#change

Something to sound like an AI start up? OpenText as a brand sounds old and not sure how many companies associate us with successful AI.

Thread title and anyone have any idea if they were to do so how long it would take to change it?

Has anyone heard anything new on if Provider Services (under Kelly B.) is still in the “safe” zone as far as layoffs (or even upcoming changes in general) are concerned? We were told on the last round we were safe, but there was not confidence on how long that would be.

I have not heard anything, just rumors. Does anyone have any info on how the landscape of S&T will change? Will DPA finally be eliminated for good? Dave’s org to be shrunken? D&AI???

looks like the house of cards is coming down...

Marketing teams working under their respective geos will be absorbed into WW E-Commerce on January 1st. Many are concerned with redundancy and eventual reduction in workforce. Not much else has been provided aside from this being a global change but layoffs seem probable by end of fiscal year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/at-t-commits-to-ending-dei-programs/ar-AA1RCMNw?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69304c6bd46044fa8a533101e5611cf6&ei=51

In an FCC filing, the U.S. wireless carrier said, “The legal landscape governing diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) policies and programs has changed. We have closely followed the recent Executive Orders, Supreme Court rulings, and guidance issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and have adjusted our employment and business practices to ensure that they comply with all applicable laws and related requirements, including ending DEI-related policies as described below, not just in name but in substance.”

It’s funny how management was always telling us to sell sell sell, follow the prices even if I had to sell to 90 year old lady who is being transferred to assisted living facility who needs a landline just so she can talk to her son every Sunday but I have to ask her does she stream and she don’t know what that is. All of a sudden we customer focused it’s now be nice to the customer do what’s right for the customer, whatever, we have always said that but this regime was always about money money money and now look Dan laying people off left and right. We did this to our selves! Yes everyone is in the business to make money but let’s use common sense. Customer dies , but you want us to ask the daughter or son do they want to take over the internet. Yeah change this sh-t Dan!!

Joe IBM and his gang have pushed the outsiders fully out the way of the leaders team so he can continue his takeover of marketing. Sandy Oh-No is either helping plot his succession to CMO or is too busy with her AI characters to even notice the empire building going on. Sad to see things falling a part due to incompetence and egos winning over good leadership but has happened to many teams and this week to ours. Why do they keep moving functions under someone who not done anything and still thinks he works at big blue?.

GCAS moving to a functional accountability model, head of CIM APAC is gone and will be overseen by a US head. Honestly this is a good change because CIM APAC has been a disaster for years with no accountability or desire to follow required internal or regulatory processes.

Just saying…

It’s here, go time. No guesses or speculation. What’s our organization going to look like at the end of next week and who’s impacted?

Hi everyone,
has anyone noticed that our job titles are now showing up directly in MS Teams?

Previously, if you wanted to check someone’s job title, you had to go into SuccessMap and look at their public profile. Now, when you open a manager’s org chart in Teams, you can see all team members and their job titles right away — which also makes it easy to infer their job (T) level.

This seems like a deliberate change, but I haven’t seen any communication about it.

Does anyone know why this was enabled or what the reasoning behind it might be? Curious to hear your thoughts.

A lot of people have quietly started looking at options, just in case. It feels weird, like preparing for something we shouldn’t have to. Still, better to be ready than caught off guard when things shift.

Received email Friday 11/21 saying ATS team (Legg) in Bedminster needs to go 5 days in office beginning 12/1.

Is Shankar out? Will there be a reorg in VGS?

I’m ready for a change!

With the appointment of a new Vice President of Exploration, who joins us from Total, Chevron’s exploration organization is entering a period of significant transition. Nearly all leadership groups — including ERT, Exploration Excellence, GOA, New Ventures, and others — are experiencing uncertainty as the company prepares for a major restructuring.

This change is being driven by several critical challenges:

1- Exploration results have consistently fallen short of expectations.

2- Leadership within the exploration unit has lacked clear vision and direction.

3- Technical performance has not met the standards required to remain competitive.

The new Vice President is expected to bring fresh leadership, new strategies, and a renewed focus on technical excellence. While this transition may be unsettling, it represents an opportunity to rebuild Chevron’s exploration capabilities and position the company for stronger results in the future. A new chapter is beginning, and with it comes the chance to redefine success.

For those that were RIF’d, are you looking for employment in your same line of work, or do you desire something completely different?

encourage people to push back on the RTO. I took some time this week and wrote letters to the board and upper management. I stated why I think RTO is not the right move and provided evidence proving that remote work is better for the company and employee in the long run.

