Were you told to work from home? Were you told not to work at all? Were you told to come into the office for a few days to “pass off” your projects and then ride the bench at home for 7 weeks? Did you walk out of the office right after you were notified? Curious what direction people received from their leaders.
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I was told my only expectation was knowledge transfer. Supposedly my badge will still work until 12/31. When I asked if I need to go into the office I was told it only mattered if I intended to look for a new role within Comcast.
GTO here. No guidance at all was provided, except since badge access evoked , not expected to be in the office.
Told to do my job the same until the end of the year
@OP Laid off developer on my team lost VPN and GitHub access today. So, he essentially will be getting paid to do nothing until the end of the year. Doesn’t really inspire us hard working who are “safe.”
We were told to keep the lights on, but not start anything new since we are not part of the planning group for 2027 and don’t actually know what the plan is yet. We may get go back to bau once those that are staying decide what the plan is, but until then we’re just going to focus on applying, interviewing, and developing new skills.
Assume they took your hardware (laptop and phone)?
@a9 same for business development/market expansion. It is BAU like nothing happened.
I was told to use the time for knowledge transfer and to look for a new role. No work.
Removed myself from atleast 15 reoccurring meetings I had weekly and my smile got larger by the cancellation..
Told to lay low while they figure things out. Typical Comcast style.
@a5 That’s what they said to the laid off developer that works in my team. Essentially, when your badge expires Thursday, for all intents and purposes, you’re done. We may reach out for questions until the end of year. But, you really don’t have to do much to stay on the payroll until the end of year. And, then, you get 16 weeks severance.
For the entire Western part of Comcast Construction & Engineering (currently divided by only 2 parts), VP of West said continue to work on all jobs/projects until end of year. Didn't talk about days in office vs remote but just don't let anything fall through the cracks (i.e. tasks management, project management, business partner construction contractor work scheduling and post construction as built and invoicing etc). Basically do all your job duties until the final day. Outside my immediate department, don't know about Finance, Business (SMB/Enterprise) Sales, Business Development, Market Development, or any other groups.
Don't need to work. Only ask to aid in transferring knowledge. Enjoy the downtime and use it to look for next role.