#quitting

Mauoervisor seemed shocked when they dropped my ranking that I told them I would be quitting. They said but you are not NSI and Good is really a good outcome in such a competitive rank group. Why would I stay around when I no longer receive any RSUs and am over my salary curve?

How does that work logically?

Does stress leave pay anything? I can't afford to quit, but I can't keep going like this either.

In a recent skip level meeting, someone from the group asked a question regarding job titles and responsibilities. The reply was that every employee is being audited to verify that they meet the necessary requirements. So, what does that mean? Will people be retitled if they don't have a degree or if they are in a title that was selected out of convenience by their manager?

Should I be worried that I'm in an 'engineer' role but I don't have a college degree? I didn't ask for this title, I asked for a raise. They gave me the job title. Now, they've promoted me to a principal band because I asked for another raise. I like the money but I feel like i'm going to be shown the door if this actually happens.

Will they maybe just change my title? Will I take a pay cut or do I stay in the new role with a salary that's way right of center? Is any of this actually happening or are we just trying to scare more people into quitting?

Where are they all going? The job market su-ks, yet every week somebody else is gone (not laid off, quits). Where are these jobs they're getting hidden?

I get the frustration, but walking out with nothing? With layoffs everywhere, severance is practically guaranteed. Why throw that away?

Why are people still working for Phillips 66. No one is making any one of us to stay!

It's an excellent point made by a poster below. Many are hoping to cash out for the severance and feel entitled to do so. There is no disagreement with that. The sturm und drang has been real. Employees have earned that money. Now, they weigh whether hanging on for it will result in actually getting it. With the advent of the Cognizent bait and switch, it's a hard calculation. One colleague decided to bail after being je-ked around long enough.

I don’t feel like giving any notice as this is definitely my last job. I pretty much already know the answer but I am curious about the responses: can’t I just quit with no notice? If I was in my twenties, accounting degree, “working on my master’s”, and knew I had decades to work with no social security and so forth, yes- give notice. But why me? ;)

So many people are quitting from burnout. Leadership doesn't care because they don't have to pay severance. They think they're winning.

I'm curious for those who have already left, what was it that finally pushed you over the edge? Was there a specific moment, a particular incident, something that just made you say enough? Hearing about other people's experiences might give me the push I need.

I don't know if I'll get laid off or find something else first, but either way I'm out of here. Hard to find motivation when you know you're leaving.

I’m convinced Dell is trying to get people to quit. Quotas are higher, attainment less achievable, and no visibility to track progress at 8 weeks into a 12 week quarter.
Most are barely pulling the draw. This calculated decision by Dell is driving good talent to leave.

Can I quit in 1 week? Do I need to give a notice? It is really horrible here. My manager might make me do 2 weeks. Really crazy person

It's been 1 month since ELT decided this was the most effective way to make us quit. How is everyone doing with it so far? I can't help but wonder how much more $ we spend to keep these buildings full of bodies vs have them empty? The energy costs alone make me scratch my head. The whole thing seems so backwards and short sighted. It would almost be like discovering electricity, then the government taking it away because it 'feels' that people did better without it, while showing no actual data. Just "trust me bro" talking points. Or air conditioning, the greatest thing ever for st louis and tempe. Imagine having that and then it being taken away because a handful of low iq malicious government officials wanted people to move out of their city. A demonic calculated move is what that would be chalked up as. That is what RTO feels like. A tech advancement that was shown to work for the whole firm for almost 4 years (any way longer for many HO associates), but got taken away with zero offset for compensation. For you slow learners on here who think being in a cube for 4 days is great, how would you feel if your pay was cut 15%? You would suddenly be singing a different tune wouldn't ya? You might hate HBAs and remote work, but for many of us, it was a major perk/benefit and reason for staying here. Now it is gone and after 30 days of this cr-p I see absolutely zero + impact. In fact, it almost seems like productivity is moving the opposite direction. 2 days max in office will get you all the in person "collaboration" one needs. If you want more, come in and enjoy your toxic dystopian sh!thole. Why do office junkies care so much where other people do their jobs at if at the end of the day the same work is getting done? HBAs dont care how many people fill up the cubes or who clocks in a what time. Seems like only the micro managing doofuses of ELT and GPs care about such a stupid concept.

Want if your seat us next to a person that us on team talking all day? How does one concentrate?

They want us to quit!? Or if you sit next to prison eating microwaved food at her desk

Both happened to me this week.
One person was on team talking loud, using speaker
Another one microwaved fish

Thank god I was able to move , but with assigned seating, what are my choices?! Report them?

So now we have a Voluntary Separation Program. So quitting with extra steps.

