Lots of IT people cut in Columbus
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There is an interesting article out there from BI questioning if companies are enforcing RTO knowing that it will lead to many employees exiting the company, thus avoiding layoffs. Have a read, a lot of things make sense.
https://trib.al/aTVtAsO
Cancer analogy is a bit much.
The webcasts are essentially victory laps for leadership. They know you are defeated. And they think it's funny.
Something that stands out to me is that the only topics emphasized in webcasts are safety, the scorecard, and RTO. None of that is strategic or moves the company forward. Safety is a given. The scorecard is a tool that can be found on the internet and has likely been used elsewhere repeatedly. RTO is just a ruse. So many words said about things out of IBM's 1975 playbook.
As a new engineer, I chose AEP because I always heard utilities were great places to work because of the "stability." What a nightmare.
Watching this forum is like watching a relative deal with stage 4 cancer. Not much you can do about it to make things better. Waiting for the end to come as peacefully as possible but everyone knows it will be a painful death as systems sh-t down. Doctors will tell you, we can try one more thing, maybe that'll make it better. AEP is in stage 4 but it doesn't know it.
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Oh great so it is the 2004 US election again. I get to choose between a tu-d sandwich and a giant bottle of dou--e. Pass. They both su-k. I'll take Bill over those two choices.
Bill I formally embrace you as the best of these choices and if I had not already bailed on AEP, I would happily RTO and enjoy my reduced 2026 ICP.
I started my job search on January 23rd the day of the RTO leak/announcement. I landed a new fully remote job offer by March 7th. I gave my 2 weeks notice March 17th and got what might be the last ICP ever. I am really thankful for the people who made the leak possible. Otherwise, I fear Bill was planning on only giving a few weeks notice on RTO. In that case I’d still be working for what Bill has turned into a crony capitalist Goldman Sachs like utility company. The new Berkshire fraud hire named Doug Cannon has me laughing hysterically from afar. Bill hires a guy that made a career of fraudulently ripping customers off. What a f****ng joke. Bill is not even trying to hide his intentions anymore. It further confirms that I made an excellent decision to leave.
Loving the vibes at AEP nowadays
For employees in West Virginia, Southwest Virginia and Kentucky, I am sure you recognize AEP Corporate's strip-mining campaign. Extract the maximum amount of wealth from the communities we serve and abandon them. How many ghost towns will be all that remains when Hedge Fund Bill moves on to his next mark? Strip it of all its worth and have a fire sale.
Yep salaries are great and so is RTO. That is why no one is leaving AEP! Nothing to see hear. Move along.
SVP of transmission sent an email today announcing the results of their "market analysis" for salaries. Was quite vague on details but the gist of it is that our current salaries are in line with the market and there will be no general salary increases.
The timing of this seems really interesting. They've been hyping up their "market analysis" of salaries for like 6 months. Now a week before RTO starts they say we make enough and not getting an increase. Anyone else thinking the entire thing was a scam? Just another fake carrot on a stick to try and get people to stay, now that it's too late to find another job before RTO starts?
Crooks like sticking together.
He redid the internal Corp page so that all of the top 'featured' articles are always about him. That and the crony Bill Jr immersion program is the product of a needy and fragile micro-managing ego. He did a bailout instead of a real Transmission hire, because he doesn't like any opposition to his own ideas. This was not the best candidate, and that's not why he picked him.
He claims to be data driven, but never uses actual data. This is not about AEP. This is about Bill. We are not watching where we're going, and that is very bad for the company.
1 more week of hybrid schedule
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Unbelievable they hired that guy and announced him as President of Transmission and then that article came out. Bill says we must put customers first and that article states he does not. It will be amazing to see how this plays out. What a total PR nightmare. Grab the popcorn this is one to watch!
The timing of that NV Energy headline and the President of Transmission announcement occurring on the same day is insane. Was this just a lack of due diligence? That is terrible from a PR perspective, even if he did nothing wrong.
I am very curious if anyone with insider knowledge has a timeline of when they plan to transition the ERCOT team from Tulsa to Corpus. I know it’s voluntary at the moment. But I believe it will eventually be forced (relocate or resign).
