That our direct managers were kept out of the loop on this? Seems all of us that got notices have meetings with our skip levels and I know my manager is not leaving.
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So the SVPs decided who to cut without even really knowing what we contributed huh? What a joke. Goodluck handling the projects I’ll be leaving behind.
This is definitely a blessing in disguise.
I am a Manager of someone who received a meeting notice this afternoon and I had no idea it was happening and I was not invited to that meeting.
From the people that I know got notices including myself, I think people who are getting RIFed may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. The amount of good talent being shown the door is going to crush any kind of meaningful deliverables being produced. It’s going to be nonstop chaos with an even more bare bones staff than I thought was even possible. I take a little solace in the fact that I’m leaving along with some really good people so I know it wasn’t my performance that got me canned.
The lack of visibility at D-SD-VP levels was staggering.
There might be aftershocks due to SVPs "lists" mislabeling critical contributors.
Yes, these decisions were made from SVP and specific VPs to get to their numbers. Most directors and managers do not know much (if anything).
This was primarily done at the SVP+ level.
My guess is not including direct managers or Directors removes the closest relationships management has with their direct reports for concern that team favoritism or other non-business reasons could play a factor. Mitigates lawsuits and forces decisions to be made at a much higher/less political level.
Never fun though regardless who knew in advance.
Director here... no your managers were not consulted nor informed. All decisions came top down till SVP levels and VPs were engaged much later in the game. Most people below these levels were not even informed.
So in short, your manager did not snitch on you nor did he help retain you!
Because we were. Seriously.
I have not gotten any notice, but yes, it does seem that way. First standup after the announcement two weeks ago, our manager said--albeit briefly--that they knew as much as we did. I was given no reason not to believe that, and still, I don't--I would hazard a guess to say that manager input on performance or whatever was not a factor. But that just makes what they actually used to choose more of a mystery to me.
Yes it does