Half my team's gone. Who's expected to do their work? I'm gonna take a wild guess and say those of us left.
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@a5 I bet you don't have a family, even if you do, you actually don't because you live and breath this corporate bullsh-t and will die alone.
@a5 The incredible 'opportunity' to sacrifice even more personal time just to avoid the chopping block. In a market where upward mobility is dead, raises require job-hopping, and returning makes you a prime target for the next RIF, the math doesn't add up. Yesterday showed us that being a revered, high-performing asset just means you're the first to be cut when the budget tightens. But sure—thank you sir, may I have another!
@a5 alright chris leahy, time to log off
@a7
I quit after hitting all metrics and 100% of all goals.
I had my best year but I also know my worth.
Same tenure as our CEO.
Don't think it's just people that got fired posting here.
And don't think just because your hitting metrics that you're safe.
There are coworkers who were let go that built successful teams and divisions that got fired because their comp was too high an expense (an outlier among similar peers) or because they were over 40.
They're getting smarter by including younger coworkers as people have been lawyer'ing up.
No one is untouchable unless you're in the club.
@a5
Diminishing pay for the amount of work. They want people with your mindset. That cold also be a factor why you've survived multiple layoffs.
Ex coworker with 25+ yrs...I survived each layoff as well but quit while on top as I saw my comp decrease as produced more and more for the company.
I saw spiffs decline. I saw Christmas bonuses vanish. I saw negative reinforcement by taking away from your commission upfront until you hit a "gate" and you then get back what you already earned.
It's like abusing someone to get what you want. Great way to incentive your sales people. They want more sales but have caps...why go above and beyond if your customers are happy.
People aren't oblivious anymore. Any tenured person can remember how things were.
The only people that seem to be making out are C level and some VP's You can make 6 figs+ anywhere these days if you're a decent worker.
It's OK feeling stuck for whatever reasons be it family obligations, insurance, bills etc. But let's not sugarcoat reality.
At least now a majority of the workforce see thier leaders for what they are. Uncaring corporate execs that don't really deserve thier titles or pay.
@a5 You're not wrong. Same thing here. Every single person I've seen laid off had an underlying performance factor to them, even if their anual performance review was "good" or even "above average". We all know it's about money and customer satisfaction (external AND internal customers). If you cannot drive that and be a team player, you can kiss your a-s goodbye sooner or later.
Seriously? Someone in their right mind would see this as an opportunity. I have survived every layoff at CDW by being technically competent, staying close to the revenue and generating as much as I possibly can. Do it right and it has a 100% success rate.