#environment

No one communicates, no one coordinates, and you end up doing the same work multiple times without even realizing it. It’s chaos, and nobody seems to notice. This would be bad enough if we had enough people to be able to waste time, but we don't. It's making a bad situation worse, but nobody seems to give a damn.

"It's 2017...

Your SAS Account Executive wants a meeting. She wants to tell you all about SAS Viya, SAS’s “open, cloud-ready, next-generation high-performance analytics and visualization architecture.” SAS launched Viya last year, and it’s a dud.

Viya is SAS’s “answer” to Apache Spark. Like Spark, it’s a distributed in-memory computing system; SAS claims, without evidence, that Viya is faster than Spark. It’s certainly a lot more expensive than Spark. The SAS applications that run on Viya have graphical user interfaces, so it’s easier to use than Spark. But nobody wants to hand petabyte-scale applications to low-IQ users who can’t write code.

You still have numerous SAS users. Most of them work on their desktops with plain old SAS: Base, STAT, and Graph, with Enterprise Guide. They will continue using SAS unless you tear it from their cold, dead hands, which nobody will do as long as their department budget covers the license fees.

SAS is secure in your company until the existing users die or retire. However, the last thing you want to do is expand your SAS footprint or invest in a “next generation” architecture that will lock you in for another 20 years."

https://thomaswdinsmore.substack.com/p/a-short-history-of-automl-part-eight

High time that emp revolt by inundating people team with reports of unfair and discriminatory practices all around if infact that is what is occuring. Inundate both human resources and local senators and Dol...appears careers and lives are being destroyed through emp exploitation based on feedback here. when business is good there is no good reason for such low ethical and frankly unlawful means.

It is great that the bravado is back. Everyone knows how good NL and PL is. LFG! What is better than #1? #.01?

I'm a somewhat new hire -- off the rip I've already heard all kinds of things about how inefficient the teams are, how useless the managers are, how petty managers are towards each other, senior staff/TFALs are slave driven to meet impossible deadlines, and onboarding/training is nonexistent. Is this account really that deep in trouble?

Anyone feel they are being pushed out or that the work load is unreasonable after this last CPM round? Management doesn’t seem to care. Maybe too scared to care?

Meeting with boss gets moved twice, then cancelled. Then receive at WhatsApp that's its been moved and everyone is waiting for you...to...turn...up. WTF is this place.
This happens every few weeks, I have tried to train the primates on how to properly manage time, but they seem incapable. What kind of circus is this?

One of the best. The speed at which we managed to go from there to near the bottom is astounding and should be studied in schools as an example of what lousy leadership can do to a great company.

How long are they going to keep us guessing? Until more of us decide we can’t take the uncertainty anymore and quit? It wouldn’t be the first time Exxon tried to force employees to leave by creating an environment that basically pushed people out. I don’t know if this is one of those cases, but I wouldn’t be surprised.

Its unreal how a company who's ELT is so focused on a greater society just breeds hate.

Like wow, you ppl are horrible humans.

Does ELT know how much their employees despise them or are they kept in the dark by the boot lickers below them? The BOD needs to realize how much of a failure they are and how they have completely lost their employees and fire them all.

Imperial Oil profits from Canada’s natural resources, while:

Releasing emissions into our shared air,
Firing Canadian workers, and
Outsourcing jobs to India — all while Continuing to claim tax write-offs for foreign labour.

This is unacceptable.
Canadians deserve responsible corporate behaviour and government accountability.

📞 Call and email your local MP.
📧 Copy these key ministers on your messages:
• Tim Hodgson – Energy and Natural Resources → tim.hodgson@parl.gc.ca
• Julie Dabrusin – Environment and Climate Change → julie.dabrusin@parl.gc.ca
• Patty Hajdu – Jobs and Families → patty.hajdu@parl.gc.ca
• Mélanie Joly – Industry → melanie.joly@parl.gc.ca

Together, let’s demand change that protects Canadian workers, Canadian air, and Canadian jobs.

that's what this company is taught us: never work hard for them, never go the extra mile, absolutely do not try hard. only do the bare minimum because they're going to lay you off no matter what

I think we got the votes. There's next to no downside. We can even get some Democrat leaders to back us. The management here has gotten beyond abusive and i wouldn't have thought of every doing this in a million years, but at some point you have to fight back. Auto workers gets some insane wages, we can do much better for ourselves and our families.

