#environment

This site was once a community and source of knowledge. It’s in a tailspin of conspiracy theories.

• When someone makes a reference to an exec from 3 years ago, and is no longer here. Ignore them.

• When someone makes an outrageous claim like “30% of us will be laid off” - do the math. That would be the largest layoff in USAA history times 3. That’d be nearly 11,000 employees to be laid off this year. They have no details. No sources. Just vague fear and round numbers. Ignore them.

• When someone is posting about a single person every week. Ignore them. That’s an unhinged person.

• We need to collectively stfu about RTO. There’s quite literally nothing we can do about it. The company has moved on. Society has moved on. Every other company has moved on.

OK, so Six Sigma is impressive cause nothing says INOVATION like spending 6 months proving with a laminated chart that people occasionally make mistkes... then assigning Greek letters to the revelation so it feels scientific.

its greatest achievement is turning common sense into a certification ladder... where every workplce problem can be solved by a belt-ranked priesthood... armed with acronyms, control charts, and the spiritual conviction that if a process still fails it simply has not been measured into submission hard enough...

So, yea - Six Sigma is the way to go...

They say it’s about walking around your vehicle, but the truth is you’re not doing anything on camera cone.

Looks like Pete decided to depart for family commitments just 2 days after the DOJ wanted to depose him, I guess a golden parachute is better than an orange jumpsuit! This is not the same as the other CMS pending case for failure to comply with reporting and the nearly billion dollars in historical payments being set aside.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/elevance-senior-executive-fights-doj-deposition-bid-in-medicare-advantage-fraud-case/

“According to an April 27 letter filed with the court, the government said it first contacted Elevance about deposing Mr. Haytaian on Feb. 24, two days before the company announced his departure.”

“The MA case in which Mr. Haytaian is being asked to testify was originally filed in 2020. The government alleges Elevance (then Anthem) violated the False Claims Act by knowingly failing to delete inaccurate diagnosis codes it submitted to CMS for risk adjustment purposes, instead using a retrospective chart review program to identify additional codes that could generate higher MA payments. The complaint describes the program as “a cash cow” that generated more than $100 million per year in additional revenue during certain periods.”

The title says it all and we know the truth. This mess of a company can be best described by toxic, dysfunctional, hostile, depressing to be around and bad for ones health. If it was a family it would be a toxic, dysfunctional one with violence and hostility. as a relationship it would also be toxic and dysfunctional headed for divorce or separation. a civilization based on exxon would be doomed and fighting within itself. The exxon civilization would collapse upon itself as a corrupt empire. Only the ones who have suffered at exxon know the horrors of working at this toxic, vile , disgusting monster of a company.

The cliquishness/exclusivity is strong, and managers operate on fear-based leadership. Where is the psychological safety?!

Being hated by id--ts is the price you pay for not being one of them. I am talking about the professional button pushers, fakers, day traders, boot lickers, stall dwellers, adulterers, gossipers and the lovely rotten rest. Only to get fresh batch of out of the state yokels and travelers to expand the goofball, making me despise whatever this company means and whatever they want to project.

I'll keep smiling, waving and cashing my checks while having my cake and eating it too. Because i can, there is nothing you can do and is way too much fun just to miss out.

Why are we pushing to adopt a self destructive technology?
https://youtu.be/F-6la_I-xkQ

There's absolutely no Dell branding, it's straight out of the box, looking like it came out of 1980 design book, but this is Oracle's 2019 Redwood design that Dell adopted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIyp1AWqsZM . It's absolutely horrific to look at!!

Every round of cuts here goes after the people who keep things running. The ones who know the systems, who have the relationships, who fix problems before anyone notices them. The dead weight somehow always survives. They are not cutting fat. They are cutting muscle.

Instead I'm spending my evenings learning everything I can AI-related and working on a new certification. I don't know when hiring will pick back up, but I want to have my resume ready and my skills updated when it does. That's about all I can do as we all wait to be laid off.

Has anyone heard of what happened?
https://x.com/i/status/2049952933144563840

I thought moon lighting was against the bofa politics.

They brought in our new boss from Walgreens and his boss is also from Walgreens. We kept an open mind but he is a ja----s and fake a--hole! And we will have to score our reviews with good grades since they can tell who scored them and how we answered. So we are fu---d once again! I have a friend at Walgreens and he said most his people hated him and they always had security problems. We already had that theft of laptops here in VH that made the news and it is only going to get worse. This place su-ks a-s!

The GoT quote to describe Elavon is “the night shift is dark and full of terrors”. Everyone is looking out for themselves.

So mismanagement loses the Marriott account and immediately out come the travel cuts! I don't think we will T&E our way out of this poorly run company! Does stopping manager travel and meetings, training events, back filling roles send the right message? How about stripping Senior Leaders bonuses? Those bloated million dollars payouts for poor performance? And if you say we will lose them so be it there has not been a strategic decision made in over 5 years! Funny how we blow smoke up everyone's butts on Town Halls but behind the scenes we do this cr-p!

