But it doesn’t feel like a win. I really feel for the people who lost their jobs, especially given the current circumstances, and it angers me that so many of them were exemplary employees. I’m not a big fan of my job either. I reached my limit long ago, maxed out on exhaustion, disappointment, and ethical conflict. I’m not glad I survived, I’m just relieved I’ll still have money to pay the bills.
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I was also part of the layoff in February. So relieved, even though the market is bad, I still have my integrity and dont have to watch my co-workers jobs slowly dwindle while the ones left behind have to pick up the work. I sleep soundly at night, and happy to be away from this company!
Part of the “slay off” - loyal employee, lots of tenure, above average and gave 110%. Sad part is no one stood up for me when I wasn’t in the room. Choices were made, decisions were made and this has been in the works for a while. Sad to know what you’ve done and what you bring to the table doesn’t matter. It only helps if you are best friends, know someone or you are a family member…..then your job gets saved.
I was part of the slay-off too. Watching while inept, dishonest, back-stabbing employees keep their jobs but then they can lay me off. Worked 50/60 a week and gave every ounce of myself to the job. Wouldn’t toot my own ho-n on a normal day but today is not normal. I’m a damn good employee. So they keep the sh-t because they are sheep!!! They get rid of anyone who is a troublemaker!!! If you don’t agree with everything they say your out the door so fast, and you don’t even know what hit you.
I was part of the layoff on February 19 and I am so relieved the minute I was told I felt the weight off my shoulders. My severance is decent enough and it is correct. It seems that they make positions for people they want to keep around and it’s funny how the riff happened and there’s so many new positions posted for similar jobs. I had ethical conflict with surviving some of the past rifs and continuing to work for this sh-t hole, I feel like deep inside I could not continue working for a place that doesn’t care about their employees and doesn’t follow their own values good luck everyone there is another round in March in April for sure
@d0 You are so right! Or they’ll just slide people into positions that opened but never even make it to the job board. Believe me if your manager wants to keep you they can get creative.
I was part of the "slay off" on 2/19. They don't care about the employees that work 50-60 hours a week. Take care of yourself, do the bare minimum because those that hide under the umbrella of their fake Leaders will soon be laid off too. They love to call it a position elimination but they will hire someone as soon as they let them go, so how is that position elimination?