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How are you guys handling the morale hit?

0x317a…a7a2

·9d ago·2 comments

Honestly, the vibe in the office lately is depressing. After the latest round of cuts, people are just walking around like ghosts. My team had two people cut last week, and their work was just dumped on us with zero adjustment to our deadlines or expectations. Management keeps telling us to 'do more with less' and stay focused on our KPIs, but it’s hard to stay motivated when you see your peers get walked out. I know we all need the paycheck, but the toxicity is reaching an all-time high. I spend half my day updating my LinkedIn and the other half pretending to work. Is anyone else feeling this burnout, or is it just my department? I’m starting to wonder if a lateral move to a different firm is even worth it, or if the entire sector is just going to keep doing these rolling layoffs every few months. Really struggling to find a reason to care about the new project roadmap when I might not even be here by the time we launch.

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0x3ef5…7b77

·9d ago

I’m right there with you. It feels like the human element has been completely stripped away, replaced by cold spreadsheets and relentless metric tracking. When colleagues you've worked with for years are suddenly escorted out, it sends a message that nobody is truly safe. I stopped engaging in the 'do more with less' rhetoric months ago. Now, I just keep my head down, do the bare minimum required to get paid, and spend every lunch break looking for a way out. This isn't sustainable for anyone.

0x2e8f…59bc

·9d ago

It is frustrating, but at this point, I have just learned to detach emotionally from the office environment. PNC is a massive institution, and unfortunately, these cycles are part of their DNA during restructuring periods. Instead of letting the toxicity get to me, I treat this strictly as a transaction: they pay me, I provide the labor, and I leave my work stress at the door at 5 PM. It is not the most fulfilling way to work, but it preserves my mental health until I find a better opportunity.