… and I said goodbye to two teammates today. What kind of company, (true) leader or decent person would set 6 days before Christmas as a departure date? Another example of the integrity vacuum that’s been slowly suffocating us since COVID. Not sure how these people can sleep, let along look themselves in a mirror. Guess a fat paycheck works wonders
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@27j narcissistic traits are common in executive leaders
@k0 Terminations for cause- you're right. RIFs allow employees to get 100% AIP in March, regardless of final calculations
becaues most CEO's, COO's. Etc are sociopaths and don't feel empathy.. it does not matter to them. you are a dollar sign at most. you cost them money.
Don’t forget, there was a policy change that you have to be employed as of a certain date (don’t recall the exact date but maybe March) in order to get your AIP. I believe it was the end of the year prior to the change. Just another way to save $$.
@OP So sorry to read this....Stay in touch with former teammates when you can. I know from experience on both sides it helps.
In the United States, losing a job often means losing health insurance, housing stability, and basic dignity—all at once. This isn’t an accident of the market; it’s a policy choice. A system that celebrates flexibility for employers while offering workers little protection treats insecurity as a feature, not a flaw. At-will employment, weak labor protections, and a threadbare safety net shift risk downward, forcing families to absorb shocks that governments in peer nations buffer as a matter of course. The result is chronic anxiety, reduced bargaining power, and a workforce too fearful to plan, innovate, or push back. When a society allows livelihoods to hinge on quarterly profits without meaningful safeguards, it’s not neutrality—it’s neglect.
@OP Are they part of the “Early Retirement” layoffs or just regular layoffs with no warning ? Either way is bad . “Early retirement “ is better at least paychecks are coming till the payout time running out.
Job insecurity is the worst type of American Capitalism. The so called unemployment’s benefits are humiliating and hard to navigate. Good luck to them.