I've been thinking lately about how I feel about the possibility of layoffs, and I realized something that surprised me. I'm not scared anymore. In fact, part of me is actually kind of hoping it happens. I genuinely like what I do, but Honeywell has gone out of its way to make everything harder, more complicated, and less satisfying. If getting laid off is what it takes to get out of here, I think I'd actually feel relieved. What does that say about a place that some of its employees feel that way?
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I retired via voluntary layoff when covid hit. I was planning to anyways but the chance to collect a half-years severance pay + unemployment benefits made it an easy choice.
Are they still doing that BS PIP thing? I was a good employee for 30+ years. Then I got a bad review and a PIP. My boss seemed embarrassed to do it. My "improvement" goals were no more that my planned goals for the year. Never the less, what corporate thought would "improve" me did the opposite. I chose after that nonsense to only do the bare minimum.
By the way, it was at Stinson / Ridgway Minneapolis. All the time there I had chronic bronchitis. Within a month after leaving, my bronchitis was completely gone. I suspect the air in that building is not particularly good.
Don't be afraid, I wasn't. I cut the tie and now have job offers flying in at me so much that I have been ignoring many. Trust me, there is life after Honeyhell.
I’m hoping I get one. A buyout would be better, for early retirement. I’m hoping I get one at the end of 2027.
I have about six years left of work. I can find a job for 20 bucks an hour. Delivering car parts because I’m too old. This is what I’m forced to do after separation. I must do this in order to complete my years of service so I get maximum Social Security.
I’ve been hearing if you don’t take one. You’re probably on that list that they want to get rid of you. So they make your life really difficult if you don’t accept one, and either you will quit or get fired. Basically they’ll start forcing rules and never enforced on anybody.
End results! You’ll just get you unemployment money. I’m taking it if I’m offered one. Yes I have the right to be scared at my age. However, life is full of risk.
Bring It! I am ready to go today!
@OP a lot are like you, just that we are not brave enough to cut the tie, but at some point like in the movie 127 hours, eventually, you go to do what you got to do, cut the tie.
I personally do not see any future on this company. It is shrinking, and as per our last townhall meeting, we wil be left with 50k employees, and with two more business being sold and more layoffs, I expect we will be 35k-40k by Q1 2027.
So it means fewer roles to go around, fewer options to grow, so what's the motivation to stay? The only motivation is the fear of losing the job, and eventually that fear wears off, and you get to the situation like OP - bring it own.
It says that the culture is in a really bad place. Many long time HWers have already designated themselves as hand-raisers and are just waiting for the next corporate decision.