No calls till 9am
No calls with India unless a manager is present and taking notes and giving action items based on time frames the union agrees to
No weekend or evening work, unless agreed upon, and high over time wages
No in office unless we have assigned seats, the cubes are X height to block out sound and the equipment is top notch, no more testing 10 cubes because of broken equipment
15 min coffee breaks, 1.5 hour lunch breaks, gyms on site
No in office unless there at least 6 fellow co workers at that location
No interacting with offshore unless their english meets a threshold, we're not English teachers.
salaries must meet guidelines, like keeping up with inflation
no medical plan increases above inflation, and the company needs to cover a higher percentage
10% 401K matching
stock options for all employees

Obviously leaving is the best course of action (working on that lol), but how do folks deal with incompetence with their management? I can’t think of one thing my manager does to protect the team, and we are the last people to learn about anything. I feel like it’s having a larger impact on our team/project but what should I do? 🙏🏻

Do not let anyone gaslight you into thinking constant layoffs are normal. This is not normal.

Has there ever been a bigger cr@pshow?

The systems, the process, and the endless disconnectedness. Non stop dysfunction. Will it ever stop?

What a huge mess. No one is ever accountable. We experience tons of effort to produce the most valueless work.

Get your 8 hours in, get your badge ins but please don’t add value. Anything but that.

what are you all harping at BH about, mundane work, restrooms full and ppl waiting .

no innovation, keeping lights on, getting the 2 % raises , even then GBS isnt doing great and there will be more Layoffs..

💀🧛‍♂️ Working at Lumen sometimes feels like being in a vampire clan.
• We work best in the dark (data centers, anyone?).
• We su-k the life out of bandwidth — in the best way possible.
• We’ve been around for ages and still keep reinventing ourselves (eternal life, corporate edition).
• And of course, we don’t sparkle in the sunlight… but our fiber sure does. ✨

At least the fangs come in handy for chewing through red tape.

New in office expectations stated for tech.

Don’t comply you’ll get fired. Pretty much it.

And the implied threat of we don’t we could go to 4 days in office.

F@@k this place.

We have a few environmental as well as other jobs from our function still here in San Ramon. I know my PDC has already met but I personally have not been given a move date, a new job, a see ya later or anything. My boss left the company a couple of months ago. I am almost afraid to ask the question if they forgot about me. Should I just be silent or say something?

They are doing a good job already of sabotaging themselves but it is time to help the BTC underperform. Let the sabotage begin!

There is risk of fire, explosions, hazardous gas release and much more in refineries. Putting office workers on this site to save a corporate lease is asinine.

Make no mistake, this company does not give a sh-t about you, your health, or your family. Think about this before you move.

Applies to IBM too, so worth reading (Business Insider article):

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-new-rules-of-workplace-loyalty/ar-AA1Nv8Uo

Comments from readers reflect what we have been discussing here.

No clear direction on any front.

Again, have you seen how bad our owed building look. The buildings are falling apart and JLL does what it wants.. Bees nests, weeds and trash everywhere. JLL barely talks to Oracle employees or takes any feedback. I thought they worked for Oracle. RS would never of let this happen. JLL has really made a mess and they do not care, it’s sad. We took pride in our buildings before.. Where has the pride gone. It’s all so exhausting.. Hoping it gets better..

Lots of talk about the CEO but no one is talking about the SVPs that must be thrilled right now, especially HK who likes to motivate people with the fear of losing their job (he has said so closed door meetings)

They know people that made it through this layoff are afraid now, and I bet SVPs are thrilled.

Remember when Humana was THE place to work in the Louisville area? Far from it now.

