Back in 2011 Rockwell-Collins had a RIF and laid off approximately 300 employees (and some contract folks) – this was mostly caused by federal defense budget cuts which were huge at the time. Also, there were layoffs in the non-defense part of the company. I was part of the RIF, however I was able to find a similar job within 2 months so all worked out good, even though I liked at Rockwell (spent 8 years there). Many folks had IT skills, and those skills were and are in demand so we did not have to struggle a lot. I worked at Rockwell-Collins Shared Services Division. Also Iowa WD had employment seminars organized, all folks were invited, but not many attended. I have a friend who was with Rockwell-Collins Government Programs she attended and found it useful. It all worked out to the better for her as well. So, if you are the part of the most recent layoffs, do not be desperate, there are many options out there and your career with Rockwell prepared you really well to survive the layoff and move forward with your career.
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I was laid off in fall 2011. No notice and they avoided warn act be spreading out over six months so you get no notice and cheap severance package. In my case they let me go 20 days short of over 30K worth of restricted stock. So my severance was really - 17K. Scumbag act in my book. Hard to believe this is a consistent most ethical company! Never work for them again
Are you one of the laid off people?