Forgive an old man for reminiscing. It was 2 years ago today the ENB ended my career and laid me off.
What a gut punch! The team I led was a high performing, highly regarded team. The folks I worked with, led and supported were the best. Our senior leaders, not so much.
During my decade at ENB I survived 5 rounds of layoffs before I was kicked to the curb. During one round I happened to be the senior on site and had to conduct the “all clear” meeting, that was a tough one.
Today I’m in a much better place, with the severance package I was given I was able to retire. Next month the last of my LTI grants will pay out. I wish all of you who remain the very best. Except the clueless senior leaders who have no idea what they are doing. And while I don’t miss working at all, I still miss my team!
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This is the Layoff board for Enb. Are people not allowed to talk about it now? Yes, people move on but might like to keep up with what's going on in the company and share their own experiences for those yet to be laid off. If you have a problem with that, maybe you should be the one who 'moves on'?
Please move on, this is not healthy to continue to long for something that does not exist. Enjoy your family and retirement. Wishing you good health.
@1jx: I think you missed the point. I miss my team! ENB had some of the smartest, best folks I ever worked with. I miiss them to this day. Do I miss the work? Not so much. My wife says that they did us a favor by laying me off, otherwise I would have never retired. Yes, I loved it that much.
Y'all are having such great retirements and so grateful you got laid off you're still checking the enb layoff board many years later? Lol
I was kicked to the curb 9 years ago, and was fortunate to find another job quickly, although I had to move my family.
I braced myself for the possibility of layoff, but you are never truly prepared when it happens. They'll tell you it's nothing personal, but it sure didn't feel that way from my perspective.
Keep your resume up to date and take all the training you can. You never know when your day will come.
I think what many are describing here stems back to a decision made 10 years to centralize services and decision making corporately at a high level. I was an employee at the time and had some involvement in the decision. It was never clear to many of us that the change was warranted. Regardless, a deliberate decision was made to implement the change slowly and without much publicity. The downside of the later decision was much confusion as to who was responsible for what which is why many here feel disenfranchised.
I left the company in 2019 for another industry and in retrospect use this example often in my new role as an example of how not to implement change. The decision not to communicate the change wasn’t made for malicious reasons, but I believe being open and honest with employees is always the best policy. In addition, always ask why change is needed? What are downsides of the proposed changes in addition to the perceived upsides? Change isn’t always a good thing.
@10r you have absolutely nailed it!
Preach it, Brother! I was also part of that round of layoffs. It still stings a bit, but not nearly as much as it did two short years ago. I wish there was a way to bring back PD, the soul of ENB departed when he did. Those who know, know.
I was "retired" in the last round of layoffs. Nothing like being viewed as a "cost" as opposed to a valued contributor. I saved the company hundreds of thousands of dollars and was an exceptional performer. So much for being valued.
I'm enjoying retirement and engaging in activities I'm interested in. I pity the remaining employees because the culture is toxic and morale in the toilet. The stress must be immense and it's impacting employee's personal lives and relationships.
Good luck to everyone still working at Enbridge and if you have an opportunity to exit early or find another job, take it.