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Copied comments from previous posts. Is this the cultural issue at all large companies or just Ford ?? The blowhards continue to rise at Ford until a bigger blowhard deflates the blowhard above him with a well placed knife in the back... —  read more 

Are we legally able to file for unemployment benefits? If you choose to defer your severance until next year, would that change the answer?

What departments have received their day notice so far? Please confirm the region in which you are located.

Watch men , some are telling others they have put in for voluntary redundancy but are lying . Trying everything they can to hang onto jobs due to being ancient . We had this problem last time with a certain someone . He thinks he is clever but we... —  read more 

Forgetting for the moment the minutiae of problems plaguing WM on the inside, the much greater concern is how their failures will affect the USA economically. WM is still the largest private employer, and the leading employer in 22 states. The... —  read more 

The 1200 stores will they be a mixture of the brands or Justice and Catherines with some Lane Bryant mixed in .

So, I can confirm the rumors that Lowe’s is deliberately cutting back on full time associates. I saw an email that my store manager left open on a computer in one of the offices. It was about approving some recent postings of positions in the store... —  read more 

Anyone else having issues enrolling in COBRA? I tried yesterday and can’t seem to enroll; HR is also not picking up my calls.

It seems like the Cleveland Browns front office is running this company. It has been an ongoing debacle for a few years and the last month encapsulates it. Prove me wrong.

Let’s keep America great!!

I knew something was wrong when *Tom recently wore a pink sweater. He was hinting “pink slips” coming. He’s old fashioned like that. *He/Glenn also stopped letting us have cake on our office monthly birthday celebrations. *Last year when he... —  read more 

Has McElfresh ever held a customer-facing role? I have to wonder. Thinking about how as of today the entire sales tean supporting several very large accounts worth tens of millions per year in revenue per year to ATT are gone. How in the world are... —  read more 

This is the best article of seen thus far. Tens of thousands to be terminated. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/07/10/wells-fargo.amp.html

AT&T has begun its layoffs, VZW won’t be far behind.

Once upon a time, companies had 5 and 10 year plans. Now things change so fast, it is like a hangover but without the drinking. Death by waves of incessant change.

Stores in Houston Texas requiring reps to work 5 days a week. Next week. National hotspot, yet requiring all reps in store. 2-3 days a week doing salesforce calls all day to ask about my Verizon app, other 2/3 days helping customers. Already at 10... —  read more 

If you were laid off please leave a fair and honest glassdoor review.

My store manager is the biggest joke in the world, I’ve never met anyone with a bigger god complex in my life. He barely worked when covid wasn’t around and now he’s using it as an excuse not to come to work because he’s has “weakened immune system... —  read more 

Sorry to hear the bad news - Please know there are many positions available outside of the company and I know of many individuals who are not only happier but are earning more too!!

Here is a little treasure for the shareholders of ExxonMobil stock. The very people ranking the top talent of this company are in direct competition with their direct reports. The individuals making these decisions as to who is or isnt performing... —  read more 

Aero As the dust settles, and I find out who was let go, I'm continuley shocked at the top talent and contribution that was RIFed. Even in this employment environment, most should have no trouble finding a good job. They are that good... —  read more 

“ Your guide as you leave the company “ Page 16 Please be advised that any Castlight points that you may have received will no longer be available for redemption for yourself or your covert spouse/partner once your termination status is received... —  read more 

No warnings for the employees who have served A&M during the Covid 19 shut down and kept them afloat. MANY who have been there 14+ years. ALL with out jobs as of today. It’s all about the buck people there is no loyalty for a job well done.

A corporate shill just made a comment about 10 topics down stating how critical physical inventory is. well if it’s so critical why would a company want Inexperienced associates to do inventory? Why not hire an auditing/inventory company? It can’t... —  read more 

Some said we'd be gone by q3, some aint no idea https://www.rigzone.com/news/weatherford_secures_fouryear_eni_contract-10-jul-2020-162681-article/?amp

Is it just our store or has anyone else been still receiving summer merchandise? It's after July 4th and no fall or back to school merchandise in sight. Could this be a Covid 19 problem effecting all retail? Or is it a sign of serious troubles at... —  read more 

For those wondering why WF is adamant about mid-year performance reviews this year (July), it's to set the stage for rampant, calculated PIPs. There is a mandatory bell curve being instituted and managers MUST rate so a percentage of employees... —  read more 

No need to go through that charade any longer, so can we save that 4-6 weeks and let people get on with their lives?

I’ve seen several LinkedIn posts with current employees sharing pics of “care packages” with purell, wipes, etc. “I love how my company takes care of us, blah blah blah.” Yeah, except for the thousands they fired. And you’re next—regardless of a few... —  read more 

Honest question, after experiencing the culture at Oxy, and seeing so many experienced professionals take the VSP, I think everyone can agree that there is something very wrong with Oxy culture. Are there companies out there that have cultures that... —  read more 

I didn't notice any news coverage at all of the current round of layoffs. Did anybody else see any coverage at all? Do we matter so little?

