If it’s Amazon that’s laying you off, they’ll just shut down your email, Slack, and intranet access before you can start work in the morning, and let you figure the rest out yourself.
That’s pretty standard in tech. Most companies have this automated from either the layoffs convo or the email being sent.
Back in 2012 I was laid off in a very short meeting with my boss and HR. This was at 10am when everyone was in meetings, so I left a quiet office and entered the stairwell to leave. My badge got me on, but I was unable to leave. I spent 20 mins awkwardly waiting for someone to either pass by or notice so that I could be escorted out of the building.
I’m at Amazon now, and some of the stories of people losing access are horrible. Some layoffs coincided with RTO, with some people moving across the country (NYC to Seattle) only to be told once their life was packed up and being shipped away that, actually, there wouldn’t be a job to move to. There were also stories of IT failures for people, and people basically breaking down in tears at losing their job, when it was only email downtime.
Lmao
The standard procedure is to close access during the meeting but that’s new level of efficiency
Haha for real? Efficient!
“You’re not being sacked, no, we are releasing you into a world of opportunity!” Yes, a friend of mine actually heard that one a while ago when he was ‘let go’. 🤨
Thats the equivlent of saying. “You dont half to worry anymore” And getting let out to pasture. Thats shitty as all get out tho
Jesus Christ. Layoffs suck, but can they at least try to be normal human beings about it, and not some kind of incarnation of the LinkedIn feed?
Seriously. I can handle a lot of awful, but that shit makes my blood boil.
My boss and HR lady were very solemn when I was laid off from my last job RIGHT BEFORE COVID started. I was BEAMING. HR lady said I was the most unconventional layoff she’s ever done. I thanked her and shook her hand. It was the best thing that happened to me in a long time.
I’m confused. Were you happy because the job sucked or because you were laid off before Covid?
My job was totally fine, byt my partner had been laid off right before me. I was happy to be able to spend a bunch of time with them—I didn’t even know about COVID yet. Then a couple months later, everything shut down. I didn’t work for years. It was incredible.
I was confused before this, and it didn’t make it easier
I’m guessing they were well off if they were able to not work for years.
I’m guessing they live in a country that doesn’t hate it’s citizens
I’m not sure of many countries where the average person can take years off of work in a row and be fine financially. Do you know of any countries like this?
Awww…you love dem. Rai and them, sitting in a tree. 😊
I am assuming that you had enough saved up in the bank hence you were happy about the impromptu 2 years vacation with severance granted to you?
Absolutely! Got a buttload of severance, then my country started paying heaps of COVID jobless bonus money for like a year and a half. It worked out perfectly (though I did feel terrible for taking advantage of that while some of my closest friends had to go into work and stuff)
Felt good the day I told HR they didnt need to invest any more resources to “help” me. I was done and the boss clearly didnt care about having me around so I told them to fire me.
Go on, fire me, it won‘t unjizz the bathroom stalls.
Resource. It’s in the name. Dehumanization.
You’d be shocked the depravity people will sink to once others are no longer human in their eyes.
Empathy is not weakness, do not let our current economic system fool you. Nothing lasts forever.
That’s why they have been rebranded as “people team”. Soon they will be rebranded “family council” because people is too steryl, and we’re all a family after all.
Steryl Meep?
Ugh. Sterile*
I work in HR and can tell you this is true
Up in the air was ahead of its time
We would like to shift our structure to a more flexible model of management to accommodate for unforeseen market fluctuations.
So I am fired?
As I said we want to reschedule you indefinitely as our potential support asset. This pool is very prestigious and privileged position to be in.
So will I get paid?
As much as we would like to, truly, It is legally impossible for us to provide you with any funds outside of a legally binding contract which needs to be terminated in order to shift to a better state of financial buoyancy.
Corporations: never use 5 words when you can use 20. Obfuscation is the key.
I’m triggered
Good for you
I was joking because I got fired last year by 3 smiling people and it was terrible
Sub that cutie for a fatass overcheerful teddybear lookin dude and i been there
Going to HR to get fired, yet another meeting that could’ve been an email.
How are youuuu?
I threw up in the company fridge…
Is this an actress, or am I missing a reference?
I think it’s also in reference to people getting fired over zoom. Also, it could be referencing how gen z will record their firings now and post them to tiktok to shame the company, LOL. I love gen z!
Yes, pretty sure on both accounts.
It looks like Anne Hathaway, who is a pretty well known actress. I think they just used her for the meme because of her smile.
I’d let her fire me all she wants
Kinda looks like a weird Anne Hathaway
I don’t… need to see that again. It doesn’t matter how good you were. When restructuring happens you lose regardless.
If there was one life experience I wish I can give to people, it’s that experience of being fired because of restructuring.
Imagine doing your job well. Imagine even loving your work and your coworkers. Then suddenly, a behind-the-scenes convo led to your department being dissolved and you’re out of a job. You didn’t do anything wrong. You were just in it’s way.
Welcome to life.
I was a casualty of this mid-career. Made redundant in the middle of the covid pandemic. I managed to scrape things together and called a few contacts who helped me out and put in a good word for me. Helped me secure employment. I’m in a better environment now than I was back then. But it was a terrifying experience being made redundant at a snap of a finger.
Why would you wish this one anyone?
The only responsible thing for the working class to do is to form and maintain stronger unions and unite with all workers.
I’d prefer teaching this kind of thing.
Decades ago working as an office drone I mentioned to a co-worker that every business should have a union and he laughed. Because trying to form a union is an uphill nightmare and there’s always people happy to replace you when you inevitably get fired without cause (right to work BS) or for a clearly BS reason but it’s legally covered (“your position is no longer necessary” or some other such slimy nonsense.)
Can’t say this enough. The only way to have some kind of power as a worker is to unionize.
We made some bad bets and we’re confident in our decision to let you go.
I work at a big company. We have tons and tons of problems to go solve that are getting little attention in addition to having a lot of redundant and/or “what would you say you do here” type positions. Most of this happens by accident, but it’s nearly impossible to unwind and redeploy those teams. My guess is that the big reasons why is because of leadership not wanting to look bad - a mix of “why did you staff this to begin with?” and “why did you let this go on for so long?” When these groups are eventually found during a reorg they tend to be let go vs redeployed, which makes it even harder for the remaining groups to do anything. The cycle is truly silly.
