Any RIF induced sueys ?

With so many long term people who have been there 20+ years getting axed, have there been any RIF induced sueys that anyone has heard of??

I reached out to someone who was still employed there just to see what has been going on but didn’t directly ask about any RIF, it’s been complete radio silence which is kind of unusual for this person. This is really hard for some people so I have really no idea how to approach people about these situations.

It’s almost exactly like not knowing what to say to people who are going through mourning and just had a loved one die or something similar to that, actually maybe even worse???

I always think back to that guy at Dell 2 years ago in Texas, he had been there over 20 years and then got the RIF.

He went right out to the Dell parking lot and said:

“ “this is all I know”…….”

Any tips on keeping the sueys at bay for our fellow colleagues who are going through it right now??

#Layoff #MentalHealth #EAP #Support

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@ds in fact, you are survivor because you left that sick place, and your colleagues are lost and depressed.

@cc This! I was recently laid off and currently interviewing, and although I don't have a job yet I am hopeful and motivated, where some of my colleagues who survived this RIF feel uncertain and are somewhat depressed.

@ca this is so creepy situation and I would never say that employees who weren’t hit by layoffs are survivors - in fact they are lost and stuck. The survivors are outside this.

I’ve talked to a handful of folks and overall layoffs haven’t even been mentioned. It’s like laid off people never existed. Imagine coming home one day, seeing an empty seat at the dining table, other family members look at each other without saying anything and then just ask one another “how was your day?” I have even thinking about asking someone to sneak me in, and then go and walk around the floor. I am sure people would pass out like if they had seen a ghost.

@bg I think it’s survivor remorse. They really don’t know what to say besides “better you than me”.

@bg linkedin is getting ironically a sh---y place mostly with corpo slaves sharing nothing worthy certicate about nothing useful or interesting and brown nosers admiring with shallow comments their company action

I too have encountered "radio silence" from many former colleagues. Whether it's because they are fearful of speaking with me (maybe being laid off is contagious?) or maybe they just see me as damaged goods and don't want to talk with me? I have no idea.

I have even found that trying to "connect" on Linked In often gets no reply. Oh well.

There are many reasons to jump, but losing one’s job seems the d-mbest one.

I have no idea, it’s a good question for psychologisfs. Something went wrong with O little society - the employees working there lose the sense of humor, feel anxiety and fear, they are like be stuck in a vicious circle. Too strong to stop working, too weak to cut if and change the job. Stuck in nowhere.

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