Doubt it would be this way if David Jones was still living or the current slate of 7-figure senior leaders lived in Louisville. A lawsuit based on the Tower’s pre-existing condition, STARS ratings in the toilet and company’s ever-shrinking hometown footprint … and it continues to be all rah-rah and rainbows from the top.

Packing boxes with bean soup won’t boost morale or change the sad truth we all endure everyday - the once mighty Humana is pretty much a sinking ship. Or at least one being primed for the highest bidder.

Glad my exit date is scheduled. It is definitely time to go.

I have NO idea who took this survey or who they asked, or how many people they even asked but...

Those Tell Dell results were pretty horrible and I highly doubt most people would ever "recomend" dell as a good company to work for. Maybe 10 years ago but absolutely not anymore.

Nothing drives me up the wall like the phrase “Ask your supervisor”.

LITERALLY every senior manager, every email from exec, HR, colleagues, company intranet just tells you to Ask your supervisor if you have career ambitions, have family problems, have questions about the company strategy, company CO2 and NOx emissions, oh and while ur at it you can also ask your supervisor what next quarters dividends are gonna be right ???

....said no one ever. XD

What really gets me is that the entire f*g industry is in shambles. Everyone is laying off, restructuring, and slashing costs. In times like this, taking the voluntary option feels risky, and getting cut is even worse, because where are you supposed to find a new job?

Those who were laid of at the start of the month stop coming in tomorrow, right? I don't understand why you'd force people to stay after they've been laid off (I know I wouldn't be productive for sure) but maybe that wisdom will come with age, who know. In any case, good luck folks.

https://www.financialexpress.com/trending/its-scaring-me-microsoft-employee-of-7-years-says-current-work-culture-has-changed-for-the-worse/3982230/

Funny thing about this place, the better you get at your job, the more skillfully a guy applies himself, the faster you’re working yourself out of one. Efficiency isn’t rewarded here it’s punished. Automate too much, improve too much, use AI tools to work less hours and they’ll thank you with a pink slip.
Any company that counts how many days you sit in the office or how long your mouse wiggles isn’t looking for smart people, it’s looking for obedient ones. If you’re content to coast like a DMV clerk, you’ll fit right in. But if you’ve got a brain in your head, get out and put it to work somewhere that actually makes the world better. This place treats intelligence as if were a crime against mediocrity.

This last round of layoffs broke something in me. I’ve been running on fumes for months, taking on double the work, and it’s obvious leadership couldn’t care less. You treat people like a spreadsheet and then act surprised when they stop caring? Please.

For those of you going through Wave 2:

It’s been just over two months since I escaped, and even though I wasn’t expecting this outcome, I don’t miss it.

It took a few weeks, but I haven’t felt this good in years.

The more I look back, the more I realise how utterly dysfunctional and toxic Chevron is as an organization. Like a cult that’s more damaging the longer you stay, but that tries to manipulate you into not wanting to leave.

Sure, there were some good people and good times to be had, but also, some absolute trash tier people - many of whom have been hand selected to stay on like the good little impressionable cult leaders are they.

If you feel worried or nervous or anxious about what’s next - remember, you’re not alone. I was there before you, and not only have I survived, but I have thrived.

I wish everyone the best of luck for what comes next.

I think being laid off at this point wouldn't be such a bad thing, considering the current state of SF.

My relief of still having a j-o-b has worn off and reality has set in. If CVX was trying to be forward thinking in any capacity, they’ve failed miserably. This model won’t attract (or retain) top talent. Who signs up for a culture that lacks flexibility, provides minimal promotion opportunities, limited resources, and maximum workload? Certainly not the kind of people Chevron will need to stay competitive. This reorg is a joke. This isn’t about not being able to work remotely (solely). My primary complaint is that legacy CVX professionals have been placed in “supervisory” roles (again) in areas of the business they don’t have the capabilities to lead. I KNOW I’m disposable. One voice amongst thousands, but I am just so disappointed that I’m back in a place of looking over my shoulder for the next best opportunity.

Title says it all. Enough said.