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I don't understand the logic with employers dropping warnings like that. I knew ~2mo before my employer announced layoffs and it caused much unnecessary anxiety

by itake 3y ago

I don't understand the logic with employers dropping warnings like that. I knew ~2mo before my employer announced layoffs and it caused much unnecessary anxiety in my life.

jauntywundrkind 3y ago
But it shapes how you'll feel about the event & the future for a long long time after. The company was honest with you. When the day came it wasn't a complete shock. I don't have a conclusive answer, but I'd want to know I think & respect companies that have the bravery to be up front.
- itake 3y ago
  I have experienced 2 layoffs, once as an IC and once as an EM. As an IC, the day it happened and the weeks after it happened were tough, but I knew if I was the one impacted and my job was 'safe' for the time being. As an EM, I knew months in advance, but I had no idea if I would be on the list. This caused months of stress while I planned for promotions and projects for people that might not (and eventually weren't) there after the rif. Ripping off the band aid is much more human than telling people "sometime in the next 12 mo we may or may not fire a large portion of you, so please keep giving your 100%"
euos 3y ago
Gives you a peace of mind once it is over. Also, allows you to prepare contingencies. Our company only now was recovering from the last year layoffs and now it is suddenly hit again. It would've been much more humane to know in advance not to relax.
oldsecondhand 3y ago
Depending on jurisdiction an employer might be obligated to announce a mass lay-off in advance. It gives more time for people to look for another job.
- mminer237 3y ago
  Really? Does it even help if you don't know who it is? Do they expect each person to look for another job and have it lined up on hold just in case he is one of the 20% that actually get fired?
- itake 3y ago
  usually in those jurisdictions, they insta-layoff, but keep them on payroll covering the "advanced notice". This gives the impacted people plenty of notice and time to look for new opportunities. Now they have 80% of the company trying to leave.

by itake 3y ago

I don't understand the logic with employers dropping warnings like that. I knew ~2mo before my employer announced layoffs and it caused much unnecessary anxiety in my life.

jauntywundrkind 3y ago

But it shapes how you'll feel about the event & the future for a long long time after. The company was honest with you. When the day came it wasn't a complete shock. I don't have a conclusive answer, but I'd want to know I think & respect companies that have the bravery to be up front.

itake 3y ago
I have experienced 2 layoffs, once as an IC and once as an EM. As an IC, the day it happened and the weeks after it happened were tough, but I knew if I was the one impacted and my job was 'safe' for the time being. As an EM, I knew months in advance, but I had no idea if I would be on the list. This caused months of stress while I planned for promotions and projects for people that might not (and eventually weren't) there after the rif. Ripping off the band aid is much more human than telling people "sometime in the next 12 mo we may or may not fire a large portion of you, so please keep giving your 100%"

euos 3y ago

Gives you a peace of mind once it is over. Also, allows you to prepare contingencies. Our company only now was recovering from the last year layoffs and now it is suddenly hit again. It would've been much more humane to know in advance not to relax.

oldsecondhand 3y ago

Depending on jurisdiction an employer might be obligated to announce a mass lay-off in advance. It gives more time for people to look for another job.

mminer237 3y ago
Really? Does it even help if you don't know who it is? Do they expect each person to look for another job and have it lined up on hold just in case he is one of the 20% that actually get fired?
itake 3y ago
usually in those jurisdictions, they insta-layoff, but keep them on payroll covering the "advanced notice". This gives the impacted people plenty of notice and time to look for new opportunities. Now they have 80% of the company trying to leave.