The totally off-topic thread

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blackcat20 said:
Gotta love my work. Two companies merge, hold a party to "bring everyone together", then label the event as being held by "company b" even though they actually merged into "company a". And then blame the venue, even though all paperwork relating to the booking clearly states it was booked as "company b". It's like daily slap in the face around here.
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Nope, we are now officially "company c" and I was part of the organising committee. But someone decided to book under their old name. And guests had to buy tickets.
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Sounds like arrogant contempt to me. Either that or a nice ulterior statement as to who gets favourable consideration in the consolidation process.

That's disgusting....although the "return justification" is actually more disturbing and frankly immoral...
 
anat0l said:
Sounds like arrogant contempt to me. Either that or a nice ulterior statement as to who gets favourable consideration in the consolidation process.

That's disgusting....although the "return justification" is actually more disturbing and frankly immoral...
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If you've seen my facebook today you can view the "official" response blaming the venue (I posted a screenshot). Someone has been ballsy enough to notify the board just how little respect is being paid to those of us originally from "Company a". Nevermind that company b staff are being paid a bucket load more than we are, 8 month into the merge.
 
blackcat20 said:
If you've seen my facebook today you can view the "official" response blaming the venue (I posted a screenshot). Someone has been ballsy enough to notify the board just how little respect is being paid to those of us originally from "Company a". Nevermind that company b staff are being paid a bucket load more than we are, 8 month into the merge.
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I saw that post, which is why I'm further infuriated as previously expressed.

Applause to your colleague who has decided to raise an issue to the board; I hope that they do not find their position in danger.
 
anat0l said:
I saw that post, which is why I'm further infuriated as previously expressed.

Applause to your colleague who has decided to raise an issue to the board; I hope that they do not find their position in danger.
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My understanding is that they are shocked to find out what's been happening so I think they'd be fine.
 
Haven't been here for a while. Since changing jobs last year ago, I've gone from Virgin Gold to Silver. I may (just) maintain this level if we take our planned US holiday next year. I've gone from flying weekly to once every two or three months. I thought frequent flying sucked. Not frequent flying sucks harder.

First world problem rant over.
 
Blinky said:
Haven't been here for a while. Since changing jobs last year ago, I've gone from Virgin Gold to Silver. I may (just) maintain this level if we take our planned US holiday next year. I've gone from flying weekly to once every two or three months. I thought frequent flying sucked. Not frequent flying sucks harder.

First world problem rant over.
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I've dropped pretty much all my status, save for the remnant Silver statuses now. (Yes I need to change my signature slightly - shaddup peanut gallery...)

I'll just have to get used to life way back...waiting in the terminal instead of the lounge, sitting in the back half of the cabin... when the status fully runs out, check in will have to be with the rest of the long lines (so different reason to arrive early at the airport).

Smart, cheap premium airfares are somewhat stemming over the loss of status for now.
 
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The work drama continues; apparently the events of last week are of no interest to the big boss. Almost half his staff are mighty annoyed and he doesn't care.
 
blackcat20 said:
The work drama continues; apparently the events of last week are of no interest to the big boss. Almost half his staff are mighty annoyed and he doesn't care.
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:( :(
Sometimes, after a merger the new company needs to reduce its workforce to realise the efficiencies gained through the merger. I have seen where some [poor] management use the annoyance to "encourage" staff to seek other employment opportunities as its lower cost than making positions redundant. However, in my experience, this approach nearly always backfires as its the best staff members that are most re-employable and they end up losing the ones they really needed to keep.

Either that or is just laziness, ignorance or incompetence from the management.

I truly hope this is not what is happening in your situation.

I have been through mergers/acquisitions/outsourcing many times, averaging one every 5 years in my working career, and I have found that the bigger the companies involved, the better they handle such situations, with dedicated teams of people working hard to ensure proper integration and comfort through the process. From an employee perspective, my most recent "move" (earlier this year) has been the smoothest and best handled, and it involves several hundred staff in Australia and over a thousand globally. Lots of new processes to learn, and associated hick-ups, but the support from senior management on both sides has been outstanding with true sponsorship and intent to overcome the challenges and not just sweep them under the carpet.
 
NM said:
:( :(
Sometimes, after a merger the new company needs to reduce its workforce to realise the efficiencies gained through the merger. I have seen where some [poor] management use the annoyance to "encourage" staff to seek other employment opportunities as its lower cost than making positions redundant. However, in my experience, this approach nearly always backfires as its the best staff members that are most re-employable and they end up losing the ones they really needed to keep.

Either that or is just laziness, ignorance or incompetence from the management.

I truly hope this is not what is happening in your situation.

I have been through mergers/acquisitions/outsourcing many times, averaging one every 5 years in my working career, and I have found that the bigger the companies involved, the better they handle such situations, with dedicated teams of people working hard to ensure proper integration and comfort through the process. From an employee perspective, my most recent "move" (earlier this year) has been the smoothest and best handled, and it involves several hundred staff in Australia and over a thousand globally. Lots of new processes to learn, and associated hick-ups, but the support from senior management on both sides has been outstanding with true sponsorship and intent to overcome the challenges and not just sweep them under the carpet.
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It's definitely happening, quite a few people are finding they have less and less work to do. It's horrible. However, most people are employed on their own grants so they cannot be removed.
 
blackcat20 said:
The work drama continues; apparently the events of last week are of no interest to the big boss. Almost half his staff are mighty annoyed and he doesn't care.
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Management must have a different agenda to the real world.

Most people don't have enough to do so they are padding their hours. Management then thinks they need more people. These people need more baby sitting. Work not getting done. We must be busy. Hire more people.

I am not in management and I can see this happening. Is management turning a blind eye because of the fear of looking like they have failed?
 
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