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My employer was officially bought out by a competitor two weeks ago. It was
buhlcougar
10/30/14 10:22am
Your intuition is right.
Ragnar Danneskjold
10/30/14 10:25am
^^^^ buhlcougar's new VP
mottman
10/30/14 10:29am
funny. but not funny.
johnnycarson
10/30/14 10:31am
Only if Ragnar is a woman...wait a second...it all makes sense now.
buhlcougar
10/30/14 10:40am
Send in the Bobs
DogBoy
10/30/14 10:25am
"I'M A PEOPLE PERSON!"
mulletino
10/30/14 10:27am
So, the "Don't worry about losing your jobs" was sent out in order to try and
Coug Eastwood
10/30/14 10:26am
My experience is that "Your job is safe" is just as bad as "you have nothing
RebelScum
10/30/14 10:39am
Key is to find a job and time it so you get severance too
Sonics
10/30/14 10:31am
Yup. I had the same issue of being told we are all safe, then 3 months later...
DogBoy
10/30/14 10:46am
arent there clauses in some packages that stops payment upon a new job?
mottman
10/30/14 10:50am
RE: My employer was officially bought out by a competitor two weeks ago. It was
BigD Coug
10/30/14 10:31am
We have been told consistently from day 1 of the announcement that their tax
buhlcougar
10/30/14 10:39am
Well there's hope then.
BigD Coug
10/30/14 10:43am
I'm getting the impression that although I may have a job in the future I don't
buhlcougar
10/30/14 11:11am
Tax is stressful enough without having to deal with all that - but at the same
BigD Coug
10/30/14 11:28am
That is why they grab one or two and drop the rest
CSoul
10/30/14 10:58am
If they are in California, there is a California state web site that all layoffs
Lance71
10/30/14 10:59am
i run a company in CA and i must have broken the law many times.
OC_Ute
10/30/14 12:34pm
http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and _training/Layoff_Services_WARN .htm
Lance71
10/30/14 1:01pm
I worked for a fortune 500 had the same things said to me, was laid off a few
Ebolarama
10/30/14 10:31am
I'm guessing once we finish our stub period return then they will let people go.
buhlcougar
10/30/14 10:36am
The good news is you'll probably have a few months to look for something new
Ebolarama
10/30/14 10:39am
"Keep doing what you are doing. You don't need to worry about anything."
workindev
10/30/14 10:36am
Honestly, the best case scenario is that you find another job before the layoff,
Ragnar Danneskjold
10/30/14 10:52am
Easy response: I'm SUPER effective and UBER vital! there, i just saved your job
fattycoug
10/30/14 10:56am
Ha! We're coworkers!
purplmonkeydishwashr
10/30/14 10:56am
Tax and accounting and hr are always chopped to pieces in acquisitions
CSoul
10/30/14 10:57am
consolidation always happens and usually at the mother ship.
OC_Ute
10/30/14 12:36pm
After a merger or acquisition, when someone tells you "not to worry, your job is
Jeff Spicoli
10/30/14 1:23pm
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