that they could work 24 hours a day if it was legal.
I’d like to tell North Korea leader. You don’t need forced labor. Just call everything Honeywell, and and tell them that they are working for Honeywell. They will work nonstop overtime for you. You don’t need guards. I can work Monday through Sunday. Also, I can work 24 hours a day. I did overtime too.
Your ad. Now hiring. We work 365 days a year. 24 hours a day. Will pay overtime. I bet most of the Honeywell employees would go down there. I’m a future shaper. This is what they would be chanting. When they’re working.
When they complain and didn’t get paid for their overtime. We pay our bills every six months. You’ll get your check eventually. Let’s start the future shape or chant again.
When I was at Honeywell, they did a great job at guilttripping workers into thinking they weren't working enough. Didn't matter if you worked multiple allnighters in row, they'd still find a way to make you feel guilty for not putting in enough effort and time. I worked at Honeywell for two years and glad I left that soon. Though I'm glad they gave me my first job out college during a bad recession, Honeywell was getting much more out of me (my time, energy, health, sleep hours etc) than I was getting from them (poor benefits (esp health insurance which I never used, as it was cheaper to pay in cash out of pocket), mediocre salary, very low prospects for a promotion, etc). Two years seems a short time but my health was suffering badly at the end of those two years which I attribute to lack of sleep, constant stress, long hours, unpredictable schedule (I would have to work allnighters, weekends, and holidays with very little advanced notice). All this while they were having us train engineers from Bangalore on how to do our jobs and permanently replace us. So if possible, I would do the bare the minimum (ie. that won't get you fired tomorrow) and try to find a better job as soon as possible.
Same reality at HON as nearly every other large company - they put more into hiring than they do into growth. If you’re not getting what you want out of your job, it’s time to move on. Lots of biz publications now declaring that upskilling will be more important than generic “experience” this decade.
Don’t feel bad. Do you think the CEO or HR or Presidents etc at Honeywell feel bad when they take your pay away (2% pay rise in 20% inflation is not a rise), or when they reduce your already pathetic Honeywell benefits package, or when they change 401K match requirements, or when they fire staff and simply give your their workload, or when they award their friends massive pay rises and huge bonuses and give you nothing, or when you’re expected to work weekends or night because they didn’t hire enough people, or when they incorporate furloughs into their business plan as a cost saving exercise, and so on?
They don’t care about you. We should not care about them.
I know exactly how you feel but please don’t feel bad for Honeywell. Honeywell hates its employees. We are sc-m in their eyes.
If you try harder, you might get a Bravo award for $100. That is if:
*There is budget
*Your boss is sufficiently knowledgable that he can summarize what you accomplished
*Your boss isn't afraid to submit it and get his boss to approve it
*There isn't some stealth DIU metric that shoots it down
I agree with the others, it really isn't worth the extra effort. Instead tip the work/life balance towards the "life" side of the balance. Let someone else burnout or tick off the wife.
Feel free to dial it back another 5%. Your boss really doesn't have a clue if you are doing 55% or 85%. Your merit increase was based the VP's expectations for his entire organization. Unless you are an inner block employee (1,2 or 4), you got a raise that is an insult to a North American employee working for one of USATODAY "most admired corporations" whatever that means. I have friends that work for Boeing, Northrup-Grummann and Blue Horizon, they all make more money and they like their job. At this point, I'd take one of those two advantages (liking the job or more money). My director is a buffoon, his team is a collection of underachievers that prove out the Peter principle.
Absolutely true that hard work will not get you anywhere with hon. But don’t let hon take your work ethic. Get a better job while it’s a good job market. That’s what I did last year. It’s so much better.
I feel fairly compensated when I do next to nothing.
This post is an HR troll playing psychological games.
Unless you work for someone who has to pay to have friends. Then you can make a fortune by doing nothing.
You'll feel even worse when you work hard all year only to get the exact same block rating and raise as the guy who sleeps during teams meetings and didn't meet his goals. Do less, live longer. Always remember this when working at Honeywell - your hard work will only benefit those above you, but never you.
HR 'Jill' is at it again. Go home.
It is always the valueless brown noser and boot locker that feels the least stress. Sadly this is the garbage that survives the longest in places like this. Doing the right thing will do you in.
Where is you work ethic? You volunteered to join Honeywell, you owe them a strong performance if you have a decent work ethic and leave your "feelings" out of the conversation. Honeywell is a good company, it just has some employees who feel entitled to be treated like they are "special", buck up folks, life is hard and be very thankful you have your position at Honeywell.
I know people who are working around the clock and are recognized as outstanding colleagues. They’re block 5. I know people who clock out ASAP and barely answer emails. Also block 5.
This system is discouraging. Please take care of yourself first.
Many of the younger workers are leaving the industry -- no proper mentoring or training, seeing the movement offshore and termination of senior workers, they realize it isn't worth investing any effort here.
Hard worker or barely working, same raise, same RIF. That's the true reality of this company. Knowing this, I choose the bare minimum approach because why work harder to make other people rich?
lol I don't.
Whether you work your a-s off or do the bare minimum, you'll be laid off the same.
Two Words : Side Hustle
Or if it floats your boat one word : Family
Do something you enjoy and make some change or hugs you kids.
DONT give your life away.
Find a better job. Part of the current leadership continue to move the targets so they can criticize the employees, in order to appear relevant. No matter how hard you work, it won’t be enough.
Start looking and get out. It'll be better for your health and wellbeing. Plus, looking while putting up with it all will give you a mental boost, too. You will mentally feel better/more satisfied once you land somewhere else.
Same happened to me, the system is rigged to fail so to speak so I just stopped busting my ar5e off. It is impossible now to develop a high quality product at Honeywell, no one can be bothered and there is no budget or capability so feck it. I focused on my health over the last couple of years and eventually was gifted the RIF to escape the relocation payback handcuffs!
Offshoring is the way of the future.
Not at all, do the bare minimum and milk HON till you are RIF'ed. Don't forget to collect severance as thank you gift