Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: NL5
. as long as you don't whine about being laid off in the interview.
Very good advice.
Judging by his posts so far, I think he will.
Originally posted by: oboeguy
Worked for Yahoo, eh? I hear Google is hiring!
Dude, welcome to the world of at-will employment. That's the way things go now. Your employer has no legal obligation to say why you were canned. If give a reason, they open themselves up to a lawsuit (hard to challenge nothing, get it?).
Originally posted by: Naustica
You should have taken the Microsoft job instead of Yahoo.
Almost all sectors are going through rough time right now. Look at the bright side, at least you're not in banking or investments. With your Yahoo experience, it shouldn't be too hard to get another job.
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
google hires u if ur still working at yahoo.
not if ur fired lol
such is quality control for those that can afford to hire that way!
google doesn't want your scraps, they want your tasty brains!
Originally posted by: anandtechuser07
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
google hires u if ur still working at yahoo.
not if ur fired lol
such is quality control for those that can afford to hire that way!
google doesn't want your scraps, they want your tasty brains!
Do you know this for a fact, or are you speculating?
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
Originally posted by: anandtechuser07
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
google hires u if ur still working at yahoo.
not if ur fired lol
such is quality control for those that can afford to hire that way!
google doesn't want your scraps, they want your tasty brains!
Do you know this for a fact, or are you speculating?
googles hiring practices aren't secret. poaching is one good way to get good experienced workers. google can afford it as well.
Originally posted by: anandtechuser07
1000 people got laid off this week. It was known the company was doing a bit on the mediocre side.
Originally posted by: anandtechuser07
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: zoiks
I think they ought to tell you why you are being let go. Didn't they have any explanation on your termination letter when you signed it?
I think he got listed as "downsized/laid off", but he wants to know why him specifically
Yes, exactly, why me? I worked hard as hell and got along with everyone. And even if they still had to lay me off, why the F is no one returning my emails? I thought these were my friends. It's like I have the plague now.
Originally posted by: uhohs
the greatest irony here is that he's ignoring the questions of if he worked for yahoo.
heh.
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: tfinch2
WAS IT YAHOO?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
EDIT: Are you that douchebaggy guy who used to bring it up in every CS thread that he had a PhD in CS and that he worked at Yahoo after considering X/Y/Z other companies? He had a different username, but IIRC, was banned.
Originally posted by: Special K
Originally posted by: tfinch2
WAS IT YAHOO?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
EDIT: Are you that douchebaggy guy who used to bring it up in every CS thread that he had a PhD in CS and that he worked at Yahoo after considering X/Y/Z other companies? He had a different username, but IIRC, was banned.
That was Rogodin, IIRC.
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Originally posted by: Special K
Originally posted by: tfinch2
WAS IT YAHOO?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
EDIT: Are you that douchebaggy guy who used to bring it up in every CS thread that he had a PhD in CS and that he worked at Yahoo after considering X/Y/Z other companies? He had a different username, but IIRC, was banned.
That was Rogodin, IIRC.
I'm pretty sure it was someone else, even though Rogodin was a douche as well. I'm straining my brain to remember the username.
EDIT: shuttleboi!
Originally posted by: Legendary
Stop being a bitch.
Companies want money. You cost money. You did not make the grade.
Originally posted by: anandtechuser07
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: zoiks
I think they ought to tell you why you are being let go. Didn't they have any explanation on your termination letter when you signed it?
I think he got listed as "downsized/laid off", but he wants to know why him specifically
Yes, exactly, why me? I worked hard as hell and got along with everyone. And even if they still had to lay me off, why the F is no one returning my emails? I thought these were my friends. It's like I have the plague now.
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
If you were on an "at will" employment policy, they don't legally have to tell you jack shit. They don't need a cause, so you'll probably never know why. It sucks, but that's the way many businesses operate.
case in point
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP
The California Supreme Court has clarified that an "at will" provision in an employment agreement is enforceable based on its plain meaning: The employment can be terminated at any time, with or without cause.
Originally posted by: anandtechuser07
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.
I am loosely familiar with how CA is an "at-will" employment state. Does that have an impact on why my manager refused to tell me why I was laid off? Why is no one returning my emails? I was friends with all my former co-workers. Are the legally binded to not communicate with me?