#environment

Wrapped up my PMP review before submitting and the writing is on the wall: no promotions, and “exceeds” ratings are being restricted so tightly they’re basically unattainable. Add in the latest S&T message from the tantrum-thrower/demotivator himself, DM, and it’s pretty clear that career mobility at Chevron is dead for the foreseeable future.

Here’s the part that really gets me:
The people now sitting comfortably in higher roles and PSG levels are the same ones who climbed paths they’ve now completely demolished for everyone coming after them. The folks being lined up as “next in line” are being chosen based on experience tied to work that doesn’t even exist in the U.S. anymore. And the ones at the very top — secure in their ivory towers, swimming in cash like Scrooge McDuck — look down and tell everyone else to “work harder” while setting performance bars miles above anything they themselves ever met.

And before anyone says it: yes, I know — “If you don’t like it, leave.”
I’m working on it. I have interviews lined up. Chevron might still want me, but I’m not sure I want Chevron anymore

There’s no real chance of recovery on the path we’re on, especially with the people steering the wheel. At this point it barely matters whether the next cuts land in December or later. They’re coming. It would just be nice if, for once, the people responsible actually took the blame. It’s absurd to pretend anyone but leadership is accountable for the state of affairs.

Been with WF for a looooong time. And I have to say, this is the worst nepotism I've ever seen. Its true. And for those of us who have been around as long as I, we might have gotten one or two back in the day. Soon, they were acclimated to WF and we, the worker bees, never really saw a difference.
Now? Holy cow, they move in, fire existing technical staff, bring in their buddies and replace everyone over a period of time.
I liken it to locusts...they move as a group, strip the ground bare of anything good, then move on to the next green pasture.

just love seeing all the Linkedin posting of the various groups getting together for "end of year" celebrations , congratulating each other on such a great year, in the midst of continual layoffs. Still see Kate talking about "shaking" up industry..... hard to do that when you continue to lose money. Also good to see KJ, Stansbury, Tzetiel and some of the other higher ups reflect on a "job well done" and talking about all in, while the "no more" Lumen humans that were cut loose wonder how they will get through the holidays .... only real winner in all this is Brene' Brown, who continues to get rich off the company.

It is that time of year to do an honest and open assessment as to the ratings on BNY’s level of toxicity on a personal experience.

There are 15 fair and honest evaluation questions. Answer each one with a level of:

0- non toxic
1- lower to somewhat toxic
2- typically and often toxic
3- profoundly and reliably toxic

Total the values and come up with your score.

Here are the test questions:

1.) Abusive leadership and management

2.) Peer to peer bullying and gossip

3.) Generally unpleasant and unattractive workplace. Monotonous with dull lighting and unclean facilities

4.) Any kind of harrassment or childish rulings

5.) Reinforced stereotypes and discrimination. May include pictures, photos and phrases indicating unreal, acted or imaginary scenes to support a false narrative

6.) Ongoing Feelings of fright or job insecurity with ‘Monday morning dread’ syndrome

7.) Culture of disrespect and humiliation

8.) Lack of resource support and safety

9.) Hostile or hazing interpersonal relations

10.) Neglect, ignored input. Feelings of exclusion and isolation

11.) Unhealthy boundaries. Worktime occupies home life time. Even in thoughts.

12.) Aggressive and unsafe boundaries. Manipulative behavior.

13.) Public scoldings and private apologies by a manager. Any embarrassing unprofessional tactics used purposely for control

14.) Workplace violence

15.) Open lying or dishonesty and fear of retribution if reported on. No support from
HR or employee relations.

End score results:
0-13 non toxic benign workplace
14-21 low toxic and manageable workplace.
22-29 moderate toxicity with minor injury
30-35 Highly toxic with direct personal injury
36-45 Profoundly toxic with lasting personal damage

Has anyone noticed a pattern of blame-shifting within Qcomm’s culture?

And make no mistake... those that are being laid off and those that stay are both unequivocally SUFFERING ! such an awful third world environment and they insist on using words like Thrive, and Pillars and all kinds of absolute horsesh#t.
Thrive my A@S !

