#overworked

My whole team has been running on empty all year. We’ve lost too many people, including two critical roles, yet the workload has actually increased. It has been impossible to meet the expectations of a manager who has never even tried to truly manage. No support, no adjustments, no effort to play to the strengths we still have as a team, no redistribution of work to help us through the worst tasks. Working here has never been easy, but this year has been brutal.

Just curious how other store managers supported their teams during the holiday season. Our location did not receive any form of acknowledgment — not even a simple holiday greeting. There were no small gestures of appreciation such as candy, food, or a thank-you, despite the team working extremely hard throughout the busiest month of the year.

Many associates felt overworked and under-appreciated after consistently going above and beyond during the holiday rush. While retail is understood to be demanding, basic human decency and acknowledgment should still be expected in any workplace.

After many years in retail, this level of disregard is disappointing and concerning. The lack of appreciation has significantly impacted morale and reflects a larger issue with leadership and company culture.

For some, this holiday season has solidified the decision that it will be their last Christmas with Macy’s.

It boggles the mind that anyone would expect me to do anything other than twiddle my thumbs until my last day in the office. What are they going to do? Lay me off? LOL.

I make under $100,000 a year. The job is categorized at 40 hours. Yet, me and my coworkers often work close to 60 hours per week. When the company fired 250 employees, where did their workloads go ? To me and everyone else. Are the corporate executives making $700,000 feeling our pain in anyway ? When will receive additional support ? Never ? More gets lumped on each day w/no end in sight. The only option is to quit and that is exactly what i will be doing. Woe is me. Good riddance.

I'm a FR in the West. We've seen our field and MR numbers go way down, and our home count go up. Nanos are starting to have these issues, scheds going on withthold, flags, PRS putting things on WH and not setting appointments, digital interims putting homes on withhold, and yet we still have the same performance expectation and policies.

There was a guy on the U.S. townhall that was retiring and called out management. I know they weren't happy inside and even though he was the only brave person to speak up, nothing will change. I've been looking for a new job for a year and it's been really difficult. 15 years ago we had AP. It was a pain in the butt, however at least the expectations and home count ratio were more acceptable.

If we go through another round of field layoffs, it's going to absolutely tank our performances. But so many of field guys refuse to unionize, so leadership can keep taking advantage of us and giving us more and more homes, with less field reps, and the same pay.

That’s all we can hope for in the coming months, while they pick us off one by one. I’m not investing any extra time or effort anymore. Did it do any good for the people who were just laid off? No, of course not. Many of those who were cut were dedicated, believing that hard work pays off. It doesn’t.

Lately, it feels like my job is taking over everything. I leave the office late, then I'm still checking emails at home (which, I know, my own fault, but some things have to be done if I'm to ever return home). There's just no energy left for my family or anything I enjoy doing. Is anyone else feeling this completely drained?

Lately it feels like we’re drowning in projects while only a handful of full-time employees are expected to carry all of it, and somehow the workload just keeps growing. We’re constantly being assigned new tasks without any additional support, yet leadership still questions missed deadlines and wonders what we’re doing with our time. It’s frustrating and exhausting, and I’m honestly wondering if anyone else is dealing with this same imbalance between expectations and actual resources.

I refuse to work another weekend. Most days since the RIF notice have been 16 hours. My eyes are blurry. For what? Now, now it’s a priority to create documentation and do migrations. Before all this, just give to so and so.

If they withhold my severance sc--w it I’ll stock groceries at least the work ends when you leave for the shift. Good luck to all.

By the time Friday hits I'm worn out from all the extra work I've been expected to take on, and even an entire weekend of doing nothing but resting doesn't bring my energy back. I start every Monday already drained, and it's getting harder to see how I'm supposed to keep this pace going.

I've heard of managers rushing projects and expecting VSP resources to work extra hours, including weekends. And possibly give up use-or-lose PTO. What rights do workers have in this situation? Is there any point in reaching out to HR? Or a lawyer?

Easiest company for those stupid and political managers.

It is a complete joke that a company that forces exempt, salaried employees to work 20+ hours of overtime each week. These executives then have the stones to question if we worked 8 hrs???.
Our laptops take an additional 5 minutes to boot up with all the "productivity monitoring crzxp on them. Yet these clueless manager still don't know what we do.
Then to add insult to injury we have to waste at least 30 minutes everyday explaining to clueless "managers" what we did.
Wells fargo has lost class action lawsuits for not paying over time.
I cannot wait until this organization gets fined for violating labor laws.

Tax management is ruthless. The income tax group used to be where a new hire can enter into the company and advance. Then they migrated work to BA. Then they brought over people from BA for jobs limiting opportunities for US employees. Those brought in from BA then become managers and protected their own in rankings. All the new hires brought in have quit or been PIPd.

