Re:Disney Lays Off Ike Perlmutter, Chairman of Marvel Entert...
by snozolli on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:35PM
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and then get laid off with 4 months severance+benefits
And a black mark on your record that every HR drone will pick up on like a bloodhound.
Re:Disney Lays Off Ike Perlmutter, Chairman of Marvel Entert...
by hn_throwaway_99 on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @04:21PM
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The thing that's "safer" about getting laid off when there are huge rounds throughout many different companies is that it is actually even more accurate to say that it had 0 to do with job performance.
True, obviously companies use layoffs to get rid of low performers, but there are just numerous cases where companies are canning entire divisions, e.g. the Alexa-device-focused teams at Amazon or the metaverse team at Disney.
I highly doubt these most recent layoffs will be treated as much of a black mark.
Re:Disney Lays Off Ike Perlmutter, Chairman of Marvel Entert...
by snozolli on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @05:32PM
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Following the Great Recession, there were job postings that literally said not to apply unless you already had a job. You wildly underestimate the degree to which HR will mindlessly inflict their uniformed bias on the rest of us.
What's better, to get hired, paid a great salary and gain experience and knowledge for a couple years, and then get laid off with 4 months severance+benefits, or never get hired at all? To be clear, I think there are some fair arguments (not necessarily ones I agree with) for "never get hired at all", but just be clear, that is what you are arguing for.