They might not care about one letter but I think we all should be giving this feedback. Be factual but also explain how it is affecting your life negatively.

Emails are easy to ignore but tons of letters arriving to corporate will get noticed.

Ron is interim so maybe if we all show our displeasure we can get some changes made.

We have to go beyond complaining to other another and our immediate supervisor.

If anyone is interested I would be happy to share the studies I submitted.

I could be delusional but what could we lose?

This is crazy. West coast news will starting hitting within the hour.

Rotten from the top
Needs a change

Any change in prabhat org? Suddenly townhall canceled.

Chevron has appointed a new Vice President of Exploration, bringing proven success from outside the company. This is a welcome change, as the performance of most current exploration managers has been consistently poor. Teams such as ERT, Excellence Exploration, GOA, and New Ventures between others, have not delivered the technical or leadership standards required. To move forward, Chevron will likely need to replace most of its Chevron's managers—up to 80%—to ensure stronger results. With new leadership, better times for exploration are ahead.

Is SS/TS still in charge of GSSO?

Most of the time is spent on creating CM tickets and getting R4 approval.
Its a royal pain the butt and frustrating the he-l out of engineers.
Its about delivery now going forward.

Has anyone received formal written communication of any of the following changes:
1) requirement that we are in the office for 8 hours on in-office days or
2) move to 4 days in-office for some LOBs (ie. Corp Risk)?
It blows my mind that they updated the in-office guidance in October and did not send a single written notice to employees before they told managers to enforce it. In Risk, we’ve been informed verbally that we’re moving to 4 days in-office (even though CS just said nothing is changing) but have not gotten anything in writing confirming this is happening or when it will become effective. We should be getting notified of changes like this at least 60 days beforehand.

What’s going on with Legacy T techs? Big changes to Schedules, Reporting Locations, End of home dispatch for critical infrastructure crews? They giving up on business services? Contracts also up next year.

Have you looked at the 401K investment changes on the email from Monday? Seems like they are narrowing down our choices. And it’s odd that there is a Schwab IRA option. Aren’t they a competitor?!

with clover slowing down our only choice is to compete. that means being fast and responsive with a modern architecture. much of fiserv is based on 1980's technology will a small group of people who resist change and sabotage progress. the key for leadership is to remove these roadblocks and then to execute at a high level the next two years. it's a daunting challenge to be sure

What is it going to take from those left in the DFW area to say enough is enough? TI is a woke company that doesn't care about its employees and continues to sell out our jobs to India. Leaders in the company are DEI placements, especially IT, and there is no end in sight. We need change! We need to take back our company! Should we start a Union? Stage a huge walk out from local TMG and IT? Any ideas on how to tell Krunali and Haviv that enough is enough and we will not lay down any longer!!!

Many underperforming or overlapping doors will close or be converted to authorized retailer locations, especially in mid-tier markets. The company has already quietly stopped renewing certain leases and is testing smaller “express” formats.

Shifting to Indirect Channels:
Expect a heavier reliance on indirect resellers and national retail partners (Best Buy, Walmart, etc.) to handle standard transactions while corporate locations focus more on high-value accounts and business support.

Assistant Manager Role Consolidation:
Assistant Manager positions are likely to be merged or reduced, The “one manager, one lead” model (similar to what T-Mobile adopted years ago) is being piloted in select districts to streamline payroll.

R2B / SMB In-Store Teams Realignment:
R2B staff may be centralized or reassigned to district level coverage instead of sitting in stores. The focus is shifting to digital appointment-based engagement and outside acquisition rather than walk-in small business.

Performance Pressure on Remaining Staff:
Those who remain in corporate retail should expect higher individual metrics, less admin support, and more tech-driven monitoring

RR5 desks being uprooted in our department. Nice cubes being removed in favor of call center style desks sandwiched together with no privacy to speak to customers and clients alike. Floor will resemble a boiler room environment over the next month. I guess we are looking at the Sears customer support model from 1988?

Someone posted last week that there was a pause in Market Location Strategy displacements in Risk (see post titled "Risk Location Strategy"). I've heard something for a different group that was supposed to get their relocation decision letters in November (in advance of being displaced in the coming months), but that was "paused". Does anyone know if there is a larger change to the policy going on?

Can someone please explain the agile changes and job titles changes being introduced? I am based out of the US so didn’t get any email on it. Are they getting rid of scrum masters and SLs?