Has your office/company laid people off? PART 6 (New Poll Options!)

[HiTempguy1]

Originally posted by cjblair
Well, I got a new job. Back to work Monday. Haven't even gotten an EI payment yet, basically just a paid vacation from my previous employer.

Pretty pumped, got more money and increased responsibility. Getting laid off was a fantastic career move apparently.

Wow, that's fantastic

[RealJimmyJames]

congratulations cjblair.

[killramos]

Congrats CJ, living the dream!

[jaylo]

Originally posted by cjblair
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edit: It was all thanks to networking. Applying for jobs didn't produce any callbacks for me, coffee meetings were what got it done. For anyone that's still looking, go have coffee or beers with anyone you've worked with/for that you have a decent relationship with.

Congrats!

This is very true, networking is a must and it has worked for me many times. The person does not have to be a manager or director, you just need to sell yourself that you exist in the market and the people you networked with will keep you in mind.

[flipstah]

Originally posted by cjblair
Well, I got a new job. Back to work Monday. Haven't even gotten an EI payment yet, basically just a paid vacation from my previous employer.

Pretty pumped, got more money and increased responsibility. Getting laid off was a fantastic career move apparently.

edit: It was all thanks to networking. Applying for jobs didn't produce any callbacks for me, coffee meetings were what got it done. For anyone that's still looking, go have coffee or beers with anyone you've worked with/for that you have a decent relationship with.

Congrats! Funemployment was a riot for me too.

Glad to hear you're back in it to win it.

[bjstare]

Thanks for all the kind words guys!

[SCHIDER23]

Congrats

[Marsh]

Originally posted by cjblair
Thanks for all the kind words guys!

Congrats! Can I ask what your new role is?

[dandia89]

ugh just got let go from a construction/service company. Second layoff in two years. Getting exhausted here

[msommers]

Sorry to hear that dude. I was hoping things were on the upswing...

[bjstare]

Originally posted by Marsh


Congrats! Can I ask what your new role is?

I'm working for a very large management consulting company, but would rather not go into more detail right now.

[finboy]

Originally posted by cjblair


I'm working for a very large management consulting company, but would rather not go into more detail right now.

Been there (PwC), good experience but lots of expectations and egos. That said, a few years since I've been there and it is a nice name to have on the resume. Congrats and best of luck!

[carson blocks]

Landed a 3 month gig after 8 months of funemployment. Definitely took a wage hit too, but glad to be working, and working for what seems to be a good company (non O&G).

[suntan]

Originally posted by sabad66





Of course anything is possible if you are valuable/wanted enough, just saying it exists in the signed severance paperwork.

I'd be curious if other companies do something similar

So apparently the clause is person specific. Some people get this clause and some people will get the clause that they can be called back.

[holden]

Hear Smart laid off some recently. Also read this on MacRumours:

Gou also said that Smart Technologies, a Foxconn-controlled interactive display startup based in Canada, may move south of the border, after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a possible renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

http://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/22/...estment-apple/

[pheoxs]

Weird week at work. Was told we're shifting to 15 on 6 off schedule from M-F due to being at site, but also told because we dont have enough people to cover no one will be allowed to take any vacation days all year... pretty sure that's not allowed and going to need to be discussed.

[FraserB]

Originally posted by pheoxs
Weird week at work. Was told we're shifting to 15 on 6 off schedule from M-F due to being at site, but also told because we dont have enough people to cover no one will be allowed to take any vacation days all year... pretty sure that's not allowed and going to need to be discussed.

Are you still getting the 6 days off?

I believe that any actual vacation is allowed to be subject to company approval

[dandia89]

Originally posted by pheoxs
Weird week at work. Was told we're shifting to 15 on 6 off schedule from M-F due to being at site, but also told because we dont have enough people to cover no one will be allowed to take any vacation days all year... pretty sure that's not allowed and going to need to be discussed.

this seems really insane, but I'm not familiar with vacation and rotation gigs, because if you took 2 weeks off, wouldn't you essentially have 3 weeks off work?

[pheoxs]

Originally posted by FraserB


Are you still getting the 6 days off?

I believe that any actual vacation is allowed to be subject to company approval

The 6 days off is basically combining 3 weekends into one 6 day off stretch. But then to say were not allowed taking our entitled vacation days is fucked and pretty sure against alberta labour rules.

[SCHIDER23]

Well if I was in your shoes I would suck it up for now, not worth losing your job in this time hold off doing anything drastic IMO, better than getting layoff no?