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Just Got My Notice

Although I shouldn't be surprised, I was. I received the out of cycle 1x1 and was notified yesterday that my role was being eliminated and that my last day was this week.
I'm not here to complain, point fingers, or play victim. But want people to understand that there is never a better time to prepare for your future career than now.


Spreading layoffs all year is ruining morale and productivity

To anyone in executive leadership who may read this. It's important that you understand the climate that is being created at FIS. I'm not going to argue in this post for having less overall cuts, but rather to get them over with next time.

I believe we've had 11 RIFs this year. What could have been a couple rounds has been spread out so every month or so, folks are seeing their peers or leaders getting cut.

It may seem like doing smaller cuts is easier for teams to manage, and keeping a key individual for another month or so may seem like a good idea to allow better transition, but here's the effect.

Very few people feel secure in their career here. Most people are unsure if they will be next. This is shared for most ICs up through many people at the VP level. People are less productive, engaged, and less passionate.

We're starting to see top talent look elsewhere (the most marketable and skilled people are the ones who can land another job).

Teams and leaders are spending a lot of time discussing the impending layoffs, rumors, and overall morale, which is more hidden waste.

Lastly, delaying these leadership RIFs has prevented any real communication about the future org structure. So the orgs have not been able to set clear direction for the rest of 2025/2026. This is still pending because there are leaders yet to be cut.

We are already under investing in our products relative to our competitors, but if we're going to have cuts, they should be larger and less frequent. These decisions will have ramifications.


Good to see…

Good to see SC still has the bandwidth to dine with DJT et al to celebrate AI investments, midway thru one of ORCL’s biggest RIFs in decades …

The RIF to fund, at least in part, more investment in … AI infrastructure. Not the best optics.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-basks-tech-leaders-spending-005921620.html


Let's hear your bad WF boss stories

I'll start by relating a bad boss story told by my WF coworker.
During conference calls one boss would regularly berate a worker including actually swearing at him. The worker went to HR who did nothing about the bad boss.
I left WF only to come back a few years later and worked near my old WF coworker. He told me after years and years of that same guy being a bad boss he was finally let go in a RIF.
How about you?


I was part of RIF in 11/2024, notified on 9/2024, was i entitled to bonus that year?

Title, I signed the severance package, but I totally disregarded the fact that I worked towards AR that year, am i entitled to that pro-rated bonus?

Was talking to a current co-worker of where I work now, and he mentioned that Teradata was like this and so was his previous company (although hes going through it with an employee lawyer since they didn't pay him).

TIA.


My team is becoming a joke

I’m sure these three basically-kids and two chronic slackers are ready to fill the shoes of the four veterans we just lost. I also hope they’re ready to take on the workload, because I sure as he-l am not going to. Is there even a general idea of how many teams like mine are supposed to function, let alone produce good work?


H2 RIF

Expect another month of silence on both sides of the fence whilst the AVPs circle around the cauldron cooking up the next hot mess just in time for Halloween.

If you can get an exit do it now or keep logging evidence of misdemeanours and ‘managerial’ behavior to strengthen your position if you get the tap on the shoulder.

The toxic dial is being turned up daily.


EVERYONE has a target on their back

It’s not a question “IF” Anthem/Elevance is planning more RIFs, it’s more like “WHEN”. Always just assume they are, and plan accordingly. No one is safe from the RIF, so get your resume and LinkedIn up to date, start looking for ways to network more, save as much money as possible, figure out ways to strengthen your mental health, and show up every day knowing it very well could be your last.


Completely fed up and done

Spent years giving my all, and now all the constant chaos and cuts have destroyed any motivation. Leadership keeps getting rid of people and acting like we can still deliver miracles. I’m done going above and beyond just to see it wasted. Every task feels like a battle, and my patience has finally run out.


MPS re org

What's going on with MPS?
I assume some of the teams they moved to them is for the their new VP to do the RIF work that EOE wasn't capable of.


August layoff

One of the posts here said the August cuts were the 2 Tuesday of the month. Did I miss it or was there really even one? The firm really doesn’t believe in getting rid of people, in my personal experience.

That could lead to bad press. According to my manager, the firm only cares about what people could think might happen.


Why the layoffs?

Sorry I’ve been hiding inside a bubble, but d-mb question…….Could someone please tell me exactly why they are doing these layoffs? Seems to be so out of the blue especially when they get rid of the ones that are very knowledgeable and valuable to this company