Thread regarding CDW layoffs

They will say report issues, maybe listen to your concerns if they respond at all, in the end nothing will be done about it. Hear no evil-See no evil-Speak no evil

No one was being targeted by the anonymous post for “cowards”.
And what do all of these posts have to do with layoffs and RIFs?

Thank you for the EEOC number idea on harassment. I am going to keep and share that. Thank you for the information on the g-n thing and the police because the original poster said that someone called the the CDW hot line to report it so there will be a record of what the caller or email said and what was done. This idea is great because it would prove if they have favorites or not. That g-n comment scared me too . Thank you all.

Thank you to the poster on who to call for harassment in the workplace if we need to report violators. We thank you BIG! Is it the same place to call for toxic workplaces and lies to customers and the other complaints that I have read here?

For the complaint of the guy bringing a g-n to work, DO NOT call the numbers recommended in the below posts! You need to call the POLICE and have them investigate it. They will do it for you and keep you anonymous. I looked at the law here in NLV and this is what the law in NV says about it:

LAW: Yes, it is illegal to bring a g-n into a building in Las Vegas and Nevada, in a building with markings stating "no we-pons", regardless of whether you are a former police officer; Nevada law prohibits carrying firearms in public buildings with signs prohibiting them, and doing so can be considered a crime." If the posters are lying let the police find that out and it will be a win win because it will clear them and will make us feel safer.

I don't know where the coworker brought in a g-n and joked about it but you should call the local police and have the police investigate it. If it is here in NV let me know and I will call because I do have anxiety over that. If it happened here, you or I can call the North Las Vegas police at 702-633-9111. That will help us all here because they would punish the person and maybe the ones that didn't do anything about it and we won't have to be scared anymore. The police will also keep you anonymous so they won't fire you after it is done.

Always reports a s-xual harassment issue. If you report a s-xual harassment issue, or any issue where you feel unsafe, and CDW does not deal with it, you may report that to your state labor board (just Google file a s-xual harassment claim in my state and that should give you what you need) and/or the EEOC -

• Visiting an EEOC field office in person or by mail
• Calling 1-800-669-4000 for general information or to file a charge
• Use this portal https://publicportal.eeoc.gov/Portal/Login.aspx
• Or just Google, how do I find an EEOC office to file a s-xual harassment complaint, or any other type of harassment.

This information goes for s-xual harassment, threats of violence, or other types of harassment, such as racial, gender, LGBTQ, etc. types of harassment.

No, you’re right, and don’t stay silent! This goes for wherever you may work.

Posting here may be an outlet for emotions and anxiety related to individual experiences the CDW corporate workplace. But beware of misinformation and false allegations. No matter how a person feels about any given department, if you are being harassed or pressured to do wrongful acts or suffering unwanted advances you should always make reports to management, CWS, legal. S-xual harassment will never be tolerated in the CDW workplace.
There appears to be targeted hatred toward very specific coworkers within this thread , and from who? A disgruntled employee, a low preforming employee, an incompetent employee, the employee who is so fearful of the next RIF that he is willing to bear false witness to protect himself? Do not blindly follow the anonymous coworker; you do not know to which cliff he is leading you to fall from. This is not the place to air your grievances. No one here can help you. Progress and results can only be accomplished through the appropriate CDW processes and truthfulness, Anonymity is for cowards.

OMG. I think the poster that said “get a grip” is only trying to help. He is wrong but his intentions were good,

My response to the poster saying shame on me. I thank you for your advise but He was my friend and I still speak snd help the family. He will never be forgotten and if my comments can prevent another loss and the trauma we all felt, then so be it. I appreciate you for having been here long enough to remember and comment. You are a fellow coworker and I value your input.

That being said, grab a mop and help us clean up this mess. There were a lot of concerning comments on here and many of which i know from seeing them are true. Your focus on that would be appreciated. Our coworkers depend on us old timers to help them make this place what it used to be.

