#employeerelations

Did anyone else notice RV gave himself a $50mm bonus on top of salary and stock options in March 2026? A 258% increase in Y/Y not too bad. But, I am sure the remaining staff will get a pizza party. The greed coming out of leadership is truely next level

I know the conventional wisdom is to wait it out and force the company to pay you in severance. But, they'll try to deny it to you by every means they have. You just have to ask yourself one question. Is it worth it?

You'll be faced with a ticking clock of the severance checks stopping while you job hunt. No getting away from that.

Just start looking now and taking interviews with sick days or doctor's appointments and then just...leave. No two weeks' notice. No exit interview. Just tell them you quit and walk out. You don't owe them anything at all.

You'll feel great! You'll be leaving this lousy job and starting new one. No better feeling in the world. Better than waiting around in the stress test lab wondering when your number is up.

They are actively trying to exploit you in every conceivable way.

Just. Leave. Now.

Were there layoffs within this team or has it always been a mess?

Anyone on a PIP will be gone by no later than March 31st. Anyone receiving a FY25 employee review lower than "Successfully Meets Expectations" will also be gone.

I applied for a job during my 30 day post lay off, when I was still “internal”. I was in screening status and spoke with manager and was moving forward. Then my last official day came. Now I’m “external”. I just found out that this job isn’t hiring external applicants and can’t move forward. The recruiter supposedly tried to get approval. Not sure who or what is behind all these decisions but none of it makes sense.

Can you guys stop complaining? It’s making the directors, VP, and the CEOs friends uncomfortable!

Anyone who applied for a position, but then didn’t get it-yet there is evidence of a friend, family remember, or just “someone I know” who got the job-you can file with the EOC. Chronyism is illegal in this circumstance. Easy to prove-just look up their profile on linked-in, true people, or do an internet search. Screen shot the evidence. This applies to internal and external applicants.

Just su-k it up already! You can’t get paid your incentive checks on time so that the money can go to the top dawgs.

If you make them a ton of revenue, they will fly to your location and cook you a piece of chicken. Congrats! Smile! Get back in your food line! They might even splurge and buy you a $20 trophy or print a piece of paper that says you did good.

Definition:
Cronyism—favoring friends or associates for jobs or contracts regardless of merit—is often not inherently illegal in the private sector, but it is prohibited in government and high-stakes sectors to prevent corruption, conflict of interest, and discrimination. It is deemed illegal when it violates fair hiring laws, creates hostile work environments, or involves unlawful government quid pro quo.
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Here is why cronyism is illegal or heavily restricted:
Public Trust and Corruption: In government, appointing cronies violates public trust, breaks transparency, and often leads to illegal corruption where contracts are awarded to unqualified allies.
Discrimination Laws: While hiring a friend isn't illegal, it becomes unlawful if that favoritism is based on protected characteristics like race, religion, gender, or age, creating a discriminatory hiring process.
Contract and Liability Risks: In business, cronyism can lead to illegal "hostile work environment" claims or breach of contract if established hiring procedures were bypassed to hire a friend.
Economic Inefficiency: It restricts economic growth by prioritizing political connections over innovation and skill, often violating anti-trust or fair competition laws (crony capitalism).
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In short, while "playing favorites" is generally legal, it becomes illegal when it crosses into discrimination, public corruption, or violates employment law.

No other org leadership in the world will treat their employees this badly !! No transparency and courage to support or atleast be honest about what's going on. While M and up taking all the benefits, proactively switching orgs to save their jobs the real hard working ICs are still in the dark. All this company cared is just for M and M only !!

The current cycle was conducted more like a firing than a layoff. Staff were told early in the morning that the layoff was effective immediately. System access terminated within minutes and staff were walked out by a manager. Remote staff were notified by Zoom.

Seeing a lot of confusion today around a meeting titled “Regulatory Hub: Client Summary”, large group invited, many people replying they don’t know why they’re included.

Given the recent org updates, people seem a bit on edge. Anyone know what this is about?

It always amazes me how people believe in the doom! The doom scrolling!

"March 26 CONFIRMED" Yeah right!

Is this percentage often adjusted to hit a certain dollar amount based on where you are in salary range or is it strictly tied to rating (met etc)?

Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) is laying off approximately 150 employees. These cuts include teachers, counselors, and all mental health clinicians. The district faces an ailing budget, declining enrollment, and rising costs. The Board of Trustees approved the layoffs in December 2025. Some layoff notices may be rescinded due to early retirement incentives.

