WTF. I’ve had two recruiters tell me that Thomson used to look great on a resume, but anyone who is half talented has already left TR. That anyone left here cant get hired anywhere else or is just riding it out until retirement and/or milking the... —  read more 

Qualities I once thought mattered and would be rewarded no longer seem to be the case deep knowledge and expertise loyalty hard work/effective worker creativity diversity in thought and approach actually caring about customer... —  read more 

Well it has been a year since MSP employees were informed of the sale of the campus and pending move. Then a media blitz of the announcement in the Twin Cities media happed last month. They initially stated we were going to be in the SE metro but... —  read more 

ok so apparently we need to just cut back on meetings and everything will be fine. Also great when leadership literally tells you, "If you can't change something, don't worry about it." Literally a slide in the slide deck.

Does anyone know at what rate TR gives severance for Canadian employees? In US I knew it seems 2weeks per year of experience capped by max 26 pay. As per canadian ESA, it seems 1 week per year of experience.

Anyone else give a zero rating to TR?

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/macroeconomic-changes-have-made-it-impossible-for-me-to-want-to-pay-you

I wish someone with more optimism would convince me otherwise, but I think things will only get worse here?

Reuters reports on layoffs announcements, but excludes it’s own. https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/tech-firms-wall-street-lead-job-cuts-corporate-america-2023-01-11/

aka the annual cull. did someone not do the math or was this a calculated move to just sc--w with peoples lives. so far im not impressed with this leadership. periodt. #stevecomegetyaboy

Instead of trying to do your best, thinking that you will increase your chances of keeping your job when the layoffs come, maybe it's better to put more effort into looking for a better job. There are still many who, despite everything, think that... —  read more 

It is unnecessary to talk about how TR does not value its employees and how badly it treats them. I totally understand those who are afraid of losing this job, but I have reached the breaking point and I think that a layoff would even bring me a... —  read more 

We are making some changes.These changes have resulted in impacts to roles. We have had to hold conversations with colleagues. We have had to make this tough move. [How do you write hundreds of words about layoffs and not actuality say "we fired... —  read more 

How do you manage to focus on work in such a bad atmosphere and uncertainty?

Today will have major layoffs/changes across many areas across the organization.

https://youtu.be/zsoydiCC7XI

I'm hearing there were a few big name cuts in the corporate strategy team

decreased emails and notifications on year end submissions from this year

This might be a bit of a long shot but I am thinking of coming back to TR after 2 years away (I know I know... ) and I understand that I will get my seniority back as long as it is within years. Does anyone know if this also applies to maternity... —  read more 

I heard they have a biking retirement program ?

Our team performed effing miracles this year to achieve our segments objectives, some us were pretty broken physically & emotionally from all the pressure from execs to finish nigh impossible tasks and working absolutely insane hours to do it (about... —  read more 

If you’re an individual contributor, what is your bonus % you are eligible for when that time comes around? Any managers want to share theirs as well? I get 5%.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/27/a-hundred-uk-companies-sign-up-for-four-day-week-with-no-loss-of-pay

If the market makes a turn soon, do you think there will be Thomson Reuters layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

I am so curious to how my boss’ boss’ boss was hired and her peers. The two ladies here in Toronto who are data VPs and one in data CX who is like an SVP have zero clue about technology, let alone data. Just because they were the data officer’s... —  read more 

For years, those of us watching the constant churn within the C-Suite and the corresponding ripple effect of nonsensical Leadership appointments at the VP level have known the Titanic was heading straight towards the Iceberg. It has been a constant... —  read more 

Treat your people like cr-p, and cut staffing so the remaining people have to pick up the slack. Cut sales and support staff and undermine customer support which for the most part in CS is fixing the horrible billing problems. The billing structure... —  read more 

Content operations was hit hard. Almost every team lost at least one and many of the teams were already down to single digits. Lots of people who don’t have 35 years yet. Make no mistake. They are trying to sc--w the old timers out of their pensions... —  read more 

What's the point? My alternative to cuts is to stay here and be saddled with even more work. I can't take that anymore. They have decided that even if we are already heavily understaffed and have to do the work of two people in the least, we don't... —  read more 

I've seen in a few posts there were layoffs yesterday. Will they continue today? On a related note, isn't it sad that the only reason I know there were cuts yesterday is that I frequent this page? We're getting zero info from our management on the... —  read more 

https://www.wired.com/story/big-information-relx-privacy-surveillance-data/

Waiting for holiday layoff announcements to begin.

I keep hearing corporate officers use these terms to describe TR. Our flagship products are content platforms, not SaaS or Cloud services (revenue data pulled from 2021 annual report). SaaS companies don't need hundreds of editorial staff to maintain... —  read more 

I’ve always wanted to know if anybody has negotiated a higher severance? Is that something the company even considers. I’m sure it happens the higher you are up in the org, but what about all the regular folks. Anybody have any insight?

When do they start letting people know?

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... —  read more 

argues that the legendary firm has accrued an inordinate amount of influence chasing profits at the expense of moral principle. ...the firm promoted layoffs and the shipping of jobs to cheaper, foreign countries, such as India, Many of the... —  read more 

All Canadian and US salaried employees

How many employees are impacted by this?