Nearly the entire IT dept.
FTEs given end dates and packages.
Knowledge transfer to replacements with Accenture. Expectation that positions held by contract employees with other groups also being given to Accenture.
This comes after Accenture veteran Laura Titus joined Wendys 11/2018.
Does anyone know what kind of severance packages were given to the affected employees?
Any more info regarding the fate of contractors in other groups? When can we expect to have, at least a little more info?
@3vjx Thanks for the info, it's good to know how it all went down.
This was handled all wrong and it will end up hurting the company in the long run.
They sent us an email saying this wasnt going to effect us and then they were having closed door meetings with all the full time employees who just went straight home afterwards. A few days later they announced a "partnership" with Accenture. Then a few more days later they gave the full time employees their 1 on 1 meetings, again, closed door, announcing their end dates in March and their 10 weeks severance for the majority of full time individuals. A week after the FTEs were told their doom the contractees were told of their end on February 29th as well with little to no severance and possible minor raises to "make up" for the inconvenience. This also included canceling the next 2 and currently training classes that were planned to be on boarded. The entire Wendy's restaurant technology support center has been canceled down to management. Corporate offered a few current managers new positions in other departments but they declined because this is enough betrayal as is. Fresh never outsourced jobs, that's the Wendy's way! I feel even worse for the stores as they will have to now deal with barely English speaking support teams putting the already behind company even more behind. It is sad, but they did cut corners here, and employees. Dave Thomas would be rolling in his grave.
Get ready to be dealing with "Bob" and "Joe" from India.
Accenture now calls all shots