Watsonville, California

https://santacruzlocal.org/2026/03/25/youre-not-able-to-just-close-your-door-and-teach-pvusd-employees-get-layoff-notices/

Fresno Unified employees voiced concerns about proposed layoffs. They claim the district has hundreds of millions in funds to prevent job cuts. The Fresno Teachers Association cited $315 million, with $175 million unrestricted. District officials stated funds are actively being spent and it's not simple. District officials will offer new roles to all affected employees.

https://abc30.com/post/employees-push-back-fresno-unified-weighs-layoffs-amid-budget-dispute/18773634/

Has anyone heard of lists being made or anything in the US? When should we expect the layoffs in the US to come? Please be open and honest?!!

Club Wyndham Shawnee Village will close by the end of 2025. This closure impacts 124 employees. The information comes from a Pennsylvania WARN notice. The resort is located in Shawnee on Delaware. It offered timeshare-style rentals and outdoor activities.

Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania

https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/local/2025/10/21/club-wyndham-shawnee-village-poconos-closing/86807209007/

Hi, my manager gave me a written development plan. I am unfamiliar with the process here - can someone please share if these plans are genuine and have good success rate for me to give it my all? Or should I work on finding a new job? Any recommendations will greatly help me, I'm in a state of shock since yesterday

The atmosphere changed after the layoffs became the norm and it hasn't come back. People are hesitant to speak up, to take initiative, and to trust. I keep waiting for things to feel normal again, but they never do. It's no surprise, though, since we all know more layoffs are always a possibility.

Fidelity appears to have made a business decision long ago in response to shrinking margins, automation, fee compression, and a more self-directed investor base. The problem isn’t the decision itself. It’s how that decision has been operationalized.
When a firm replaces professional judgment with opaque performance systems, “standards of care” stops being a value and starts being a slogan. The micro-management intensifies by design. Weekly one-on-ones. Additional check-ins. Maybe a "visit" from a market leader. More oversight framed as “support.” More and more metrics, but less trust.
I experienced this firsthand. It became a slow, unsettling realization that doing the right thing for clients and doing the right thing for the system were no longer the same thing. That tension doesn’t resolve, it accumulates. Over time, it wears you down. (Which I gather is the objective of a constructive discharge.)
Some people resign. Others try to hang on, only to find their work increasingly scrutinized, their judgment second-guessed, and their margin for error shrinking to zero.
It can be soul-crushing. (Which I think is the idea.) For those living it, the cost isn’t just professional, it’s personal.
Best wishes to everyone currently navigating that reality. If its any consolation, what that environment erodes isn’t talent, it’s morale and morale can be rebuilt quickly once you’re no longer inside a system designed to grind it down.

Bumped from @cf+1kh0ce72y, an on-point post.

Like others said, it’s just another way to get booted later. Je-king us around.

When did omnissa last paid 100% of the bonus? They just keep disrespecting whoever has decided to stay loyal to them the last year

layoffs are happening , the general channel numbers are dropping very fast today didnt count but its about 250-300+

I survived the last several rounds of layoffs and I feel horrible about it. Some of the best people on our team got cut and I'm still here, with less than two years under my belt. I know logically it's not my fault, but I can't shake this guilt every time I log on.

I've been through the entire cycle of emotions. Denial, anger, trying to negotiate with myself, depression, and now I'm finally at acceptance. I've landed at the point where a severance feels like the best possible outcome. I'm actually ready for it now.

I can't wait for town halls in other departments where the management will somehow explain how this is good for the company and the people, how great of an opportunity this is. They will of course address all the questions submitted by us

Just like most of you, I was miserable at TD. Doing the workload of two jobs, with a horrible management team. But for some reason, I wasn’t interviewing because the thought of juggling a job search and an insane workload at TD stressed me out. Well I already landed a new job (much better company) with a 20% pay increase. TD severance still running through May. This is a message to everyone still there - you HAVE to start interviewing! The ship is sinking rapidly, but if you put your mind to it, you can land another job pretty quickly. The job market is bad, but not THAT bad. Get out while you still can! Your life will improve!

Every layoff targets the skilled workers who keep things running, and somehow the managers who do nothing but attend meetings never seem to get touched. No wonder our performance keeps sliding.

Real leaders own their mistakes. Ours just deflect and hide. The people running this place have no clue what they're doing and we're the ones paying for it every single day.

Every week my job drifts a little further from what I was actually hired to do. At this point I’m basically in a completely different role, and nobody’s said a word about it. No conversation, no training, no change to my title or pay. I’ve brought it up, and nothing changes. What even is this place?

Great town hall, love the continued ask to do more without any mutual benefit.

• No real numbers, just colors and words

• No guarantees to top level performers for bonus or compensation

What would intelligent leadership look like?

Go into the successful locations, what is the common denominator?

STRONG MANAGEMENT that is incentivized to push a team through difficult times.

What is reality?

No incentive.

No reciprocal individual EBITDA benefit

Healthcare isn't office supplies, so DECREASING benefits and hours while INCREASING demands is a fools plan.

