#leadership

This leader really nailed it and I think this will help everyone who is anxious about the layoffs coming in 17 days.

https://fortune.com/2023/09/25/verizon-ceo-hans-vestberg-rank-mood-leadership-advice/

If there’s one thing we do best, it’s working ourselves into a frenzy before we even know what’s really happening. That’s just human nature. But I honestly think this time it won’t be nearly as bad as we’re imagining. Dan doesn’t strike me as the kind of guy who’d storm in with a hatchet and start swinging (or at least that’s what I’m choosing to believe until proven different).

New Paramount Skydance Senior Management (DE/JS) made a big stink of saying that they want to be one and done. The next thing we know this has now turned into another round of 1,000 layoffs. Maybe the next cycle is a focus on International, maybe it something else. It would truly be wonderful if the Senior Leadership of this company could enlighten us a bit since they were the ones that put the "one and done" out there. Don't really want to have to be thinking about this 24/7 as we approach the holidays. Maybe someone can tell the new Head of PSKY Human Resources to truly do the "human" thing and provide some guidance here. They set the expectations on this in August, not us. And now here we are again...

FInance undergoing major upheaval targeting 25 % and being achieved via force rankings to avoid severance payments. How is this legal? Nevermind unethical but Dermie doesn't really care.

People are getting fed up and just leaving too. Shame on the managers that don't have a backbone and push back. Note to managers, you are next to go, Karma is a bi--h.

Jassy tried RTO as incentive to leave. Employees were adamant they'd leave in droves. Those who said they'd leave didn't follow through and betrayed everyone else. There was no meaningful uptick in attrition after RTO. What other options does Jassy have to reduce the bloat?

Does anyone have any insights on the COO leaving? Is she training Accenture to do her job too? I never thought they'd let her slip away given hiring goals.

Cengage has gone so far down hill in my 15 years with the company. I used to feel like they actually cared about their employees. I am no longer proud to work here. Why are we not paying a livable wage? Why are we expecting so much out of people who make equal to someone making your fast food order?
What happened to company picnics and showing appreciation to your employees during the busiest time of year? WHY ARE ELEVATE POINTS SO HARD TO GET??? Then when you do get some the amount is just offensive. Cengage eliminated some very important roles and everyone left after is expected to just stay positive and figure it out. What happened to white glove service? Why is there no support or true leadership for the employees? PAY US MORE. stop eliminating roles just to bring people back with a new title and less pay. The customer support over seas is not working either. Bring the jobs back to the US. This company is just getting worse and worse by the day.

During Dan’s speech he told us that it was his 22nd day as CEO. He then stated that by his 44th day as CEO most of his transformative plan would be revealed and much of it would already be set in motion. This is the start of the 1st week of Dan’s 3 week transformation kickoff. Hang on for one heck of a ride! Hope I see you on the other side!

AT&T would face a lot less resistance to change if leadership finally dropped the RTO obsession. Most of us support performance-based expectations and accountability, but the forced return and relocation policies have turned the majority of employees against upper management.

You can’t rebuild trust while punishing the workforce. People aren’t resisting change, they’re resisting bad leadership. Until that changes, you’ll keep getting the bare minimum effort and zero loyalty in return.

I don't want to dive into revenues or actual layoff numbers here, but curious are you guys actually upset being here? The culture still feels great on my team, I'm happy and my manager keeps me challenged and is focused on growing my role here. Does anyone here not feel the same?

I wasn’t laid off but I’m over Target. My 7 year old could run the company better than their current leadership team at the moment. Everything feels messy and too much uncertainty. It doesn’t align with my values and I almost wish I was laid off. How do I continue to work for a company that operates as such?

Over the last year or two, this place has gone way off track. Morale’s at rock bottom. People are grating on each other mercilessly. We’ve got RTO mandates, turf wars over desks, and middle managers acting like it’s a contest to see who can show the least empathy. It feels less like Ford and more like the opening scene of Anyone But You - chaotic, tone-deaf, and completely detached from reality.

Executives talk about “transformation” but can’t seem to manage basic humanity. Families are being disrupted left and right child pickups, elder care, medical needs, nanny arrangements, all brushed off with the corporate equivalent of “we don’t care.” Instead of solving problems, leadership doubles down on punishment, turning “accountability” into cruelty. Somewhere along the line, we turned into a bad sequel to Office Space only this time there’s no stapler to steal, just another RTO badge swipe to prove you exist.

Yet here’s the thing: there’s nothing broken that can’t be fixed if your heart’s still in it. The people who post here, the ones who still speak up even through the noise are the same ones who once believed in this place. We cared. We showed up. We tried to make Ford better for our coworkers, our community, and the future we were building together.

If you’re having a rough time, I’m here for you in spirit. You’re not alone. At least one person at Ford is rooting for you, hoping you find your footing again, hoping you remember what it felt like when this place still had soul. We used to laugh here. We used to smile. There was a time when people genuinely looked out for each other. Now it’s like everyone’s trapped in The X-Files: trust no one.