I wish all our customers could see the amount of money this company spends on the convention. I work on it and see the amount of money and entitlement. Over $100 million, luxurious suites, personal drivers for execs, alcohol flowing, private concert (Pink) and arrogance on full display. They share the same message every convention, unveil new commercials and act like it’s all new. We are modernizing, get ready. My wish is they would get called out for spending policyholder money to throw a party for themselves in Las Vegas.

Are you id--t enough for that or should you demand pay more with do less ? Which do you prefer if you decide to stay at ShitTel ?

I keep hearing this CEO and management saying it’s all about the customer . Focus is on the customer and their experience. Yet I deal with a lot of customers daily for years and not one of them ever says they enjoy dealing with Ai when calling in or speaking to someone outsourced they don’t understand. It’s really odd how you say it’s about the customer but nothing you’re doing is going to benefit the customers. Letting go of 25-30k people … that’s gonna positively affect 1 thing … the CEO bank account in 3 years … it will make the customer experience dealing with verizon worse . Cellphone signal has gotten horrible in last 5 years since they sold off towers …. Are they investing to fix it ? Expanding Fios without govt welfare? Verizon is now one of the most toxic work environments out there …. It used to be just inside culture but it’s taken over the whole company . Greed at the top is disgraceful as they sc--w the thousands that built Verizon

Absolutely no point in taking the survey or participating in anything Chevron related. Its a completely dead company so who cares. Back to operation bare minimum effort!!!

I have been laid off after more than 20 years as a physician. It was a huge shock, with no warning—just an invitation to a Teams meeting! Inhumane! On the other hand, it was a relief after working nonstop in a horrible, toxic environment and wondering every day how much longer I could tolerate it. If you still work at Optum/WellMed clinic-leave!—do yourself a favor and don’t waste your time waiting for the next layoff.

Mandatory distribution of performance reviews will always lead to cutting those with institutional knowledge. As one moves up, the number of people you are distributed against becomes smaller and smaller.

At some point, you are no longer talking about high performers and low performers, but those who are liked better. When the company then uses those reviews to decide who to cut, they are making a big mistake. It results in cronyism.

As you already pointed out, this is rampant in this company. Here's to hoping I get chosen for severance next time.

This company is headed for the trash heaps of history.

There’s an interesting parallel between what happened at Oracle and what seems to be unfolding at XOM. Oracle initially tried to cut costs by aggressively offshoring technical work, which created short‑term savings but also eroded internal capability. Later, when the AI wave hit, they had to rebuild expertise they had previously hollowed out.
XOM looks like it’s following a similar pattern: first pushing a low‑cost labor strategy, then suddenly pivoting toward AI without having the internal technical depth to support it. The result is the same structural tension.

how r those boys doing up there? used to install wellheads 4 days a week we were busy busy

Teams have been gutted, some repeatedly, by layoffs and reorgs that solve nothing. Yes, talent is expensive. But when you're too lazy to cut strategically and just go for the simplest savings, you shed the people you actually need. Meanwhile, the endless turmoil ki-ls morale, ki-ls commitment, and ki-ls any chance of long-term planning. Chaos like that always turns out to be far more expensive in the end.

from turn around plan to wait and see

investors frustration and hsbc set a price target to 48, down from 90

no expectations in the near term...which means sell or hold, don't buy and wait for a long time

EH really dropped the ball, the innovation pipeline cited and pace of progress

what exactly has EH been doing for the last 2 years?

he should be sleeping on the floors of the innovation lab, trying productions on himself, working the assembly line in asian countries

doing something!! anything!!

I wish I could spend a week in those SLT meetings, does anyone have any gumption anymore, are they all too scared to speak their mind?

I truly feel that the environment of social norms these days has ki-led innovation

I used to think that people who complained about all the Indians were racist. But the last six months have been ridiculous. Each wave of new hires is like 90% Indian in tech. There is something seriously wrong and dishonest with a company that hires like that. Managers pretend like they don’t see it. They get rid of the long timers- US citizens and replace them with Indians over here. It’s getting worse not better.

What you're dealing with here isn't how it has to be. I went to another big bank and everything is better. Nicer people, working tech, and leaders who actually try.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Verizon reported 319,000 total Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) net additions. This performance brought their total FWA subscriber base to over 5.7 million

Frontier reported Q4 2025 results with $997 million in revenue, beating estimates despite flat capacity year-over-year. The airline achieved a $53 million net income ($0.23 per share), with $874 million in liquidity, benefiting from strong cost controls and an improved revenue environment.

The atmosphere at Oracle right now is honestly exhausting. It feels like everyone’s on edge all the time—you can’t even go grab coffee or step into the bathroom without overhearing someone talking about layoffs. It’s nonstop.