When this destructive self imposed Sycamore failure is complete, there will be business case studies added to college macroeconomics courses demonstrating how to NOT run a business.

Monthly bonus for hitting goals could be a good start for MGR, do you have zero motivational ideas Sycamore?

Nothing says “ask me anything” like the “organizer has disabled new discussions, and responses” and chat has been turned off by the “organizer for everyone”

Sounds like the long-term plan is to completely get rid of professional services

How many are planning to quit rather than being transferred? I see several people mentioning that's what they're going to do, so I'm just wondering how prevalent that is.

Anyone else hearing of a layoff tomorrow

They will loose too many employees by forcing time back in the office. Employees have to many advantages by working from home. Less time on the road, less money spent on gas, clothes, food, less wear on vehicle, etc. They can have repairs, deliveries, etc, taken care of without taking time off. They have their own private bathroom and can make lunch at home. There is absolutely no benefit to the employees for being in office. Neither is it a benefit for the employer. Just a micromanagement tool disquised by colorful language like "collaboration" bs.

I’ve been here awhile, I see VP/SVP’s all of a sudden posting pictures of themselves with their teams on LinkedIn at their self-indulging little town hall meetings “look at me”, “I’m great”, “don’t fire me”.

Meanwhile, they have been here for decades, never worked anywhere else. Let me fill you in, you’re not the solution, you are the problem so save us your vanity posts and how much you miraculously now know about AI or Verizon Customers. lol

I'm one of the unlucky ones who's still employed by this trash company. I'm now going to have to do the work of 4 people, and I'm already DROWNING. In our dept meeting they kept saying we'll still meet our deadlines and learn how to "do more with less". It's IMPOSSIBLE.

I sincerely envy my associates who were let go.

wow some people aren’t a man of the word , been saying they wanted to get laid off acting like they are financially all set but they are not , they end up getting laid off saying they are so happy because they hate the place , and would never go back , but they do go back because it’s easy and they will be working until they are 80. ALL TALK

After 15 years of time at State Farm, 3 CEOs, COVID, work from home, hybrid, and whatever comes next - I can safely say that this company is absolutely sc--wed. I dunno who in the chain: Farney, some random VP, or that consulting firm they hired last year thought it was a good idea to push us back to office more frequently - but at least be honest when you give us the reason. It’s micromanagement. Pure and simple. Don’t tell us it’s ‘collaboration’ because if that was truly the case they’d open operation centers again and push the former ops center employees into office.

I thought when Tipsord retired, we could go back to what we had under Ed Rust Jr. A State Farm where you were treated well, trained better, and could build a future towards a good retirement. Boy - did that not happen.

Farney has made it clear he portrays one heck of a down to earth boss but the truth is closer to a Hallmark movie villain. June 1 (in the middle of summer) parents and grandparents have to find people to watch their kids. And the company’s response ‘we got you a totally sweet discount - go check out this page in the intranet’. On top of that let’s talk about the costs of coming into the office. Virtual employees don’t pay for gas, don’t have to pay to go to work, don’t have to waste time commuting - but sc--w the rest of us. Worst career decision I ever made was leaving the ops center for a HUB for opportunity that never happened.

I genuinely hope Progressive pulls away, Geico passes us, and honestly Allstate (because they do 100% virtual). Maybe Bloomington will pull their head from the advertising backside and listen to employees again. Knowing this regime they’d pay a consulting firm who hires Arnold Schwarzenegger (at our expense) to tell them to be a good NAY-BUH to tell them we don’t like it - only to make us come in more.

Need a class -action lawsuit against these id--ts! FIS mgmt. should be the folks leaving not the hard working class. I am betting we'll be forced to accept roles with Cognizant to keep a paycheck coming in only to get sc--wed within a year from now. Betting it is the way FIS gets around paying severance packages and Cognizant will get their cut. I am highly irritated with the manner if which they handled their business, and we are all being lied to by managers saying they had no idea, when we know they were included and had likely had to sign off. Deals like this don't happen overnight this has been in the work many many months, pushing a year and I hope they remember karma is a !@#$%

AC's a walking lie. Every word out of his mouth is garbage—nobody believes a damn thing he says. He’s not a leader, he’s a joke. Terrible speaker, zero tech knowledge, just hot air and buzzwords.
And yeah, he’s right there helping ship our jobs to India, nodding along like it’s no big deal. But he’ll never own it—he’ll just smile, lie some more, and keep his cushy spot while the rest of us get sc--wed.
He should be the one getting the pink slip. Not us. Not the people who actually know what they’re doing.

I’m young in my career and all three MCO’s I have worked at have been hellish, with Anthem being the worst by far. Wondering if folks have actually encountered a decent healthcare company to work at? Considering changing industries altogether because of how bad these places are.

(As an aside, Gail and team couldn’t identify true talent if it hit them in the face.)