Yep. I knew our company’s death-march lawsuit of IBM had reached me when my boss immediately asks “Elaine, are you on the call?” I took the news stoically enough, so much that they asked whether I was okay, and something like the 137th layoff for this company is my only one so far.
The HR rep is the real red flag. The other two could be there for exciting announcements too.
Exactly. If you have anything to do with HR past your employment, it’s bad news. Even if you work in HR.
Yep. I knew our company’s death-march lawsuit of IBM had reached me when my boss immediately asks “Elaine, are you on the call?” I took the news stoically enough, so much that they asked whether I was okay, and something like the 137th layoff for this company is my only one so far.