All of us “perfect” people with the “perfect” lives seem to be locked in this quiet war, trying to survive, trying to look strong, and sometimes tearing each other down in the process. Still perfect-looking, maybe. But far from perfect, me included. I’m anxious, nervous, a little bitter at times. I don’t trust people the way I used to, even the ones I probably would’ve been friends with if the company showed a little heart.

I’ll be honest, there have been moments where I’ve cheered in the face of others struggling, not out of cruelty but from my own exhaustion, my own hurt. When you’re fighting to survive, you start finding light in the grimmest stories, just to remind yourself you’re still standing. And for that, I’m sorry. We’ve all been there. We’re all driven by love of this place, even when it’s buried under layers of anger and frustration. Sometimes we’ve inappropriately found cause for celebration in someone else’s pain because it meant our own survival. But no one truly hates you. No one here wants you to fail. That love is still there, even if it’s quiet.

We can all be cruel at times. That’s what makes us human. What matters is that we move forward, making the best of bad situations while still offering support to the people who need it most.

There’s still a chance to fix the vibe in this palce. But it starts with empathy, not metrics. Maybe we all need a little more Ferris Bueller and a little less Fight Club. Remember when we built things instead of tearing each other apart? Yeah. Let’s get back to that.

No agreement on Union Contract, New CEO with the mission to cut cost, go lean, blah blah..

Do we need to prepare for EWA?

I’ve resisted posting on here, but I feel the need to. I’m in a Management position, but not giving specifics out of fear. My Leader gave me a directive on Friday to prepare for the big Q1 WFR list. Here it is. We have to try to avoid cutting H1B people because we uprooted their lives to move them here, so we can’t leave them stranded. So I guess they feel it’s OK to uproot talented Americans’ lives instead of getting rid of cheap, inferior workers. Total BS!

Has anyone ever worked with this group before? Are they a solid team? Is Ataccama a top tier tool, their leadership is pushing the he-l out of that thing…

Whitacre Tower isn’t just where we work — it’s where our future is being built. Every day inside these walls, we’re driving innovation, reimagining how people connect, and setting bold goals for what comes next. It’s where new ideas are tested, challenges are met with creativity, and collaboration turns ambition into action.

As we look ahead, Whitacre Tower stands as a reminder of what we’ve accomplished — and what we’re still striving for. Our mission is to lead with purpose, invest in technology that empowers communities, and create experiences that move the world forward. The future of our company starts here, in the heart of Dallas, where progress never stops. Whitacre Tower is more than our home — it’s our foundation for what’s next as we strive to be the leader in convergence.

How many WIM executives relocating to the new West Palm Beach hub? What level(s) of management are allowed to work there? Were the executives required to move to West Palm Beach or was it optional with some choosing to remain at other hubs? How does this impact the broader location strategy?

All the performance managers, to marketsource.

This is going to be similar to what Elon did to Twitter when he bought it.

"To the long-suffering men and women in the trenches of the Verizon workforce, this may sound like a new commander's call for another big push days after the last fruitless effort. Under Hans Vestberg, Schulman's predecessor, Verizon's headcount shrank by 44,900 employees between 2018 and 2024, about 31% of the earlier total. Since 2015, the number has plummeted by 78,100. All this carnage has still not apparently produced the lean machine that Schulman, who has been the top independent director on Verizon's board since 2018, wants to see. "

https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/verizon-ceo-wants-aggressive-cuts-after-vestberg-culled-45k-jobs

Who else finds it shameful and offensive to employees that Ricoh has can spend millions on a useless Dealer meeting in Nashville (following Printing United) amid a freeze on merit increases and rolling layoffs? Who are they kidding?... Most of what was presented - except for A3 MFPs and Brother-A4's cannot even be sold by their Dealers.

3rd of November will start Layoffs in EHQ and PTC and week after in ELC. In the meantime, ITC grow rapidly - hundreds of new positions. I have the impression that the company is moving to India. I wonder if it's because Sr LT in GT come from India…

We all know the answer, it's the lazy and d-mb people at top with no idea about the work we do.
Funny thing is, they are in control of the list again.

Arguably John Gibbons was most responsible for the operational decline of the FI Group.

If you need to pay him - it is a slap in shareholders faces to do so. He could have been let go for cause, not a made up Senior Advisor. Who exactly is he advising?

I am recently retired from your largest competitor (you can figure that out) after 40 years that saw our company go from the Stone Age to the dominant retailer in the World.

I still follow the retail business closely, and indeed these are changing times for all. Reviewing the posts regarding the recent layoffs at Target, I can certainly understand peoples pain and concern. At the same time, I want to say to a lot of the commenters complaining that it's time to face reality. Target has not kept pace with the times, particularly in technology and operations and store level execution.

