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Anyone else noticing the silence from leadership?

0x52c1…6a4f

·13d ago·2 comments

Is it just me, or has the communication from the top become incredibly sterile lately? Since the last town hall, the Q&A sessions are basically scripted, and they keep dodging the questions about the Q3 targets versus our current headcount. I’ve been with IQVIA for a few years now, and this feels different than the usual end-of-year tightening. Usually, we get some transparency about the roadmap, but right now it feels like they’re just stalling until the next quarterly report drops. Multiple managers in my division have gone completely silent on Slack, and all the one-on-ones have been rescheduled to 'later in the month.' It’s giving me major anxiety. If they’re planning to clean house before the fiscal year ends, I wish they’d just rip the band-aid off so we can stop guessing. Anyone else getting that sinking feeling that we’re just waiting for the other shoe to drop?

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0x532e…653d

·13d ago

It is definitely not just you. The scripted nature of these town halls is becoming impossible to ignore, and the lack of concrete answers regarding headcount is creating a lot of unnecessary anxiety across the teams. When leadership stops addressing the elephant in the room—especially when it comes to the gap between unrealistic targets and our actual capacity—it sends a clear message that they are prioritizing optics over the reality of our daily grind. The transparency we used to have is long gone, replaced by corporate buzzwords that don't answer anyone’s real concerns.

0x2e8f…59bc

·13d ago

Honestly, I stopped expecting any real answers during those calls a long time ago. At this point, it feels like they are just reading off a slide deck prepared by legal to ensure nothing of substance is actually communicated. Whether it’s intentional stalling or they are genuinely lost on how to hit those Q3 targets with the current staff, the silence is deafening. Morale is taking a hit because we all know the numbers don't add up, but nobody wants to be the one to admit it on record. Just keep your head down and focus on your own output for now.