I made the cut.... was an AM 3 in NBS - reassigned to AM 3 MIDS... rough day for many talented people.... this one was brutal... chin up kids.

Meaning that if you lost your job at AT&T, would you definitely lose your shelter or possibly have trouble covering your fixed monthly costs?

well, nobody is writting about layoffs that took place yesterday. people still live in hope that layoffs will be avoided. in fact, they are laready happening - ask around and dont' be sheep.

What happened to the Company’s 2020 Vision? Did it turn into just another fad that the firm was chasing? What happened to the Operational Excellence Program? What happened to the IKTVA, in-Kingdom Total Value Added, program?

Ready for them to close the doors. DQ Asia and Aberdeen are the dirtiest with the dumbest employees. Houston controls is over it. They should be offered transfers to take those id–ts jobs

Like everything is going well. I suspect great things for this company !!!!! Go Team Orange !!!

For me, #1 is WEMAD. During a RIF period at Deer Valley, one or more guys formed a group named WEMAD, White Employed Males Against Discrimination. It culminated with a "Shrine to HR" in a restroom. I leave it to your imagination what the... —  read more 

In the almost 35 years I we NEVER got compensated like you should have been. Old-timers remember the $100 leather jacket? And the turkeys? But other than those two, NADA. Even when we got "participative pay"–ie a pre-MIP bonus–we had to "fund" it... —  read more 

From Sears Holdings employment website.... https://jobs.sears.com/job/temp-backroom-up-to-40-hrs-wk-store-closing-hayward/J3R3JQ75DG2DM0H1FY1 https://jobs.sears.com/job/temp-cashier-up-to-40-hrs-wk-store-closing-hayward/J3Q4F06M511CVJBVD30

After reading the comments here, I have to say that these claims employees are really dumb. Do any of these claim adjustors have college degrees? Are they all ex McDonald's employees?

https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/07/10/ge-taken-to-court-by-uk-tax-authority-in-1-billion.aspx

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-53352654 Layoffs every where

I just got laid off today by Ryder as a CSC. A technician at my facility also got laid off. The manager said it was due to Covid 19 and it’s effect on the business. They allegedly knew I was going to get laid off a couple of weeks back but waited... —  read more 

With Covid-19, location is irrelevant, but when times return to normal will NYC/Charlotte be the main hubs? Massive layoffs are coming, is that with geographical consolidation too?

How about we discuss that in the northeast, the 2 stores are not complying to the 1 to 1 ratio....so managers are more concerned about RIS than employee safety

What is happening to those people on “furlough”? Has anyone heard any update?

13 of us in Raleigh with ISC were told were gone in the 4th quarter.

Let’s make post with the following. Post your response with what’s the over under on how many bodies assume room temperature company wide this year in the lay offs?( just use your pseudonym) -and we can get a winner! And if you are really brave... —  read more 

My store manager was fired. My thinking maybe she went off script on the lay off of others

Any downsizing?

We are big, we've seen a lot of areas affected, but what areas can we determine were not touched, or only very lighted hit? I guess that means if you weren't cut today, then maybe they'll get us 4Q20

Anyone Surpluses announced in FlexForce?

My guess is SN decided against permanent layoffs. If it was happening, it would've happened by now. Quit freaking out.

Cellphones? Are they hiring? Can I switch? Hows Comp?

I'd like to thank the looser who picked his nose and wiped on the men's bathroom stall wall. There was TP right across from it you d*ck. You went silent for a while. Guess your bad habits kicked back in. You used to fling it on the urinal wall. Can... —  read more 

To those who can truly implement the next offer to craft. It is clear to all involved, that employees like me are the targets of Verizon's Management Executives to to get off the books. I have been eligible for retirement for the past five years. ... —  read more 

Any predictions? Jail or worse?

Anyone know if all notifications have been done in Chow org today? What if you didn’t hear anything?

Today, Allstate acquired National General Holdings Co for the price of $4 billion in cash. This wasn't money borrowed against the stock holdings, but capital the company had in reserve. This is slightly less than the entire company net earnings last... —  read more 

The Transformation Company Reboots Itself After more than 4 years bringing transformative innovation to its clients, DXC Technology is reimagining its own future as Computer Science Corporation. CSC for short. The entire branding... —  read more 

Talking points will blame Trump and COVID for massive August layoffs. This will be followed up with positioning geared towards currying favour with the next administration.

There is a great tech company hiring many positions. Check it out... https://www.centralsquare.com/careers

After you lose your position with AT&T, how long before they take out your discount for cell phone, internet and cable?

As the smoke clears, NEI has restructured itself to be fun $40bbl company. Will it make it? How will consolidating management to HOU go, when most of the work and profit come from CO? (Not well, i predict).

I heard there won't be layoff in IT services ? It's huge count in IT

I thought Stankey wanted a flatter organization? Is this just more supervision of fewer workers?

Seem to add up to pretty big numbers today. How will t keep it out of media hands?