I'm betting you that all of them have new jobs by now in better companies and are much happier than they were here. Meanwhile, we're stuck here slowly sinking on this Titanic as things keep getting worse and worse in every possible way. I envy every single one of them.
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As someone that was laid off over the past year after over a decade at the company, I don't feel lucky. Finding a new job in this crazy market was a cr-p shoot. You go onto LinkedIn to look at openings, only to discover 100s of applicants for a job that posted that day. Even knowing someone at the companies I applied to and was referred didn’t seem to matter. The truth of the matter is that there are a lot of highly qualified candidates out there and the companies can be very picky in this market. There’s also the side that people rarely discuss and that is the mental toll getting laid off has on someone. I feel fortunate to have landed on my feet fairly quickly, but it’s not my dream job, it simply pays the bills… so I continue to look.
have been laid off, any parts of it that were hard were good for me to learn from.
Staying while dissatisfied is the only bad outcome. Anyone who does leave will find a role that is a better match. There are many jobs and all these people are valuable. It's the match & fit that isn't there.
The best time to look for a new job is before you need one. Don't wait, be on the market at all times and hold the businesses accountable to the high standards.
What motivation do they have to improve if people are willing to work without being satisfied? The opportunity is created, short-sighted employers simply take it. More so people are reducing that opportunity as employment culture evolves. It's a bottom up change. People taking action on the job market is what drives employment satisfaction.
@8hkh+1tG1ZnIe: Me. Stuck it out until I was past my 70th birthday. Best possible SS.
Believe me, being laid off is not for the faint of heart. It is extremely hard not tying your value to the loss of a position. Especially when applying to over a hundred jobs. I am good at what I do and was paid accordingly. The market doesn’t know me from the hundreds of applicants that they are getting for their posted jobs. I can’t demonstrate my skills when I am just a number.
Believe me, that severance check can only last so long. My mortgage bill, kids school, utility bills will last longer than that severance.
We, that are laid off, are not the lucky ones.
@7trf+1tG1ZnIe, There are a vast number of folks teetering on the brink of retirement playing a game if chicken with HR, hoping to be laid off with their severance before having to make the move themselves. That knowledge loss is going to be huge.
Taking the tact of staying until you get laid off is a terrible idea. If you work at Fiserv and you aren't actively looking for a new job, you need to ask yourself why. Be proactive and protect yourself!
My husband was laid off a couple years ago and has never recovered. He has moved to odd jobs and all the stress of earning a living to support our family is on me. I work at Fiserv and am thankful every day for my job.
If you are unhappy, stop complaining and do something about it. Being angry, complaining, and wishing you were somewhere else does nothing for you and brings everyone you work with down
Nothing lucky about anyone who gets laid off anywhere from any job. Losing your income and health insurance is not “lucky”. And despite the uncorroborated claims on this site that people have walked into high-paying remote jobs, losing your job in this economy is an extremely stressful event. It can take a long time to get back in the workforce.
Something has shifted lately and things have gotten worse than they are. It's next to impossible to accomplish anything. Escalated SOW's are still taking weeks. No one knows the answers to questions or they just don't get back to you.
My significant other also works at the company and she told her manager I was interviewing elsewhere. He told her, to tell me, to get out from the sinking ship. I haven't minded being here but it's getting worse by the day.
The games being played at quarter end up hit numbers are stupid. You just know everyone is overwhelmed. It's no way to work. I've seen this before and it doesn't end well.
I don’t think I was lucky, as much as I was successful. I knew after the merger that layoffs were coming. In fact, they published it in their giant merger book. So I went to my boss and said if they come to you please put me on the list. He was happy to do it because he wanted to please the bosses and show he was on board. Eventually my number was called and I got severance. When that ran out I got unemployment while I posted for job after job. Eventually one came through and it was by far less stressful as well as more profitable. Have a plan. Make your future happen.
Too bad the job market is getting worse
Just stumbled across the site.
I left Fiserv a couple of years ago. I'm making a lot more money, the environment is chill, and I won't lie - it was hectic hunting down a new job while preventing Fiserv from finding out, but it was WORTH IT.
Take the time, find ways to fudge Sapience (do they still use that?) Get that resume updated and start applying.
You'll thank me in the end, but you'll thank yourself even more.
I don't agree. I've never been laid off and don't even want to think about scrambling for something new after the rug gets pulled out. The feeling has to be awful and I don't wish it on anyone.
There is no luck, there's just planning what you want to do, finding something else, and leaving on your own terms. That's what I did.
Occasionally, there is luck. Back in the CKFR days, there was this lady who really didn't need to work, but just wanted something to occupy her time. She finally decided it was time to go and made plans to give notice at the end of a particular day. Well, the morning of that planned day they laid her with a nice severance.
If you stick around long enough, you lose both your team and the product you support. Plus you also lose your job since you have to cover everyone else who has left.
Have to agree with OP. Due to forced RTO and moved into new location, I'd rather retire than stay. Only regret is NOT getting severance package. Liked my job, my team, and the product I support but this new 'regime' is gonna be the end of Fiserv as I knew it. We OFS folks thought it was bad when 'Checkfree' was acquired but when FD came along and said 'hold my beer', we knew it was a bad sign!
I much rather have stayed with my team doing what I was doing. The whole thing was very harsh and unprofessional. We were doing good work. I am very saddened to this day. I much preferred if it were on my own terms if I decided to leave.
Nope I wouldn’t say theyre lucky. I hate this place as much as you do but I’m glad to have some income coming. My former remote coworker was laid off in December and still hasn’t found a job. He was top performer and worked for the company for years. Luckily he got severance and his wife is currently working but he does have a family to feed. Apply apply and get out of this place as fast possible.