If you think there’s any chance you’ll be laid off:
- If you haven’t taken your floating holiday, do so now
- Depending on what state you live in, you may or may not get full PTO payout (just do some research to avoid the surprise).
- Boost your 401k percentage now if you’re contributing and want to max it out this year
- If you do “get the call”, be professional (if you want that severance!) and confirm verbally that you’re eligible for rehire (not that you’d come back, just so if a future employer were to call)
- Take advantage of any of those LinkedIn Learning classes ASAP
I only post this because I still have friends internally (yes I got the call and I’m out) and in my mind it’s important to be constructive and prepared without doing too much of the endless “what if” doomscrolling that sometimes happens. My last comment is to be thoughtful of who you speak to internally about layoffs - it’s not always helpful and can be construed as negative by peers and managers (I love me some predictions but it never got me a promotion lol)
I worked with some outstanding people during my tenure at Optum, but none of them were in my management - that was some hunger games s**t there!