Laid off am I obligated to train during transition

[Anonymous]

Are you still not getting paid? I would train as much as you can but don't put yourself out and definitely use an sick days you have left.

[Anonymous]

If it's a key role and the person really has no idea, I'd offer to consult for a nice unreasonable fee.

[Anonymous]

If you're still being paid, then yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it's a key role and the person really has no idea, I'd offer to consult for a nice unreasonable fee.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're still being paid, then yes.

that's when you catch up on medical appointments with any sick time you have left

[Anonymous]

To answer your question...no you are not at all "legally obligated."

To answer the question you did not ask....you should spend a good portion of the time you are still getting paid to perform work for that company helping out the new person. That is a human who did not wrong you in any way, and if you can make their life easier why wouldn't you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To answer your question...no you are not at all "legally obligated."

To answer the question you did not ask....you should spend a good portion of the time you are still getting paid to perform work for that company helping out the new person. That is a human who did not wrong you in any way, and if you can make their life easier why wouldn't you?

Seriously? I have to give away my strategy to make someone’s life easy? I have many years of experience to learn what I know and now I just have to give it away to make someone’s life easier?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To answer your question...no you are not at all "legally obligated."

To answer the question you did not ask....you should spend a good portion of the time you are still getting paid to perform work for that company helping out the new person. That is a human who did not wrong you in any way, and if you can make their life easier why wouldn't you?

Seriously? I have to give away my strategy to make someone’s life easy? I have many years of experience to learn what I know and now I just have to give it away to make someone’s life easier?

Glad you're not my co-worker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're still being paid, then yes.

+1

I’m sorry you were laid off, it’s very hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To answer your question...no you are not at all "legally obligated."

To answer the question you did not ask....you should spend a good portion of the time you are still getting paid to perform work for that company helping out the new person. That is a human who did not wrong you in any way, and if you can make their life easier why wouldn't you?

Seriously? I have to give away my strategy to make someone’s life easy? I have many years of experience to learn what I know and now I just have to give it away to make someone’s life easier?

I don’t think you need to train them on whatever personal strategy you’re using. Only on what the job is and what the outcome should be. If you created personal work flows and strategies then I would say you are not obligated to share those.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't. I would pack up that computer ASAP and send it back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To answer your question...no you are not at all "legally obligated."

To answer the question you did not ask....you should spend a good portion of the time you are still getting paid to perform work for that company helping out the new person. That is a human who did not wrong you in any way, and if you can make their life easier why wouldn't you?

Seriously? I have to give away my strategy to make someone’s life easy? I have many years of experience to learn what I know and now I just have to give it away to make someone’s life easier?

It was clearly a no brainer for your company to cut you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To answer your question...no you are not at all "legally obligated."

To answer the question you did not ask....you should spend a good portion of the time you are still getting paid to perform work for that company helping out the new person. That is a human who did not wrong you in any way, and if you can make their life easier why wouldn't you?

Seriously? I have to give away my strategy to make someone’s life easy? I have many years of experience to learn what I know and now I just have to give it away to make someone’s life easier?

Glad you're not my co-worker.

Well he isnt anyones co-worker anymore. He has been laid off and expected to train someone who doesnt know the job instead of keeping someone who does.

Good for you OP. How to do the job should be written down. Hand it over and say there you go. How YOU do the job does not need to be shared. She will find her own way of doing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To answer your question...no you are not at all "legally obligated."

To answer the question you did not ask....you should spend a good portion of the time you are still getting paid to perform work for that company helping out the new person. That is a human who did not wrong you in any way, and if you can make their life easier why wouldn't you?

Seriously? I have to give away my strategy to make someone’s life easy? I have many years of experience to learn what I know and now I just have to give it away to make someone’s life easier?

They paid you for those many years of experience you spent learning your strategy, right? They're paying you for these last few days, right? You don't need to go above and beyond or anything, but yes, you should work for the time you're getting paid, and if your assignment is to train someone, then that's your assignment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're still being paid, then yes.

+1. I would assume that your severance agreement has some provision requiring you to be available to assist with various things during a certain period. If you agreed to that provision, why are you trying to back out of it now? I guess you could ask them to amend your severance agreement to remove that provision but I doubt they will agree to it.