What ruined companies have you been a part of /biz/?
>Work for market research company
>small but manageable
>incentive pay out the ass so employees work hard an value job
>management and general staff courteous to one another
>one of the few accredited research firms out there
>rarely if ever a firing of anyone
>work here for years and very happy
>then nielsen buys us out
>they take away all incentive pay
>employees instantly stop giving a fuck
>base pay is pathetic so cant even blame them
>completed surveys sail to almost nothing
>lose accredation
>fire old boss who stood up for us with new doormat
>employees call off constantly obviously looking for new jobs
>or just show up late
>so many new complicated rules that hardly make sense new employees dont stick around so have to keep shitty ones
>they say we will be shut down twice but dont actually do it
>half of entire center gone
>only 70 of 200+ employees left
>then a few days ago
>doormat boss comes up
>"New rules! not allowed to read at your desk anymore you can only focus on the phone for 8+ hours a day"
>"Also we have new diversity clubs you can be apart of!"
>"F-for blacks and gays! w-we are a very diverse company!"
>collective astounded silence
>the company is falling to pieces and they are pushing this shit
>start my own job search
id give them another year tops. I would have worked that job forever if it had stayed the way it was. RIP.
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>Work for food distribution company at IT help desk fixing registers and shit at store level
>Competitor goes under, massive layoffs from opposing side
>Our company picks up some of their old IT managers
>Our management team instantly turns to shit
>Start playing favorites, promoting friends from the competitor's company that don't deserve it
>Move IT help desk into freezing server room behind electro-magnetic lock
>No windows, no contact with the outside world other than inbound calls for 10+ hours per day
>Competitor's old employees starting HR games with our company veterans
>Half of our old timers get fired for shit that literally never happened
>Complain to company heads and HR about management killing the IT department
>"If you don't like it, find another job!"
Jumped ship 2 months later, never looked back. Word is they're trying to outsource the department now because turnover soared and the ones that stay don't give a fuck 'cause they might get fired on a whim.