Talk about bad luck! There is seldom a good time to get fired. If you were planning on quitting your job the same day that your boss lays you off, that’s literally the only time it’s preferable, because at least you have a good chance of getting a nice severance package that would be more …
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Company refuses to allow employee to work remotely after firing all of his team who used to work in the office: ‘I come in 4 days a week to sit in a silent office.’
What’s the point of coming into the office if none of your coworkers are there? A few short years ago, I thought that remote work was here to stay. Every employee got a taste of one of the perks usually reserved for the upper crust, and I didn’t think they’d let it go easily. Unfortunately, …
Seguir leyendo Company refuses to allow employee to work remotely after firing all of his team who used to work in the office: ‘I come in 4 days a week to sit in a silent office.’
Manager puts employee on a Personalized Improvement Plan without discussing the plan with her: ‘I received mail saying that I need to complete a PIP.’
How was she supposed to improve if she didn’t know about the plan personally? Once your boss puts you on a Personalized Improvement Plan, you know your days at your company are numbered. Your boss might frame this game plan as if they’re trying to help you be a better employee, but that’s not true …
Seguir leyendo Manager puts employee on a Personalized Improvement Plan without discussing the plan with her: ‘I received mail saying that I need to complete a PIP.’
Company lays off hardworking employee of 12 years after boss explicitly told her she was safe from layoffs: ‘No warning. No acknowledgment of 12 years.’
The lie detector test shows us that that was a lie. It can be easy to start to feel secure in your place in your company. After all, if you’re meeting or exceeding your targets, your company has no reason to lay you off, right? There are different types of employees in a company’s structure, …
Seguir leyendo Company lays off hardworking employee of 12 years after boss explicitly told her she was safe from layoffs: ‘No warning. No acknowledgment of 12 years.’
Company fires the best manager for standing up for his team, asks his team to give the company honest feedback: ‘They stress honesty and open communication, but those things got their top employee fired.’
A good manager can turn a mediocre job into a great job. A bad manager can turn a great job into a terrible job. If you’ve ever been lucky enough to have a great manager, you know that they can make a mediocre workplace worth staying at. A manager who clearly communicates their expectations without …
Seguir leyendo Company fires the best manager for standing up for his team, asks his team to give the company honest feedback: ‘They stress honesty and open communication, but those things got their top employee fired.’
Company institutes layoffs for 4 years straight, employees who have held same job for 30 years complain that laid off coworkers are lazy: ‘These people just don’t want to work’
The job market today has entered uncharted territory in more ways than one. Almost everything is done online, but who you know is still one of the most important factors; half the job openings are ghost postings by companies trying to make themselves look good, and artificial intelligence is threatening to wipe out careers that …
Seguir leyendo Company institutes layoffs for 4 years straight, employees who have held same job for 30 years complain that laid off coworkers are lazy: ‘These people just don’t want to work’
Company fires 40 employees at once via a slide show, leaving them to scramble wondering why: ‘We got bought by a tech giant and it turned into a cult’
Being laid off is one thing. But you’d hope that they’d give you the dignity of a one-on-one meeting. Losing a job is not something anyone wants to experience. It’s rough out there, and the protection of a job is a necessary one. Even if it’s one you don’t particularly like, you’re grateful to have …
Seguir leyendo Company fires 40 employees at once via a slide show, leaving them to scramble wondering why: ‘We got bought by a tech giant and it turned into a cult’
Ubisoft Toronto despide a 33 trabajadores como parte de una reestructuración
Ubisoft ha despedido a 33 trabajadores de sus oficinas de Toronto. El estudio canadiense está trabajando en varios proyectos, entre ellos los remakes de Splinter Cell y Prince of Persia: Las Arenas del Tiempo (desde hace aproximadamente un mes). Ubisoft ha indicado en un comunicado a PC Gamer que los despidos forma parte de una …
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Weekly Internet Roundup: Tech Layoff Clapbacks, Orange Peel Theory, and King Charles vs. Trisha Paytas
Another normal few days online.
Callous Company Ruthlessly Makes Layoffs With No Warning
When you’re working for the man (read: any company), it’s hard to have any security about your job, no matter how good you are at it. The bottom line will always come first for the higher-ups and if you’re on the list, you’re on the list. Not only is a layoff hard to recover from financially, …
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