Two people who were supposed to join our team had their start dates pushed back indefinitely. Everyone knows what that means, even if HR uses soft language. It is a bad sign when even onboarding becomes uncertain.
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being treated without dignity or respect as a new hire is just good training for what it will be like as an employee
Start dates pushed back indefinitely? No such thing and the people saying it should be called out.
How many people who are hired and given a start date will wait for some undefined future date? Most people cannot sit around waiting to hear from Fidelity. Regardless, who would want to work for a company doing it?
(If the new hires have an offer letter with a start date - which is standard- they have a slam dunk lawsuit too.)
Budget approvals and cut backs - NOT. Maybe it means HR and management is pushing to a have a rainbow fabric of weirdos to further destroy a culture of meritocracy.
I think Fido is just setting expectations, Ensuring the new hires know how they will be treated once employed.
OP, your BU and role please?
You’re reading that signal correctly. When start dates get pushed “indefinitely,” especially before onboarding even begins, that’s almost never neutral. HR might soften it with language like “timing realignment” or “headcount recalibration,” but in practice it usually means there has been a decision made at the top. Budget approvals have been pulled and a reorg is coming.