Who gets working and who gets non-working 60 days?
For those who had 60 day working notice, did you still get the Tuesday morning call or were you notified at a different time?
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@jk what's stupid about that is if it's a working notice, you still get a lot of your access taken away...so for 60 days you can't really do your job anyway.
the defaault is nonworking due to the risks of insider threat. a manager or exec has to make a case why there should be any working part of that period and exceptions are granted rarely and only for reasons specific to the situation and the individual.
@bd Thank you, I really needed to hear this.
My notice was non-working notice and it was such a great time to detox and destress. While getting laid off is definitely an uncomfortable position due to the uncertainty, I can tell you that it was the best thing to happen to me. I was a long time WF employee who sacrificed a lot of time and heartache for the company, but I could see that it was just getting worse and worse. I finally realized I didn’t want to go any higher or try for my bosses job, and I resented my boss and their boss for the constant stress and pressure they were putting on the team. Fire drills to put together reports and get information that ultimately wouldn’t go anywhere. Constant chaos. When the day came to get my notice, I was totally at peace. I was able to enjoy some time off and now work for a company that values people, allows full time remote, and is night and day different culture in all of the best ways. Bottom line is that getting laid off can be scary, but please trust me when I say, you will be so much happier and better off once you are out of there. Even in this not good job market, everyone I know that has been laid off has eventually found something else, and ALL have said how much happier they are now.
@b2 Tech only gets a non-working notice. They figure a disgruntled Tech worker could do some damage.
Yeah, I don't understand why some departments require you to work the 60 days and others give a non-working 60 days. Maybe it has to do with what you have access to. Can't get a clear answer on that.
@ag what level was your position? What time was your Tuesday meeting?
Tuesday call (after no meeting on calendar Monday night.) 60 day WORKING notice, so I had the unfortunate opportunity to tell everyone I worked with I was laid off but transitioning work. Two months went by quickly and that was 2 months lost. 7 months later, I'm still looking for work. It really is as hard as they say it is.
Die to insider threat, most get a zero day notice (meaning they have to leave that say) with a 60-day non working notice period. Businesses can ask for a 3 day or 30 day working notice before the non, but they are rare. Some of the branches and Ops centers get an official pre notice and they work right until the last day where the notice date becomes the site closure date.
For layoffs everyone is at least getting 60 days non working notice. Some states require 90 days notice.
Was notified on a Tuesday morning, logged on. Unscheduled meeting was sent out, and was told my groups was being let go. Then placed on a non 60 day notice. It does go by fast so start looking for work asap, But just let potential employers know you cannot work until after that 60 day hold. But after that you can work for whoever unless it’s not back with WF or its subsidiary’s or affiliates. Soak it up, it was the best day of my life working at WF lol. Getting paid a severance check and banking a new check in my pocket has been the best so far! Good luck!