Excuse me for any typos or errors as I am on mobile typing this.
I work for a fairly new vacation company and so far, my experience hasn’t been great. I have worked here since July of 2022 and I work front desk so you can assume the stereotypical people I deal with.
This morning, our CEO decided to send out a cryptic email to everyone working to join and get an “update” of the new company regulations. This happened around 11AM and they decided, by no surprise at all, to fire a huge amount of people to make more of a profit. 17% of the company was just let go with no warning to these people that are working to survive. This is how this CEO worded this layoff. It was over a zoom meeting and titled “Company All Hands”, starting off with “this needs to be confidential and not let this come out.” Then it continued with, “Earlier today, announced we have reduced our workforce approximately 1,300 colleagues will be leaving Company. Colleagues affected have already been notified.” “This announcement was really grounded in being as thoughtful and respectful as we could be.” The audacity these people in the top, highest paying positions, to think that 0 days notice is respectful. They’re claiming they’re going to send out severance packages and from what I’ve heard, it’s only for 6 days. What good is 6 days to these people? What does this even provide them other than a giant FU?
I was lucky enough to not be on this list of layoffs (mind you, one was already done back in November and axed 280 people) and I recently got hired for a new job but holy fuck, my heart goes out to these people who clearly relied on their job with this company. They didn’t say why they fired the specific people that were chosen but it’s fucked. I just needed to word vomit about this because the phone calls I’ve listened to today have been heart wrenching and have certainly made me cry. Working in America is a scam and beyond frustrating.