TLDR: At the top because I suck at writing.
Was swapped teams so Zim could get her husband hired as a manager. Was then laid off for being “new” on the new team.
I was part of team A. A month ago, while on team A I was told someone with experience and internal knowledge was needed on team B and I was chosen. I was not thrilled and had a lot of concerns. Here is the list of concerns in my notes.
- New manager
- May push returning to office
- Lack of experienced team members
- New workflows, tech, etc.
- Does not feel as secure as team A
I was assured team B was important and safe due to having many new customers. After all this my last day on team A was scheduled a week out. Only on the first day on team B do I realize what all this was… nepotism. Turns out my first day on team B was also the first day of a new manager. It also turns out the previous Friday someone on team B swapped to team A, we will call them Zim.
The morning meeting rolls around, and team B is introduced to the new manager, who happens to be Zim’s husband. The new manager told us I was swapped so he could become manager as it would be a conflict if Zim had stayed. Not the first time I have been affected by nepotism but am still annoyed by all this change for such a terrible reason.
3 weeks later and on to the present I was told by the new manager I was being laid off due to org changes. It was reiterated over and over that this was not based on performance, and I was eligible for hire in other positions if I interviewed. It seems I was targeted for layoffs for being “new” on the team. This very morning there was a company wide meeting to announce we have just reached a huge milestone and high point in stocks. I hate it.