Anonymous
Post 06/12/2026 16:01     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
Fake sick
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2026 15:51     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You just smile and nod and agree to do it. Then don't do it. Every minute of work time should be spent job searching.


Someone submitted their two week notice to me and stopped working. I shut down his access to everything and handed him his notice. No work equals no pay. Maybe OP works a job that is not as easily tracked. But, not everyone is going to tolerate an employee expecting a paycheck for nothing. So, if OP needs her job and/or references, not submitting deliverables or otherwise not working isn't a good strategy.


That's what the nodding and smiling is for! "Working on it, boss!" Then forward some emails, then back to job search. "Gosh it's so hard keeping up with the workload of such an amazing worker as Vacation Larla! No wonder you fired me! Trying my best, boss!" And back to job search.


lol!
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2026 15:50     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
Anonymous wrote:How big is severance, that would depend how far you go.


Op. Total crap.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 17:31     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
How big is severance, that would depend how far you go.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 16:42     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
How many weeks or months do you have left? Even if you weren’t laid off would you be the logical person to be doing the vacationer’s tasks? Like you already know how to do their work?

Do you like the job and would you stay if asked, or come back?

Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 15:32     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
Smile, nod, and do the bare minimum. What are they going to do, fire you?
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 15:30     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
OP this happened to me too. No advice, just empathy. It sucks. Do your best but agree your priority is finding a new job.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 14:57     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
What are they going to do at this point? They've already fired you. Document where things are. Pack your things up. Exit.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 14:36     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
^ thee
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 14:35     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You just smile and nod and agree to do it. Then don't do it. Every minute of work time should be spent job searching.


Someone submitted their two week notice to me and stopped working. I shut down his access to everything and handed him his notice. No work equals no pay. Maybe OP works a job that is not as easily tracked. But, not everyone is going to tolerate an employee expecting a paycheck for nothing. So, if OP needs her job and/or references, not submitting deliverables or otherwise not working isn't a good strategy.


I was in a senior ‘women leaders’ group during Covid. Early on, there was one woman who let it be known loudly and vocally that she wasn’t ‘going to accept any “child care” excuses’ as employees worked from home while juggling child care, schooling etc as schools around the country closed down during a worldwide emergency. ‘Get a sitter!!’

She’s basically a pariah now.


That's a whole different ballgame. Early on during Covid, people didn't have resources. If you were doing the work, then most people understood. And flexing hours was key, though exhausting for parents. Once resources became available, which point varied depending on location, etc., then it's fair to not accept childcare excuses. That being said, I work as a lawyer and once we started hearings and trials, there was a $500 fine in some courts if you had a child or animal disruption.


Just because there was a fine in one court doesn’t make it any better. Judges are known to be jerks and ‘rules for the not me’ types. In my world, judges are just as often the ones who use virtual hearings for their own personal convenience, often calling it after the parties have made a personal appearance.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 14:32     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
I'd try not to burn bridges with crappy "deliverables" as I've been on the cleaning-up end of that - the boss isn't the one having to fix things later. But I also would do as little as possible and probably take some sick time too. Your boss is pushing it with you, probably because there won't be any long-term consequences from you.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 14:20     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You just smile and nod and agree to do it. Then don't do it. Every minute of work time should be spent job searching.


Someone submitted their two week notice to me and stopped working. I shut down his access to everything and handed him his notice. No work equals no pay. Maybe OP works a job that is not as easily tracked. But, not everyone is going to tolerate an employee expecting a paycheck for nothing. So, if OP needs her job and/or references, not submitting deliverables or otherwise not working isn't a good strategy.


I was in a senior ‘women leaders’ group during Covid. Early on, there was one woman who let it be known loudly and vocally that she wasn’t ‘going to accept any “child care” excuses’ as employees worked from home while juggling child care, schooling etc as schools around the country closed down during a worldwide emergency. ‘Get a sitter!!’

She’s basically a pariah now.


That's a whole different ballgame. Early on during Covid, people didn't have resources. If you were doing the work, then most people understood. And flexing hours was key, though exhausting for parents. Once resources became available, which point varied depending on location, etc., then it's fair to not accept childcare excuses. That being said, I work as a lawyer and once we started hearings and trials, there was a $500 fine in some courts if you had a child or animal disruption.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 14:14     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You just smile and nod and agree to do it. Then don't do it. Every minute of work time should be spent job searching.


Someone submitted their two week notice to me and stopped working. I shut down his access to everything and handed him his notice. No work equals no pay. Maybe OP works a job that is not as easily tracked. But, not everyone is going to tolerate an employee expecting a paycheck for nothing. So, if OP needs her job and/or references, not submitting deliverables or otherwise not working isn't a good strategy.


I was in a senior ‘women leaders’ group during Covid. Early on, there was one woman who let it be known loudly and vocally that she wasn’t ‘going to accept any “child care” excuses’ as employees worked from home while juggling child care, schooling etc as schools around the country closed down during a worldwide emergency. ‘Get a sitter!!’

She’s basically a pariah now.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 14:06     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You just smile and nod and agree to do it. Then don't do it. Every minute of work time should be spent job searching.


Someone submitted their two week notice to me and stopped working. I shut down his access to everything and handed him his notice. No work equals no pay. Maybe OP works a job that is not as easily tracked. But, not everyone is going to tolerate an employee expecting a paycheck for nothing. So, if OP needs her job and/or references, not submitting deliverables or otherwise not working isn't a good strategy.


That's what the nodding and smiling is for! "Working on it, boss!" Then forward some emails, then back to job search. "Gosh it's so hard keeping up with the workload of such an amazing worker as Vacation Larla! No wonder you fired me! Trying my best, boss!" And back to job search.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 14:04     Subject: Laid off but still working. Manager seems to want me to take on new work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do what you want—what are they going to do to you? I’d be pleasant about it and then do what I felt up to.


Idk contacts, a reference etc?

My boss is missing a humanity chip


They chose you to lay off! Just give them the minimum while smiling and nodding.