It's been so helpful when managers explain processes in this debacle. It's a risk for them to do so, but it is much appreciated. The struggle here is real, your perspective is invaluable.
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My last day with the company is Aug 31st. My manager has been very helpful in answering as much as she can. The director, however, has been the complete opposite. I messaged him through teams and asked if he was going to have a meeting with those of us let go because we have been in the dark ever since the initial meeting. Of course he pacified me with some b.s answer and said he was going to but that’s been over 3 weeks ago and have not heard anything more from him. With that kind of leadership, it’s no wonder the company is failing. I’ve been with the company 25 years and I just want my money so I can move in life.
@jm the capacity of a manager to steer their team through these choppy waters is huge. There is no doubt that employees suffer from PTSD (not post quite yet for some) . Perhaps this situation requires Ongoing Traumatic Stress Disorder. It may sound hyperbolic to some, but the years of ongoing fear about job security is traumatic. Not everyone can walk away or just find another job, If that is an option, do it. For those stuck, it is miserable, made worse if you have a manager like this,
My time working under this manager was, hands down, one of the biggest career lowlights I've ever had to sit through. This dude single-handedly wrecked the careers and mental well-being of anyone who wasn't down to ride his hype train.
Not in his fan club? Congrats, you just made the hit list. His whole playbook was shoot first, ask questions never and the wreckage left behind speaks for itself.
Instead of actually showing up for project work, he was out here playing amateur detective obsessing over who was talking to who, when, and why. He didn't just let drama happen, he manufactured it.
Perfectly good working relationships? Torched. Team morale? Gutted. And half the anxiety running through the team traced straight back to him cooking up wild conspiracy theories about things that flat-out never happened.
At the end of the day, he's the poster child for everything broken about leadership — completely out of touch, a disaster at communication and somehow wearing the chaos he created like a badge of honor.
You know how business schools use case studies on great leaders? Flip that around, this guy would be the headlining act in a masterclass on how to absolutely not manage people. The chosen one, indeed — just not for any reason worth celebrating.
@gg This has been my experience as well. I am someone that has been RIF'd and my last day will be at the end of June. My manager had no idea on what severance I was offered and also has no idea what the tasks being assigned to Cognizant re-badged people are. She has been getting more information from the people below her than above. I am wondering if some of these managers know their time is coming and have been offered a full severance rather than being rebadged if they work through the next few "transition" months.
Managers were told about the layoffs and shifts. They are worried as well because they will need to be cleaned up also. Their time and loss of bonuses are coming.
My managers are complete id--ts and out of the loop so badly its unreal. While I respect them as somewhat decent people and being transparent as can be, they are part of the problem with their passive cowardice. They refuse to confront the bigger issues or executive leadership to help sort out this mess. Our teams are left in complete disarray. I've never seen anything quite like this in 30 years. The level of incompetence has reached a new high. I have no respect for any of you cowards that refuse to make your voices heard either while you do little to nothing waiting for your severance.
My manager doesn't share anything at all. No team meetings, no one-one, nothing...just business as usual...don't even understand how he became a manager and ho no one's not tracking him or asking him anything
@OP being confided in can be tough. It's good to know better than being blindsided. But. it's painful. It will never not be painful.
Same here. Our Director told us things upfront so we where mentaly prepared for those stupidities. This is unfortunately rare case in our crazy company.
I have to agree. I’m not the biggest fan of my manager but admit, he’s been very transparent throughout this whole ordeal. I respect and greatly appreciate those efforts.