After many years working in IT I was was let go today. First time being let go during my career and having always been dedicated to my job, always wearing the company shirt. This is a very sad moment folks. Hope you don't go through this. It is hard to imagine waking up in the morning and not having a job to drive to. I will miss my friends at Devon. I don't think a lot of thought was put to decide who stays and who should go. People you know and your influences play the most and not what you know. It seems very unfair (and I call it a game). At the same time people at the top getting promoted. There are still lots of incompetent supervisors and managers with no leadership or judgment skills around, while knowledgeable people, very good hard working people are gone. Outsourcing is the way to go folks, there is no secure place in IT at Devon. Jobs will continue to move to India, always. it is all about saving as much as you can. All the buzz words like integrity, etc is all BS..
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if ben had any self-respect, he would have resigned by now.
And someone really addresses him as Mr. Williams??? Come on folks.. I mentored interns that could have done a better job. How about citizen dildo instead?
I am sorry for your terrible loss. I too was "let go" it was the best thing that could have happened to me in the end! No fun working for a company like that !
They don't deserve you! Best wishes to you and your new chapter
JO
As long as there are cheap #H1B visa workers they will outsource, once that stops, jobs will return to Americans in IT
After many years working in IT I was was let go today. First time being let go during my career and having always been dedicated to my job, always wearing the company shirt. This is a very sad moment folks. Hope you don't go through this. It is hard to imagine waking up in the morning and not having a job to drive to. I will miss my friends at Devon. I don't think a lot of thought was put to decide who stays and who should go. People you know and your influences play the most and not what you know. It seems very unfair (and I call it a game). At the same time people at the top getting promoted. There are still lots of incompetent supervisors and managers with no leadership or judgment skills around, while knowledgeable people, very good hard working people are gone.
OP, I have the same sentiments as you do. It's a clear indication that I was working for the wrong company. I saw it very clearly by the people that were let go in my department. OP, I hope that you are able to find the next job swiftly. GL
The fun part was being told during the first part of the session to make sure you continue to respect the Devon values when saying your goodbyes to others. Had to stifle a smartass comment about not being under the Devon values anymore, not being a Devon employee.
36 years going to work everyday, I know the feeling about not working.
Well said. And then Mr. Williams talks about integrity and religion! Amen!