I work in active safety and was let go today. WTC VEC. Less than 3 years at GM, KU grad 2013. Will check back if there are questions... trying to figure out this disaster of a legal document they gave us...
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Actually, consider yourself lucky. You experienced something very important at a really young age and early in your career. I was laid off at GM in 1996 after 20 years at the age of 40. You now know to expect zero job security no matter where you work. So, save your money, continue your education and always, always be looking for that next better job. Because as you found out you gotta be your own best career manager and any company you work for sees you as an asset no an individual Best of Luck.
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No, vesting has not occurred so I am not entitled to the 401K $ GM contributed or so it sounds like
I did not get a call or email asking anything of the sort. I was not prompted by management at all to be in the office either. My manager just tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to follow him while I was on a conference call. He looked annoyed and earlier he looked livid, I assume he was told early today who would be let go today.
Thank you, everyone, for your support. I will be reaching out to my network and do not think it will be a problem getting hired on somewhere else or back in which I was told is a high possibility for us let go in active safety...
Any idea if you will get GM portion of your 401K?
Best of luck to you. KU grad from 2014 here. Tried for years and years to get into GM as a co-op and full time and they never took me. Blessing in disguise I guess.
Hopefully you can use your contacts from KU to find somewhere else quickly. We're all willing to help each other out.
Did you get any email in advance asking you to be in the office on a certain day before you were let go?
wishing you well during this awful time!
Same here, different group. I hate the paperwork, it was poorly put togher, oh well.. I've been with the company for about 4 years right now, this was my first job out of college