Just looking for advice, I just got laid off of my job o two years. Before that I had a series of jobs with the same companies for about ten years. I feel like a failure and am just wondering how other people process something like this.
Just looking for advice, I just got laid off of my job o two years. Before that I had a series of jobs with the same companies for about ten years. I feel like a failure and am just wondering how other people process something like this.
I can’t tell the difference, they called it a corporate restructuring in the meeting and the document says they are “permanently eliminating” my position.
Realistically I think it’s because I filed an HR report against my manager because after months of being unfathomably difficult she started laughing at me in my 1 on 1 because she didn’t beleive that two other directors told me to do something she disagreed with.
You’d consider that being fired right?
One thing to remember is that HR is never there for you, they’re there to protect the company. Another good thing to do is treat looking for a new job as an actual job. Get up in the morning at your usual time, get dressed, have some breakfast and start looking. Networking is great too. But first, take a week or two to relax. Sleep late, take a walk during the day, read books, go see a movie you want to see. Enjoy the time off. I’ll give an example. Years ago my wife and I had planned a somewhat lavish trip to London. Planned it for months and saved money. The week before I got laid off. I was crushed and completely depressed. I was thinking we should cancel the trip. But my wife said “don’t worry about it, let’s take the trip and enjoy ourselves. You’ll get another job”. The trip was amazing and one of the highlights of our lives that we’ll both probably remember for the rest of our lives. I don’t even remember the job I got laid off from.
It should be pretty clear on the paperwork. If you were offered severance and/or are eligible for unemployment benefits then you were laid off.
I mean yeah I got severance and benefits
That sounds more like you were made redundant than laid off
What’s the difference and is that better or worse? Lol
I’d say it’s better. I don’t know the actual difference but I always thought about it as redundancy is your employer saying that they don’t need people doing your job anymore, or they don’t need as many people doing it. In other words, it’s the role itself that’s being eliminated.
Being laid off sounds to me like you’re fired but for no real reason, but they don’t want to call it a firing. Like in an at will state in the US. It’s not a thing where I am though, if they want to fire you they need a good reason and there’s a process to follow.
That’s just what I think though, so might not be accurate