AceHyzer
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Update: I still have a job, just getting reshuffled under a new manager. I'll absolutely take it.My company just announced layoffs and I just got an impromptu invite to a “team meeting” at 3:30PT today. Wish me luck.![]()
Update: I still have a job, just getting reshuffled under a new manager. I'll absolutely take it.My company just announced layoffs and I just got an impromptu invite to a “team meeting” at 3:30PT today. Wish me luck.![]()
Update: I still have a job, just getting reshuffled under a new manager. I'll absolutely take it.
Whew, was pulling for ya. NOBODY wants to be out of a job these days, it’s rough out there.
Thanks all. I was definitely sweating it there for a bit!Glad you are still employed!
Maybe tomorrow...I've been wanting to rehouse it for a while now with banana jacks so I can use a decent set of removable / replaceable leads.... I suppose now's the time.
I did patch it up for now though.![]()
Maybe tomorrow...
No we won'tWe'll see.....
My company had layoffs yesterday too. I survived. (Do we work for the same company? Or are all companies laying off?)Update: I still have a job, just getting reshuffled under a new manager. I'll absolutely take it.
Didn’t we do this in 2023 already?!?My company had layoffs yesterday too. I survived. (Do we work for the same company? Or are all companies laying off?)
Glad you survived! I work at Microsoft. I’m sure there are plenty out there doing layoffs though, unfortunately.My company had layoffs yesterday too. I survived. (Do we work for the same company? Or are all companies laying off?)
We had layoffs last fall, which means we're at the stage now where we have too much work and not enough people. At my group's latest staff meeting, one of my coworkers asked "if we had so many contracts lined up that we're now slammed with work, why did we lay off 5% of our staff just a couple months ago?" My manager did not have an answer.My company had layoffs yesterday too. I survived. (Do we work for the same company? Or are all companies laying off?)
I’m pretty sure that answer boils down to “profit margin” if I had to take a guess.We had layoffs last fall, which means we're at the stage now where we have too much work and not enough people. At my group's latest staff meeting, one of my coworkers asked "if we had so many contracts lined up that we're now slammed with work, why did we lay off 5% of our staff just a couple months ago?" My manager did not have an answer.
Probably. At the time they said it was because we didn't have enough work to keep everyone on, but I was already juggling three projects, and after the layoffs I picked up two more projects from people that were let go.I’m pretty sure that answer boils down to “profit margin” if I had to take a guess.
Some days I miss work it could be just as much fun as it was stressful but I definitely don’t miss those sort of situations.Probably. At the time they said it was because we didn't have enough work to keep everyone on, but I was already juggling three projects, and after the layoffs I picked up two more projects from people that were let go.
I have an excellent manager, I don't blame him at all for the things that happen 2-3 levels above him. He gives me things because he knows I'll do them and do them right, but if I'm ever feeling overwhelmed (which happens sometimes) I know that I can talk to him and he'll take things off my plate and find someone else to give them to.There can be peace found in a comically large workload. I know I will never be able to get to everything. It’s all about management understanding that, and presenting progress in a way that makes the stakeholders feel good. What sucks is when management disregards your humanity.