My manager notified me that my responsibilities have moved to a different group so my position has been eliminated,,, but my teammates are calling me to get the assets and all responsibilities have been reassigned in my team. What should I do?
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If they released you from employment, they can sue you for communicating proprietary company information, even if it's to them. If your assets are important enough, give them an opportunity to offer you a consulting agreement for $1000/hr and 20hr minimum.
As always be professional, the industry is too small to generate bad Karma/be a jerk. NetApp often rehires people later (though increasingly less likely), but it is very common to have a hiring manager call people they know at a company to check on you background. If you leave a train wreck, it tends to come back to haunt you. Always be professional. If nothing else, don't waste your energy on being negative. Focus on finding a job, part of that is networking and the place you are leaving is also a good source.
You owe the company nothing. Your access to all assets were terminated the day you were noticed. It's on the company and your team to figure out next steps. If it's not written in an agreement, you don't owe them a thing. Your teammates would also understand. Also, doubtful you'll encounter them quickly in the industry. More likely, they'll encounter you at a new employer.
You might want to spend your time looking for another job? In order to provide for you and your family. Seems to me its the managers and the companies problem at this point.
Help your teammates, within boundaries that you set. You may encounter them later in your career!
Ask for consulting fees
Unfortunately, position eliminated does not mean that the responsibilities go away... so it's not unusual that what you did would be taken on by others in your old team. Generally however, there won't be another person with the exact same set of responsibilities that you had. Legally in the US, I don't believe you have any recourse even if someone replaces you. Outside of the US - especially in Europe - however, people aren't "laid off" they are made "redundant" and therefore impacted employees whose role is replaced do have some recourse.
Zen, zen, wakatimasen.
Ask for consultant fee.
Or claim ignorance
It is up to you. You don't owe the company anything but it depends on the relationship with your team. When I left I would provide some guidance and share anything I had with my team because we had a great relationship. It wasn't there fault I was gone. But I didn't have to do that. I could have claimed ignorance and wished them luck.