#chicago

Northern needs to take a hard look as to why they keep so many employees in chicago… major expense reduction can be realized by moving those administrative jobs to lower cost locations

Weiss Memorial Hospital - Chicago IL - 289 layoffs on Oct 25, hospital closed in August - https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/state/2025/10/13/illinois-businesses-report-waves-of-layoffs-according-to-warn-act/86609807007/

For the last couple of weeks there has been at least one armed security guard in the lobby in the Chicago building. He’s tall and wears regular clothes with a black jacket zipped halfway but if you pay attention you can see the outline of a we-pon on his hip. He always looks upset too which is hilarious because sir you’re the only one here packing.

The culture is in the dumps and leaders know it. But instead of listening to employees when we constantly give them the same feedback in these surveys they like to send and changing our leaders hide behind words that don’t mean anything. After the layoffs you feel like another shoe could drop whenever. People are smiling through it but you can tell they feel defeated. There’s something coming about our pto. I hear bits and pieces but something is about to happen with that.

If you work at HCSC you already know. If you don’t I won’t tell you not to take a job if you get an offer. The economy is bad and a job is a job. Just know what you’re getting yourself into by coming here. Almost none of what the recruiters say about this being a great place to work is true. I hear them every day lying to people and showing fake enthusiasm when they’re miserable themselves.

My leader is over talent and he runs talented people out of here on the regular. Recruiters have left. His admin left. The people who stay are scared to challenge him because he WILL send it up. And another leader who did challenge him got let go. Coincidence? It’s not just him though.

If anyone would listen I would tell the leaders to change the culture and stop always making these little snide comments about the office being empty. There’s a reason people don’t want to come in the office and it’s not all about money. Any mistake you make is about to be on the 10 o clock news because you’re going to get put on full blast on an email with a thousand people copied. The point isn’t to help you do your job better. They are super thirsty to make themselves look good while making you look bad.

If i really wanted to make these people look bad I could but they’d figure out who I am and I need my job. As soon as I find something better I’m out. If you all are reading this stop sending out surveys and holding town halls where you don’t say anything. Be a human being and stop treating us like we don’t matter but then always thanking us. Which is it?

And please get rid of the rent a cop. No one is trying to go to jail because of y’all.

Does requiring IBMers to move to major cities make sense for IBM? In Illinois, I can think of two significant IBM customers who are not located in big cities. It would make little sense to ask IBMers to live in Chicago.

Anyone else laid off in the Chicago corp office? Applied at a financial analyst job there, I don’t know what to expect.

Company: Diverse Facility Solutions, Inc.

• Date: September 30, 2025 (WARN report indicates 276, but company plans point to 191)
• Laid off: ~191 to 276

  The layoffs stem from the cancellation of its janitorial services contract with Chicago Public Schools. Though the WARN notice lists 276 workers being laid off, the company clarified it intends to lay off about 191 employees, transferring many others to a different union. There is also a legal concern: a law firm is investigating whether Diverse Facility Solutions met the required 60-day notice under the WARN Act before initiating the mass layoff. The company provides facility management and janitorial services.

as evidenced by employee reaction to the hiring of external executive personal ...

1. Employee Reactions: Resistance, Skepticism, and Morale Challenges
   Many long-time Wells employees — especially those outside of senior executive ranks — reacted with:

🧱 Resistance & Distrust
"They don’t get us": Employees felt that JPMorgan and Wall Street hires lacked appreciation for Wells Fargo’s traditional customer service culture.

The “new guard” was seen as imposing foreign priorities — profits, performance pressure, aggressive restructuring — without deep understanding of how Wells operates.

😐 Morale Issues
Many employees felt demoralized or marginalized, especially as:

Longtime internal leaders were pushed out or sidelined.

New hires brought in aggressive cost-cutting and cultural changes that made Wells feel less like a traditional bank.

Surveys and anecdotal reports suggested a decline in employee trust and loyalty during this period.

🧠 Talent Drain
Some long-tenured employees and mid-level managers chose to leave rather than adapt to the culture shift.

Others were forced out, leading to disruption and loss of institutional knowledge.

It's been a a month or so since last update. I would say not heavy travel, but all on just one jet. The prior weekly DC trips seem to have stopped.

N73M:

• A short loop flight (test?) in New England based out of Springfield, MA

Hasn't flown since Sept 8th.

N83M:

• Day trip to Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Overnight to Costa Rica
• Overnight in Atlanta then day trip to Ft. Lauderdale.
• Day trip to Las Vegas
• Overnight trip to Austin
• 2-night trip to Chicago

N93M:

• No flights since last update. Still on ground in St. Paul.

Note: When the jets get sold and have new tail numbers I won't immediately know it. It is much like a car getting a new license plate when it is sold.