Think about that. This BA Management klan ran off all their new hires. They are either terrible at identifying talent, terrible at developing people, or clearly bias in their assessment as the only people that remain are their friends.

It’s happening all over. Look at the announcements and the amount of jobs coming to the US. They aren’t developing US employees, they are developing GBC as a priority and will follow the same pattern of protecting their own. The manager that brought over the person from GBC won’t admit their mistake so they are protected and become managers eventually. They need to show GBC that opportunities really exist to get out of India or Argentina or Brazil.

If you are US employee you are at a huge disadvantage. This company doesn’t want you and doesn’t care about you. When you’re working late covering your incompetent management, remember that. Log off and go enjoy your life. Don’t worry about getting a low ranking for choosing not to work late, you were going to get a low ranking anyways. And if you weren’t, the salary increment isn’t worth it and the future career opportunities aren’t there.

Ever since the last round of cuts, my plate has doubled with no support in sight. I barely get a moment to breathe before something else lands on my desk. Breaks are more of a hope than a reality these days. I am counting down the time until I can move on to something healthier.

Most teams here feel stretched thin, and it shows in how tired everyone looks. Changes keep rolling out without enough people to support them, so the workload lands on whoever is closest. No one wants to take responsibility, so talks drag on forever while we wait for someone higher up to decide. It leaves the rest of us struggling to keep things moving.

The toxicity from upper leadership is insane. Being a top performer means nothing—“OneTru” is their magic fix that will apparently run itself, so they’d rather replace real talent with cheap contractors from Softility. They’ve openly said we’re only useful until the migration is done, and after that we’re disposable.

Post-layoffs, the people running the meetings were arrogant, condescending, and dismissive. They spoke in circles, offered zero real plans, and clearly have no clue how to handle the mess these mindless cuts created. We’re left overworked, unsupported, and exhausted.

Looking for anything on the fast team. The group has lost a few in the past year with vsp and folks moving to sp but seems to be working more and more sites even doing remote site integration.

This is the most insane place to work. The expectations of senior leadership is unrealistic, to put it mildly. I don’t know of anyone who isn’t working 75-80 hours in a workweek and then having to work more hours on the weekend to still be behind!

I have seen many people sacrifice their personal lives, mental health, and physical health for this company to only be rewarded with being fired or laid off.

They have no concept of people having a personal life. If you want to have a heart attack or stroke at your work computer then this is the place for you. If you value any kind of life or health, you need to stay far away from here.

I don’t care that the workload has gotten so heavy I can’t get it done. I’m no longer skipping a midday break and no longer working long hours. I’m done. Working through lunches and working 2-3 hours extra a night is not doing any dents in any of the work anyways. All it’s doing is stressing me out, making me bitter with my life and family. And at the end of the day, this just isn’t worth it. I will get another job if I get laid off. This isn’t the end. I just realized this tonight and I’m letting all this burden they placed on me go. I can only be responsible for what I’m capable of doing. And so are you. Nothing more. Work your 8 hours and leave for the day. Let it go.

This was supposed to be temporary and somehow it morphed into permanent situation. Now I don't know what to do and how to put a stop to it but I do know if I don't, I'll burn out and quit - which is a horrible options since I have nothing lined up. Learn from my mistakes kids and don't put yourself into a similar situation just to be helpful.

Could you imagine what would happen if someone took Mike up on his offer to call him with feedback?
“Umm, we haven’t been responding immediately to customers rfis etc. bc we’re severely understaffed and have been working 60 hours a week for 6 months to just get releases out the door, so you’re really just asking us to work 70 and 80 hours a week.”
Recalibrating is not “hey let’s Really focus, people “ lol
And all the svp and vp henchmen would love to know who calls to know who to layoff.

If they hadn’t gutted my team to the point where we’re barely functioning, this wouldn’t even be an issue. There’s only so much workload you can pile onto fewer and fewer people before everything implodes. And honestly, why would any of us go above and beyond anymore? We’ve seen time and again that the reward for hard work is watching your job get cut anyway.

I've been with Aetna for 7 years in Network; been given more territories to manage while no direct reports or any additional support to manage the inflow.. for example, I have 50 contracts to complete, yet receive 20 emails per day asking me to complete tasks that are emergencies.. I am months behind even if I wanted to catch up, I would work 24 hours a day 7 days a week with no hope.. every year gets worse.. I have essentially given up.. Is anyone else in this same boat? Upper management also is a joke.. those who su-k the best di-k get promoted regardless of their abilities.. It's laughable..

Anyone else feel like we’re stuck in a company where the people doing the actual work keep getting cut, while the folks who create the bottlenecks sail through untouched??? every layoff just leaves fewer hands, more red tape, and a fresh round of do more with less from leaders who havent touched real work in years... the front line teams get blamed, the same broken processes remain, and nothing changes except the workload dumped on whoever is left...at some point you have to ask how many rounds of cuts it takes before leadership admits the problem isnt the workforce, it’s the way the place is being run???

