Thread regarding Fidelity Investments layoffs

Oh poor white male. You suffer so much because you haven't achieved to the level your privilege afforded you.
You can always go work for ICE.

If you are a white male you have about zero chance of being hired by Fidelity. HR is pushing DEI hires and any white male hire has to go through additional screening for it to be authorized.

F-sake, work on being more concise and maybe you’ll get hired.

@OP worry not, this Fido is nothing like it used to be. Don’t trust management.

Dude, put a skirt on, say your in transition, claim some minority status and your in. Simple as that.

I know the ins and outs of all this.

First step. Call and ask HR if you are eligible for rehire. If yes, then that goes a long way.

There might still be a file on you that will knock you out no matter what. If there isn't, then you have a chance. Fidelity mindset is that your odds improve if you find good work outside Fidelity first, and then try again.

If you have been sacked for misconduct or performance reasons you will be marked as ineligible for rehire. If you have been laid off but were in good standing with no negative performance reviews before being laid off, you can reapply.

@aj thank you for your input. Totally makes sense about my friend. Surprisingly, when I told people about how I was laid off, I heard a lot of Fidelity employees with 10+ years of tenure with stories about how when they got laid off. They ended up being able to find positions again. However, I’m pretty sure all of these accounts were from people that were with Fido prior to Covid. I wasn’t around during the Ned days, but I heard a lot of people say it’s been different since. Not to put blame on someone in general, but perhaps the new leadership has a differing philosophy for taking back people that were laid off? Maybe it also has to do with your network and who can vouch that you’re a good employee, too.

I figured if I ever want to go back, at least I have really good feedback from that interview that occurred. There’s certain people on this site that make me raise an eyebrow, though. “Uninjectables”, I think they call themselves? Branding a name like they’re some type of proud people being genocided when the disease is the thing that genocides them, as well as pass said disease they’re careless of to the common sense havers who go into the office. If you have a mob of people worshipping anti science along with the ones who troll this site, maybe it’s best to keep away. I know that’s everywhere with people like that, but still.

Maybe I should give it wait for the 2040s until I entertain the idea again? The world will be very different. Different leadership at Fidelity, different politics to worry about, more things figured out like what they want to do with the return to office policy, etc. Plus, I’ll be much more skilled, so Fidelity would probably be willing to overlook whatever happened more than 10 years ago at that point.

I don’t know anything concrete, but I have been told that it’s almost impossible to get back in the door after being laid off. They’re not going to tell you you’re on a blacklist but I think you basically are. Your friend was fired for cause and is not going to be re-hired. For you, I wouldn’t say don’t apply to future jobs that look interesting, but don’t have any expectations either.