Ive been through layoffs at at least three different companies and each one has been particularly jarring and traumatic. Feeling that I will be ok after this one isnt helping me deal with being here.
And it’s really the anticipation more than anything else. Whether I keep my job or not, it’s that every email or teams message or meeting moved around is just a point of panic.
A woman I set up a meeting with Friday. Went to email her today for the meeting. Gone
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
9. "If you have sales and orders for at least two years out" In response to Reply # 6
On a product of need, a recession may come but the impact to the business won’t be the quantity of layoffs announced. This is all “vibes” dude has publicly said as much.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
23. "the resignation stuff was way overblown." In response to Reply # 1
yeah, some folks were leaving jobs, but they didn't all go to the unemployment line. It also seemed to be more about folks who had jobs the generally don't pay well like warewhouse or fast food jobs.
12. "Gotta try to focus on things that you can control" In response to Reply # 0
You don't have a ton of influence over whether you get laid off or now. You do have the ability to plan for its possibility and try to set yourself up to reduce the impact.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79599 posts
Mon Jun-13-22 01:26 PM
15. "This! Wife’s gig is in limbo and she has summers off" In response to Reply # 12
it basically gives us a glimpse of how life will be on one salary. It will be scary once our parents insurance runs out and we have to shop or use my employer.
We are opening a HELOC account to remain flexible. We have plans for home renovations but we may chill and just lay low for a while.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79599 posts
Mon Jun-13-22 01:14 PM
13. "man.. that shit is real" In response to Reply # 0
good luck homey
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
14. "i know and hate that feeling so much" In response to Reply # 0
you ether get text or come in to work and hear about who got axed, then start thinking ahead in the worst way.
i remember one day so sure i was gonna get it that the phone rang and i swear i felt like D'Angelo with WeeBay walking behind him because i knew this was it... until it wasn't.
i agree to focus on what you can control. but i also realize how much easier that is to say from outside.
26. "RE: <----- Down six figures on crypto." In response to Reply # 16
>I don't have anxiety attacks but occasionally I shiver and >suffer odd non contact injuries. > >This recession makes no sense at all.
I don’t know! My lazy, conjecture-filled guess is something like this…
‘Money got really cheap for a while. People with bunches of money went wild with accessing the cheap money. Gov’t printed a bunch of money to try to Febreze the fact that things weren’t going as well as they looked to be going. Stock market and Brypto going wild while we were stuck at the house. I had buddies with long-term financial/stock market knowledge yanking large sums of money out of the stock market for fear that an adjustment/crash was inevitable. Now we’re on the other side of all of that. Covid was expensive af and we’re going to pay for it one way or another. And of course, the mfers with big money have already made their moves/they’ll be fine while we’re all getting laid off, paying high prices for everything, and hoping we don’t get shot at a restaurant’.
How about it? What’s obviously wrong? What’s missing?
17. "If I stay my team is getting dismantled " In response to Reply # 0
I got a soft offer to take a similar internal role But our team hasnt done cuts yet So nothing is solid I volunteered for front line work for the rest of the week Sitting at the desk future planning isn’t gonna work for me. Today was miserable.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79599 posts
Thu Jun-16-22 10:56 AM
19. "damn.. was this the dreaded news you were expecting" In response to Reply # 17
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
20. "Still no answers for my time. " In response to Reply # 19
My dread is the in unknown. Im being asked to do 3-6 month work assignments when I don’t know if I’ll be here come Monday. How can I scope my speed of work or prioritizing with that level of unknown looming.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
21. "I'm sorry that your job situation is so unstable and chaotic" In response to Reply # 0
It's a valid reason to feel the anxiety you do.
From what you've said, your anxiety seems situational, so it may fade once you get news of your status moving forward. But do you have neutral people you can talk to and alleviate your anxiety? Or do you have healthy coping strategies, e.g., therapy, exercise, meds?
22. "Its the unknown. If there’s no clarity on the change, anything is a si..." In response to Reply # 21
Outlook assigning titles Admin emails Badge working or not Teams people dropping out of chat Its unsustainable Every notification cant be a cause for concern But without clarity every notification is a cause for concern
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
25. "Caught between a rock and a hard place" In response to Reply # 22
Collectively, as workers, we're so insecure because our lives are in the hands of people who often have no idea what they're doing.
Bouts of 'rational anxiety' are the worst. Intellectually you notice that every bit of uncertainty isn't a reason to worry, but emotionally you also see that every bit of uncertainty is a reason to worry.
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