I kind of regret bringing it up to my manager. I thought I’d get some clarity, but it was just the usual vague “our org might be impacted” answer. Now I’m overthinking it, like did I just make myself look anxious or put a target on my back? I hate that I even opened that door.

And honestly, we’ve all seen how this goes. They’ll use this as a reason to freeze raises, skip promos, no stock refreshes, and then expect the same people to pick up all the extra work afterward. It’s hard not to feel cynical about it at this point.

Even if I make it through, I don’t know how much longer I want to stay. I’ve been a top performer for six years and it’s been… fine, I guess? But not in a way that makes me feel secure or valued. And now with all this going on, it just makes everything feel kind of pointless.

Also, the whole AI push here feels so surface-level. I’ve been working on my own stuff outside of work, so I’m actually interested in it, but internally it just feels like teams are scrambling to throw together basic agents so they can say they’re “doing AI.” We don’t even have the data to do anything meaningful. It’s frustrating to watch.

QCOM is extremely toxic place to work . Hire young people and torture with no pay over time then damage health due excess stress then throw out when nothing left to squeeze out . So don't accept offer if offer is not highly competitive to compensate all the wear and tear they make to employee life.

Not looking good.

As an Account Manager within Dhivya’s organization, I’ve been reviewing the recent expectation to escalate nearly all open cases. While the intent is clear, given the current environment, it raises questions around how this will be effectively operationalized??

Engineer here, first job out of school. I thought I was the luckiest when they offered me the position. Three years in and I have no idea what we're even doing. They've messed up from every angle you look at it, and the worst part is they're not even trying to make it better. It's like they can't decide between short-term savings at any cost or wanting to be a competitive company. And it feels like they've given up altogether.

Reflecting on the energy sector lately, it’s striking how much the work we do matters ... not just in powering homes and industries, but in doing it thoughtfully and responsibly.
At Chevron, there’s a quiet consistency to how things get done: prioritizing the safety of people and protection of the environment above everything else, building real partnerships that last, valuing the diverse perspectives everyone brings, and always aiming to deliver high performance with integrity at the core. It’s not flashy, but it’s steady and over time, that approach builds something meaningful.
In an industry full of challenges and change, being part of a team guided by those principles feels like a real advantage. It shapes the decisions, the collaborations, and even the small daily choices that add up.

Grateful to be in the middle of it, contributing alongside people who care about getting results the right way.

What about you? what keeps you motivated in this space?

I work within the Military OneSource contract. I can best describe it as an ethical and operational nightmare. Raising legitimate concerns has resulted in me being gaslit, dismissed, stonewalled…the list goes on. Worst work environment I have ever been. Oh yeah, I’m over 50 too. 👍

"The Company Men" (2010)
It was made after the 2008 financial crisis, but honestly it feels like it could've been written in 2026. A lot of the dialogue is almost verbatim what many of us are hearing now. Very relatable.
Was recommended by another ex-Citi'er. It is free on Amazon Prime and several other streaming services. Worth the watch.

I just talked to TMobile about switching and they were less than what I am paying at Verizon even after the employee discount and they are giving away new phones and they have a 2 year upgrade pipeline. Verizon's network coverage seems to have gone to sh-t.

I don't think even Dan the Hatchet Man can save this sinking ship.

I’ve never felt this way and I’ve been here a while but I’m feeling so defeated here. The environment is cold, uninviting almost morgue like. We no longer have our own “place”. That has been taken away. We’re expected to be okay with all the changes they have made that benefit them but not us. We’re expected to align and become these cold blooded creatures that are okay being mistreated. I can’t do that. I’m a human being, we all are. We have emotions and we want to feel appreciated. I miss the old U.S. Bank.

Copied and pasted the comment below from a post titled "Remember when an Intel retiree called out the toxic culture?"...this is what may happen in any factory when leadership fails to promote a positive work environment, fails to protect their employees, and push the employees to their limit only focusing on ensuring that outputs are met with little to no disregard to safety and morale.

"last month swat team and rio rancho police arrived in full force during cross shift pass down due to a blue badge threatening to shoot up fab 9. managers down played the situation as an employee going through a mental health crisis BUT if you have a background in business management and human resources...THIS IS AN ISSUE with LEADERSHIP that could have prevented work place violence. managers need to follow Intel guidelines and prioritize safety first followed by quality and output. they need to do what is right, grow some ba--s, and not be afraid of putting thier foot down to protect their employees. instead, managers continue to prioritize output followed by quality and safety. Intel needs to make their managers take leadership courses and make all employees take people skill courses...lots of weirdos that have no clue how to interact with others. You can hold employees accountable and use pressure and threats to make employees productive but you'll get more productivity if you hold employees accountable and promote a positive and humane environment at the work place instead of treating them like replaceable employees."