“OMG” when you say too much on an anonymous board? It is easy to figure out who people are. Geeze… get a grip

In response to anonymous “correction”, you have some audacity even mentioning “your friend and co-worker” who committed su----e. And you know why…shame on you

OMG! Someone actually wrote below that we can stay anonymous until we say too much???????? Are you sh--ting me? That was definitely someone in a position of power in our own company trying to scare us. No one else would benefit from that post but them. Chris Leahy, be bold and Bring IT. You can end this by recognizing that we have a problem here and no one trusts your old legal department and from what I have read here, and experienced while working here, they don't trust some dept heads like in CE, Sales, Security and the leaders of those poor coworkers at the distribution centers talking about harassment. It will be hard to investigate because I spoke to one of them that I know and she said it was true but our coworkers there won't complain because they don't trust the management there and definitely not the legal compliance team. Chris, please look into the g-n thing and if true, I would fire the compliance and security leaders and then the employees will see you care and open up to the new ones again. I would also look into our sales team leaders. It is a mess. One of my coworkers was dating their direct report and caved in to advances because they needed the job and then couldn't get out of it for fear of being fired and now the coworker is on the outside looking in. I tried to tell the former coworker to file a law suit but doesn't want a bad reputation because she is looking for a new job and she said no one will hire her is she is known to file suits. Please Chris, enough is enough. You and you alone can fix this. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of a few friends. You may think you can trust them but they are not you. Far from it.

Yes, and he was on during work hours. Hypocrite!

Keep speaking and helping and sharing facts everyone. There have been several attempts to silence us. Like the one below saying if we talk too much we will be silenced. Who do you think wrote that? They want this to stop but they just increased the input by thinking we were d-mb. Not this time CDW. We love our company and fellow coworkers and that is why we will continue to speak up. To those that are gone from here, know you are missed and cared for. We may have been too late to help you but we will help the ones that remain.

"The people complaining on this board are probably the next to get laid off. Never fails. Instead of hanging out here singing the blues, go ask your boss what you can do today to help get one more deal done and one more dollar in the door. That’s the culture we used to have."

• But....you're on here, too, Foolio!

Nice try CDW spokesperson but this post won’t silence us. This site has been very good about making sure we are anonymous. They have exposure to liability as well but more importantly, they are here to help us speak and not hurt us. As long as there aren’t any threats, they will not expose anyone. Thank you layoff.com. And to the person that posted that comment below, fear will not prevent us from helping our coworkers and doing the right things.

You can only stay anonymous until you say too much.

I’m in agreement with all of you but your efforts are futile. Being a female, the harassment and g-n violation comments are what bothers me most. I thought I had joined a professional tech company but today my coworker corrected me and said we are not a tech nor professional company. That statement alone is depressing.

Correction: I am astonished by what I am reading. I knew of harassment in the office being common and have heard why coworkers don’t want to call the integrity line because they don’t do sh—. I have been here for almost 20 years and know of times the compliance people buried things depending on who you are. Like some said in other comments here, that was unheard of under Leahy. I have read every post for the first time and as a Director, I would be devastated if someone really brought a g-n to work and was still employed here. I was here when we had the coworker use a g-n to take his life in the lobby while I was in the office. He was a coworker and friend and I have been traumatized ever since. I see that in my nightmares and still see a therapist who has been great help. If after all that, a person was allowed to bring a g-n in when all doors say you shouldn’t, and from what I read the person is one who enforces the rules. If it is true that legal allowed him to stay, I will have no recourse but to seek outside counsel because that is horrifying and directly affects our safety and our mental health for those of us that experienced the lobby incident. I know people in the security team and will find out. I hope this is an exaggeration or lie because if it isn’t, they have set a precedent and others will not be terminated for the same action. And if he was fu—-ing caught joking about it? I would feel they have just made this office an unsafe workplace and those of us that are in all CDW offices are too. I know a Chris Leahy and there is no way that the coworker and the legal team would still be employed here after the person brought a g-n and joked about it. She would also remove the incompetent legal players that allowed it without real consequences. I will write the CDW board of directors also if I find out if it is true and possibly the authorities to investigate it.