No sense sticking around if that bad.

Ask for those who plan to quit on their own. Did anyone quit and not serve out their 30/60 day sentence? If yes, how did you swing that and what are the possible repercussions?

After massive layoffs last few years, we are in serious shortage of workers that cannot make any good chips. It is worst than shortage of chips you can image

We don’t have enough workers to make our own chips working, not to mention about making good chips for customers. You probably have to wait for at least 2 or 3 years to get decent products if you are willing to pay more.

College graduate students refused to study chips or wanted to join Intel due to constant layoff threats

Food chain workers from other industries also refused to join due to its complexities and constant layoff cultures. They prefer to eat foods than to eat chips.

Low pay more work requirements not worth to stay or even making quick bucks than flipping a hamburger.

Constant stock prices manipulation to collect fees and taxes for big institutions

I QUIT !
Do YOU ?

I really hope I get selected this layoff wave otherwise I’m thinking of quitting. Anyone else feel the same? I was planning on waiting till next year but I don’t think I can make it.

Here we go! Day one of ELT's move to get more of us to quit. Post your concerns, complaints, funny stories, frustrations, etc in this thread so we can keep the comment section active for our neighborhood ELT trolls who love to lurk here (they are useless anyway, so might as well give them something to do today). Good luck everyone, and enjoy the collaboration this week! 🤡

PS. r/st louis (edward jones) has a post from a few days ago that links this site if reddit is more your scene.

How does quitting work? Do they escort you out or actually let you ride out the 2 weeks?

Just a P.S.A. that bears repeating: Even though it feels like it would be better to quit since EJ has become such a toxic work place / environment, do not quit. If you do quit on your own volition, you are giving up many legal protections. Make them fire you. Learn the code words for ageism in disguise: "over-qualified," "passing the torch," "new perspective or cultural fit," "fresh energy," "doesn't want to learn the new technology" to name a couple. There are more and the company will dress it up as a compliment.

HR is NOT your friend.

I read a lot of posts on here about MW and senior management and middle management and culture and Chevron is the devil.
If you feel so strongly about it, either tell them directly or leave. If you do nothing you're honestly worse than you think they are. Have some integrity and hold yourself accountable to your moral and intellectual convictions. Maybe this is the sign you've been waiting for to say standing up for what you believe in takes guts and is risky.. so even though it's scary, you should quit.

Companies may be able to enforce attendance policies, but they cannot force genuine engagement or loyalty. When businesses prioritize rigid systems over practical realities and employee trust, they often risk losing their most valuable people.

https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/rules-are-rules-employee-quits-after-company-forces-5-day-office-return-manager-regrets-it-a-month-later/amp_articleshow/130970516.cms

They want us to quit? Guess what, you’re stuck with me until you lay me off 🤣

I am getting to the point I'd rather be unemployed for some time than having to log in every day, man I really think I'm gonna quit soon, no matter what.

Man, it seems like a lot of current Dell employees are submitting their resumes for my job opening. Maybe Dell will get a lot more people quitting and may see a mass exodus.I wonder what they will say why they are leaving.

If yes, did you find another job and quit?

What if you decide to quit in 2 weeks. Is there an exit checklist procedure to follow?

Are you expected to work the two weeks notice or not? I start a new job in a week, but I don't want to not give notice if I can avoid it. Not that I'd want to return to Staples, but you never know what might happen, so I'd like not to burn any bridges if possible.

A handful of Grade 8 AND above confirmed big changes come September for Connect Weeks. Apparently they will be pushing for near 100% in office time and it will be up to each organization, site and lower management’s problem to figure it out. Upper management will send the decree, wipe their hands of it and hold low level associates feet to the fire. No excuses. Gloves off. They’re not happy the forecasting for senior associates quitting didn’t go as planned and now? The rest of us must pay. Thoughts?

Seeing a lot of people who would have been exposed to insider knowledge of layoff plans quitting and getting jobs outside of ExxonMobil.

looks like OT should offer a voluntary redundancy round - they'd get a few more takers for sure! Maybe write a book on it.

Canada/US market is open for business. closed to opentext - see ya #Energizing Life Every Day!

I've been asking around and stories I've been hearing about messy final paychecks make the exit process sound more stressful than it should be. I'm kind of hoping folks were exaggerating.

I'm so, so tempted to just not show up, but I don't want to burn any bridges, sadly. Does anybody know if I'll be asked to work my two week notice period or will I be dismissed right away?

How many are planning to quit rather than being transferred? I see several people mentioning that's what they're going to do, so I'm just wondering how prevalent that is.

I don't want to move to Cognizant. I'll quit. Which I know is playing right into their hand, but so be it.