#anxiety

Not sure if anyone else is feeling this way, but my depression and anxiety is persisting despite being marked “safe” (for now).

I love my wife and children and am thankful for a paycheck, but am having trouble getting over the anxiety and depression that has loomed over my head in 2025.

Perhaps it is mourning? Mourning and longing for what was in the face of what is today and what is yet to come?

HeadSpace is a joke. It’s a cheap illusion hired by a company that wants to say “we care”.

I’m front row to seeing Chubak walk out of 12555 smiling while the next person is carrying a Fry-Wagner box with their desk’s contents. Cheshire-vibes.

I’m sorry, but I am done. If anyone has any ideas on how to get through this I would appreciate it ❤️

It’s not like Dell is on the rise, or that this job is some badge of honor that will shine on a resume down the road. Sure, the job market is tough and the economy isn’t looking great, maybe even getting worse, but there are always other options. The worst thing we can do is let the company pull us in so deep that we lose perspective. Worrying about this job doesn’t help. It only wears us down.

With the latest major round behind us, do you feel like you can focus on work or are you already thinking about the next round? I'm in the second group. I'm at the point where I can't relax even the day after the layoffs are done, since I know more will be coming. It may be in a month or in six months but that makes no difference. This job is now a permanent source of stress.

Heavenly Father, I lift up my fears and anxieties about our jobs and the future of Edward Jones to You. Please grant us peace that surpasses understanding and help us to trust that You are in control. Deliver us from fear, and fill us with Your perfect love that casts out all fear. Be our rock, fortress, and protector during this uncertain time. Help me to not become so focused on my circumstances that I neglect Your blessings. Lord, help me to remember that my identity is in You, not my job. I trust that You will provide for me and see me through this difficult time. You have a purpose for me, and I choose to trust Your process, even when I don't understand it. Help me to see that this may be a difficult time, but it is not the end of the story. Help me to give thanks in all things and to remember that You are in all my tomorrows. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen

I hope and pray that everyone finds peace in the coming days. If you are separated from the firm, I pray that it is a blessing in disguise. Stay strong.

I'll be doing very little work until this is over. Not because I don't want to or I'm protesting, I just don't think I'll be capable of anything beyond the most basic stuff. It's not just about being laid off. Losing my health insurance with my chronic issues would be devastating for me. This will be a long week.

Rereading things and it's terrible some will have to wait until Tuesday to hear their fate.

Good luck, all.

I don’t want to be dragged into office politics. I don’t want to constantly worry about layoffs. I don’t want to care about how things will unfold at Nike anymore. I’m tired of spending my weekends just trying to shake off the stress, anxiety, and exhaustion that build up during the workweek. I don’t want this company to have control over my time, my emotional state, or my physical wellbeing any longer.

The adjustment’s going to be a nightmare. I’d bet anything we’ll lose the people who are the true backbones of the teams.

I miss those days.

Knowing layoffs are coming is destroying me mentally. It’s Saturday and I can’t relax. My mind keeps spinning about what’s next. I just wish they would get it over with so we could either focus on work or start looking for something new if we are laid off. Anything is better than being stuck in this limbo.

Anybody else feeling this way knowing that people with more experience (who helped me when I needed it the most) have been laid off? I'm grateful I still have a job, don't get me wrong, but I still feel incredibly guilty, even though I know none of this had anything to do with me.

Pretty much all reviews completed this week. Lots of meetings this week. Lots of Not Met scores on Reviews that usually would be Met. I have almost 30 years and can tell I am on the List. But, I have a feeling if I do get terminated it will be a Blessing in disguise. I will be rid of this Wretched Place.

I have not slept well for last 10 days. How long this will continue ?

I know who is impacted by ISP is supposed to be a top secret. But I wonder if some leaders and associates have already received a hint or heads up that they are safe.
The reason I say that is some folks seem so calm and upbeat, while the rest of us are freaking out.

I am really worried about what joining Cenovus means for our jobs. Will there be layoffs or restructuring? The uncertainty is stressful.

You can’t drop a layoff announcement and then expect everyone to act like nothing happened.

I didn’t want to have to start interviewing again, but the situation left me no choice. The thought of sending out resumes and preparing for interviews feels draining, but staying in a place that doesn’t value your work to this extent is even worse. I'll rather be uncomfortable then staying here longer than I have to.

I'd quit, but jobs are hard to come by and my savings are not that great. Getting a package would solve that issue for me.

I've learned the hard way that just because jobs are listed online doesn’t mean the company is actually hiring. Some postings feel more like window dressing than real opportunities. It wastes my time and achieves absolutely nothing. It's infuriating, if you want the truth.

It’s wild how quickly someone’s career can be flattened. I know people with decades of experience and leadership history who are suddenly starting over at entry level. Seeing it happen makes you realize no resume or past success guarantees anything. And I'm nowhere near their level, so if I'm laid off, I'm truly sc--wed.

I’m starting to lean toward the former.

Every time quarterly results disappoint in any way, I start worrying about cuts. It doesn’t take much for leadership to decide and pull the trigger if it helps them get out of the hot seat faster. I might be paranoid, but something tells me I’m not far from the truth.

That is exactly what this feels like. They are letting us wait this long, making us stress, worry, and think about our livelihoods potentially disappearing next week every hour of every day. Why would they prolong it like this? Can anyone give me a real reason besides simply wanting to torture us?

Get ready to unlock more “‘synergies” when this deal closes. I’ll take a severance

That’s just how it is - layoffs, all the time. We probably won’t even have to wait until next Friday, or Sept 2, or whatever date is floating around, to find out.

Who else is tuning in this morning to see how our CEO will inspire or demoralize us?

Any rumors at all? I seriously doubt they’ll limit it to just redundancies. I expect they’ll go after experienced, skilled veterans too, because that’s what everyone does. Knowing your job often comes at a cost. I’ve yet to see layoffs, here or anywhere else, done strategically. It’s always crude, led by numbers, never real planning.

So that means we’re still a long way from being done? Mid-September is the earliest we can hope for this to finally be over?

Is there anyone who is hoping they get an ISP Monday? I don’t know how much longer I can handle this clown show.

Some people are reporting cuts in their teams. I really hope this doesn’t drag on. Good luck to all of us.

He-l of a leadership strategy - drag it out for days and say nothing. Are they just adding stress on purpose at this point?

I don’t care about the job itself, I just badly need it. I’m in a tough spot in life right now and can’t afford to lose this job. I know I’m not the only one, but I’ve got so much on my plate that the possibility of being laid off absolutely terrifies me. Fingers crossed for all of us, especially those in particularly precarious positions.

The last few days have been nerve wracking while waiting for the ISP decision.

The next few days are going to be worse.
What is everyone doing to stay calm and maintain your sanity?

These past few days have been incredibly tough. We could all use a breather.

I am still waiting for my dpc plan. I asked again and was told they were working on it. Everyone else is doing theirs now and are 2 weeks into it. Either exxon doesn't care or they are letting me fail purposely. I would like to see what the he-l they want me to do. I really want to improve my performance and be a more valuable employee to the company NOT. I just to get this s heet over with and see what torture they have planned for me. Is anyone else still waiting?

It's been almost two weeks and our group has heard nothing beside the Ellison town hall. We're not even sure who we all technically report to now. Wondering if it's the same in other parts of the company.

There was a layoff in the Dallas office today. Not sure how many were affected or if more offices outside of Dallas were affected. Anyone hear anything else on this?

The video's are are being played over and over in SP1 3rd Floor related to CEP need to be taken down! Such a moral inhibitor. We all know those twats won't lose their jobs!