• JATth@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I do this exact same expression when I’m forced to gain knowledge of something potentially personally catastrophic…

  • essteeyou@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I haven’t been laid off since April. I haven’t had a job since then though, so that’s not exactly ideal.

  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    9 months ago

    My dad has been a server engineer for a single company for my entire life and he lived like this up until quite recently. His fear oscillates in magnitude with the success of the industry the company is a part of course so it isn’t always severe but I remember every few years as a kid I’d hear him and my mother murmering about lay offs. These days he just jokes about it being an early retirement

  • bruhbeans@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    I got canned from my last job and thr way I found out was my work Gmail was locked out, fuckin class acts them.

    Getting fired from my current gig would be a relief tbh.

  • HexesofVexes@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    You just captured the daily life of a UK academic after the catastrophically low recruitment numbers this year.

    • Soup@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      “Why are my employees not respecting me? Why are they unproductive?”

      “Maybe treat them with a modicum of respect?”

      “Must be something in the water.”

  • pHr34kY@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    My company has a 6 month probation period. It also has a 6 month password expiry. Because of all the SSO nonsense, it’s quite possible for it to lapse without warning.

    It’s now a running joke that get locked out on the last day of probation, and you’re expecting a call from HR any minute.

  • KrankyKong@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I know the feeling. A few months ago I randomly got a video call from my boss. Both he and the owner of the company were in the line. They let me know that they unfortunately had to let go of almost everyone on the dev team. Some funding had fell through (gotta love startups). Fortunately, I got to keep my job that day, but I can’t shake the feeling that another layoff is right around the corner.

  • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Don’t wait for a layoff, start organizing a union for that juicy ‘represented’ employment status (as opposed to at-will). Unions can’t stop layoffs, but they can minimize the impact, negotiate a higher severance, and provide advanced notice. I highly recommend the good folks at CODE-CWA, they specialize in organizing tech workers

  • SGG@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Upside: not fired.

    Downside: have to do work.

    Upside: make money

    Downside: not enough money