I had my 2nd child born 5/31/24. The baby was two weeks early, and it was an extremely fast labor. I immediately went on parental leave (a month) and assumed all things were good.
Some background regarding the company. Company lost a multi-billion dollar contract back in April or so. They made an announcement that lay offs are inevitable in our specific sector due to the loss of the contract.
Well, 5 days into my parental leave, I get the most insincere phone call from my manager saying my position has been dissolved and my access to the software I work on has been removed. Thankfully, I have a WARN Notice, and that is 60 days, so I am reaching out to my network and applying to jobs like crazy. Single income family as well.
My parental leave for a month has been made useless. The WARN Notice allows me to search for a job 60 days from the notice while paid. My supposed last day at work is my 6th year marriage anniversary, lol.
I know it can be a lot worse, but it's still extremely crappy situation.