I’ve been getting mixed advice with many folks leaning towards not working at all from now until their last day worked. Curious what it looks like for you? I have the option to do either, I believe, and ethically, I feel that I should help with the transition since I’m still technically employed until Dec 19. I’ve never been laid off before so I’m not sure. What are you going to do?
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Don't jeopardize your severance.
@dm The FAQ sheet specifically says we are expected to work, but that our manager is supposed to provide expectations/guidelines/etc.
As everyone else said, focus on finding a new job and just be available during working hours if they need you, since that is technically what we are getting paid for. I probably will be skipping all the pointless meetings/etc unless I am specifically asked to be at one to help with something I worked on previously.
@OP Read through the layoff package docs. A few mention you’re expected to continue working BAU thru 12/19…although most folks will say f that.
I did not see anything in my letter stating not to work - if it's really there, can someone point me in the right direction - the billion documents all blend together
@ab what are you 5? Stealing? How about their package tells them not to work. Go sit your dum--ss down.
Letter tells you not to work. Read the wording and when asked to work, hold the legal package paper in the air and say, nope they said not to and you don't.
Here is the tough call. Ethically you should still work, But if you are not retiring, your primary job is to get a new job. You owe that to yourself and your family, which has to come first. At the same time I would move my work for others to access, be available to answer questions for a handoff, but and this is a big but, I can understand not going out of your way, working any long hours. I would just try to get those first stages done as fast as possible so you can focus on getting a job if that is what you are doing. The reality is, it is going to be such a mess nobody is going to know what they need to ask or figure out. So just getting your docs handed off, notifying people of a new contact if any is probably all you will end up doing anyway.
F that … do absolute minimal and look for new job on their dime
If there are things you need to transition, do that- share folders/files with your boss or somebody else so they have access to them and then spend the rest of the time finding a new job. But don't worry about every single thing-the point is to restructure the company, they need to figure out a different way to do the work anyway.
If Verizon is paying you until December 19 and you are not working then that is considered stealing, so you best work to do the job they paid you to do or you’ll get fired and you won’t get a severance.
I turned my laptop off, never plan on turning it on ever again. Those still left employed can figure things out without me.
I think you should transition your work and be done with it
If they needed you, they would have kept you
Your job is to find a new job. If your vz job was eliminated, why do it? F Verizon.
@OP we figured you need to be led by hand....
Log off and never look back!