Zero Loyalty

Anyone who thinks they are safe.. think again !!!!
I've been around corporate environments long enough to see through the bullsh-t. USAA will throw everyone under the bus the moment it's convenient for them. They'll smile to your face, send those fake "we appreciate all you did for us" emails, and talk about how much they "value" their employees. The mission moment BS before the team meetings. But the second you become even slightly inconvenient, maybe you cost them a few bucks compare to Nearshore or offshore, implemented a change which caused outage to members, or accidentally violate some ridiculous clause buried in page 67 of your contract, you're gone!. Just like that.

You don't even have to sc--w up. Business gets rough? They'll clean house faster than you can update your LinkedIn. Its happening. Very fast!!

All those people you worked late nights with, grabbed drinks with after work, considered actual friends? Yeah, they'll get the same treatment. That "we're family" garbage they love to preach? Pure BS. Families don't fire each other when qinflation is heating up or we have bunch of claims to pay or used repair cost are going up.
Your job already steals more hours from you than the people who actually matter in your life. It's probably doing more damage to your mental health than anything else you deal with day to day. And despite all that sacrifice, all those missed dinners and skipped vacations, they'd replace you in a heartbeat if it made financial sense.

So here's the reality check: Consider USAA just another employer. Your employer isn't your friend. They're not your family. They're not even particularly loyal business partners. They pay you money, you do work. That's it. The transaction ends there. Your job isn't to bleed for them or lose yourself trying to fit their mold.

Keep this in mind:
Your time with people you love matters more than any deadline
Don't let work destroy your mental health - no paycheck is worth that
Stick to who you are instead of becoming whoever they want.
Ignore the hustle culture noise, it promises everything and delivers burnout
Zero Loyalty !!!

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no loyalty to employees & members.

So pathetic…Who needs the loyalty of losers?

I think you are how you treat your employees. Is there job security for those who remained loyal through good and bad times, or at least cross-skilling or upskilling for those whose positions were eliminated? NO. Do long-term members feel like USAA is a loyal company? NO

So go ahead—bring your dog, your trusty binder, and recite every corporate platitude in the book. It won’t be inspiring; most employees will just wonder if the dog is in charge now (honestly, it might be an improvement). As for the binder, unless it’s full of jokes, nobody’s laughing. Most people think it’s a crock of… well, something you’d step in at a dog park. #USAAIsACareerKiller

@OP, Yeah, man. Luckily, I'm close to retirement, so I don't care much.

spot on. they aint your family

Exactly.

I feel you, OP.

Consider this: It is a business. How many people who are not your close friends or family are you willing to "throw under the bus" to preserve your job, income, etc., to ensure that you are able to continue to pay your mortgage, pay off your car(s), and put food on the table/keep the lights on? It is the unfortunate circumstance of human nature. In my many years in corporate, I have only experienced one person ever resigning a lucrative role based solely on principle. He disagreed that they fired a colleague unecessarily and unfairly, and he submitted his resignation. He was subsequently out of a job for approximately four months after that. How many people do you know at work that would do that for you? Would you do it? See what I mean. It is just corporate. That's the way it works. It does not make people good or evil. It is just people being people. Look out for yourself and protect your family.

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