If my team was affected already, does that mean the rest of us are safe? I know usually that would be true, but my manager is keeping his mouth shut and that worries me a little. It could also be that he genuinely doesn't know anything just yet, but what are the chances of that?
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For this round US layoffs have been completed. Of course it's always a good idea to keep updating your resume and skill sets.
Do not expect to fare better than your team . They were expendable and you could be too some day.
I would become a teacher to be safe.
Or working with elderly people. There must be so many safe jobs.
Safe + interesting + $$ =?
The only way to know for sure is if you got laid off.
Colleague in the sustaining gone this morning
In the good old days you only had to check on the length of Bill Waktin's hair to know if the RIF was coming soon.
I worked at Seagate for 20 years. You are never safe from layoffs. They would have a layoff in the morning and by afternoon there were rumors of another layoff.
while (num_of_employees >=0)
Begin
If months%2==0
Layoff
If(breakthrough invention)
Break;
End
Since there is nothing happening in the company you can except a layoff till employee count=0
As long as you work for Seagate, you are not safe.
If you haven't been contacted yet you're safe.
What about Mosley? Hope he’s safe.
Did you touch the base before the ball? Then you're safe.
Oh wait ...