One last week and the other today. Both voluntarily. I know they probably have new jobs lined up already, but in all honesty, who leaves their steady job in the middle of a pandemic for something new? I'm worried that something might be coming they might have heard about as managers. Is that a possibility?
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Rejection is right. dozens of applications rejected with boilerplate or silence. Only keeping at it or making personal connections will really pay off. Check your University, too.
Worry about your perspective. It isn't safer to stay at follett simply because you have a job (for now- that's the qualifier with all follett jobs). Finding a new job, pandemic or no, should be your top priority. Your managers are modeling good, rational behavior. Follow their lead.
Only worry about what you can control. You're not in control of follett's capricious behavior towards its employees. You don't control who is laid off and who stays. You are in control of where you work. Finding a new job should be job 1.
Can you blame them? Honestly, think about what obstacles they are working through. Do I need to mention that everything is a mess?
Been there done that. Be prepared for rejection.
Beware the ides of March.
Same; furthermore, I can attest to the last few mass actions being completely concealed from most of the operations team (maybe even up to GVP, but don't hold me to that one.) RMs would learn literally a few hours before they were expected to line their regions up and give them the bad news. Granted, IMO the only people that should be lined up are the jackals obsessed with payroll, lined up and marched out.
I'm a manager and I haven't heard anything from anyone. It's complete silence from RM and HO. No emails, no calls, nothing. Feels like stores are completely on their own.