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Warning Signs You're About to be Laid-Off

posted by martyb on Wednesday December 23 2015, @07:32AM   Printer-friendly
from the it's-never-easy dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

It's the holidays and many people are feeling cheerful, but if you're feeling Grinch-like instead this one's for you:

If you've been around for a while, the time will eventually come when a company you work for is in unfortunate shape and will need to "downsize." Having witnessed this at a client of mine this week, I've noticed a pattern and a few warning signs you may find useful...

Here are several warning signs you're about to be laid-off. If you've noticed more than perhaps one of these, your Spidey-Sense should be tingling—it's time to start polishing that resume/CV!
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  I. Backups
"Have you backed-up all your work to XYZ?"
...
  II. Training
"Please train your co-worker on X, we need everyone up to speed on these components."
...
  III. Important Project or Person MIA
Just like the old Christmas movie, It's a Wonderful Life, where the very existence of the main character is erased from history, a similar fate will happen to $BIG_PROJECT or important people.
...
  IV. Mandatory Meeting
Subject: Moving Forward in $YEAR+1

Content-free meeting invitations or email focused on date periods, especially late-in the year (a nod to tax purposes). "Let's discuss our plan for 2016." **gulp**

That's my list for now, please chime in with any others you can think of.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by jcross on Wednesday December 23 2015, @06:42PM

    by jcross (4009) on Wednesday December 23 2015, @06:42PM (#280303)

    Even if it was illegal, would you really want to keep your job with such a jackass, along with any rancor they might feel after you exerted legal pressure to maintain your salary? Thinking pragmatically, it seems to me like the lawyer would be an almost total waste of money, unless you really enjoy bringing justice to petty tyrants.

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  • (Score: 2) by Whoever on Thursday December 24 2015, @03:03AM

    by Whoever (4524) on Thursday December 24 2015, @03:03AM (#280489) Journal

    Even if it was illegal, would you really want to keep your job with such a jackass, along with any rancor they might feel after you exerted legal pressure to maintain your salary? Thinking pragmatically, it seems to me like the lawyer would be an almost total waste of money, unless you really enjoy bringing justice to petty tyrants.

    Compensation for illegal firing?