Thread regarding Fidelity National Information Services Inc. layoffs

You are hurt and that is okay. However, bad talking the company then turning around and telling us that there are other companies is cringy.

Why am I at FIS? For starters the people or the lack of (I don’t have coworkers my own city), ability to work remotely or go to office, a great salary, bonus & great bosses.

Honestly, it’s been good to me and if it all was taken away tomorrow I rest easy knowing I did my very best, made some incredible friends, and another door, window, or crawl space will open :)

The team is great, and our boss is one of the rare ones who is honest and transparent about things. But looking around, it is not easy.

@hg when fully remote there is a significant savings. Great colleagues, check, like the work, check, clients happy, umm not so much, but that is out of our control. Image of Death in the corner, check. Let's name him, let's make it fun.

FIS Frederick, Destroyer of Worlds or just Fred as we all get to know him better.

For those of you waiting on severance. You'll be offered a position with another company and you take it or leave it. No severance will be offered. Those offers are few and far between as of now.

@OP staying or leaving depends on many things, in my bubble, I’m fully remote, earn a good wage and quite like the work I do and have great colleagues..and our clients are generally happy.
Yes there is a man standing in the corner of my home office dressed in a black robe and holding a scythe but I have no intention of trying to find a job to match why I have at FIS, unless events force me to do so.

@OP I couldn't agree more. This is what is in store for those clinging to their jobs at FIS.

A Sinking Ship of Complacency and Absent Leadership:
Working at FIS is a soul-crushing exercise in stagnation. The company has transformed from an industry leader into a holding pen for a workforce that has completely given up.

A Culture of Dead-End Stagnation Pervasive Complacency:
Innovation is dead; employees simply coast through the days hoping the get to see the following one.

Zero Growth: You will learn absolutely nothing from the jobs there or the people around you for that matter.

The Layoff Waiting Room: The daily atmosphere is defined by anxiety and waiting for the next round of cuts. I hear August is the next one, and yes, feels like it has become a monthly tradition.

Aging Workforce: The halls are filled with people just trying to hang on long enough to reach retirement by doing the absolute minimum.

Total Failure of Leadership: The shift in executive leadership has derailed the company's direction entirely:

The Norcross Era: Gary Norcross was a true CEO who understood the business and commanded respect. The Current Reality: Stephanie Ferris has been clearly learning on the job at the expense of the company. Proof that anyone can be CEO.

Absent Guidance: Micro-management has replaced actual strategy, leaving teams entirely directionless.

Bottom line: There is no valid reason to hold on to a job here. FIS is where ambition goes to die.

Hugging an easy job while upskilling through personal development and AI projects until I get a severance or a better offer. I've plateaued in my position and don't see myself moving upwards or 100% secure in my role after this year. The recent RIF destroyed all motivation. I'm writing my own agentic harnesses, frameworks, and don't plan to use the skills here. The bed they are making doesn't have clean sheets. I've been with the company 10 years too long but have enjoyed a certain freedom that I might not have elsewhere.

You have to wonder if they are actually trying to ruin productivity on purpose or are just that stupid

Despite an overbloated executive suite and hundreds of millions of outside management consulting, there still is no credible plan

I've been with the company for more than 25 years, within 3 years of my retirement goal, 100% remote, and have 6 weeks of PTO.

I'm also only putting in maybe 10 hours of actual work per week while still outperforming most others around me.

As such, I'm just waiting for my 52 weeks of severance and letting them pull the trigger on when I retire.

Honestly just lazy lol. I’ve had some interviews and I keep ghosting recruiters after a few IMs.
I’m currently 100% remote and get 5 weeks PTO and make over double the median salary for my area.
The jobs I’ve entertained either come with more money but worse benefits or less salary for similar benefits.

Hoping for severance. Unfortunately, working in this cesspit of useless leadership has meant that I've lost confidence in my abilities. Imagining explaining my day to day role in an interview feels humiliating but they don't know how difficult it is to do even the most basic things in this place.

@af apologies to the OP, I misread that you’d been let go 20 years ago instead of let go after 20 years service.

Just waiting for a severance. 90% of the time goes into preparation for new jobs, doing just bare minimum at lowest quality possible to stay alive

@a3 the employees are keeping this company running DESPITE the best efforts of the C suite. Not that they are actively sabotaging it, they are just so stupid and short sighted. They cannot be smart enough to actively sabotage it. No way.

@am yes, collaborating with colleagues has value as well as the remote work. Everyone has a different set of priorities.

I only stayed as long as I did because I loved everyone on my team, which I know is rare. Otherwise I was sticking it out for severance, and thankfully my time came.

Fully remote is still worth a lot to me.

@OP you need to move on with your life, and perhaps seek some anger management.

@OP I'm 2 years away from my planned retirement. Getting let go with full severance would be a gift. At that point, I will say "close enough" and retire.

I feel like it’s easier said than done. But at the end of the day, you are 100% correct! We should all be looking to get the heck out of this joke of a company. It’s honestly embarrassing how poorly this company is run.