Is my company trying to force people to quit?

[Anonymous]

I’ve been at my company for a little over 2 years. Shortly after I was hired, they adjusted the salary bands to where my salary is higher than what my band level is. This means that when it comes time for annual increases, I don’t get any, and my bonuses are really small compared to my colleagues’.

The job market is tough and I’ve been applying elsewhere, but it seems like companies only review my application if I have a friend that already works there and even then, I either don’t get interviewed or I make it to the final round, but no offer.

Friday morning, at 7 am, all of my team members were mandated to attend an all-hands meeting with 300 other employees. They’re doing a company-wide re-org. In short, the slides they showed for the meeting had a “Company Confidential” tag on it meaning that the slides couldn’t be recorded, shared, or screenshot. You get a strike if you do any of those actions, 3 strikes and you’re fired. In the slides, were vital information such as how to reach out to my new manager, where to find training for my new team, etc. The person driving the slides went through them so fast that I couldn’t capture the info needed. The main presenter said that if we don’t get caught up to speed by next Friday, they’re going to move on from us.

This is so sick, cryptic, and weird. What’s wrong with corporate America? Why not give your employees the tools to succeed and only look for ways to punish?

[Oliverlogan263]

Wow man, that sounds super sketchy what your company is pulling. A few things seem fishy here:

1. Adjusting your salary so you don't get raises or bonuses - that's just dumb on their part but def seems strategic to get people frustrated.

2. The job search being tough even with referrals is weird. Makes me wonder if your company is badmouthing you behind the scenes so no one else will hire you.

3. That secret meeting with tons of restrictions is shady AF. Why not just give you guys the info you need upfront? They want you to fail so they can get rid of people.

I'd be polishing up my resume asap if I was you. This place clearly has it out for their employees. Maybe try looking up ex-managers on LinkedIn too, see if any of them left on good terms and will give you a proper reference.

Your company is playing dirty pool, so don't feel bad doing what you need to do to get out ASAP. No job is worth being sabotaged and set up to fail like that. Hope you find something better very soon man, good luck! Screw those corporate jerks.

[lightbulb27]

I suspect they are going through a transition and survival is not guaranteed. I recall days like that and had over 5 managers in one year. This is why I don't like unions... companies have to be quick thinking and flexible to survive.

If you can't handle the stress, then do what you have to do. Don't assume they will reward you for surviving, or that they value you. They don't. You will be rewarded with what you fight for.

If you've seen a litter of puppies fighting for a nipple, you know what corporate america is like. Didn't they teach you that in "college"? lol... of course not... most professors don't know what it is to work in corporate...

[jennifer_bloom]

The trick to getting a job is to apply to secondary quality postings and not high quality postings. Coveted postings have 30 times more traffic and a lot of them are fake postings designed to intimidate employees at the organization with threats of termination if they fail to perform to their desired level of excellence. Once you get your secondary quality job offer, you can negotiate your prospects and treatment by demonstrating excellence and usefulness to your employment staff.

[Surferboi_02]

Yes that is exactly what they are doing can you say want company it is cause you might be able to take this to the better business Bureau. I feel horrible for you I hope you find a new job.

[Anonymous]

omg if I had to work in a company like that I'd kill myself.