Just can't wait anymore...
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@ithappenedtome or anyone else who has been through it. How far apart was your termination date from when you were notified that you were being layed off?
Logic? You’d probably have to have McK. I’m sure it’s to control the narrative (if the numbers are directionally as bad as many people have heard , this is going to be in the news and I’m sure they want to have one approach to handle external comms) / user the same language and not have there be any differences in execution. I also think a lot of people managers at varying levels will be impacted. Other than the amount of time it has taken, seems they have controlled the information with the NDAs and that seems to be in line with the top down approach Brian wanted which I guess explains some of the logic too - you were either in the know or you weren’t and it didn’t really matter what your impact on people is/was as a leader.
What is logic behind not telling people managers? Wouldn't be better to let them know so they can already define work strategies for the new team set up?
@ Nothing but a number - I am a people manager with a very large team (over 100 people) and have not been informed of anything - not timing, who is impacted or any details. I don’t believe it will be managers doing the communication as it is too many people and layers. Your manager will be learning at the same time as their employees and may be impacted themselves.
According to the wall street journal, if the Cargill family was a country, it would have more billionaires than Sweden. They must be wanting to move up the list.
What about ongoing projects? Work? It all stops? It is going tô be chaotic
Here’s how the invites will go out. They will send them out after normal working hours. (Ex 8:00pm for an 8:00am meeting) Otherwise they will be sent approximately 30 minutes before the meeting occurrence.
Likely will not be direct managers due to the number of people that need to get communicated and managers and/or direct leaders will be impacted. Its already happened to some people before and it was not done by direct managers
Isn't it the direct leader who talks to people? Are they advised first? I have a true feeling that my leader knows nothing about what will happen to us
Here's how it will go down. You will get a meeting request with the subject "Team Meeting". There will be some boiler plate statement by an inexperienced Cargill leader about blah blah we have to adjust our headcount to match the financial realities..... Next you will be told "feel free to take the rest of the day off", Within 5 minutes of the call ending you will get an email from HR with your official termination date, and some FAQ's.
When are they sending invites?
I heard they are doing a mass call on Monday and anyone on the call will be let go. The approach is similar to what they did for IT in July. Has anyone else heard this?
Next week for a majority of people with more throughout the rest of the FY. Expect to know Tuesday 2nd or Wednesday 3rd.