I'm so sick of this culture of infantilization that pervades corporate America.
Wow, donuts on our first day back...with sprinkles?!? Uhh, can you say YUM? drooling face
AND a scavenger hunt??? RTO is going to be FUN!!
It's so tedious to listen to these people try to put such a pathetic, positive spin on this.
They can't even let you endure Bill's torments with dignity and stoicism, they have to take away even that.
They’re getting ready to move everybody in the ERCOT region in Tulsa office to Corpus Christi, its starting as a voluntary thing but of course it always starts out the nice way! no pay increases, but cookies and donuts will be provided as a token of gratitude
Seems like a chill hire
That is an awful headline for AEP the same day as its big hire, especially given the strong pushback on rates throughout AEP’s service territory from the commissions.
Would hate to see this guy having to argue rate cases with this on his jacket.
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Another Berkshire crony...why doesnt Warren Buffett just buy us and call it a day sarcasm
Well, that's one way to focus on the customer...
https://mynews4.com/news/local/nv-energy-ceo-steps-down-amid-investigation-into-overcharging-customers
Has anyone explored filling empty cubicles in Service Centers closer to RTO employees' residences instead of the drab tan tower of Columbus? This would be a more reasonable and equitable solution that would allow WFH employees to satisfy RTO without long commutes that negatively impact their quality of life and family time. A lack of innovation is a hallmark of stodgy, self-centered, self-serving mediocrity.
Bill bringing in all his Berkshire boys.
Just announced AEP Transmission President - Doug Cannon. Cannon was a part of Berkshire Hathaway Energy organization before his current role.
Cannon is currently the President and CEO of NV Energy. Bob Bradish is now the Chief Transmission Officer and will report to Cannon.
The Transmission Center of Excellence leadership will be announced at a later date.
I left a year ago and have not looked back besides being on this site now and again. Save up as much as you can to get you through lean times and you'll be fine. AEP is not the only company out there, you have options but it does take a while to find it, hence the lean times. It will be interesting to see what happened when I jump back on here in 3-4 months. GL to everyone.
Interesting about the VP of Audit getting the boot (theyre confirmed tk be former/inactive employee as of yeaterday). Also interesting that VP NERC compliance got demoted to another dept and replaced already. Seems like quite a few changes that you only find out about if you're familiar with the group (or you read about it on here)
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"Waiting to see if a lot of people come back and then some get laid off."
That would be the ultimate Bill move. Mandate full RTO, force people to make huge changes to their lives, relocate closer to Columbus, sign expensive leases, and then lay them off a month later because you didn't get the amount of attrition you wanted.
Well if his plan is to get rid of people, it’s working, because we are hemorrhaging employees. But then having to hire new people to replace everyone leaving. And then having to train the new people. I don’t really know what the grand plan was. Maybe to have crabby, burnt out employees and low morale?
Waiting to see if a lot of people come back and then some get laid off.
Quite a few of us still aren't sure why he would obliterate hybrid unless it was to get more people to quit.
June 2 is getting too near! I hope it’s massive chaos and Bill brings back hybrid… I know it’s wishful thinking, but then again anything can happen.
Hopefully they sell or offer some sort of severance. I’d be ok if they fired me I just don’t want to quit if I don’t have something lined up. If I get fired at least would have unemployment.
If you are a consumer of electric provided by AEP, employee or not, you still have a right to complain to the state PUC about the cuts and the rate increases. Now, I might have the little misses send the letter but I would provide that view on the next public comments meeting.
So seems like a busy day in the ivory tower. The VP of Audits was let go. Not mentioning names so this doesn't get deleted.
Who is the genius, who slashed staffing at a time when severe storms are stronger and more frequent? Who suffers when there are fewer employees to respond to more frequent and larger outages? Who demands rate increases to increase revenue to trim more distribution right of ways and then cuts the distribution right of way trim budget to further enrich shareholders? Customers and employees have been sc--wed by a corporate executive thief and it is time for that thief to go to prison along with his backstabbing enablers.