Thread regarding Nike Inc. layoffs

Toxic is taking credit for ideas that aren't yours and not giving the "team" credit.
Toxic is disregarding someone for a job because they didn't come from your alma mater and/or fraternity.
Toxic is spreading bad feedback on someone simply because you don't like them or because they disregarded your overtures regardless of how hard they work or how good their work is.
Toxic is blocking strategies to improve efficiencies supporting a more refined structure because you fear losing your mediocre empire or not getting the visibility of having the good idea.

I could certainly go on. People who are toxic don't generally recognize that they are.

I hope you feel this way when you are eliminated. And understand your leaving is helping everyone move forward as your idea of what is right may be toxic to many others who are making progress for our consumers and are focused on the companies initiatives.

Dude, you are seriously uninformed and elitist. MANY of the layed off employees built this company you are so lucky to work for. The new CEO wanted to weed out people with good salaries and bring in new people who require less money. Good luck with that. Nike is not the same. It used to be a family. Now it’s just another big company wanting nothing but profit at the expense of its most valuable asset- it’s longtime, loyal, and productive employees. Can you say you’ve had product in the marketplace spanning 5 decades? Have they rebooted your iconic designs? I don’t think so. Get off your high horse and take your hat off to these employees who made your job possible.

I find it ironic that leaders have used CDA as cover to weed out those who have been attempting to hold leaders accountable or call out and solution the duplication and inefficiency we’re supposedly trying to fix.

So you’re eliminating anyone who’s willing to point out blatant empire building and cronyism (because they’re “disloyal” or “not team players” or “negative”), and letting those who are masters at building a fear based empire and defending their own territory make all the decisions and design the changes.

How can ELT, or anyone, possibly think this is going to improve anything? I’m just exhausted from hoping our leaders will get it together. I’ve truly never seen a company so badly run.

The post above mine here has it right. Some of the best mentors and servant leaders were let go in the S band purge. Those who held on either fit the new/supposed "diversity" profile or have played the Game of Thrones correctly. This will not be the company that people have clamored to work for the past several decades. It's become a cut throat cult a– kissers. I'm glad to be out of there.

The problem is these decisions are being made by people and people make mistakes. Especially at Nike where who you golf with might get more weight than who actually delivers results. Ironically the most toxic and least productive people I know at Nike are totally fine so far (including leadership with a long list of serious HR complaints) while some of the people let go were highly respected, hard working, and talented. You're totally kidding yourself if you think somehow only 'bad' people will be impacted by this.

Get out if you can. I was there in 2017 when they started doing reorgs and layoffs almost yearly. I should've left then, but I stayed on for a couple more miserable years. It doesn't get better unless you seek out professional help so you can build yourself back up.

You’re right, only I would argue (at least from my neck of the woods), some of those who were laid off recently were some of the best who helped define/build the culture that made nike more than just another place to work, while some of the worst who played the game of thrones got promoted and banded up to new roles

Regardless though, my worry is the PTSD for those who are left. Morale is the worst I’ve seen anywhere in my career... You see it in meetings where everyone has checked out and noone cares. It’s going to take a lot to bring those people back mentally/emotionally, and I’d expect a big brain drain over the coming year