This company is a disaster. I really wanted a package. I feel if I tune out ill just get promoted at CVE…

Honestly, who are these supposed ‘professionals’ working on the SAP projects? It’s the same bunch who managed to turn all ERP projects into a complete shambles, isn’t it? Quite remarkable, really — not a shred of backbone among them. As for qualifications, well… one does wonder how they managed to collect so few over so many years. Integrity? Even rarer.

Yet there they are, parading around as if they understand IT or business processes, despite having no meaningful experience to their names. They’ve simply perfected the art of playing the game, slipping through unnoticed while contributing absolutely nothing.

One can’t help but marvel at how they wake up each day, look in the mirror, and persist with the charade. Surely we don't need a team of 20 locally to forward emails and presentations from consultants?

I said it. Great people leader, passionate about product and people but ultimately the Berm isn’t the right environment.

Now what if I told you I was a former BNY Mellon employee who was let go several months ago, and has made dozens of attempts to look for work at Wells Fargo. A vast majority of my former coworkers also left BNY from 2024-2025, either voluntarily or being let go, and they coincidentally ended up at Wells Fargo.

So far I've faced nothing but rejections, some of them instantaneous. When I login to the WF Workday site to keep track of my various applications, I've noticed that all of the dozens of the applications in my dashboard have "no longer considered" for their statuses. All of them.

Do you think it's personal, as in someone at WF remembers me from BNY and does not want me there – or is it how they're treating everyone nowadays?

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,"

This quote best summarizes how I would describe BNY.

Took a new role at another bank but wanted to say thanks for those who posted on here to help others.

I’m gonna miss the devoid and detached emails from Emily as she rammed a company pillar up our cheeks each Monday morning.

I’m gonna miss how they built an office with features we can’t afford because wages didn’t come close to keeping up with inflation and any merit raise covered the cost of health insurance increases.

Keep your heads up if you are still trying to get out. And remember, buy Bitcoin. Or if Robin has his way, Malaysian bonds.

Yo, the whole trusted gang is low-key grindin’ on exit plans outta Cisco. Secret TOIs poppin’ off in back rooms, and some folks gettin’ straight ghosted from the AI knowledge drops. With all this shady energy, fr fr, how’s Cisco even supposed to Arista?”

If you want it even more dramatic, more corporate-snarky, or more street-slang, tell me the vibe and I’ll tune it.

Need leadership change

I’ve been around HPE (HP) a long time, and I’m still hopeful about this company. But it’s only a matter of time before there are serious changes at the top, Antonio and parts of the board included. We need to clean out the toxic, arrogant pockets of leadership, rebuild a stronger executive bench, and refocus on performance and execution. Somewhere along the way we drifted from our roots as a true engineering company. I never understood walking away from Silicon Valley when the core talent, partners, and competitors are all based there. The Houston centric culture of optics, and weak management isn’t helping; we’ve got too many VPs and Directors and not enough doers. I wouldn’t be surprised to see activists like Elliott turn up the pressure, especially with large institutional HPE holders like BlackRock and Vanguard watching closely. HPE can get back to being great, but it’s going to take a reset in leadership, culture, and how we invest.

Instead, it's like they're trimming the engine while the plane's still in the air. They're getting rid of institutional knowledge to replace it with what? They should know by now that cheaper and younger rarely means better.

When I left three years ago, I was certain it wouldn't live this long. I just hope things have improved for employees, because it still remains the most toxic place I've ever worked at.

I have seen a surprising number of coworkers walk away without anything lined up. That says a lot about how rough things have gotten. When people would rather deal with uncertainty than stay here, it really hits you how bad the situation is right now.

We went from a place I enjoyed working at to a place I can't wait to leave in just a few years. I'm not sure what caused the complete shift in culture, but it happened and I know I'm far from the only one who noticed this. I don't know many people who're not currently looking for alternatives.

To those who are competent and actually know how to get things done: are you as sick and tired as I am of cleaning up all the messes and doing all the hard work as I am? Might be bearable if there was some recognition and reward for doing it but management is too clueless to see what is happening. Who is John Galt?

