#toxic

Is the us upstream, specifically production obviously, the only division where working hard and going above and beyond gets you nowhere and the worthless/lazy employees and contractors that do nothing get rewarded/promoted on whose b*lls they kiss? I wasn’t sure if this was a global plague or not.

Every morning I have to talk myself into staying one more day.

Punish first, play favorites second, repeat. After a while I stopped thinking of this as a career and started seeing it for what it is: a place where it's all about surviving another day without getting crushed.

When I left Medtronic it felt like I’d crawled out of a pit. Took me months to feel like myself again after all the toxicity. It drained everything from me, energy, confidence, and health. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.

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Oh right, because there aren’t that many different options out there. They’ve cornered us into putting up with absurd levels of bullying, pressure, overtime, and exhaustion, while the only payoff is the chance we might get to keep our jobs. Just might. This is a sc--wed-up system, and State Farm has turned it into an art form.

The culture of this place has become mean, spiteful and vindictive. RIFani is one of the worst.

I attended the DT Services Town Hall today. I'll be honest: I felt embarrassed, and every day I can't understand how they can say such things without bursting out laughing.
I draw a veil over the comment regarding the Tell Dell results.
I hope these people get out of their homes and touch the grass, they have completely lost touch with reality.

I’d happily take a severance package just to walk away from this toxic environment. The long hours, mismanagement, and constant chaos have taken their toll, and no paycheck is worth that stress.

Letting us wait like this, creating unnecessary stress, having the entire workforce worry about our jobs... No way in he-l this is not intentional and aimed at getting some of us to quit. Their goal is to create atmosphere so stressful, so chaotic, so toxic, that people will walk away even without severance. I'm guaranteeing you this is their plan.

SOOOOO sick of explaining this so please try to follow along … it isn’t the commitment to sit at a desk 5x8 (even though the guarantee of an actual desk would be a reasonable expectation in that case) it is the forced moves and policing under the guise of collaboration as we sit on Teams with employees in different hubs and the unspoken few who have somehow skirted RTO and remained virtual. It’s a LIE and the only standard this form of RTO aligns with is the new corporate standard of mistreating, overworking, and violating employees, taking advantage of at-will employment terms for gains that only those influencing policy will enjoy.

If you are fortunate enough to live in a hub, celebrate the toxic T culture, and are somehow benefiting from being in the office, great. But the people who were adversely impacted have a right to be pi---d. Leave it at that and stay off these forums.

Allstate sounds like the same useless sh-t hole that State Farm has become! Used to be a great place to be but has turned into an unbearable h-ll hole! Same Execs just different place as they all run in the same circles and listen to the same Consultants. Progressive will pass us to become the #1 auto insurer in the 4th quarter or at the latest, first part of 2026. Not only that, if they write 8 million new autos again they will be almost 9 million ahead and SF or anyone else will ever catch them. Everything the play they call fails they call it again and again at SF! It's always the employees fault, never them and their plans. During in-office weeks over the last several months, we have ambulances pulling up because someone has stroked out at their desk due to al the stress. The whole industry has just become toxic! Best wishes! Go Progressive is out motto at SF! Serves the right!

STEPHAINE

Selfish
Tyrant
Egotistical
Predatory
Heartless
Amoral
Insensitive
Narcissistic
Evil

Whenever we hear someone is leaving the firm, the first question is always “leaving on their own?” It is not right that our brains have been trained to think this way.

The impact of poor mental health from a toxic workplace can last a very long time.

I heard one coworker tell that to another who'd just been laid off yesterday. He was actually trying to comfort him. The guy we lost has 12 years experience, the one who said not to take it personally has been here for a year and to say he still can barely do anything without somebody holding his hand would be an understatement. And now hearing this, I'm even more convinced he's nothing more than an id--t. And he's still here. Fu-k this place.

