Thread regarding DIRECTV layoffs

Please give us updates today (Feb 21) if you hear anything.

Many people have said today is the day for a big layoff. let us know please what you hear and if you were impacted. Also please let us know what the package/severance is.

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Post ID: @OP+1jmmckt8m

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Marketing laid off 5%. Have not heard other departments. Most of these were performance driven and they cut a few senior people. VP of Marketing Analytics was let go in January, about 2 years too late. An AVP in Product Marketing was also let go and also 2 years late. Morale is low as expected but we have no visibility to what happened outside marketing

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Post ID: @2wc+1jmmckt8m

So sad. You are not the first one that was laid off during maternity leave w/in the last year or so. Seems like low hanging fruit to management. No families allowed.

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Post ID: @22w+1jmmckt8m

Got laid off, terrible business in my opinion. Was out on leave with a newborn child no f##$$ were given.

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Post ID: @1x8+1jmmckt8m

Severance is paid in accordance with either the union/employment contract or the severance policy. Policy is based on years of service up to 50% of base pay after 13 years.

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Post ID: @1ab+1jmmckt8m

LinkedIn shows a bunch of new engineering positions that were just laid off. Isn't there a law against that?

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Post ID: @19e+1jmmckt8m

I heard it was one week per year of service.

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Post ID: @wh+1jmmckt8m

employees were given 50% of your yearly salary paid up front but its taxed higher.

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Post ID: @ra+1jmmckt8m

What's the severance and medical for those who were laid off?

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Post ID: @k6+1jmmckt8m

30% reduction

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Post ID: @js+1jmmckt8m

yup today was the day

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Post ID: @bh+1jmmckt8m

It’s started, people have started to be notified

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Post ID: @b3+1jmmckt8m

I dont expect many layoffs according to a post by Cyn Collins yesterday. Just another day in the park at Directv. Your number will be called eventually like a cow sla-ghterhouse

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Post ID: @az+1jmmckt8m

Four Techs from Camarillo office, excuse was since Palisades burned down there is a drop in work. One confirmed, maybe two up in Santa Barbara/SLO area. Supervisor in Salinas was canned - not sure if layoffs related. Haven't heard from the Bakersfield or Fresno group.

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Post ID: @ay+1jmmckt8m

I was laid off last October though I had been a high performer, all extraordinary in PR for 4 consecutive years because I was one of the very few delivered right results, all my teammates principle engineers delivered no-sh-t, none of them even know any concept of data analytics. It was a shame working for such group people

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Post ID: @at+1jmmckt8m

Impacts in Marketing, last day on payroll for todays lay off is 3/7.

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Post ID: @ap+1jmmckt8m

I was just laid off this morning. Sounds like this one is going to be pretty bad.

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