I am one of these people that was unfairly dismissed with zero consultancy and my duties still exist. To the HR people and the managers that were happy to be the face of this and to the people that are picking up my duties for no extra pay or recognition all I can say is, get some integrity. .
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It’s not just HRLT, those executing the orders are just at bad and enjoyed ensuring getting rid of people just as much. Speaking as someone in the receiving end I was disgusted that they showed no integrity just wanted the consultation over, and by the way that didn’t involve any consulting
If you want to blame HR make sure its the HRLT. Many if us who still work in the function are disgusted by all this, but we werent involved in much. Our function was also impacted.
Worst place I ever worked in from a lack of integrity perspective. Do not trust your managers they lie through their teeth
You’re so right about the managers being the face of this, no empathy zero integrity I was thrown under the bus by my manager who as soon as ensured their big well paid job not touched then defended the business senseless decisions.
I have also been laid off but someone else picked up my job not even trying to disguise it, a favourite of the top team earmarked for great things. As much as it totally unfair, I’d hate to still work with that group.keeping up appearances looking busy when there’s no real impact at all. What has shocked me is how faceless ruthless these guys are, starting with HR not even pretending to do their job or care for Cargill’s reputation. My sympathies to all of you in similar positions, you’ve simply been done to. Cost cutting is not an enduring success strategy. This shipwreck will sink and I will never have positive things to say about Cargill.
I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. Sincerely. As a person who has also been laid off - although I would term my own process as "mildly brutal" because of a very helpful HR colleague who was a "messenger" only, but treated me with utmost respect and tried her best to do right by me - I can really empathize with the emotional part of losing a job - security, belonging, any plans you had, uprooted....
I don't write this to give "advice" nor diminish your experience/feelings in any way, merely to share a perspective. I was made aware of redundancy by HR "messengers" (ie the person who made me aware was not the decision maker nor was she close to them). My Manager, M+1 (one manager above mine), M+2 and M+3, were not aware (M2 and M3 were laid off themselves, M1 and my manager are still in limbo). After the emotions died down, my second thought (after the emotional turmoil of the announcement) was - do I really want to work in a business that makes decisions this way? The issues I've had in my role, all the proverbial spokes that were put into my wheels, they are not going away with me - they're staying right here , exacerbated by the fact that more people pick up my role who are already overwhelmed. Would I want to be a person in that position, one who's staying? no. Internalizing this (and I do fully appreciate that for every person there's a separate timeline to go through all the stages of letting go) has massively helped me relax and look to the future. Of course everything also depends on your financial situation and any financial pressures won't help.
I don't know who you are or what you do, but I sincerely wish you all the best for future roles and career.