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This is a good way to start the morning, REVIL is a vicious group, so any headway in the disruption of their business is good and may lead to more arrests from the evidence recovered.
Great way to partner and make the world a little safer.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/europol-arrests-2-prolific-ransomware-operators
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Like my compadres have expressed, there could be a number of reasons. If you feel confused about their actions, then clearly it’s not you. Don’t dwell on it. Use your time to build on your strengths and strengthen your weaknesses. You gained exposure to the work flow, now you have a blueprint. Think of it as an opportunity and not a set back. I have had this happen to me before and then realized after I landed a great opportunity that it had a purpose. You got this!
Someone condemned me for “toxic positivity” before. What’s wrong with people…
While i dont disagree with you, the term used - 'toxic positivity' - is an accurate term. If everyone took this point of view whenever they get screwed by these companies, why would the companies ever change? Anger has purpose and sometimes people need to get angry. Your cringe positivity only lends to cover for these types of business practices. Either don't over hire, or eat the small loss. Companies today don't pay for anything. Its all put onto the customer/employee to make up. Need to go back to the times of some business losses are just "the cost of doing business".
This did not sound like the ideal work environment for you. I would be glad I found out early and try to find a more suitable team to work with.
I would not take it personally. Unfortunately when companies need to cut their budget they will say or do anything to make that happen. It has nothing to do with you or your performance, they need to have a justification for letting you go whether it be the truth or a lie.
Eaw employees can be let go for no reason. An employer has no obligation to inform you why you were let go, especially if you're still in your 90 day probationary period. After 90 days, it would be professional to give a reason- but still, not necessary.
First, I'm sorry this happened and hope you find a "soft landing" elsewhere! Others have addressed possible causes, but I will approach from a different perspective. If there is a written job description for your role and you were underperforming for what was expected, that could be a cause for termination. I've had staff that confused doing a good job and being well-liked - which are not the same thing. Whatever the actual cause, this was a very poor management termination because if they thought you were not up to speed or deficient in some way, it would have been a professional courtesy to discuss and allow time to demonstrate improvement. In many states, however, it is "at-will", which is that as long as the termination doesn't violate any laws (e.g., EEOC, AA, ADA, etc.), it can happen without notice and without cause. Unfortunately, it seems you were caught in that net.
Best of success to you in your next position.
I got let go due to the Manager at a Tech department in a Financial firm lack of time management while he was playing around with his minions on video calls. When it became time to do the work then he will blame someone and he threw me under the bus.
Anyway about the training I mentioned so many times about opportunities to advance so I can be reliable to the team. He would drag his leg constantly and also forget about it. Here is one thing he will never forget completely which is unprofessional and annoying about hitting the “strip club”. I have to think most of the times if he was setting me up for failure.
This Manager had a history of being a incompetent because he got fired immediately when he was involved of a glitch from a Investment Trading company and made the company lose over $30 million dollars and it was his responsibility to prevent that
Sometimes companies overhire or have their budget reorganised and then usually the last in is the first out especially if they are in probation.
Did you sign any paperwork once you were fired? Do you have any documentation?
If they let you go stating performance issues but there’s no documentation showing this was ever communicated to you.. I would seek legal counsel (even if you’re in an at will state).
IT System Administrator need more hands-on training. On your new job make sure you request one on one meetings with your manager at a regular period to know from him/her how you're performing.
Honestly I might press them on the performance bit. They could be trying to dodge an unemployment claim. If you had no pip and have documented proof your manager told you you were doing great etc. they might not have a leg to stand on if you file for unemployment as fired without cause.
Ya I worked at a company where I got the feeling I wasn’t liked. The more distance you get from it with time, it gets very clear. In my case, these were afraid of losing their jobs, overly protective of their roles, hated their manager (who I thought was nice) and I don’t think they were that in the jobs. Just career people, the same way people talk about teachers. Snakes.
I'm sorry to hear you were let go and that you must be feeling down. I hope you don't dwell on it, rather try to think of the positive - that you hadn't invested too much time there, and hopefully a good opportunity presents itself quickly. Good luck.
