Can people please stop telling others to move on to another job or shut up? There are those of us with very few options outside of our current employment who don't have the luxury of that choice.
Some of us can't move for work due to family issues, some of us are too old to be able to find another job (not really a huge demand for 50-somethings out there,) and there are plenty of other reasons.
Just have some compassion and let people vent on a site that literally exists for exactly that.
I'm furious. My mom was let go this week. She is a hard working individual who was very dedicated ( she is 60). She watched many lay offs, but I feel in her heart, she knew this time. Indra, shame on you. Take a cut to save others. Why do you need 30M per year?
Got to watch some of our most talented people get shown the door earlier this week. It's a disgrace.
The problem is some of us still gave our leaders the benefit of the doubt and thought they were looking out for the best interest of the employees as a whole. Now I can see how foolish I was after being shown the door and yes at my age it will be tough but I blame myself for getting too comfortable and believing the nonsense from our senior management team and thinking that my efforts and contributions equated to career advancement and security.
All of us 50+ can't just wallow in self pity and have to brush ourselves off as we still have a lot to give back to the world. It's a tough lesson we learned from PepsiCo but it doesn't end here.
Those of you that survived, congrats but they will be coming for you too sooner or later. You never know when. Don't put off the inevitable and start preparing for your exit TODAY.
The problem is some of us still gave our leaders the benefit of the doubt and thought they were looking out for the best interest of the employees as a whole. Now I can see how foolish I was after being shown the door and yes at my age it will be tough but I blame myself for getting too comfortable and believing the nonsense from our senior management team and thinking that my efforts and contributions equated to career advancement and security.
All of us 50+ can't just wallow in self pity and have to brush ourselves off as we still have a lot to give back to the world. It's a tough lesson we learned from PepsiCo but it doesn't end here.
Those of you that survived, congrats but they will be coming for you too sooner or later. You never know when. Don't put off the inevitable and start preparing for your exit TODAY.
Know your worth, forget about your age. Get out there and sell yourself. You will be surprised.
Totally agree. People need to show a little compassion for those that were let go.
I feel for anyone impacted. It’s not easy to just move on.