Re:Ask HN: How did you sense you were on the chopping block?
by sloaken on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @10:58AM
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Sadly I never saw it coming, but should have.
First place, was bought buy a major corporation. They clearly told us they bought us just for our client base. The place had 2000 people at that building when I started. 10 years, and annual layoffs later, I thought I was essential. They had a layoff, woot I am safe this year. Then they laid me off as well as about 100 others, they decided they did not cut enough on prior layoff. This brought the location down to 100, a year later it closed.
Second layoff, was a company I had only been at a year. Biggest sign I had was the new director and my boss did not get along. She and everyone under her was laid off.
First place, was bought buy a major corporation. They clearly told us they bought us just for our client base. The place had 2000 people at that building when I started. 10 years, and annual layoffs later, I thought I was essential. They had a layoff, woot I am safe this year. Then they laid me off as well as about 100 others, they decided they did not cut enough on prior layoff. This brought the location down to 100, a year later it closed.
Second layoff, was a company I had only been at a year. Biggest sign I had was the new director and my boss did not get along. She and everyone under her was laid off.
Oh well I am better now :-)