Thread regarding 2U Inc. layoffs

Scammers

Not only did they lay us off before the break and then act like they did us a favor with severance , but they skimped us too.
Previous lay offs for 4week of annual salary severance for every year, the also laid us off in zoom meetings where we couldn’t go on camera, chat disabled, no questions asked and then took our access. MESSED UP COMPANY. i recorded the call. can we sue them?

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Post ID: @OP+1vPCHwqi

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For each year it's 2 weeks and then they usually add a bonus. It could be a week or up to 4 weeks extra on top of the years you were there. I was laid off there too. I'm sorry it happened to you. I was there for 7 years. I hope you find something soon

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Post ID: @5rhz+1vPCHwqi

@vuv+1vPCHwqi and remember that the people making these decisions (sr leadership) are contractually guaranteed 1-3x their annual salary, even if they're fired! consequences for thee but not for me :)

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Post ID: @wml+1vPCHwqi

The package has remained the same, 2 weeks for every year worked. It's such a sc-mmy severance package. The folks with a long tenure had a nice cushion but those who had only been there a year were out cold. One co-worker had just had a baby and had only been at 2U for a year. Sc-m.

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Post ID: @vuv+1vPCHwqi

GlassDoor and Indeed should be interesting to look at for the next few weeks.

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Post ID: @geo+1vPCHwqi

https://www.wsj.com/tips

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Post ID: @wao+1vPCHwqi

Be careful with that, lawyers are biased towards saying lawsuits have merit because filing lawsuits is how they pay their bills. I don’t see anything in OP’s post that looks like lawbreaking but I’m also not a lawyer

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Post ID: @boi+1vPCHwqi

I spoke with a lawyer who said there may be some merit

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Post ID: @vrv+1vPCHwqi

@evz+1vPCHwqi One-party vs two-party consent laws are enforced based on the location of the recorder, not the location of the people being recorded. I live in a one-party consent state and have recorded multiple calls. Stay mad.

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Post ID: @kgr+1vPCHwqi

August lay-off here. It was 2 weeks per year.

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Post ID: @srs+1vPCHwqi

@gad+1vPCHwqi it's not generous. I've been laid off before with over 100 colleagues who all received 12 weeks, regardless of tenure. I've also had multiple friends laid off with even more, plus bonus payouts.

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Post ID: @yux+1vPCHwqi

Post ID: @rlr+1vPCHwqi Never has it been 3 weeks. Always has been 2 weeks serverence pay for every year worked. Which is still very generous. Most companies give you 1 week or nothing at all.

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Post ID: @gad+1vPCHwqi

This is how it's playing out in social media. Glad I got out while I did and started another business years before I left. https://www.reddit.com/r/codingbootcamp/comments/1h6wdus/boot_camp_provider_2uedx_is_officially_pivoting/

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Post ID: @szn+1vPCHwqi

Scammers? It takes one to know one.

https://www.reddit.com/r/codingbootcamp/comments/1alq9k6/2u_edx_bootcamps_trilogy_education_is_about_to/

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Post ID: @dyc+1vPCHwqi

Is it illegal to record a crime in progress? Or should we just go to the WSJ with written notes? Next thing you'll say something about NDAs.

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Post ID: @qva+1vPCHwqi

@ysj+1vPCHwqi MD is a 2-party consent state for call recordings. You can't use that for anything official and that was illegal for you to do.

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Post ID: @evz+1vPCHwqi

Triple Failure...https://www.classcentral.com/report/2u-axes-trilogy-bootcamps-layoffs/

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Post ID: @ysj+1vPCHwqi

“2U’s executives have shown time and again that they have no strategy to turn around their failing company. A decade ago, Wall Street and Silicon Valley investors fawned over 2U while ignoring signs that fraud and abuse were central to the 2U model."

https://protectborrowers.org/a-perverse-outcome-advocates-warn-that-2u-bankruptcy-could-protect-executives-at-students-expense/

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Post ID: @hov+1vPCHwqi

Previous was 2 for every year. It's been the same package every single time. Stop spreading bullsh-t.

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Post ID: @myt+1vPCHwqi

Previous was 3 weeks for every year - not sure where you got 4

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Post ID: @rlr+1vPCHwqi

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