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Has anyone worked anywhere in ANY field where employees were told of impending layoffs? - I sure havent
Posted: Sep 03, 2010
I've been working since I was 15 years old in various fields and have witnessed many, many layoffs. Although I have usually been in a position where I was privvy to the details of when the layoff would take place and who was on the list to be cut, I have NEVER worked anywhere where the employees to be laid off were given a heads-up beforehand. Sure, rumors would circulate about the impending cuts, but I've never heard of employers actually warning an employee that they were to be cut and when.
Has anyone EVER been warned they are about to be cut?
I would think warning an employee would be completely counterproductive, in that a disgruntled employee would be afforded the opportunity to sabotage any number of workings of the company, not to mention make life a living nightmare for those who were not to be cut.
So...serious question...Has anyone TRUTHFULLY ever worked somewhere where employees were warned in advance they would be laid off? Not just that there was an impending layoff, but employee-specific communication?
OF COURSE! DHL, MOTOROLA, INTEL, - MICROSOFT, AND MORE.
[ In Reply To ..]My husband has been warned in the past and was told of upcoming layoffs 2-5 months in advance. It is to prepare them for upcoming doctor visits for themselves and kids, future vacations, and for their mind, benefits, money, and soul.
When finally the day came, the people who were let go were given future training and one-on-one help for getting their resumes together and how to search for future jobs. Company helped employees with their 401k, benefits, COBRA plans, etc.
The way WMX handled it and not helping the employees, but only by getting a suit to come on this board for damage control is just, well..... UGLY!
Suits - Whateva
[ In Reply To ..]I guess they have figured out we don't read most of their BS Company Emails full of BS so they have to come on here and spread the propaganda or is it proper gander? whatever, yaddy, yaddy, yaddy. Can you see my hand puppet talking? Pull the string in the back and suit starts spouting the corporate praises.
Hey, there's a good idea. Suit doll, talks the talk, crushes the lowly worker under his/her feet.
Yes, most definitely. - For an orthopedic surgeon.
[ In Reply To ..]I worked for an orthopedic surgeon who was retiring. He not only told me 3 months in advance, but gave me a raise for the last 3 months AND 1 month's severence pay. He also sent reference letters to a lot of his colleagues in an effort to help me find a job.
I have worked for several nonmedical corporations in the past also that gave notice before lay-offs. It is not as uncommon as you think. Just because this is business doesn't mean that employers have to be jerks about things. People still have bills to pay and families to provide for, and it's just the decent thing to do to give notice.
What are companies afraid of? If they tell someone they're getting laid off, then the someone may just start with a new job before company is done using them up?
Thank you. Well said. "Using them up" is right. - Fact seeking
[ In Reply To ..]Hopefully those laid off can find decent employers who will treat them like a person and not a commodity.
In another field we came in to work and 7 were left out of 30 - The rest were missing with no notice
[ In Reply To ..]Nobody ever said a word about why they were gone. They were just gone, and it was Christmas.
and it was Christmas. - nodding
[ In Reply To ..]I was actually going to mention Christmas on one of my replies because to me, that is the epitome of stinks and so many places lay-off then.
Go through it repeatedly in manufacturing - sailor
[ In Reply To ..]Plastics, textile and steel (yes, we need career changes). No way to plan whatsoever. Our family is never sure how long we'll be working before the next round of layoffs hit. It reached the point where we pray the layoff lasts long enough to get the unemployment and food stamps straight before they called us back. If it doesn't last long enough, it means long nights with empty stomachs because the dollars are stretching to keep a roof over our head.
YES... Heartland - no1joe
[ In Reply To ..]Not just any company but an MTSO. In 2007, the MTs were all notified via conference call - not e-mail - 3 months in advance of the lay offs. They also provided information as to how to file for unemployment. If we chose to stay on until the end, they were actually paying us for the down time with NJA while the work was being transitioned to India, and they were very flexible if an employee had to take time off in order to complete interviews, etc. The fact that we lost our jobs was terrible, but they treated us as fairly as possible in doing so, and NO ONE sabotaged anything. Is that the info you were looking for? These people were NOT treated fairly, and everyone should just let them vent.
Thanks, no1joe, for showing decent layoffs - anon.
[ In Reply To ..]are possible and are done. That is valuable information. Hope Webmedx management is reminded.
Venting is fine here as long as it's truthful and appropriate in degree. Using a layoff as an excuse to abandon all standards of decent behavior in favor of vicious lies and abuse and hysterical silliness is NOT acceptable.
Unless you are a moderator you do not get to decide - what is acceptable here
[ In Reply To ..]And as far as "vicious lies and abuse" we had far more of that from suits on this board than we had from anyone laid off. Maybe if there had been less of THAT things would have been quieter. Management fanned the flames with all the "yawn, big deal, layoffs happen all day every day" posts - what did they expect - love and praise?!?!
NOTHING the suits do is "acceptable". - Suits are bottom-feeders.
[ In Reply To ..]
Yes, thank you, no1joe. - Fact seeking
[ In Reply To ..]We that if you treat people as adults and with respect, most will respond in kind. I am sure WX knew about these impending layoffs well in advance. They would have to with the bidding process they spoke of in their company meeting recording.
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