Do we know when exactly people are going to be notified of the layoff, if at all? Also, do you think the names have already been shortlisted a while ago? Or are they trying to figure it all out now? This uncertainty is ki-ling me tbh.
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@2umb much more likely that your director has no idea what’s going to happen next.
Some rankings and orgs are decided. folks know because their Directors were honest with telling them in advance. My Director was only interestested in herself and left the team in the dark. That is an issue the selfishness of our leaders.
To second @gsp+1qf6Fg2T's point, in 2020, I believe only VPs and above knew the names and the new org chart ahead of time. My manager, a sr. director, found out only hours before she told me. I was given only minimal information about who was affected and how my new org would look. No information was given about the larger umbrella group or partner teams.
I know this is ki-ling people, but unless you have a VP+-level person who is willing to risk their job by posting sensitive information on an anonymous website, you won't get any info here.
It will happen when you don’t expect. Meeting with your manager or higher ups on short notice. If you walk into the room and HR is there with a bunch of folders with names on them that’s it. Receive the package, go home sign it. No signature no money. There is no legal recourse.
I wouldn't expect some sort of grand announcement. It'll be sudden, swift and silent. People will get surprise meeting invites with a manager and HR rep and that will be that. Sometimes they set up processing conference rooms to churn through the lists of people otherwise they'll do it through Zoom. Lately they've been telling teams to stay at home and wait for Zoom meeting invites although that was before the mandated RTO so they may go back to the conference room approach again. The surprise is intentional. They want to avoid someone planning anything ahead of time and causing an incident. Shock and stun is the way they try to prevent outbursts.
Depends on the department.
Once the decisions are made, HP needs at least a month to fo their processes and legal stuff before notifications happen.
@tzj+1qf6Fg2T. Which org(s)?
I don't believe too many people have been read into the impacts yet below VPs, based on some candid and trusted conversations in a couple orgs LT. I think we'd be hearing many more details if that weren't the case.
That’s funny, they’re all playing stupid in my org. Nothing but rats imo, these people su-k.
The names were due in November. Our managers know but are pretending they don’t.
Late Jan and early Feb is when it will actually happen.
Stay active in the meantime. Apply for jobs, spend time with friends, go to the gym. It will be ok.
Names have definitely been shortlisted but I don’t think the layoffs will happen until later in January if I had to guess.