The company was in a growth/acquisition phase for basically 10 years, now with the current landscape and the negative sentiment from stockholders, the government, employees, cratering stock price the layoffs will not end, only increase. Raises are next to nothing along with bonuses, stacked ranking laying people off even if they are good performers, over worked/over stressed, useless surveys, etc. 10 years ago the company was actually good to work for, the company is now a shell of its former self. Don't work her unless you want to constantly worry about being played off and overworked.

I know there probably isn't a way to know if a RIF is coming for you but thought I would ask if anyone in hindsight saw some clues or saw the writing on the wall ahead of time? I am pretty overworked with responsibilities but have for the last several years reported to different people who do not (and have not made any effort) to learn even at a high leve what I do or take any interest in my work. I assume me being generally overlooked means I will eventually be next but then again maybe not because my supervisory team will not want to pick up my work when I am gone since they are so unfamiliar? I am ready for whatever comes. A little worried that someday Elevance my get rid of sub pay -because why not it is a cost to them- and that worries me.

I truly enjoy being part of this organization and want to continue contributing meaningfully. However, the current schedule has been very demanding. I completely understand that global collaboration requires flexibility, but calls that take place in the middle of the night have become difficult to maintain long-term. It’s starting to impact my balance and energy levels, and I’m concerned about sustainability. I’d appreciate the opportunity to discuss whether there’s a way to balance time zones while still supporting our objectives. If that is unreasonable, sign me up to be laid off.

Its interesting to see how differently things operate throughout the company. I see multiple people say that there is bloat. People say we need to cut the fat and get rid of people who don't do anything. Meanwhile my team has been short staffed and overworked for years.

... it's do even more with almost nothing! Anyone else exhausted??

It’s pretty stupid that after knocking out my work, day after day I have to sit in my chair and wait to get my “8 Hours in”. Is 7-7.5 hours going to be enough to stay off the list? Or, are they really going after people who have 7.5 hours in office? I’m already incredibly annoyed by this d-mb rule and I can’t believe we’re being treated like teenagers! Hopefully this nonsense ends soon

Wondering about the NC merger of Carolina Complete Health and WellCare scheduled for Q12026. Any news of layoffs yet? I’m at CCH and we are already closing all open roles or just not filling them. Everyone is even more overworked than before.

Has anyone nothing a horrible smell on all floors in Alpharetta..? It’s really distracting but especially the second and fourth floor. Maybe because that’s tech and IT and the people are overworked? It’s a mix of body odor and unwashed clothes. Very distracting and I’m thinking they just don’t have time or energy to bathe daily or laundry. Idk but I want to work home so bad the smell is extremely distracting from work and I often go to break room or work on patio just to get away.

Hearing that no one is safe! If you have a job you are not working OT, then someone will be let go! Be ready to take over and do at least 1-2 times more work if you still have a job.

They’re getting rid of hundreds upon hundreds of employees and all the work they used to do is supposed to be “absorbed” by those of us at HQ? It’s not like we’re already overworked, right? There’s always room for more. After all, we’re apparently not human beings, we’re robots.

Those who avoid being laid off might be considered lucky, but think about it. These layoffs will be huge. Teams will be losing multiple people. Who'll be doing the work they used to do going forward, since it certainly not going to disappear? People are about to have their workloads double and their pay remain the same.

Our team has been short by at least three people for months, and our manager keeps acting like it’s normal. The few of us left are juggling way too much, and it's only a matter of time before things start falling through the cracks. If they're hoping this is going to work long term, they're in for a rude awakening.

I don’t even care how bad Verizon’s been doing lately or what happens next. I’m overworked, exhausted, burnt out, and I can’t stand this place anymore. After years of hard work, I have nothing much to show for it, and there’s no real path upward, nothing to make me want to stay. If they’re planning massive cuts, they should offer VSP first. I’m sure plenty of us would take it without a second thought, bad job market or not.

So out of nowhere a large an all in meeting was canceled for the 23rd. This happened after all the rumors about next Thursday, and no message from Sr. Leaders as to the cancellation. 10/23 based on what happened seems accurate based on this event. What's crazy is our head counts is under where it should be and we are all over worked. So if cuts happen... please put me on the list. Im ready for a payout versus getting worked to death, constantly stressing about all the fire drills and leaders freaking out every hour, every day. The only question is what departments are getting hit, im guessing ours is based on the meeting being deleted.

Once again the last to leave the office.
Staying late to pick up the slack for others.
Why do I do it? Why do I care?
No one notices. No one rewards.
Left behind and looked over.
Managers and VPs don’t shake my hand.
Do they even know I exist?
Feeling sad. Forgotten. Unappreciated.
If we are ExxonMobil what am I?
Not part of the club. Alone.