I urge all of you to get out of your Corporate cacoon in Minneapolis and visit a darn Target store. They are awful. Standards, execution, merchandising, all just below expectations. Out of stocks on Merchandise everywhere. My local Target in an affluent area of Omaha NE ( 180th and West Center) is a pig stye. Carts of returns everywhere, freight all over the floor. The store does not get straightened at night or throughout the day. The Walmart across the street is pristine. There was a time when this is what a Walmart store looked like. Not anymore. The Walmarts I've been in lately are much cleaner, neater and instock than the Targets, and years ahead on technology that both associates and customers use to enhance their shopping experience.

Quit complaining and get out into your stores!

For those of you that are holding out to be displaced. You got to look at what the cost to yourself and your family is of staying there. The money even at the end of your long career is not going to be worth the time that you lose away from your loved ones. The leadership doesn't care if you were single parents they don't care if you have children they don't care if you have a loved one you're caring for they don't care if you have parents that you are monitoring. This is all stuff that can be done with you working at home and every now and then just checking on your kids your spouse your parents. But management has decided that is not important prioritize your life based on the most important things which is not your career.

Why does UP stock su-k so bad. They are always painting a picture of rainbows and unicorns. With earnings, safety, merger talk. Shareholders must know they are full of s$$$. Because the stock just wants to drop no matter what.

Hans was fired in 10/6 and documents to scandal were unsealed 10/30. He was fired over Verizons compliance to the subpoena while ATT REFUSED! The board didn’t fire him for abismal leadership (the board was complicit in destroying a great American company and allowing TMO to takeover telecom) they fired him because Hans didn’t have the brains to refuse to comply while competitors did. This puts the Frontier acquisition in jeopardy which is VZ only lifeline.

This means that Dan is just coming in to save face, fire as many people as possible, remember VZ absorbing 15k frontier employees so the VZ cuts will be nasty and Frontier employees will eventually get the boot in early 2027. Dan will not do anything revolutionary outside of what was already being planned prior to Hans leaving. Get ready to su-k for 2 more years until Dan steps down when he unsuccessfully gets VZ off the ground and hands it over to DRUM ROLL…..

John muthafkn Stratton.. sorry Scampath. That’s when VZ will have a small renaissance but won’t ever come close to TMO. Also remember that SpaceX which owns Starlink will IPO within the next 5 years and they will be the ones who take out TMO. VZ will be a distant 3rd.

Come back in two years and congratulate me when it all happens. Buying lotto tickets tonight. Take care lads.

Each new CEO takes 4-5 years to destroy and mess up, then get fired. Same for LBT, making fake news and hiring relational friends will not last long. The company is getting more rotten than before, more corrupted than before.

Do not fool yourself, the whole Intel is a rotten and a scream-house, a dead haunting house with some new paint.

Disclaimer: I took this from @be+1k8zgntvp

Now can he be fired.

See WSJ Story from Oct 31 "How Chevron Got Caught in the Clash Between the U.S. and Venezuela"

Chevron has 3000 employees in harms way, propping up a dictatorship.

The response from Chevron PR is laughable.

“Our top priority is the safety of our personnel, the communities in which we operate, the environment and the integrity of our joint-venture assets,” a Chevron spokesman said. He referred any questions about the security situation in Venezuela to the U.S. government.

How many of these CN deadbeats will Vena hire?

Wireline safe for November 20th? I talked to a leader and they said they think it’ll be more WLS focused.

This is pure speculation but with the earnings call AND CX Summit coming up, I would assume now's the time to announce the new CEO, right?

the only way to start this turnaround is to start by removing everyone at VP and above. they were complicit is creating this culture and never stood up against these practices

Our terrible RE management strikes again! We had 2 Directors: one everyone loved and respected who was onsite, the other we all complain about in our Pulse surveys who is in a completely different office and is horrible to work with. A reasonable person would think if they had to cut one of them it would be the ineffective Director. However, LG is personal friends with the AVP. She and her husband go to dinner with AP and her husband, so when a choice needed to be made, AP decided to save her friend rather than the most suitable candidate. Now our team is stuck with the horrible Director and her nastiness. Typical of our terrible leadership at USAA Real Estate.

If you thought that minor stock price bump was big....

I get so frustrated when I hear LBT say that one of his goals is to attract and retain top technical talent. At the same time, he runs on a hiring spree for his old friends for the top buck EVP positions, people who make no impact or difference whatsoever. Meanwhile, the actual engineers, architects and technical leaders from grades 7-10 are fleeing the company with no meaningful effort made to keep them. It's such a hypocrisy and a complete waste of money.

In the past 2 years Prabhat Singh had lead the group to sink. He is not allowed to hire. Everyone is leaving him. Teams have shrunk by 50% because people we're unhappy. He expects people to work on the weekends so outages will happen on Saturday and customers won't notice. We have an outage every single day.
Someone had shut down the flow on SBG and the whole group is on a KTLO mode. It's just a matter of time until there's going to be a massive cut but the best way it to shake down top down and not bottom up