I immediately wonder why your coworker didn't like you. If they were being prejudiced towards you for being part of a protective class, you've potentially got grounds on which to take legal action against them.
On the other hand, if it was just a "personality mis-match" then they could be justified for calling this a performance issue. People often decry this as "office politics" but part of your job is to get along with people and to work together (unless the job responsibilities involved solely interacting with machines).
Consider the narrative that this coworker may have presented to management: "The new hire had difficulties staying on task during initial training." Whether or not that's the whole story, the manager likely trusts this coworker and may have decided that you were a poor fit for the role after all. It is true that your manager failed you if your firing was a surprise, but you'll find that feedback loops are often inconsistent from manager to manager.
Whatever the case, you're probably better off now than you would have been in this role. If they hadn't have fired you, it sounds like you'd have wound up looking for something better anyways.
That's terrible. One can usually tell when they aren't liked. When I was young, I was hired for Excel work. When I arrived, they told me the desk wasn't ready, and they told me to straighten out their supply room. I worked all day in the small supply room straightening out whatever. They gave me no direction, no one came in to see how I was doing or let me know when the desk would be ready. At lunch, I just told someone I was going to lunch. "Okay."
When they day was over, they signed my slip, and when I got home there was a message that I was not needed any longer. I'm guessing they wanted a girl for the job. I certainly didn't say anything wrong—because I never talked to anyone in that small room. Unless the pencils and erasers didn't like me. :D
Make sure to file for unemployment. They are probably trying to claim cause so they don't have to pay unemployment, but file it anyway.
I’m sure after you find another job you will see they did you a favor. Sometimes even though we can’t see it, it sounds like a blessing in disguise. If they don’t have time to train you and possibly left you go over such unprofessional behavior as your manager didn’t like you, sounds very toxic. Apply for unemployment and seek another place that will help you grow professionally and feeds your soul…
Wow sounds like a company I worked for back in 2017. I was let go because as they said "I talk to much". I lasted 2 weeks
There is a probation period for every job.....maybe you just didnt fit in with your work crowd.....
If your team lead and manager both told you you were doing a great job, who was it that did the terminatiion action?
Here's the thing about hiring staff, the most expensive resource in nearly every company and with a significant percentage above the salary paid in benefits and taxes: Initially there is a budget in place, usually done before the start of a fiscal year, that includes hiring staff.
It takes 30 days or more to hire according to that plan starting a few days into the budget period - let's say January. They post, interview, offer, wait for 2-week notice sometimes, onboard & orient, and start cross-training. The cross-training is done by staff that were already stretched thin which is why they hired in the first place, so current staff can't cross-train without falling farther behind. At first, productivity is less than 100% of what it would be without the new person.
By now, it's the end of February or March. The economy shows signs of greater weakness than a conservative budget considered.
Now they have to cut budget. What was the company capable of doing in January and before without the newest employees? 100% Where are they now, maybe 95% if they're lucky. How were they financially? It must have at least been staying afloat or they wouldn't have agreed to add staff to the budget.
So, they can cut labor or materials/projects at this point. Projects are selected to advance the company against competitive threats and/or to boost profits at a future date. It is often crystal clear that without some labor and particular materials, the project cannot move forward.
If you cut a material, you are making the decision immediately about what you will not do. If you cut labor, you get to choose priorities with the labor pool remaining.
Which provides the most flexibiliy? Makes the biggest difference in budget? Has the least impact on losing SME and tribal knowledge? Still stands a chance of getting projects done that require the budgeted materials? Terminating the newest staff in most cases.
There is one way to ensure you are the last person that gets fired when things go badly for a company. Start one and run it yourself.
The next best thing is to hunker down and be productive in a company you've already been working for for a long time.
I've been terminated three times in my career as companies went under, and unfortunately, had to make the choices in a few others cases. It's not personal no matter which side of the desk I was on.
This happened to me. Manager kind of a maverick did a lot for the company. But promised me training that I didn't get and didn't advocate for me. I was working across the whole company and none of my work got relayed to higher ups.
You might want to consider it a blessing. Sounds super sketchy.