I would really like to find a job in a company that doesn’t have as many reorgs as we do here. Why all these reorgs? Is anything getting better after each reorg? I don't think so.
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@hxa not all fortune 500s are like this lol. Did you work at one or is this what you tell yourself to feel better?
I wouldn't want to paint an overly negative picture but I would say most larger companies these days are more likely than not to be subject to regular re orgs and layoff cycles. It's not a quirk in the system but a feature. It's a methodology that allows "cleaning house" of human resources deemed too expensive, too old or too troublesome. It also alleviates managers from having to do as much individual coaching and people management because they can just hold on to toxic assets and let them fester until the next re org rather than go through all the hassle of actually solving people problems. There's also more employment and legal risk when you fire an individual human resource but if you roll it into a re org you can just sweep away hundreds of "problems" in one big action. The frequency of these re org cycles has undoubtedly increased. Old rule of thumb was every 8 years but I would say now it's compressed to every 4 or sometimes less depending on scope.
Resistance is futile.
It was not like this before. When the Rat arrived. And with JD, the endless leader less, rudderless mess became bad, even for a Fortune 500. Circus. Total circus.
All fortune 500 companies are musical chairs. You either play, leave or wait for them to turn off the music and find yourself without a seat