I was in engineering and got let go last week. I got a severance and was hired by a consultant to do my same job as a MIPP before the end of the week with a 20% pay increase. All of my coworkers got the same deal. Apparently UP thought it'd be better to pay consultants to do that job at a premium.
I'm not sure how this fits into UP's plan but, thanks Jason, Eric and Lance. You're doing great!