I'm new here but I'm having some trouble believing that people who are laid off are immediately escorted from the premises like common criminals. Is this really true? If it is, then the disrespect this company is showing toward its employees is simply astounding.
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Worked at HQ - yes, you are escorted out. You have to drop off your laptop with IT. They let you copy contact, etc. They you are allowed back on the premises on another day to collect your personal belongings. When I let go the HR rep didn't have her badge and got locked in the garage. - LOL
Life is better beyond Pepsi. Ramone is not a great CEO... he should be next.
You're new to the company, but are you new to the US? They want to avoid potential retaliation--theft of information, assets, or attempts at violence. People "go postal" for much less
The only time I have witnessed employees being escorted out is when they are going to work for a competitor.
Not an uncommon practice to escort people off the property. This is not just a Pepsi thing. This happens at many companies during layoffs and also everyday terminations.
100% true at hq Plano
It’s true. To add to the disrespect, they pass out trash bags to put all of your personal effects in and then escort you out.
This is how they have chosen to handle it. These hourly workers received no notice at all. They showed up expecting to work.
For professional workers at office sites, they have sent an early morning email. Many that got cut showed up to their office and their badge to enter the building didn’t work.
I am so upset with how Pepsi “discards” loyal workers. Shame, shame.
While I hate what this company is doing, being escorted out makes sense. It's an emotional time for those impacted, and escorting them out prevents any wild scenes and revenge acts. I do wonder though - is it to protect the humans or the VP headsets.
I cannot speak for other locations, but at the warehouse I’ve worked at for 10 years, unless you’re leaving voluntarily (quit on the spot, retired, “early retirement”, etc.), this is standard procedure. That said, PepsiCo is a revolving door of warm bodies, and I’ve seen more people walk themselves out (quit) than being escorted out.