If you can’t find a different job then the problem is you not the company.
If you haven’t even tried looking for a different job the problem is you not the company.
Stop blaming the company. If it is so awful at this company then leave.
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@1ifm Proved my point.
@1mxm+1mrY4wQH How is telling people that if they are miserable they should do more than complain on an anonymous website not helping? If people are as miserable as they say they should take action and change their situation. Expecting rants in an echo chamber online to change things makes no sense. This board used to contain helpful information. Now it is just people complaining and name calling.
iqf+1mrY4wQH you are correct and other majors have done the very same voluntary process with good results. One question though, why should we do either here in the United States when the sole purpose is to outsource another position here to a low paid, low quality, outsourced destination of their choice??????
As an employee, you are not responsible for what the company does.
And other feel-good opinions from where the sun don't shine.
Executive Committee, H/R, and Public & Government Affairs,
You really need to avoid the psychological warfare posts such as these posts in this thread. They often backfire when they are posted in a public domain chat room.
Tell the truth about they "layoff" and the implications to all employees both new hires and end of career employees and the corporation will be much better off long-term.
There are many major corporations that have been reducing headcount global over the last three years. Most are offering voluntary severance packages where an employee can self-nominate themselves for termination. The Wharton School of Business and Harvard folks will tell you that seeking voluntary severances is much better on employee moral and will benefit the corporation in short-term and long-term recruiting.
Take a lesson from Mobil Corporation in the 1990's where voluntary retirements and severances were solicited when they were reducing headcount by 30% global.
Every Mobil employee could self-nominate themselves and receive two weeks of severance per year of service up to a maximum of one year salary for non-executives. Executives received up to 1 1/2 years severance. Mobil Corporation also allowed their employees to retire at the age of 50 with 100% of their pension.
You never hear former Mobil Corporation retirees complaining on THE LAYOFF.com about the 1990's staff reductions and most would agree that the "VOLUNTARY" staff reductions were a kinder gentler approach to reducing headcount.
We should learn from our 2023 peers when we are required to reduce regular employee headcount by 30% over three years.
Unfortunately, we are still following our 1999 former CEO's outdated employee policy when Exxon acquired Mobil. Raymond was quoted as saying, "We do not pay employees to leave this corporation."
Nice try, Warren Doods.