They’re trying to break us so we leave and they dont have to pay severance. We have all experienced it or witnessed the behaviors. , U.S staff treated like 2nd class citizens, wrongful terminations, intentional forced ratings etc. The list goes on and on. Its not going to stop until we all come together and try to do something. We need to report them
to your states EEOC . Get An investigation going.

Don't forget to go to Glassdoor or other sites that potential talent might use to peek behind the curtain before interviewing and light them up. Be sure people know what a toxic place they've become.

I recently left from the HR team. While I was only there a brief time it was the most toxic environment I have ever worked within. Politics galore starting at the top!!! Major change is needed for HR leadership!!! Get out like I did!!!

https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/globalfoundries-makes-adjustments-workforce-20884231.php

Wow so instead of Christmas layoff, they made it start of school year one lol. Left that toxic company 2 years ago, and been happy ever since.

The leadership should be worried, because everybody with any options seems to be preparing to leave. I think people have had enough of this place, its toxicity, and blatant disrespect for employees. You can only push people so far before something snaps.

The worst of all the jobs I had.

Summary below and I encourage people to think carefully before applying:

• punitive approach: managers overreact to minor mistakes, pushing them harshly. Fear runs rampant.
• hostility: bullying, gossip, cliques are widespread and allowed. Leaders sweep serious issues under the rug.
• favoritism: certain employees receives special treatment.
• unfair expectations: you're over capacity, with unreasonable workload and no resources. Deadlines are always urgent.
• Lack of recognition: leaders routinely steal credit for others accomplishments.
• Limited growth: again favoritism plays into it, if you are not in the club no promotion for you. You will not have career development.
  So glad I got out of this hole. At some point, you need to respect "yourself" as a human being. This company is not a place for it.

The worst thing about SF is that it's a Mutual Company and there is no one to hold the Executives accountable for their actions. A Mutual Company works when the Executives are in it for the mutual benefit of the policyholders and employees. When you get incompetent and immoral leaders in place (MT, JF, CS, KC) they can abuse the system. They fleece the policyholders and employees out of every penny they can to enrich themselves. Shareholders are not much better but they usually demand a level of competence that we do not have. They make changes when stuff does not work. Shareholders would fire all these incompetent goons and get away from the useless agency model. We have been hiding for a long time behind the SF Mutual Company and MK getting called in front of a congressional panel recently scared the sh-t of some Execs because they saw the possibility of getting found out. It will catch them....they are all crooks! There used to be some honor among thieves. It is ok to lay people off, give them a severance package and then let them draw unemployment while they are looking of a job. There is a right way and wrong way to sc--w people over. State Farm, they just torture employees, make them miserable and try to force them out. They lie, manipulate, con and use every other ba----d arrss tactic to try to destroy people. Run away from this place as soon as you can.

Toxic environment, no promotions, outdated payscale by years,periodic layoffs, fake survey results, barely any a-s grinding work, clown reality show midweek. Life at TU.

Do you dread going into work every Sunday night?
Do you hate every single 1x1 and huddle?
Do you panic everyday you wake up?
Do you think about SF too much?
Is it affecting your health, personal life, marriage, kids and mental well being?
Do you feel empty every day you wake up and when you finish work?
Do you know this is not right but keep doing it everyday?
Do you feel helpless? Lost?
Does State Farm make you feel ashamed? I do!

Leave! Get out, trust me there is life after State Farm. That place is a very toxic cult and do not let it destroy who you are. If you have to stay until you find something else, f-ck them at every turn. Pay that questionable claim, don't put in any extra effort, f-ck their surveys and put it in the comments. Satan runs that place! It's not you, it's them! See you on the other side!

I retired almost 5 years ago after 25 yrs of service in several IT departments. I retired because of how incredibly toxic the work environment had become. I come here and look at several posts, and yes, it's still a toxic toilet of despair. I bugged out at the end of 2020, right when we kicked RS out in July '20, and then here came the Stank. He is why I left. Boy am I glad I cut and ran when I did, I love being retired. I really feel for you guys out there trying to keep your heads above all of Stankeys sewage sloshing about.