I always thought my small team could be on the chopping block but we just hired someone to backfill an open position so this tells me we are safe?
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If not core hybrid worry. If core hybrid then less worry.
New worker is probably cheaper and younger. Just like your fav sports team, younger players are cheaper, the old vets have the bigger contracts and bigger target.
All depends. Is anyone left remote? Any of them not at a core hub? Even then they may cut if they decide they don’t want folks at that hub.
I am remote. We are hiring hub employees, so the writing is on the wall
I am currently training my replacement, I just a gut feeling.
My replacement was hired on our team. They didn't call him that, but I just know.
Only the customer can guarantee your job. - Michael Hammer
Forefilling for layoff
Two days after my start date the two people that interviewed and were supposed to train me were laid off.
My team was actively hiring at our location until the day we were all laid off in stages (some laid off that day, others three months from then, some of us six months from then). Our direct managers didn't know about the layoff until the night before. It was business as usual until the executive signed on the dotted line. This was at Barnhart in Oregon, August 2023.
My team recently expanded by as many as we have remote workers not in core/specialty. I’m one of the remote worker.
If I was betting, I’d bet they are being trained as replacements for us in the next few months.
Same on my team due to someone quitting. My manager says we are "ok for now".
Us too... We layoff one remote non-core, hire two at a core location.
They did this on my team too, but not to backfill. I think it's preemptive. They know they'll lose a handful of remotes on our team. It almost seems we are overstaffed at the moment.
It's not a bad sign, but definitely not sure fire protection either.