I'm a pretty young employee, graduated last December and took this job when the industry was booming. If the worst happens to me (idk if it will, I'm relatively cheap and I have more work coming my way), I'm going to enter graduate school.
As for the others with kids and mortgage, Im sorry if it happens. Get the most out of any severance and remember your rights, they cant f— us all over. Stay strong in this economy, we all have to stay strong with this crisis.
"You'd be surprised. Last in, first out. 30 year career veterans. It's not going to matter."
Personally, I think the lockdown enthusiasts should go first.
To the kid who just posted. Use this as a lesson. This will happen again at PW, and again, and again. Read, listen to the stories of the folks who gave 30, 40, 50+ yrs and were thrown out like garbage (Regardless of whats going on now since covid. These typesof actions have been going on for years). I bet 40 yrs ago when these people interviewed for their 1st job, the manger in the interview said, "We want someone who is hard working, dedicated, wants to grow and move up within the company, someone wanting to retire from here" And guess what, these people did so, stayed loyal, dealing with the politics and bs, making good money and now they get the boot and all of their belongings are shipped to their house via FedEx boxes. Open your eyes kid, shoot for the stars, because its not here!!!!
Just keep in mind management’s opinion on who is difficult to work with is very subjective. If you are not part of the herd, you are tagged difficult. I guess they will end up with programmed robots! What is diversity a ways? They want everyone to be the same. Hang on and wait for the list. I bet you will be surprised at the quality people who will be let go. Take off those rise colored glasses.
I’ve been told this round by someone in the know in management, that’s it’s not necessarily the newest in that are getting the axe this time around. It’s really those who are difficult to work with or perform poorly that are getting laid off this round, no matter how long they have worked here.
You'd be surprised. Last in, first out. 30 year career veterans. It's not going to matter.
Breathe. Focus. Prepare.
Just like life, the company owes you nothing. Especially now, when they can't afford charity.
Even the invaluable and reliable can be at the mercy of blind whim. It's not (always) personal.
Dust yourself off. Move forward.
Aerospace is a fickle friend, in the best of times.