I’m so scared of getting laid off. I have known people who got laid off and my boss seems stressed. I’d like to think I’m immune or that only slackers got laid off but logically I know that cannot be true. I have so much anxiety that I can’t sleep at night. Anyone have resources? I have some sadness too
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1) Update your resume
2) What have you always wanted to do? Are you doing it? If not, can you make the change to do it?
3) Get your bills in order. Pick up a second job if you can to pay stuff down in case of layoff.
4) Start applying outside the company.
5) Think about what you want to do instead of what you can do?
6) Go back to school?
7) Re-employment will retrain you because your job is going overseas.
Send all of your personal data home via email through your personal email account so you don't have to call HR to get anything.
8) The company y is going international and so are the jobs. Don't be a fool and wait until your out the door. Prepare. No need to stress. You know it's coming. Just get your ducks in a row so you are not left scrambling.
I wish you the best of luck!!
I’m right there with you! I’m still angry that we don’t get our RRP. I’ve been searching for a new job my job and already have interviews. I’m going to use my severance as my RRP. F— United
it's rough, I was laid off last year around this time, came back, survived the October layoffs, then found a new, much better job outside the company. Take a deep breath, then make sure your resume is updated. If you know people who have left the company, start talking to them, networking, etc. It's not as simple as "get a new job", I know, but being prepared will help. Godspeed.
Start networking - that is something that should be done before you need it "dig your well before you're thirsty". Join a group such as Toastmasters, or a networking group in your field (maybe both). You can never know, too many people. Record your accomplishments in detail (not on your work computer, of course). Keep a cheery, positive disposition at work. You don't want to look good layoff material. Although this doesn't guarantee you won't be subjected to a layoff, you don't want to be a self fullfilling prophesy, either. Take advantage of the internal courses, and as you complete them, post them to your resume or at least record them. When you help someone out, or get a compliment, ask that person to write a reference for you on LINKEDIN. Build a record of your hard-working attributes. If you can, print out and save examples of your work (remove/mask anything that might be proprietary, phi, or pii of course), and collect in a binder or pdf them to a disk at home. Don't burn any bridges. Build them. And remember, a company's success is dependent on people like you and me, the bottom "boat peddlers" that keep it moving forward. Management is useless without followers willing to do the work!
The layoffs are purely a numbers game. Each area has to meet certain financial targets for each wave and picking people based off of salary and compensation is the easiest way to do it. MAP scores come into play for some of it but the $$ is the biggest factor. We all know that those C level leaders are just sc-aping by and need those millions added to their bonuses so they can survive in this harsh world.
Use these layoffs as a wake up call that it's time to make a change. Start working on the things you can control like updating your resume and looking for a new job outside of uhc. You'd be surprised how many companies want your skills and knowledge! Layoffs are going to keep happening and they are out of your control. Get your finances in order and build up your emergency fund. Having a plan really does help with the stress. Start now so you can leave this place on your own terms with a better job!
well ya if you shop online all day instead of work you are going to get fired. thats not a suprise
This is OP - my manager said they were getting rid of “dead weight” and people who go online and shop all day. I do not think this is true
Find a new job. I did. Otherwise, you're at the mercy of the company. Which is obviously causing you so much stress.
I am in the same boat. I am averaging 4 hours of sleep a night. I can barely think straight.
Slackers? Really? This is a company-wide downsize, thousands, not a few here and there. Many talented, qualified, dedicated and loyal people lost their jobs!
Look for another job. Once you get laid off your negotiating power is ZERO.
Use the employee assistance program. You can talk to a counselor over the phone immediately and come up with a short term action plan to help you deal with the anxiety until you can see a counselor in person. What has helped me is making sure my resume is perfect and updating all of my stuff on Linkedin, Indeed etc so I am totally ready to apply if I get laid off.