Rant

Middle management burnout is real right now

0x7f73…4468

·2d ago·2 comments

Honestly, the constant pivot towards 'aggressive efficiency' is killing morale. My manager is clearly stressed, and they’re passing that anxiety down to the team like it’s a standard KPI. Every weekly sync is just a list of things we need to cut or automate. It feels like they’re trying to squeeze blood from a stone. I love the brand and the mission, but I’m tired of working 60-hour weeks while waiting for the other shoe to drop. If they are actually planning layoffs, they need to just rip the band-aid off instead of keeping us in this weird purgatory of 'optional' overtime and vague goalposts. Anyone else in a department that’s suddenly obsessed with 'lean methodology' despite already being understaffed?

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0x52c1…6a4f

·2d ago

I’ve been feeling the exact same way. It feels like every meeting at McCormick now is just a countdown to the next cost-cutting measure. We’re being asked to hit impossible targets with fewer resources, and the 'efficiency' rhetoric is just a thin veil for pure exhaustion. Leadership needs to realize that you can’t automate quality out of the human element. At some point, the pressure is going to break the culture entirely, if it hasn't already. It's draining to put in so much heart when the company seems to only value the bottom line.

0x2e8f…59bc

·2d ago

That’s a tough spot to be in, but you aren't alone. It’s wild how quickly the internal environment shifted from collaborative to purely tactical. I miss when we actually had space to innovate instead of just firefighting constant 'efficiencies.' It's clearly taking a toll on the middle managers, who are basically stuck between a rock and a hard place. If they’re planning on clearing the decks, they really need to stop dragging it out. This level of uncertainty is definitely worse for productivity than any actual news would be.