So every year we employees have to do “training” about the PepsiCo code of conduct. This is the first year in my many years as a Faithful employee where I have felt it is a performative joke. My senior leadership is very much violating said code of conduct by creating a toxic and antagonistic work environment. And it is apparently CEO sanctioned. PepsiCo is no longer the supposed ethical company it claims to be. Anyone telling you otherwise is lying.

TMs be sure to absolutely just blast your SM on the Peakon Survey. I know some of them are decent but it's about a lot more than that. You want to make CMs and VPs squirm. Put in the comments, be harsh and do not go easy. Answer everything with zeros and be as spiteful as you can. Understand the surveys are not about making changes, it's about how effective the propaganda is and it lets them judge how far they can pressure you before things explode. Do not assume good intentions, under no circumstances. That place is an evil toxic he-l hole!

I’ve worked in the retail side of the business for 8 years. I’ve seen the shift of customer service to overseas, the inflated quotas and the lack of communication between higher ups and store level management. The company has changed its direction 180 degrees and shareholder profits and faith have shifted with it. For a lot of people the job search is what scares them. I personally see severance, unemployment and time with family around the holidays as an unexpected surprise to embrace. Some people are okay with complacency, but sometimes you just need a change.

Seeing all these sycophants “oh the C-some bullsh-t-three-letter” is doing this and that’s the right decision. So many fools running this place and there’s a halo because they get paid highly and therefore must be brilliant. Fu--ing mo--ns every last one. These geniuses had so much time to right the ship.

I am a new employee via contract and 8 months in my observation has been WTF since month 3, when I really got the lay of the land. Beyond the share price decline and lost market value, the organization lacks unity and accountability. There are way too many mid level people actioning work who are not great at what they do or have been told by their boss that they are not accountable for keeping to a reasonable level of standards for collaboration across teams. I’ve seen senior people refuse to collaborate and throw their peers under the bus. I don’t know the history of the company’s decline/ drama but when I joined I had friend at Amazon, Chase and other solid places say it’s a great company- these are good friends BSers. I am curious if anyone here would like to share WTF happened or if it’s always been kind of a mess.

Anyone been around these leaders or has seen the team dynamics and morals? Everyone of leaders must go, they are that bad and toxic. Shrunk the business and unable to maintain margins.

I have been telling every customer that walks in and quietly told them that they are being misled, ripped off, and taken advantage of and told them to go to another carrier and provided them their acct and xfer pin #s

Verizon must fall. I played my part and everyone on the chopping block shall do what I do.

They should bleed out and lose millions of customers for treating us like dogs

BVB tried to transform Shell into something virtuous. If you believe that burning fossil fuels results in climate change, and that the global ecosystem is unable to absorb the rising CO2 levels with devastating results, then something had to change. Oil cos need to make deals with governments around the world that violate human rights. Their activities cause environmental damage everywhere they are conducted. Of course, selling Shell's "dirty" assets to someone else who will do the same things, perhaps even less ethically, improves nothing in the short term. But if that money is taken and used to chart a different path, in the long term, maybe Shell could make a difference ... even if that path necessarily leads to Shell's own extinction because green energy will become less and less profitable as it scales.
So where did BVB go wrong? First, green energy is unprofitable even in the short without subsidies. That means Shell's business must must align with political priorities that swing wildly. But Shell needed to be able to bullsh-t its investors that it had a path to profitability so it took the money. Second, green energy has technological hurdles that must be overcome or it will fail. Think batteries, wind and solar variability, and the grid collapse in Iberia. Third, Shell's chosen green energies will NEVER meet its net zero goals. They generate way more carbon, and environmental damage, than they save. Shell should have directed its efforts into other technologies that have hurdles that are likely to be solved and then would be closer to carbon neutral. Fourth, the green energy movement that Shell tried to lead, was a scam that US voters revolted against, with the EU soon to follow as their citizenry tires of their inflated energy prices and the effect on their economies. Think ESG scores and greenwashing by claiming credits for trees that you have cut down yet, and net zero promises with lots of fine print, and buying Russian oil but we're sorry you caught us, and Davos elites flying in on their private jets and then proposing things like good citizen scorekeeping (hey, the CCP is doing it, why shouldn't everyone else) and limits on meat consumption and dozens of other ways for the elite to maintain their wealth and power over the miserable plebians.
Shell aligned itself with the left, the only ones who opened their arms (not including the "stakeholders" who sued Shell in Dutch court and chased it out of the country), but the left went too far. The left that gained control (and still has control in places like GB) wanted to tear down the colonizing racist power structure and replace it with a society based on intersectionality, DEI, gender fluidity and all that entails, open borders, politically motivated extended economic shutdown (except for the politicians at their own parties), and so on. There was social backlash that resulted in political reversals and Shell lost on all of its big bets.

