I've been here only for a short time but still long enough to understand that the company is trying in every way to give the employees as little as possible and get as much as possible in return. I'm just wondering what's next, that is, what else they'll come up with to make our work more difficult.
I wish some of the long timers would compare the working conditions when they first started working here and now, that is, how these conditions have worsened over the years.
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Lol. If you feel you need a union at TR, it’s beyond time to go. Life can be great after TR, the toxicity is more than enough of a reason to leave, bigger pay checks just become the cherry on top after that.
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I don't know what business unit you're in, but I'd really rather find another job if mine got intolerable than work to unionize TR. I don't need them that much.
I think one of the biggest things I take from this post is that individuals are coming up against the system and making little or no progress. You need to think about joining a union, where you have the support of numbers and quite often legal support should you need it. You have a right to join a union. Why do you think so many employers are against unionism - because unions generally gain better working conditions for employees. Change is not going to come by individuals working on their own.
McKinzie (the devil, pure evil) runs HR too.
The company is following dirty tricks perhaps at the recommendation of McKinsey. They pile on work when you are already overloaded and then give you a bad performance review and this is so that they can fire people without paying severance. I was given the task of documenting my department's framework. I asked for a template of what should have been available from the company's VP and there was none. I then realized that this was a setup to fail. Also, my performance review contained lies from my boss; (in fact what she accused me of failing to set up a meeting and that she had to do it. I forwarded a copy of my meeting invite and additional lies that I was able document to HR and my boss. And yet they did not have the integrity to comment with my documentatio.
I'm not denying your experience, but an example (w/o giving away your position) would be helpful to answer your question. What do you mean by "giving employees as little as possible"? The "get as much as possible in return" part I DO get. Been going through that for years.
This is not exclusive to this company. Everyone has KPIs and incentives. They often are aligned to improving efficiency and profit margins. This more often than not impacts you the one doing the work.
They will push as much work onto you until you quit or given in and accept it (and eventually overwork yourself).
The hard part learning to say no and push back. Subverting the idea that hustling and hard work is the ticket to the top. It’s not. You have a duty to yourself and those around you to maximize your KPIs and profit margin. Work smarter and not harder.
Push back. It’s okay to say no.