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> "Preparing for a Malicious “For-Cause” Termination The new leadership has dramatically changed the expectations of workload across the organization. It is now

by cgb223 4y ago

> "Preparing for a Malicious “For-Cause” Termination The new leadership has dramatically changed the expectations of workload across the organization. It is now expected that teams work evenings and weekends to ship products. Work progress is being tracked by the hour in spreadsheets to build precedent for terminating workers “for cause” to avoid paying severance. " Unfortunately this is happening at a different not-quite-FAANG company in the Bay as we speak It’s a terrible feeling. Getting gaslit, having everything you do suddenly be under a microscope, finding flaws in any work you do correctly to further document your faults. Even though every other review you’ve had with your manager previously was positive. All to avoid paying out a mildly generous severance package en masse, and the bad press that comes with actual Layoffs… Companies really show their true colors when times get hard. Benefits mean nothing if they’re taken away at the first sign of hard times

toomuchtodo 4y ago
Unionize. Unfortunately, there is no other way to improve working conditions on a smaller scale, and it’s more actionable than legislation. Efforts to do so are protected by federal labor law. Labor rights are not a four letter word. It’s dignity, plain and simple. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33426373 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33426373
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AnonCoward007 4y ago
> Unfortunately this is happening at a different not-quite-FAANG company in the Bay as we speak It’s happening at FAANG companies as well. My team was dissolved last week and I was reassigned to a different team that already had a senior engineer on it. I was told by my manager that they only need one senior on the team and so it’s them or me. I’m encouraged to document their flaws and I’m sure they were told the same about me. The next review cycle is going to be brutal.

by cgb223 4y ago

toomuchtodo 4y ago

Unionize. Unfortunately, there is no other way to improve working conditions on a smaller scale, and it’s more actionable than legislation. Efforts to do so are protected by federal labor law. Labor rights are not a four letter word. It’s dignity, plain and simple. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33426373 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33426373

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AnonCoward007 4y ago

> Unfortunately this is happening at a different not-quite-FAANG company in the Bay as we speak It’s happening at FAANG companies as well. My team was dissolved last week and I was reassigned to a different team that already had a senior engineer on it. I was told by my manager that they only need one senior on the team and so it’s them or me. I’m encouraged to document their flaws and I’m sure they were told the same about me. The next review cycle is going to be brutal.