Originally posted by: loki8481
it's kind of awkward talking with someone who just got shitcanned from a company.
Originally posted by: anandtechuser07
Originally posted by: loki8481
it's kind of awkward talking with someone who just got shitcanned from a company.
Oh, I'm sorry for making them feel a little awkward and uncomfortable, but I just lost my fucking job, and now none of my friends want to communicate with me. Do I have the fucking plague or leprosy or something?
Originally posted by: anandtechuser07
Originally posted by: xochi
What was the general reason that was given to the group? company not doing well financially? Company moving in a new direction? anything like that?
1000 people got laid off this week. It was known the company was doing a bit on the mediocre side.
Originally posted by: Drako
Originally posted by: zoiks
Originally posted by: Drako
Welcome to California - California is an "at-will" employment state. Companies can get ride of you at anytime without liability.
Having gone through a layoff several times in my life, I know how you feel. After awhile I learned not to take it so personally.
Has nothing to do with California. Unfortunately, thats how it works sometimes in Tech companies.
It has everything to do with being an "at-will" state though. They have no requirement to give any reason for termination.
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Is this your first job ever or something? If you've ever had a job before you would know that as soon as you leave a job you will most likely never speak to or hear from any of your work friends again. I've had lots of "friends" at work and only one that I still see (and probably only because I ended up roommates with him for a few years).
It's an odd feeling the first time it happens but for most of us that happens around age 15 and we get used to it. Obviously you never had that experience or we probably wouldn't be reading this gem of a thread.
Viper GTS
Originally posted by: zoiks
Originally posted by: Drako
Originally posted by: zoiks
Originally posted by: Drako
Welcome to California - California is an "at-will" employment state. Companies can get ride of you at anytime without liability.
Having gone through a layoff several times in my life, I know how you feel. After awhile I learned not to take it so personally.
Has nothing to do with California. Unfortunately, thats how it works sometimes in Tech companies.
It has everything to do with being an "at-will" state though. They have no requirement to give any reason for termination.
Sorry, you're being a bit dense. Plenty of states that have software companies. i.e NY, MA operate the same way. Unless you have a reason to hate California which seems that you do.
I used to work for a NY company in CA and that was the exact philosophy there as well.
Originally posted by: Drako
Originally posted by: zoiks
Originally posted by: Drako
Originally posted by: zoiks
Originally posted by: Drako
Welcome to California - California is an "at-will" employment state. Companies can get ride of you at anytime without liability.
Having gone through a layoff several times in my life, I know how you feel. After awhile I learned not to take it so personally.
Has nothing to do with California. Unfortunately, thats how it works sometimes in Tech companies.
It has everything to do with being an "at-will" state though. They have no requirement to give any reason for termination.
Sorry, you're being a bit dense. Plenty of states that have software companies. i.e NY, MA operate the same way. Unless you have a reason to hate California which seems that you do.
I used to work for a NY company in CA and that was the exact philosophy there as well.
LOL, I've lived in California for 26 years, and have no intentions of leaving anytime soon. Where did I say I hated California? I clearly stated that California is an "at-will" employment state, nothing more.
Originally posted by: Modelworks
I wish it wasn't true , but Viper GTS is right.
The more jobs you have the more you will find its true.
The friends you make at work, pretty much stay at work.
If they weren't friends that you spent time with outside of work, don't expect them to be a friend now that you don't work there.
I've had engineering jobs where the people there were as nice as could be, friendly, we joked about stuff, ate lunch together. I leave the job, and I have to call their secretary to speak to them anymore.
Its just the way of things.
As to why you , it can be anything from random names drawn to whoever made the most, to whoever worked there the least. Don't take it personal, I know thats hard when its your career, but try to realize your just as good at your job as you were before you got laid off.
Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
dude it's a job. get over it. are you this needy after a break up?
. as long as you don't whine about being laid off in the interview.
Originally posted by: NL5
. as long as you don't whine about being laid off in the interview.
Very good advice.