Last Friday (6/3) I'm covering for a coworker and our “bigger” boss is holding office hours in the office my coworker works in. I go in there for something and he stands up and closes the door. He tells me they're “eliminating” my position and I have 2 choices, 1. move to a different department under the same job title but doing work that I literally have no idea how to do. 2. take severance.
I stared at him, and I said “You do know x coworker is applying for other jobs and has interviews this upcoming week?” (coworker has been fully transparent about it, even applying for other positions next to our manager) He says “I guess I'll cross that bridge if we get there.”
…okay then.
This week – I talk to my manager. I talk to HR. My coworker accepts a position they were offered. Their first day at the new position is 2 days after my last day.
HR tells me I can *APPLY* for coworker's job. Which is.. my job. We're identical. But, I didn't have to apply for the job in the other department? Oh, and because the job in different department is an option, I do not qualify for severance.
I want to tell them where to shove it so badly. This all seems twisted and backward. If we didn't have exceptional health insurance, I wouldn't think twice about telling them where to shove it.