When Does It Stop????

[joeylittle]

My opinion - take the severance. It's enough to get you started on education/certifications so you can have more access to more jobs.

Of course run the numbers, but it seems like a good idea to me.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

I dont know @joeylittle, my head is swimming. It may look smart but the job oppurtunities here are tremendous. The "networking center" down the street is what i had my eyes on and work experience + a few certifications would get me there.

A co-worker I know went from tier 3 to tier 4 within a month and then from there you branch. Ive got my numbers perfect and stable and trained for IPTV, all that was keeping me from going to tier 3.

And i know, likely somewhere around 9 grand for 3 years, is a lot but even with grants its not enough to keep me a float for 4 yrs so i'll still have to find another job while going to school.

On the flip side, i dont take it and they lay me off anyway im screwed. But if i take it and they werent going to lay me off.... Ugh! I dont know what the smartest move is.

 

[aut555]

My opinion - take the severance. It's enough to get you started on education/certifications so you...

I totally back joeylittle. If people don't take it then everyone gets dropped with no severance pay.Basically what happens. You have to pay taxes on severance pay. Can you ask if they have ties to any employment agencies? They may not say it, but it's good to ask. They wouldn't want hoardes of people jumping ship. Good luck.

 

[aut555]

I dont know @joeylittle, my head is swimming. It may look smart but the j...

Go with your gut and stick to your decision, good or bad. My mother always told me that, it has stood the test of time. The other option is go ask HR, what % is getting laid off in your dept. Then you have a number to work with.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

If people don't take it then everyone gets dropped with no severance pay.

Not everyone, 7% - 8% of the company; 3,000 - 3,400 people. Whether that includes me is anyone's guess.

They wouldn't want hoardes of people jumping ship.

Thats what they are asking for actually. They are looking for mostly volunteers and can deny severance, per the email.

 

[aut555]

Ok, how valuable have you made yourself as a team player? You really have a tough choice, what is your gut saying? Sometimes you can ask for answers before you go to sleep. See if you wake up in the morning with some type of feeling? Worth a shot. Good luck. The economy is tough, l just raised a young adult and l feel she really has less chances unless she really stands out in jobs. And she is extremely smart and tech savy.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

how valuable have you made yourself as a team player?

Im not even sure that matters after talking to an informed co-worker leaving work. Apparently competitors are smashing them in all products and the rumor is still that they are closing that call center, laying off anyone thats not Excs.

If i take the severence, according to him, our last day is still Dec 16th. So we still have all of that pay and 401K contibutions and health insurence. I cant use that money for school, or just school as I MUST have health insurence and this comes with Cobra and an ObamaCare link which is BS. My step mom couldnt get ObamaCare and theres the crappy Florida Blue that no Dr seems to take and still costs money.

I forgot to do my resume but put it on my calender to remind me tomorrow and gonna print 50 and email myself one to have it to send electronically.

Theres a very well paid IT job at Disney resetting credit card machines but I have to walk a lot and I cant do that so I think I'll re-apply for Apple, and apply at Brighthouse, the weird call center across the street, and job search my ass off in these now less then 2 weeks before deciding but theres got to be something.

I looked for rental cars to buy but those are expensive like any other used car dealer and i cant afford a car payment. I cant afford to live right now.

Also by the 1st of the year I need to some how get this house cleaned up for a roommate. I told my step mom that they have to leave the furnature to use (per my therapist) as i cant afford to furnish the room and she didnt like it but finally saw it my way, though doubt my dad will.

Why does this have to happen to me? At least right now?

 

[lostforgottensoul]

I think I may take the severence so as long as I am still employed until Dec 16th. Its a few months to find a job and likely around at least $7,000 after taxes inside of 3 weeks. Thats a lot of money. And then the grand I currently have and any i save. I need to take all the OT i can too and then my 401K is over 2 grand, unsure how much over as I apparently cant log into it so thats another, say 2 grand after penalties. Or i can leave it in and roll it over with the severence, i may not need it.

I dont know what to do. It sounds so sure that im loosing my job if i take it or not. Though no one but the CEO and other "heads" know. f*cking A! Why cant they just say "we are closing this call center"? They did last time! f*ck!!

 

[aut555]

But you are talking this out, thinking it out, and that's great. Can they give you a golf cart to zip around to credit card machines? They may not make you walk especially if you have any tools, plus those machines are all over the property aren't they? Just apply, you never know, the person interviewing you may have other unadvertised job openings, you can ask.

 

[aut555]

I think I may take the severence so as long as I am still employed until Dec 16th. Its a few...

It sounds like Disney is a good place to get into.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

Disney is a good place to get into.

Not really. Their jobs are almost always seasonal and they are 20 miles one way down one of the most dangerous interstates in the Nation (I-4). Working that far into Orlando will be my last choice. And the co-worker that has a friend doing it says he walks as they have certian areas of the park for each IT person.

 

[aut555]

Not really. Their jobs are almost always seasonal and they are 20 miles one way down one of...

Understand, what about competitors of your company? Did you have to sign any disclosure agreements to work at this company?