I got laid off last week, like most of my team. I was 100% remote and don't have a hub or big office or anything (other than branch stores) anywhere near me. How do I return my equipment? None of the paperwork or emails I've received have said anything about it. I'd call my former boss, but she also got laid off! I don't have the contact info for her former boss, and who knows if he's still around since our entire hierarchy was restructured. I know if I just keep everything it can cause me to lose severance, but they gave me no guidance!
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Contact the displacement team. If they don't get your computer back, you could lose your severance.
Keep it. They let me go under the forced stack rating of 2 while a family member was undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. When they sent me the box, I threw it out. They called me and said they are asking for my laptop and I said send me another box please. I got the box a month ago. I’m not sending it back. What are they going to do??
Take a large magnt and run it over the laptop several times. Then wait until fxcking wells send a lable and box . Feck wellsfargo
After I was displaced my former manager told me that a box would be sent to me to return the equipment. The department that handles this was overwhelmed with all the requests that it took almost 5 months after displacement to receive the box!
@dv losing your severance by keeping equipment you're supposed to return is definitely something people should be worried about
@OP
Keep it until they ask for it.
I requested and got boxes from the contact in my package, I sent what the requested back, and photocopied the UPS receipt.
I also followed up to ensure they received the equipment.
There were emails. Maybe they do it different now.... Oh, I doubt it.... that would involve work.
Cheers!
We were hybrid. So we actually knew our date. Lord knows they hung it over our heads for two years at the WEC.
After being laid off, at my desk and my manager is checking on everyone I'm not trying to rush you off, but I can get your access card and laptop?
@OP THROW IT AWAY
lol… they like to let go people like you Mr. Nice Guy. This is the least inportant thing I would worry about after being laid off.
I never got a shipping label or notice and am not bending over backwards. It’s been two years. Ask me if I give a shi+ at this point.
Call the displacement phone number you were given not some random internet message board.
@ay The OP said the manager was and possibly their two-up were laid off as well
Call HR & they will send you a box with prepaid label. You do not want to hold on to the equipment as they will charge you for it on a line item & if you ever want to come back it will be held against you. You can also call Info Security (# should be online in the WF Handbook which is google-able)
There is no manager to work with in this situation
Work directly with your manager. He/She needs to request the box/return. HR does not handle this. Unless things have changed since I left.
You manager should be arranging g to have a box for return shipped to you. Make sure you return it and save the tracking so
It isn’t used as a reason to not pay severance
Is it a W10 device? If so, maybe they are dumping disposal costs on you and don't care what you do with it.
call HR.