Am I wrong, or does it seem like older employees were specifically targeted by this layoff? The people I know who were laid off are all over 40, some over 50. This might be a coincidence, but to be honest, I wouldn't put it past this management to pull something like that.
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I am over 50. Was laid off back in January. I have applied for over 300 jobs. I’ve had 6 interviews and still no job. I have a friend that was just laid off yesterday. She is over 60. They definitely are getting rid of older people and other companies are not hiring them either.
For @vqn+1ud3Kw9t: I was the oldest on my team at 11 years, while all the younger, less than three years people kept their jobs. He-l, I trained half of them. I'm right there with you.
I was let go, super blindsided, they kept others who were newer. Done 13 years and all I can do now is wait for my package and say bye.
….but, but DEI. How laughable, HR s u c k s
Who knows. Maybe? Older people usually are in a position to make more money; letting them go is always a first option if you’re trying to “save”.
I noticed the same and I'm hoping they got some excellent severance packages. Most of those folks had been with the business for 15+ years.
One of my colleagues, over 60, was let go yesterday. 24 years with the company, and laid off right as social security eligibility set in. What a great place to get the opportunity to work with leadership that routinely sc--ws their employees over this badly.
Often with older people you can allow them to retire which can be financially more beneficial to them. Also of course, if you are going to restart an Organization it’s general felt that younger people deal with change better than old timers (speaking as one myself).