Thread regarding Comcast layoffs

Yes you can be rehired, I was.

I got laid off last year with the division cuts, after well over a decade in. Applied to so many postings with no success.
Apparently getting a new role is rare now.

yes and i believe you can even have a few months gap between your roles at comcast and your tenure will carryover.

Take your talent elsewhere. Sc--w them.

I have no desire to return after being laid off today (10/27). Onwards and Upwards.

I was impacted by a division closure last year and applied for numerous internal openings afterward. Unfortunately, I never received any interview opportunities. Instead, I received rejection emails stating that I was not qualified for the positions.

What makes this especially frustrating is that many of those roles were essentially the same job I had successfully performed for 13 years, yet I was told I was not qualified.

Another situation that felt particularly unfair involved a college graduate whom I personally trained. Within a year, that individual was promoted to manager. When a position opened on that manager's team, I applied and received another rejection stating that I did not have enough experience and that they had decided to move forward with another candidate.

Experiences like these made it difficult to understand the company's hiring decisions and left me feeling that my years of experience and contributions were not being properly recognized.

happens all the time yes.

We have been impacted by lay-offs where entire team was leveled. Restructured entirely. Leveled team could immediately apply and be rehired into new roles.

@aa incorrect

But do you want to come back? You could be laid off again next year. It has happened before.

@OP You can't come back as a consultant for 2-3 years after your last day either

Yes but:

1) you will not get any of your unvested equity back. Any break in service forfeits all unvested RSU's and stock options.

2) if you are still collecting severance you forfeit any remaining severance (you don't have to repay severance you have already received).

3) if you return within one year you retain your seniority in terms of PTO accrual. If you return with longer than a one year break you start back at the beginning.

I know a few people who are laid off and re-hired, one person went through this cycles 2x. I think its unlikely this time since they're splitting the companies and selling off parts to prepare for a merger/acquisition

As long as you are not fired for "cause" you are eligible to be rehired.

It can happen in a small percentage of folks but don't count on it especially if you had a totally awful leader like I did that made sure I didn't get rehired for other open positions........

Would you actually want to go back?

Sometimes there is a over-sold condition with layoffs that makes the board happy one month and then when new money arrives and projects re-hire some of what was lost. Having been here before is a plus in most cases. Seen it many times.

As long as it’s not for cause. It’s a layoff. It’s not your fault this company can’t get a strategy together and implemented.

Last time I was laid off I managed to get rehired just as my severance was ending. I know many other in my department who did the same thing. I would not hold my breath this time around though with all the big budget cuts

Yes.