Someone that knows more about layoffs/has been laid off in the past.
What is the most likely reason why they are so hesitant to lay people off?
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The more people they can depress and mentally break into voluntarily quitting the less they have to pay for severance and the more they can lift and shift to other positions at 9.8% less pay and get production out of them without paying for "nothing" which is what they consider severance.
The timing of all this has been carefully, planned, timed and communicated. Every word spoken has been crafted carefully and timed perfectly to allow no room for “leaks” or cross communication ahead of plan. This board has been a nightmare for Allstate, keep up the good work guys!
I think they didn't have a plan.
In 2001 they closed offices, gave 60 days to relocate or take the severance package. In 2011, they did the same thing only this time your job didn't transfer–they were actually centralizing some services and you had to post for job openings. Not everyone got a job and ended up in the lay off with severance.
They started closing CA offices in 2018/2019 and that really dragged out. There might still be an office there. Last summer they closed a few, including Las Vegas. That one had a lot of lead time too, and the close date was uncertain for a few weeks.
Bottom line, I think in this instance, they didn't have a plan. My opinion is that they're looking at how ensurance and encompass play into it. The assessment is new
Screw coming back to this dumpster fire if they let me go!
I truly think they aren’t sure who to lay off or even how to move forward, they know they want to can as many as possible and outsource as much as possible but don’t want to go too far....when they laid off auto adjusters 3 years ago they hired most of them back a few months later because they went overboard with the layoffs and there was too much work....so if you do get laid off don’t burn your bridges
Seen it many time over—-they want folks that know their office is at risk for closure to quit. That will save on severance. It’s all strategy. Tom didn’t speak too soon. It was planned this way.
Who says they are hesitant? Or do you mean why they are dragging it out?