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Happened to me to a minor degree. After a couple years at the first company I worked for, a number of very senior folks resigned - decimating a department which
by jonah 4y ago
Happened to me to a minor degree. After a couple years at the first company I worked for, a number of very senior folks resigned - decimating a department which was a key part of the co's DNA. I transferred into that department - working under the remaining sr. staffer trying to pick up the pieces and keep thing moving ahead. Soon afterwards, the company "reorganized", selling off all their products, focusing on one "hot new thing" and moved the HQ across the country. I had been dutifully attending meetings and doing my best to keep existing project moving ahead.
Eventually, the office started emptying out as people either left, were laid off, or transferred to the new office. Finally after I was practically the only person in a wing of the building, I went to HR and asked what was to become of me. They said "Oh, we forgot about you. We'll get back to you." A few weeks later, I was offered the option of accepting a role in the re-orged company or taking a severance package. I took the payout and went on my merry way.
- harryvederci 4y agoDo you regret asking them? Sounds like you missed out on a lot of free cash, but I guess this stupid thing called "conscience" might have spoiled the fun of that eventually anyway..
- jonah 4y agoI could have possibly milked it for a couple weeks, but that was about it. (And, yes, I wouldn't have felt good about drawing a paycheck when there was no office to show up at or product to work on.)
- yamtaddle 4y agoLots of us find that kind of situation completely miserable. Not because we love work and just can't stand not being productive but because it's living with a Sword of Damocles over your head and it threatens future employability. Unless you've already got fuck-you money it's very stressful, even if you don't give a shit about ensuring the shareholders are getting a good return on their investment (I sure as hell don't).
- hotpotamus 4y agoThis sounds like you speak from experience that mirrors my own. It was actually a relief to get laid off (helped that the severance was pretty fair too).
- stevage 4y agoSeverance = free cash. You earn more taking the severance and immediately getting another job.