RIF for WM is confirmed to happen tomorrow.
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@1dx why do you think you are entitled to unused vacation days? Is that the law in Utah?
I was laid off in 2021 in South Jordan, UT, and I did not receive full payment for my unused vacation.
How do these individuals manage to drift off to sleep at night?
HR in Montreal has left me with a negative impression. They still retain their positions.
@118 3 weeks per year.
How much to expect in severance packages in Montreal for 1.5 years service
@v8 how long did it take you to receive the paperwork from HR?
When they closed the Arizona location, I was among those who got laid off.
Paycheck Pals short-changed me on my severance pay and unused vacation.
Unfortunately, I wasn't willing to spend $500 in legal fees to challenge it.
There are some unpleasant individuals in the HR department. putting on a facade of kindness and empathy
@k0 thats nice you care for the others... did you hear from many after? Sorry to hear how are you faring
Did any MDs go in IST. I didn’t hear of any so seems to be usual thing of cutting the workers
Layoffs in Calgary had nothing to do with race. People across all backgrounds were let go, but a lot of high performers were laid off with excuses that had nothing to do with their actual performance - someone just has to be at the bottom.
I guess that’s the nature of things when you work for a company that has a culture of layoffs. 1-2 per year is a culture. Stop lying to yourselves. CEO gets a 35 mil raise, record profits, but layoffs hmmm…
@gv+1kjtkpz73 is for sure someone from management >_<
I was let go in NYC and I gotta say, I feel terrible for some that were not let go. They got moved to various groups with poor leadership and no knowledge, and now have more work to do with no guidance and are crapping in fear.
@hn wow so many .. what division are you in
@gv the demographics of the people around me riffed in NYC office:
- 2 young white women
- 2 young brown women
- 2 older white women
- 1 white & 1 AA men 25yrs+ w/firm
- 1 mid career brown man
The thing that gets me is that some people needed to be let go but weren't. I mean they are real bad and some good people with high performance were let go. I know that fing 360 is bad real bad. If people want you to leave then they will make you leave.
"Most of the people laid off today are white men". "It's blatent racism based layoff". "Brown were laid off as well".
I'm a white male tech ist and made it through this time, understand the frustration and anger but hate and inflammatory comments are not the only response, legal options, reach out to friends and family. India was effected and there are many hard working an brilliant developers there and also seniors that are discriminated against.
Of course the cuts disproportionately effect white men because we work in a sea of white men who are disproportionately represented. If we want more people with protected characeristics to share the pain then we have to hire them in the first place. So community against low empathy corporate narcissists over us turning on each other. And yes... I am discriminating against brutal self obsessed senior corporate narcissits...
Its been said to me my role is at risk and consultation period for 30 days, in IB, Glasgow
@e9
Brown were laid off as well
@OP Wall Street journal just posted a story. Said 2500 or 3% of the work force.
My ED in Montreal was let go.
@eh which division?
Arlington was also hit. Multiple people escorted out.
@e7 where is this hr website?
@ec hope you are planning to sue . It's blatent racism based layoff . If you are in tech .. mostly like a mediocre Indian was saved to lay you off.
I was part of the RIF- it’s diabolical
Do they post warn notices? I can’t find anything for USA in March 2026.
I’m in Montreal tech and someone sitting near me got affected. She was escorted out with all her belongings
@e7 is that an internal MS webpage?
Heard Montreal tech got affected today
@e9 hello from affected white guy in that sitch
Is there any layoff for Montreal location?
Most of the people laid off today are white men . Blatant racisim and race based layoff i have ever seen in my career . All Indians managers in WMT are laying off high performing white man while saving their own very mediocre Indian developers . This is blatent use case of Indian neptosim in American corporations in technology department .If you are affected by it hope you are planning to sue the firm .
What in US WM was affected?
There is a HR web site that lists the dollar cap for vp /ed/md
@dw cap is a dollar amount for the officer title. maybe it can be challenged since no one discloses that to employees pre- RIF.
@dx May I know where you are located? Are you going to negotiate? Thanks.
@dv sorry to hear. What was it capped at?
@dy this might go throughout the day .
Not sure how big is this though
@dx same, so you intend to challenge? If so how