Just got laid off...I can’t believe it

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YOU ARE A STAR, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

Do not allow Tim Ryan and his fetish with the bottom line make you think otherwise.

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One more tip: file for UNEMPLOYMENT ASAP. It takes a few weeks to start and won’t keep you whole, but definitely takes the edge off. Your employers have all paid into unemployment funds/insurance on your behalf every paycheck. This is exactly what the money is for.

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If you quit usually no, there has to be a pretty good reason to get that overturn.

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Happened to me too a few weeks ago. You’re not alone :/. Hang in there.

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None of this will help you...at a point in time the tally is taken where you are ranked is one component (most significant) the only other component is who your manger boss is and what they say about you..you can document until your blue in the face ....you’ll still get laid off...

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Really should not have answered that phone call on a Saturday

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What was cause?

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Move on, look at Faang etc.

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I’m FS management consulting. Feel free to reach out if you’re interested in a referral

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Are you JATT?

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Out of curiosity - what severance does pwc offers? Deloitte is 3 weeks pay base plus 1 week per each year with the firm. Curious about other firms

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Gotta love getting two paychecks at a time!

What practice? We are hiring at Accenture.

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How about healthcare provider or payer side?

Screw Tim Ryan. He can go die in a fire.

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I got laid off in Oct.... been applying since then... thankful for this downtime.... but looking forward to start working again

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Same boat, what practice?

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You should repost this in the Singles bowl, but make it more dramatic...

“Just got laid...

...off. Can’t believe it.”

In all serious though, sorry, that sucks. On to bigger and better things though. I left consulting 3 months ago and my life is so much more enjoyable. Hang tough!

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OP-Did HR gave you any intimation or hint before this Saturday debacle?Were you a project or bench? All the best.

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Have been on bench for 3 weeks now, and HR has mentioned their concerns with my dropping utilization...I fear I’ll be cut soon. How did you negotiate an increased severance package?

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Make sure you have proof of your performance providing positive impact for the practice; proposal wins you’ve led, overall positive feedback from clients on projects where the firm got follow-on work, etc. That’s your primary leverage.

If you have performance based bonuses, make sure you use what level you were rated at as additional evidence. Having some emails or reviews praising positive attitude is also a plus.

Solidify that your performance is not an issue.

Then find out if your practice is doing well: Is there a healthy project pipeline? What is the overall project outlook? What are the current staffing openings?

Next step, let’s assume that you have solidified with evidence that your performance is good. And you can see there are staffing opportunities then why aren’t you, as a solid performer in a healthy business, not getting staffed?

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Ya on a Saturday?

Sorry to hear that. What practice?

Why? Were you on the bench

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Strange time of year for this to happen...is this part of annual cycle?

This is the mid year for PwC so it’s not unusual.

Sorry to hear OP. But it happened to me before and it was the absolute best thing that ever happened to me.

I know it doesn’t seem like it now but it will eventually when things settle down.

what practice OP

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Recently Better (dot) com's employees were fired from the job.
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You should reconsider your decision as they will make your organisation BETTER. :-)

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I have offers from:

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All are offering almost same ctc around 19-22 LPA,

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