To those of you who are no longer here, including friends, sometimes companies have to make hard decisions to lay off coworkers and I know it must pain everyone,. It is a hard reality and sometimes the best performers are let go. I agree that we should have done it with more dignity and kindness like we used to but we were given a “script” of what and how to say it . It troubles me every day because there were some good coworkers and performers . I just ask that we do it with more kindness and respect for our coworkers during the next phase.

"The work environment is worse here than any other job I've ever had, and I've worked for some cr-ppy companies. I'm not sure if it's just my group or the entire CDW, but the sheer toxicity is unbelievable. It's like you took every bad work stereotype and put it into one place. I've managed to last two years and now I'm desperately looking for a way out."

• Holy sh-t. I'm glad...and concerned...that I'm not the only one that feels this.

My previous statement "Why are you on here during the work day? Hypocritical. Get to work!" was intended for the poster who made the comment which included "crying the blues" and not the others on this board. I wanted to make sure everyone knew the target audience.

Why are you on here during the work day? Hypocritical. Get to work!

The people complaining on this board are probably the next to get laid off. Never fails. Instead of hanging out here singing the blues, go ask your boss what you can do today to help get one more deal done and one more dollar in the door. That’s the culture we used to have.

It wasn't always like this. Believe it or not, this actually was a vibrant, rewarding and fulfilling place to work. Everyone seemed like family and the atmosphere was amazing. That culture is dead, for a variety of the reasons brought up in the other threads.

15+ year coworker, had my first interview elsewhere yesterday, unfortunately the new leadership, process and changes are forcing my hand, nothing to hold on to hope for anymore here. There is a correlation to all of this and the 8 straight quarters of decline we have had. If our leaders too proud to acknowledge it or not.

Reading these sites have been very informative. It seems to reflect everything that I see in our downtown office. Thank you Layoff.com for the privacy and providing a platform to share ideas. I want to say I do miss some of my friends that were cut last month. It won't be the same without you.

I think that is the point of one of the aforementioned posts. I know of at least two cases in her group that reached the Compliance and Legal teams and they swept it under the rug. Chris Leahy was fair and balanced when she was our General Counsel and insisted on fairness to all. When they made it to her desk, she would decide their fortune ethically and without considering political situations nor gender/ race. She was fair to all. It is a different group of decision makers now.

There are a handful of AMs who bully and harass others but will never face consequences as long as Corley is around. To the extent that she personally intervened when one of her favorites was under investigation (saved the AM/bully from being fired). Anyone with any history of sales at CDW will know who the favorites are.

I agree with both of you. I didn't until I read the last review under the Unionize title. It shows how the workplace problems have skyrocketed the last 5 to 10 years. The coworker wrote that there were complaints reported about workplace challenges and the punishment, or lack thereof, depended on relationships and coworkers. I was dismayed by it all but it explains the recent confidence of our poor leaders to behave and treat people as they desire. The lack of consequences and selection of who is punished and who isn't will eventually end with a major lawsuit. They even explain an event relating to bringing in a g-n by a person who maintained his job. You wonder if that would have been different if a person in a similar position would have been afforded the same results if he was a woman, or minority, or a person of different culture of religion. This is a lawsuit waiting to happen and the legal department has been careless enough to create the perfect foundation for a discovery. If you take time to read some of these entries under other topics, the lights will come on as to where the problems actually draw breath. The very three or four areas that are suppose to be a buffer for coworkers are choosing to conduct themselves inappropriately and issuing discipline based on who they advocate. This is unjust and will create a culture that will affect the performance and ultimately our financial goals. I ask for an external inquiry
begin utilizing an external agency to peruse the security, coworker experience, and legal teams and the history of how they handled complaints. Our culture and financial results are at stake.

Agree with this post. The c suite could audit the bad and remove or replace toxic elements pushing down on us all but they never will because beasts have friends. Look at the trades which are in an economic sweet spot. Sure you have to get muscle tone and callous but at least you won't have lazy fat ugly and feeding you nihilism everyday.