I've heard some people complain about "not wanting to be escorted out like common criminals" and I need to know, is this really what happens? You can't even get your stuff?
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If you are not someone who is privy to sensitive information / future company strategy, no you won't be walked to the door like a criminal.
Your computer and access to company resources should continue till 12/31. You'd likely have your badge access end by Thursday or Friday this week.
I haven't seen that for a layoff before... But definitely when you're being fired.
If your position can compromise the company you could lose access immediately
@OP I wasn't. I was impacted this summer. Severance conversations were cordial and the info and resources available were fair in my opinion. I met with my supervisor and turned in my IT equipment, and they cleaned out my workspace and that was that. Spent 20 years there and it ended faster and less painfully than I anticipated.
I work from home so that would be awkward.
Yeah, there is security escort. I would try to pack as many things as you can before that. Feels sh---y, but yeah they also have you surrender your badge.
NEVER keep anything personal at work. You can walk away leaving the desk a mess, and not care.
I was involved in cable company layoff with TCI, 2000. There was security brought in at every door, they stayed for weeks. And physical was security used to exit out a very pi---d of construction worker, who had been laid off. Same time at a different TCI, my co-workers who were laid off described how management locked the doors to the office (couldn’t get their stuff). Employees were told to come after being notified to pick up personal belongings. That office never reopened.
handcuffs and a dunce cap was what I heard.
Believe it or not, jail. Right away. Straight to jail.
Nah, nothing like that in my experience. Typically you're given a month or even longer to wrap up your work, explore other opportunities within the company, etc. It's a huge organization with lots of different groups, so I can't speak to every team's policies or situation. The only time I've heard of someone leaving immediately was when they accepted a role at a competitor (she worked in the internet BU and went to Google fiber or something) and in that case they didn't even have her work out her two weeks. But she left voluntarily, it wasn't a termination.
From what I’ve seen on LinkedIn from people that were already given notice, they were told that 12/31 is their last day.