Hi All,
I was laid off in the very first round after the creation of DXC. Official notification 4/20 although my manager did tell me a week prior to that, I think it was around the 4/10. My org had been going through constant WFR so I was not shocked. But I was VERY surprised at the new severance. Who even thought about it, we were a little over a week in and I was buried with integration work. I had 30+ years with HP/HPE and as you all know the severance package with HPE was far different. Sure, I am grateful for the 8 weeks severance I received from DXC however, of course this has also bugging me. Obviously HPE/DXC knew very well what the payouts would be if they let people go in March vs. waiting to let DXC dump them. And it feels more personal like hmmm... of course my manager knew. Couldn't you have laid me off 3 weeks ago so I got the HPE package? (And we did have a WFR in Mar)! Yes this is what companies do these days. I get that. I had to move on and honestly glad to be gone!
Fast forward... I just received my W2 from HPE and it contains all of my HPE & DXC wages and severance combined in one W2. Actually no reference to DXC at all. I guess I officially never existed in DXC!!! So my question is, isn't this a little more backup that HPE was my employer and therefore I should get HPE severance!! Does DXC even have its own tax id?