Yesterday. My roommate, who works for the same company, showed up back home at 9:20-9:25am. He starts at 9am.
It took them that little of time to let him clock in and lay him off and come home, a 15 minutes drive. And not allow him to go back upstairs to collect his things. They had to do it for him. Fucking wild. This shit just keeps getting better though. Settle in.
Most of us work from home. He didn't. Anyway. I let everyone know in our work chat. My roommate just got laid off, his team lead didn't even know. 'omg I'm so sorry! Who did they work for??'. 'Us! In another department!'
Then I start seeing a bunch of people light up as busy in a meeting. Boom. Boom. Boom. These people are completely gone from the system. We're now assigned their files.
Phone ringing off the hook, multiple lines lighting up. More files in our boxes from coworkers.
What the fuck.
Almost an hour later we find several people on our team fired, quality control. Fired. Receptionist. Fired. Etc etc etc.
Severance pay? One week of pay per year worked. Fucking laughable.
So now. Our phones are off the hook ringing. Half our job is outbound. We can't do that. Phones off the hook ringing for customer service. Somehow that's my job. On top of me processing my actual files, which, as I said, involve outbound calling. Shit show to say the least.
Now the icing to this shit cake. End of day 5pm on the dot. Because the new owner of LESS THAN ONE YEAR WHO MADE THESE CHANGES. Has even more bad news to announce via email….. After firing everyone in a mad disrespectful way. I was told by several. Wouldn't look up from their script on paper, while firing people.
We will not only not get a holiday bonus. Which would be totally fine. But they also will end their 401k match! By the way. Last week. We were just told the day after Thanksgiving will be an unpaid holiday. You are also not allowed to use your PTO, even if you previously signed up and were approved for it.
We're thrilled. What great news before the holiday, right? But wait! There's more!
The sprinkles on top.
I think someone fucked up BIG TIME! And it tickles me. So. As I said. My roomate was also part of the layoff. They sent out a severance package with the option to sign up for insurance, the usual. Via snail mail.
But get this…
They also sent out an additional 17 pages. 3 including rahrahrahrahrah. But everything after? A list of all employees by position and fucking age.
Ain't that some shit.
My wife makes enough, that with unemployment, we'll be fine. I'm quietly awaiting this fall out. With a grin.
Edit.
I was actually not laid off. But I'm already lining up a job, just won't be till the new year to start.