Just found out yesterday we are going through a new round of reductions and layoffs are coming to my team. This is my first time having to lay anyone off—makes me sick because I love my team. Any advice from those who’ve been there before?

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If you really care about them don’t stop the relationship when they are laid off. Offer to help write their resume with them, extend the door open for being their referral. Send them jobs you see on LinkedIn afterwards and say “hey this is a great fit for you!”

I lost my team member and I really enjoyed him as a person so I kept having bi-weekly calls with him to help him land on his feet. It was nice to have that relationship outside of work to guide him because I knew so much about his professional capabilities and I think that helped him in the new job finding process.

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Get HR involved. In big companies, HR is the one that gives notice. If you’re not comfortable, have an HR Representative or HR Business Partner with you when you make the notification. This way, all their severance benefits questions can be answered.

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Two things I always recommend when anyone is in the job market is reading the current version of, What Color is Your Parachute and joining an org called, Work it Daily. These two combined will help them get an understanding of what they bring to the table, what the ideal job looks like for them and a community of people who are all in the same boat.

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M/SM and above, why do you label a meeting as “touch point” or ask if you can have a “quick chat” when it’s something serious? Millennials like us always assume we’re about to get fired - I actually have been laid off in a meeting with that title. But at my new job, my boss asked for a “quick chat” to literally ask me to change the title of a meeting and then chat about christmas. Now that I’m in management, I want to understand it better.

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How is the job security at Delta Air Lines ?
Do they layoff frequently?

HR had mentioned there were no layoffs at tech during the pandemic.

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Just got laid off do I need cobra? I plan to hopefully have a job soon

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The week of my wedding, my husband (PL SQL Developer 4 yoe) was laid off. That was a couple of weeks ago. Luckily I'm still bringing money in as a software engineer, but I'm looking for advice on how to support a partner who has been laid off. Ultimately I think we will be ok, but I know he's hurting / stressed / and could use a supportive partner.

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Has anyone heard about layoffs in PwC? And is it in PwC india or PWC Ac?

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Is there mass layoffs happening in the industry right now? Is the rumour true? Are we back in a recession?

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hearing there was massive layoffs at concentric today. in the dozens. can someone confirm or refute?

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Shall I disclose reason for leaving a firm during my initial call with a recruiter from said firm, if I was laid off? Are they privy to that information. Ironically being recruited by that same firm

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Does anyone have any advice on how to convince yourself life is worth it when you think it’s not. I’m a 28 year guy, just got laid off from my job, have aspergers, have no friends, can’t find a gf, why do I even try anymore at anything

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Hi fishes,
Looking for a job change in sales industry, currently working with byjus and having to much toxic environment these days due to layoffs . Kindly recommend .

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how many employees got laid off from zs in recent days and which job profile has been affected the most?

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Hi Sharks,

I got an offer from FTD for permanent work from home. But i am not sure about the company.. Also the market conditions are bad too.. There are many layoffs from various companies.. Looking for suggestions..

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Follow up post to my last post…My husband was laid off from the company where I also work. I am feeling really isolated / depressed about working and moving forward. I’m also getting to a stage where I’m really sad that people haven’t reached out to either my husband or myself to send well wishes or provide support. It’s like they don’t know what to say or I make them feel awkward so they don’t bother…I’m trying to focus on a few that have been supportive but it’s hard…Any words of advice? 😞

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Has anyone been able to negotiate anything extra or terms when being laid off?

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Have an interview with a company I really want to work for tomorrow. My last job I was laid off b/c of an acquisition&recently accepted a job at a diff company b/c I couldnt afford not to. I got this invite shortly after. The place I’m interviewing at the job wouldn’t start til next year. I dont want to seem like a job hopper. Do i tell them I’m at a new role or just not bring it up? The acquisition was public so they can see Im no longer employed with the most recent work history on my resume

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How is VISA managing the upcoming economic slowdown? Any word of slowdown in hiring or hiring freeze? How did VISA manage employees during the Covid recession? Any layoffs occur then?

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Is Gary Vee still saying that all of their layoffs were not covid related? Vayner folks, is that true?

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The severance package at Meta for laid off employees almost makes it nice to be laid off depending on what your personal situation is….. personally wouldn’t mind getting 4+ months of full pay to reset and think about what’s next 😬

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Soft layoffs at ProServe today ?

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Stealth layoffs at CWT confirmed.

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HCL Technologies is hiring for "Mobile Testing( IOS and Android)" for both Automation and Functional Role.
Experience- 3-6 Years
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If interested, Kindly share your updated resume or refer someone at
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A director in another unit wants to meet me to “continue a conversation we started last year”. He is referring to the time I had asked him if there were openings on his team. That was over a year ago. I am not too happy where I am right now ( I stayed where I was). I also don’t know if he really has an opportunity or if this is just some corporate circle jerk where my current director is trying to “smoke me out”. I don’t speak poorly of my team/work. How would you approach this conversation?

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