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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I started at a firm this spring, worked there for six months.  I am pissed at how they did it and caught totally off guard.  HR sent an invite for 9 AM with them and a principal at the firm, they jumped right in by saying “due to your performance issues the last few weeks, we’re letting you go.” I got a week’s additional pay. There was ZERO indication of performance issues.  I feel gaslit - everything was on track, I did good work, never missed a deadline, was on good terms with people.  I know they’re doing it for financial reasons - they’ve vastly missed their financial goals for the year and just yesterday during an account meeting they re-emphasized the firm’s financial precariousness.

Why fired instead of laid off? How long have my project leads known? Everything seemed fine.  I turn forty in a month and feel like a failure and a loser. [/quote]

I'm sorry. I had this happen to me in 2023. I took a job in an adjacent industry and got about 16 months into my new job without any negative comments about my work performance. Until I had my 1 year job review at 16 months and was told out of the blue what a horrible employee I was and that I was going on a 30 day PIP. News flash: It's almost impossible to survive a 30 day PIP. I was summarily fired with zero severance and it took me 23 months to find full time work.

Thankfully I got a new job where they appreciate my skills and background and I'm happy to be there, but if I got stabbed in the back again, I wouldn't keep my mouth shut. I would demand a big severance payment and if they didn't give me one, I'd threaten to sue them. And then I would follow through. Companies hate spending money on lawyers about this crap and I've got enough money to drag this out. I wouldn't let a shitty employer take advantage of me again. [/quote]

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