Is “soft firing” a thing?

[Anonymous]

What is an example? Like - working at a restaurant and not getting shifts? Being given undesirable projects? Can this be in the absence of bad feedback? Why not just lay someone off?

[Anonymous]

Google constructive termination.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Google constructive termination.

Yep. Happened to me.

[Anonymous]

Laid off = unemployment costs

If you leave voluntarily, don't believe you are eligible

[Anonymous]

Yes - fewer shifts or inconvenient ones. Bad projects. Taking away perks like WFH.

I also worked at a place that would gently tell you it was time to part ways but would not actually fire you. You were supposed to leave "voluntarily" within a couple months.

[Anonymous]

It's constructive firing. I worked for a guy who did it to the office manager. He took away duties she used to cover and gave them to other people in the office, and eventually she had almost nothing to do each day.

[Anonymous]

When we wanted an incompetent lawyer out at my gov agency we just started riding them. Calling out every mistake. Putting a PIP in place. They got the message and quit every time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes - fewer shifts or inconvenient ones. Bad projects. Taking away perks like WFH.

I also worked at a place that would gently tell you it was time to part ways but would not actually fire you. You were supposed to leave "voluntarily" within a couple months.

What a shitty, slimy place. Name the company.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes - fewer shifts or inconvenient ones. Bad projects. Taking away perks like WFH.

I also worked at a place that would gently tell you it was time to part ways but would not actually fire you. You were supposed to leave "voluntarily" within a couple months.

What a shitty, slimy place. Name the company.

That's how every big law firm gets rid of associates. It's uncomfortable but on the other hand you are getting paid and there's no gap in your resume.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes - fewer shifts or inconvenient ones. Bad projects. Taking away perks like WFH.

I also worked at a place that would gently tell you it was time to part ways but would not actually fire you. You were supposed to leave "voluntarily" within a couple months.

What a shitty, slimy place. Name the company.

That's how every big law firm gets rid of associates. It's uncomfortable but on the other hand you are getting paid and there's no gap in your resume.

Unless things have changed the way I saw it go down is you get three paid months after your annual review and can stay on the firm website for three more months so you get insurance but are not paid.

[Anonymous]

My company just stopped paying me after 5+ years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My company just stopped paying me after 5+ years

But you got the red stapler?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is an example? Like - working at a restaurant and not getting shifts? Being given undesirable projects? Can this be in the absence of bad feedback? Why not just lay someone off?

Yes, it's called constructive discharge and is often used to force someone out. It can be actionable in court if you use it to avoid the terms of a contract for force someone out for discriminatory reasons.

[Anonymous]

We usually negotiate a departure with a severance agreement. I like to avoid firing when possible and prefer to give someone an offramp and time to find a new role while employed.

[Anonymous]

My dad or company in NY never did lay offs but we had a NJ and Long Island location.

They switch you one location to other location to make your commute a living hell to you quit.

More than 3 lateness in a year you’re fired for cause no unemployment.