My boss’s boss (BB) scheduled a 1:1 with me this morning. BB and a HR representative (not really a 1:1 but I digress) let me know I was being laid off. My boss (C) was not on the call and not informed of my lay-off prior to it happening. Even during this meeting, C was messaging asking me to help her with something. I guess she didn’t know I was being laid off?
Fast forward to the end of the meeting – I try to call C. She doesn’t answer. I send her a Teams message letting her know I won’t in fact be helping her with the task she was asking about since I was just laid off. C doesn’t respond. Instead, she cancels our 1:1 meeting for the afternoon. Doesn’t answer my call after the lay-off.
I was laid off at 10:30am this morning and it’s now 7:00pm. I have not heard a word from C.
We had a fine relationship before this. We were the only local people on her team. We talked daily through messages and meetings. I guess you never really know someone, especially your boss. They aren’t your friend and probably don’t even respect you!
I’m just really bothered by this and needed a place to vent. It’s extremely unprofessional and degrading to not even get a single message from anyone on my team or my boss.
Anyways. Fuck “the safer, easier way to pay” and any company tied to it. I’ve seen at least 5 mass lay-offs in my 1 year working there.