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Kind of nice for a company to wait until after the holiday season. It's always a bummer when the companies announce these plans in mid December.

massysett 3y ago
I think it's a wash - some people would rather know before the holidays because they're filled with a lot of discretionary spending (travel, gifts) that are easy to cut in case of job loss. There's really no good time to fire someone.
- kranke155 3y ago
  I would prefer before. I was let go in January once and I hated it, since I spent a lot of money that Christmas.
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  - wharvle 3y ago
    Getting dropped on, say, Dec 1st sets you back about 6 weeks on being able to start your job hunt. That stuff all but shuts down in the second half of December, by the time you might really have your search rolling, plus many fiscal years, budgets, or hiring allocations are aligned to calendar years, and the first couple weeks of January are companies ramping back up after the break. Even skip-the-interview network-hires are likely to get a "yeah, I think I can get you in, check back a couple weeks into January and we can start that process" response if you message in December.
- vineyardmike 3y ago
  It also sucks to save vacation time and perform work around the holidays when you could instead have extended time to spend with family.
MattGaiser 3y ago
I would prefer to know before the holiday season, as a ton of spending, trip planning, and life conversations with family happen in that period. You might sacrifice time with family during the holiday season for on-call or to get a project done. So you make all these plans for the new year and then the axe comes.
sokoloff 3y ago
IMO, it's only nice to the extent that any severance payments and UI would start later. If a company is going to lay me off with N weeks of severance starting on Jan 15, 2024 or N+4 weeks starting on Dec 18, 2023, I'd way rather learn about it on Dec 6th than on Jan 3rd.

massysett 3y ago

I think it's a wash - some people would rather know before the holidays because they're filled with a lot of discretionary spending (travel, gifts) that are easy to cut in case of job loss. There's really no good time to fire someone.

kranke155 3y ago
I would prefer before. I was let go in January once and I hated it, since I spent a lot of money that Christmas.
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- wharvle 3y ago
  Getting dropped on, say, Dec 1st sets you back about 6 weeks on being able to start your job hunt. That stuff all but shuts down in the second half of December, by the time you might really have your search rolling, plus many fiscal years, budgets, or hiring allocations are aligned to calendar years, and the first couple weeks of January are companies ramping back up after the break. Even skip-the-interview network-hires are likely to get a "yeah, I think I can get you in, check back a couple weeks into January and we can start that process" response if you message in December.
vineyardmike 3y ago
It also sucks to save vacation time and perform work around the holidays when you could instead have extended time to spend with family.

MattGaiser 3y ago

I would prefer to know before the holiday season, as a ton of spending, trip planning, and life conversations with family happen in that period. You might sacrifice time with family during the holiday season for on-call or to get a project done. So you make all these plans for the new year and then the axe comes.

sokoloff 3y ago

IMO, it's only nice to the extent that any severance payments and UI would start later. If a company is going to lay me off with N weeks of severance starting on Jan 15, 2024 or N+4 weeks starting on Dec 18, 2023, I'd way rather learn about it on Dec 6th than on Jan 3rd.