I've never known anyone to be laid off while on medical leave. Are there other criteria being used in these decisions? Have people dealing with hardships been let go before, such as financial struggles, single-income households, or caring for an elderly or sick family member?
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Don’t think anyone is safe
Was LR'd when I was going through IVF using the fertility "family" benefit that only Cisco offers.
@hy they support abusers. They paid a convicted offender of these crimes 300k in severance bc he sued btw in 2018. Likely hid his jail sentence which would have affected the outcome to provide nil. They help these guys.
So sorry and hope you are doing better now
There's country dependent information. You can be contacted and let go while on leave depending on your local protections.
Also depends on which type of leave you're on.
I was in the middle of escaping a domestic violence situation with my kids and working with a battered women's shelter when I was let go. Nobody cared.
I was laid off while on vacation, that was fun to return to.
The amount of people that think being on medical leave grants you some super powers just boggles my mind. People on leave aren't more special than people that aren't....otherwise EVERYONE WOULD JUST GO ON MEDICAL LEAVE OR GET PREGNANT.
Will Cisco serve the notice when LR is announced or upon the employee returns to work?
They're generally notified when they return from leave.
The company has to retain certain protected class individuals as they take government contracts in the US
Hate to break it to ya but No you don’t get a free pass for being on medical leave
I’ve seen them let go of women on maternity leave. She finished her leave ant and the severance started on her return date.
Cisco doesn’t give a f*ck.
For medical leave, if they were to be on the list, they will be notified about it after they return from leave. As for the second part, unfortunately, that happens too :(