I’m looking for a new job and sending out a bunch of applications because it’s getting harder here every day. I am disappointed, but I am a little angry what they turned the company into with poor management. It used to be quite pleasant to work at. I can't wait to leave, but on the other hand I'm a bit nostalgic because I know that things could have been a lot better, if only the leadership had better priorities.
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@2zrj+1be7HoDa you say, "it is mind boggling that there hasn't been movement in HR leadership." Not really. They have done everything asked of them by management to a standard that I'll let you be the judge of.
When it come to any HR department the old saying, "Runs with the hare and hunts with the hounds" pops into mind.
Like so many things in life, don't expect a great deal and you won't be disappointed. :-)
A leader in HR once told me at a seminar - HR is there for the employER & leadership - NOT the employEE. I pondered that at the time and suddenly it all made sense!
Lol@ what would you change?
Not laying off people randomly for no reason other than to look like the company made money.
Stopping the culture of bullying.
Oh and if you are an HR troll, being gracious & professional. I’m sure they teach that in whatever certification HR employees get.
Does HR really monitor these boards? If you are HR at TR, please dispute any of the comments that are made, would be interesting to see what the people in charge of putting the severance packages together think.
If you are reading these comments, have you thought about growing backbones, use your skills and employee centric (LOL) mindsets to advise management on how to manage in a changing world. Besides your role to protect the company, you are also supposed to advocate and protect employees. I have heard of so many complaints against "protected" people in the company that have been swept under the rug, and others that were blown out of proportion without any basis of fact, it is mind boggling that there hasn't been movement in HR leadership.
I do have another question for those in HR. At the end of each day, do you feel a sense of accomplishment or are you embarrassment?
The HR lady asking questions again.
You said it could have been a lot better if leadership had better priorities... what would those be? What would you change?
The one common theme with weak management is the ability for them to care, about themselves only. During this most recent debacle, the rats are looking to survive and I can promise you they are throwing anyone they can under the bus to save themselves. It used to be obvious that TR kept the B team around, because it's filled with "yes" people who are non threatening, but what remains now is just funny. This is absolutely a cost play, the most significant cost in any organization is typically people, so if they save xx$ and multiply that by xx people, you see tremendous savings. This makes themselves even more attractive to outside suitors. Why do you think the stock price is as high as it is, results? LOL, it's cost reduction. No T&E this year or in 2020, reducing footprint, more jobs overseas, reduction of tenured higher salaried people, less than 100% bonus, severance plan change, all results in cost reduction. Where are they investing? exactly.