As one of the associates who formerly worked Cap 2, and decided to go with the severance option as opposed to moving overnight, alot of information regarding how, much & when an associate is given feels.............kept in the dark.
Whenever I asked my manager things like "how much severance is given," or "how is it calculated for hourly as opposed to salaried workers" & "when I should get that amount", the only answer I could be given is: 'We don't do that; home office takes care of it'. It went like that, for weeks until the final day of work, in which I was told to write a letter confirming my leave, and "Home Office" would take care of the rest.
And, while I do feel my managers are right on a technical level (in that Home Office is the one to calculate & deliver severance), I do feel that giving such an option, in response to what is a drastic change that undermines a great hand of people, makes it so nebulous and, frankly, unfair to anyone who refuses to play along.
And now, when for weeks I've actively sought employment, and in a dire state of financial distress, I'm told only after pressing my manager a mere day ago, that my severance will not come until the end of the fiscal quarter.
In other words: End of January, of next year.
Now, so much about severance is either unknown or obscured, that I don't even know if this is true or not. A many deal about this 'option' wasn't given crucial information for the people most in need of it. Even when I asked for Home Office's number, I was told they wouldn't talk with me, even if I was an associate.
All that can be asked is, if there is anyone with solid & genuine information about, please post it here, to give me and others, some much needed clarity, and hope.