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Old 01-18-2023, 01:17 PM   #1
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Default This morning they fired half my department

My employer, a giant dot com corporation, is firing thousands of people today. I think I still have a job. But my boss and several of the people in my department were just let go.

They Just sent an email out saying everyone who is impacted has been notified, and no one has told me I'm fired. But until i'm told "You're safe" i am going to expect the worst.

 
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Old 01-18-2023, 01:20 PM   #2
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I got drunk last night cause I couldn't sleep. We knew this was going to happen today. But nobody, not even my boss, knew who was going to be cut. I was expecting the entire division to be eliminated. Better to expect the worst and be relieved when that doesn't happen.

But i'm just sick now.

 
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Old 01-18-2023, 02:05 PM   #3
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I suppose congratulations are in order

 
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Old 01-18-2023, 02:40 PM   #4
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It must be Amazon or Facebook. Either way please realize you're part of the problem.

You may want to consider quitting ASAP and join some ethically conscious organizations like a socialist cafeteria or co-living housing facility in SF.

 
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Old 01-18-2023, 05:32 PM   #5
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Congrats on keeping your job. That would have sucked. Rejoice!

 
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Old 01-18-2023, 06:16 PM   #6
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Could be microsoft!

 
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Old 01-18-2023, 08:12 PM   #7
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I don't work for Microsoft. I've been in retail my whole life. Microsoft fired 10k people today in Seattle. Amazon fired 18k. It's bad out here.

 
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Old 01-18-2023, 08:16 PM   #8
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It must be Amazon or Facebook. Either way please realize you're part of the problem.

You may want to consider quitting ASAP and join some ethically conscious organizations like a socialist cafeteria or co-living housing facility in SF.
I'm sending my resume later today to a nonbinary anarcho socialist organic vegan human composting non profit in Portland. I'll have to sell my Tesla, cause they only pay in bundles of culturally appropriated dried sage, and I won't be able to afford the car or a place to live. But at least I'll be doing good deads. They do provide perks, though. There's free housing in a box on the side of I5 in East Portland. They guarantee one meal per day at the mission soup kitchen. And if i die on the job they'll compost me and sell the compost to rich white people for their organic flower beds. I've always wanted to be laid to rest in some rich Karen's yard.

 
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Old 01-18-2023, 08:21 PM   #9
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I fucking wish I worked for Microsoft

 
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Old 01-18-2023, 09:05 PM   #10
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good riddance i hope the whole industry burns down. crash bang whiz

 
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Old 01-19-2023, 06:20 AM   #11
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I'm sending my resume later today to a nonbinary anarcho socialist organic vegan human composting non profit in Portland. I'll have to sell my Tesla, cause they only pay in bundles of culturally appropriated dried sage, and I won't be able to afford the car or a place to live. But at least I'll be doing good deads. They do provide perks, though. There's free housing in a box on the side of I5 in East Portland. They guarantee one meal per day at the mission soup kitchen. And if i die on the job they'll compost me and sell the compost to rich white people for their organic flower beds. I've always wanted to be laid to rest in some rich Karen's yard.
Looks like a brilliant plan, more kudos to you mate.

Please see if you can keep the Tesla as the company is owned by the most successful african-american in the business and he deserves all our support.

Cheers

 
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Old 01-19-2023, 08:37 AM   #12
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how giant is the dot of this com company?

 
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Old 01-19-2023, 10:34 AM   #13
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Old 01-19-2023, 11:10 AM   #14
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I don't work at a giant corporation, but we did just have a round of layoffs last week, and I can tell you I did not feel safe after the "everyone's been notified now" message either, but I also still don't. Like, I've known my whole career I can be laid off at any time for no reason, but this was a stark reminder. Most of the people let go at my place had been here for 10+ years. One of my coworkers told me "I've been working with [laid-off person] since 1999." Like, fuck. You will never earn the loyalty they expect from you.

 
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Old 01-19-2023, 02:41 PM   #15
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I don't work at a giant corporation, but we did just have a round of layoffs last week, and I can tell you I did not feel safe after the "everyone's been notified now" message either, but I also still don't. Like, I've known my whole career I can be laid off at any time for no reason, but this was a stark reminder. Most of the people let go at my place had been here for 10+ years. One of my coworkers told me "I've been working with [laid-off person] since 1999." Like, fuck. You will never earn the loyalty they expect from you.
yesterday between 9-10am we got an email saying "everyone has been notified" but I didn't believe it. i just sat at my desk all day. I got zero emails all day. No DMs from anyone i work with. Around 3pm i started sending DMs to people and started to piece together who had been fired.

Still don't know who my boss is right now. We got an email today saying that by end of week there would be meetings...


My biggest fear is getting a new boss i don't get along with.

 
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Old 01-21-2023, 03:06 PM   #16
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US labour laws are FUCKED.

 
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Old 01-21-2023, 04:56 PM   #17
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Blood for the blood god!

 
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Old 01-23-2023, 04:43 PM   #18
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Blood for the blood god!
I am a Heathen Animist... so I feel this

 
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