Let me preface this by saying that I understand and support that in the US everyone is free to look for a better opportunity. I also support that the company needs to change in order to compete and drive value to the shareholders.
Assuming an employee makes it to January and supports these ideals we haven't heard what that means to the employee. The reality is more than a few must work for a living not just for their passion. Right now, without any communication to that end, we are facing up to a 17% increase in health care costs (10% discount program removed and increased employee cost 7%) plus the additional cost of going to the office everyday. When will you be able to communicate something in relation to the financial benefits of working faster and harder other than being lucky to work here?
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That's a bingo
This question reminds me of the saying, 'play stupid games, win stupid prizes'. In this case, ask a stupid question, get stupid answers. Corporations don't cater to employees, they cater to profit and shareholders.
@ak Aren't you clever. Should have bought bitcoin early on.
@aj AI slop
@ah Here is a worthy Value Proposition:
Series Pitch: Layoff B DSM
Genre: Comedy-Drama
Setting: Aboard a spaceship en route to Mars
Format: Serialized, 30-45 min episodes
Logline:
In a future where Earth’s workforce is increasingly disposable, a group of laid-off employees finds themselves on a one-way mission to Mars — not by choice, but by corporate design. Amid the absurdity of cosmic exile, they wrestle with meaning, resentment, hope, and the elusive promise of happiness.
Concept:
Layoff B DSM is a dark comedy-drama that explores the emotional and psychological fallout of corporate layoffs, set against the backdrop of a spaceship hurtling toward Mars. A misfit group of recently laid-off professionals awakens mid-flight to discover they’ve been repurposed for a PR-driven Martian colonization mission — a mission with no return.
As they come to terms with their bizarre new reality, the characters navigate interpersonal conflict, existential dread, and the absurdities of late-stage capitalism — all while trapped together in a sterile spacecraft. Through their struggles, the series poses a central question: “Who owes us happiness — our employers, our society, or ourselves?”
Tone & Style:
Think The Office meets The Expanse, with a dash of Severance. Equal parts satirical and heartfelt, the show blends absurd corporate logic with raw human emotion, using the isolation of space as both a literal and metaphorical landscape.
Themes:
- The illusion of job security
- The commodification of well-being
- Corporate overreach and performative ethics
- Found family in unexpected places
- The search for purpose in a disposable world
Target Audience:
Adults 25–45, especially professionals navigating tech, startup, and corporate sectors — audiences who resonate with shows like Silicon Valley, Upload, Black Mirror, or Better Off Ted.
Why Now?
In an era of mass layoffs, remote work detachment, and growing skepticism toward corporate culture, Layoff B DSM is timely, resonant, and ready to spark conversation. It’s smart, strange, and deeply human — a series for anyone who’s ever asked, “Is this really all there is?”
@ag You are on a rumor website complaining about people wanting to discuss layoff rumors? Boy go find something useful to do
@af This is simple: at-will employment. We don’t own the company. A job is not a right, but a privilege. Some have it, some don’t; some are being laid off, some not… yet. What’s there to discuss? How unfair life is? Or call someone names? What grade are we in? Deal with it.
Can we stop with this bullsh-t and focus on Paramount news? I don’t care about capitalism, healthcare costs, yada yada. I want to know what are the rumors about layoffs and who will be impacted/how. Take it to Reddit Jesus Christ
@a6 2008 bail out was an act of capitalism? Didn't look like capitalism. So, what are you complaining about again?
@a7 What are you talking about? You can still bake your own bread and grow your own food, still. Or someone else should do it for you? Why? Empires rise and fall. Life is the same regardless of fantasies and logical constraints you allow in your head.
@a7 There was no orange back in 2008 bail out.
@a5 Whatever happened to lowering prices, stemming inflation, jobs, jobs jobs, elimination of IRS and replaced with ERS (External Revenue Services)? The economy i the dumps thanks to ur orange clown. Oh and don't forget the price of egss, oh and the price of gas has stayed the same since brandon left. How long do you plan to blame brandon for everything? Did you have a timeline in mind? Man MAGA bots have even infiltrated this website. US is toast.
@a5 Hey buddy, you just blow in from stupid town? We live under capitalism right now.
@OP Well, communism does not come cheap, comrade. You can thank greed, clever fiscal policies and unlimited money printing. Chickens come home to roost. Brace for impact. Next stop the bright future for some.