I am fairly sure that I am being laid off with other Sr. Engineers tomorrow and need some ideas. Basically, I saw a calendar mistake by HR, so oops!

Meh. It’s gonna suck for a bit, but whatevers. Life is more important than a shit job. :)

  • cm0002@lemmy.world
    941·
    6 months ago

    While good advice, he did specify to YOLO the exit interview, this is too responsible to be a YOLO imho lmao

    • jetAEnglish
      715·
      6 months ago

      Honestly, the biggest yolo is to be professional, prepared, drama free. Don’t even let it bother you.

      I’m above this, I have my own plan, I have confidence… It will distinguish you.

      I once had a new job lined up, but hadn’t put my notice in, I got laid off before the Friday I was going to put my notice in. The firing officers complemented me on how well I was taking it.

      Then 3 months later they hire me as a side contractor at 5x my salaried rate while I was still doing my new full time job.

      So yeah… Yolo is about having your life together and being above other people’s drama, a bit of luck helps too.

      • Delphia@lemmy.world
        32·
        6 months ago

        I know a few people who have been hired back on as contractors when the company realised they went too far or laid off people with unique experience.

        Yolo is for teenagers leaving Burger King naked.

    • Shard@lemmy.world
      362·
      6 months ago

      To be contrarian,

      I’d count this as a YOLO. You only live once and choosing to live it with decorum and immaculate professionalism or playing the long game is also a valid response.

      Maybe one day, they come crawling back to you? Take them for all they’re worth or shove it back at them.

      I had a lucrative job offer for a fairly senior role from a company that previously retrenched me. I got their senior management to wine and dine me. All in the guise of discussing the role, how I saw the future of the industry and my plan for taking the company to where they wanted to be in 2 years. Then after all was said and done, I told them I wasn’t interested. It felt good and besides I make way more now than they could have offered me and it would have taken me away from my family and put me in a very stressful role.