I am losing 3 of my closest girlfriends at my job today. One of the girls decided to leave (because its such a crappy place to work) and the other 2 got let go. This whole situation we are in just makes me sad. To hear and see so many people lose their jobs, its not easy.
My company really sucks too because when they let these 2 girls go, I couldn't believe what I heard. Basically told them to pack up their shit and leave out the back so no one would see them. No goodbyes, not allowed to get anything personal off the computer, locked out of email and computer, and someone was standing over my girlfriend as she packed up her stuff. "Its company policy" she says. Shove that company policy right up your ass, I say! No severance package, no extended insurance, no 2 weeks notice, no nothing.
And the worst part is, the past 2 company meetings the VP shook his finger at us, saying that we have nothing to worry about and that we are "recession proof" I know this isn't a guarantee that we don't loose our jobs, but its also giving us false hope. They shouldn't have said anything to us at all!
What makes me even MORE mad is my girlfriend used to be a receptionist here, then they gave her a promotion (praising themselves for always giving internal employees the option to further themselves) funny when they ended up firing her a year later. Kicker is - the receptionist job was reopened and they still didn't offer it to her! WTF!! Sorry I usually don't curse, but I am raging mad right now. And where am I...stuck in this hell hole all by myself!
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ReplyDeleteThat's insane that they're just letting people go. You would think there would be some sort of severance package or something they'd do for your friends even if they are being let go. It's not like they asked to be given a pink slip. It almost sounds as though they really don't care about the employees in the first place. They're just seeing dollar signs. [It sounds alot like my current employer - no one is getting raises this year and everyone has to take more time off in order to save some money.]
I sure hope things look up for your friends and for you very soon!
Sorry to hear it, it seems like more and more every day I hear of people loosing their jobs. This economy sucks.
ReplyDeleteSorry you lost some friends at work too. I can't believe they didn't give them any severance package at all. That must be really hard.
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