I left earlier this year:
Mainly because I could no longer accept the toxic culture. It took me nearly 2 years to find the right job. It was hard.
But I found it.

Here is what I learned since joining a new company.
Yes, Ford treats everyone poorly.
Yes, other companies care about expertise.
Yes, you have to learn new things

But the grass is currently greener in other places and the environment is less toxic.

This is true from the entry worker to upper management.

If you are unhappy: jump. The water is not that cold.

https://www.seattleconsultinggrp.com/blog/when-hr-fails-the-hidden-enabler-of-toxic-leadership

There are numerous things imperial has done that have not gained the media attention it should.

Start editing their wikipedia page. Create a category called “spills” and “regulatory issues”. Make sure everything is verifiable facts, and of course don’t share any information that could get you in hot water.

Remember its anonymous! (But not impossible to track to you)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/03/exxon-funded-thinktanks-to-spread-climate-denial-in-latin-america-documents-reveal

I believe I am being unfairly singled out by one of the Senior Directors within Superior Compliance. It has come to my attention that this individual has made unprofessional remarks about team members via Teams and has demonstrated behavior that could be described as undermining and unsupportive. Her conduct has contributed to a challenging and uncomfortable work environment.

I'm actually pretty shocked at how pervasive AI has become in every aspect of the company. From engineering to design to mail to people making their own agents, etc. It seems like we're just throwing money at the bubble and it hasn't yet resulted in any savings, just expenditure (Cursor, for one)
I use Cursor daily in my role and the amount of times I have to fix code or re-prompt something because it over-engineered something it got it entirely wrong is way too high.

what's the use of working from office where most of the products make no money, no one is happy getting 2k increments per annum, Leadership shake up at the Top and the stock falling down exponentially ? do they learn something from these indicators?

Don't believe it. Trane runs like a train and lacks inclusivity.

I’ve been at Mattel for under a year and was wondering how firm the company is when it comes to repaying sign-on bonuses. I’m realizing that this might not be the right environment for me.

When will large corporations like Mondelez start acting responsibly with long term strategies gather than short term profits?

I am new and joined 3 months ago. I am a fresh grad engineer and came to exxon for experience and to learn. Every other employee treats me like an outcast and does not interact with me. I have tried to talk to these people and they just ignore me or say they are too busy to be bothered. I am learning nothing from my time here at exxon. I was put on the United way committee and tasked with bugging employees to complete their contributions. I was told that there were groups or clicks at the site In am at. I reminds me of the caste system in india. I am like a untouchable dalit caste indian at this place. I was warned by an older employee that is ready to retire about the toxic culture and dysfunction. Everything he told me has happened to me. He also told me about this layoff site and I have learned a lot. If I had read these post before I joined I would not have come. I am hoping to last at least a year but want to leave right now. I feel that I will be nsied or piped because I am not doing any real engineering work. I have been nice to everyone I have met but no one has reciprocated the niceness. So now I just avoid all these je-ks and sit in my office and hide out. I find it easier to avoid them then interact a feel stupid by talking to them. There is definitely a huge toxicity problem and behavioral problem at exxon.

toxic work environment? threats of layoffs? don’t know where you’re going afterward? why not unionize and have a chance for better employment conditions? many of us have nothing left to lose. the law protects it

Ge-z reading all these posts it's clear there are a lot of s-xist pigs at the company. Many probably put on a nice exterior in the office as well but put a keyboard in front of them on this forum and you see what's really there.