Dealing with being Fired !

[Mrs_Saieen]

Re: Dealing with being Fired !

@SID_NY

My previous company where i worked for eight years was a IT giant and superfluously habitual of laying off people every few months. And it was terrible, like really terribly to see even if you are not directly impacted. I remember once i was sitting in my cubicle which was in a big hall and everyone from left/right/ahead/back was taken out by HR and security and pretty much entire hall was vacant. I was just actually waiting for some to come to me and say lets go. Didnt happen but it made me very nervous. I would remember that day as one of the scariest in my career.
And since most of my ex-colleagues were my friends too so i felt aweful.

Some of them found it really hard to get a new job as in IT there was a big slum in the middle.

Technically layoffs are different than firing as there is some lucrative benefits associated with it.

That being said, I want to add up to the original question, how do you feel when there are layoffs or firing in your company even if you survive?

That’s exactly the scenario I had. I had asked someoen to go to lunch and when they were about to reply, we all got a call to go to HR. There were more rounds of layoffs. I hated being let go because I liked my job and coworkers, but it wasn’t as hurtful as wheN I’d been let go.

Now, the company I’m at, there were a few firings, but they assured us it was for performance and not due to finances. Everytime I found out someone was let go, I felt horrible for them, and scared for my own position. What helped was getting positive feedback from my team leaders