November has come and almost gone.
Wave 3 is slated for March 2025. Jan 6 is the beginning of the PI Planning. They need to carve out the structure before that. With lean December - with tons of employees on vacation schedule and the 2 weeks refreshing window - there is not going to be too many meetings unless the management is over-working (in my dreams!)
HR has to be working overtime to produce those lists and coordinate them to deliver a XMas gift - again something that is day-dreaming
With the above reasoning December will also be a lean period in lay offs (my guess) with Jan coming in (Jan 6 - another ominous day?) back with a roar.
Your guess on these query..
If one is knocked off on Jan 6th week - with the Bonus and merit increase ( ha ha ) declared Jan 2nd / 3rd week will the person see anything as far as Bonus goes ? Any prior experience as a guidance. From a colleague who was LO'd last year she got the Bonus prorated based on the prior year bonus. With the market doing so good with respect to the stock price, that may be a significant amount that one may end up losing
What are the chances that one can be hired back as a consultant due to her/his experience to keep the ship afloat while they train the new analysts - even figure out whether the biggest disruption will pan out?
The chances are I may be let go as my management may not have a strong voice but to keep the department and processes running they really do not have the know-how. As long as it works they are good when there is a client query - no one has a clue.
Wondering whether I can/should come back as a consultant. Risk is I will lose SUB payments which may be significant too.