If you're expected to come to work for the 60 days of WARN period, how does Q expect normalcy to prevail when 4000+ disgruntled employees are on the loose in the network and offices, every day, 24/7 access? Isn't that a huge cyber and remaining personnel security risk? How are the remaining employees guaranteed of a safe working environment during that time? Just thinking statistically, out of 4000+, at least one will go postal, probably a few.
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Team building budget? What's that?!!!! I'd be pleased if there was a budget for an all-hands meeting under sr dir / VP. Hard to get these guys out of their spreadsheet caves
Ask your boss to use the team building budget to buy bullet proof vests for everyone!
Keep Calm and Slave On
I'm not worried about people jumping off of the buildings, it's a free country, so feel free to jump whenever and wherever you like. With no real gun controls in this country, I think I'll bring in a few of my favorite ones, just in case. This is the nastiest, most merciless layoff I've ever witnessed. 90 days of agony after Why Wait!?
Nobody will go postal, but mentally this is what a lot of people will be seeing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4DhYAT-Feg
And one way or another that will show up in the real world.
They can avoid paying for your package if they can find cause to fire you during those 60 days. Do you really want to go up against Qualcomm in a lawsuit? It's not worth it if they have legitimate cause.
Since QC is letting you go, it will not fire you for being foolish. You have no obligation to transition your work. The 60 notification is meant for you to look for another position inside or outside of the company. Why would QC risk a law suit, when you would be gone anyway?
You will have to wear an orange jumpsuit at all times, with a black star of David to mark you as Dead Man Walking
Those notified will be closely watched, and they will be promptly fired if they do anything. Or if they don't do anything. You want your package? Don't give them any excuse to fire you during those 60 days.
How about HR bake some more 30th anniversary cupcakes?
It only takes 1 who refuses to accept the GTFO package and he/she will take out another 100-200 with him/her to greener pastures. After all, wife/husband and the kids deserve 3 more years to figure out how to make the life work without the Q cookies.
Well, according to the DHS terror survival technical manual, you can survive anything if you have enough duct tape and plastic bags! If people start getting "overexcited" they'll just duct tape their ankles and wrists to their chairs, and put a plastic garbage bag over their heads until their breathing slows down a bit. Plastic bags can be recycled for hauling stuff that you've hoarded in your desk drawers over the years.
I don't think folks risk their GFTP package. Also I guess most of the folks would have absorbed this shock and realize it will be happening sooner or later by that time.
why aren't there guards at each door now? It would limit this whole ridiculous "If you see something say something" approach to badge tailgaters.
Armed security guards will only limit the carnage, in the best case, and is of no help against a suicide car bomber intent to take down the entire building. Qroblem NOT solved.
It's gonna be friggin amazing to watch! Especially since during that time promotions will be announced for those left behind. So double whammy if getting let go and realizing who may have cut some corrupt deals to stay (and move up). Just another typical HR folly