#severance

While global HQ preaches corporate ethics and announces structured layoffs with severance packages, the reality at one of its major international subsidiaries is a textbook disaster of cronyism, severe toxic management, and unlawful practices.
If you are considering joining this company (either in sales or other), read this first.

1. Cronyism & Extreme Toxic Environment Following a change in leadership, the regional entity was overtaken by an ex-competitor clique that privatized the organization. The pressure and chaotic direction became unbearable: within a single regional technical department, two young engineers collapsed due to severe vascular crises (myocardial infarction and cerebral hemorrhage). Unsurprisingly, both systems engineers and sales reps have been fleeing the subsidiary in droves, with multiple new hires quitting during their probation or taking medical leave immediately after.

2. Severance Evasion via We-ponized PIP To avoid paying official restructuring/severance packages, local management we-ponized PIPs against selected targets. Despite prior recognized contributions, impossible targets were imposed to manufacture failure. Legitimate rights to medical leave were concealed from stressed employees, leaving them no choice but to resign under extreme duress.

3. The Ridiculous "60pt Font" Forced Resignation In one flagrant instance of constructive dismissal, management presented a resignation template that had already pre-printed the text "Personal Reasons" in an absurd 60-point bold font—forcing the employee to sign away their rights to company-initiated severance. The sheer amateurism and intimidation tactics of local management are beyond belief.

4. Official Government Regulatory Intervention The negligence didn't stop at forced departures. Former employees attempting to process legal post-employment documentation were met with an automated bounce-back stating the HR inbox was "no longer monitored" and completely neglected for months. This explicit violation of statutory labor regulations triggered a formal inquiry and corrective action by the local government's labor regulatory agency.
   Local leadership is desperately trying to hide these catastrophic failures from San Jose. HQ Compliance, Rajiv, and the Audit Committee need to investigate the toxic clique running this subsidiary before further legal liabilities and brand damage hit the global press.

Layoffs will start 6am on Monday by email. Approx. 11,000 employees. No change in severance from last round. No garden leave- effective immediately. Retroactive WARN notices. Remember WARN also doesn’t apply to remote workers. A similar sized layoff in March. Nearly all teams are expected to solidify AI development processes even further. Teams will begin to transition to big picture small headcount silos. This will begin the shift and divestment from resources abroad to a smaller Oracle <90,000 employees by 2028

I've been added to the list. Does anyone know how much Dell Ireland are paying for redundancy..I heard 4 weeks plus 2.

If you post for a job but do not get it until after your last day, do you still get severance?

Curious what severance is…Any thoughts?

No reductions expected?

Heard they may offer a VSP but reduced to match typical severance packages. Anyone else heard this?

I got laid off almost two weeks ago. I received a personal and work email for a job offer. It’s Employee Installation Representative. It’s for 5 months. It would not mess with my severance. I would get paid what I was making. Has anyone else received an email Iike this or accepted this?

Has anyone here who recently retired or forced into retirement from Verizon signed up for the Retiree COBRA Plan?

My severance package includes my current health coverage, but that coverage ends in September, so I’m trying to decide whether enrolling in the Retiree COBRA Plan is worth the cost.

I know I can call Verizon Benefits and get answers to my specific questions, but I’d really like to hear from real-world Verizon retirees who have actually gone through the process and can share their experience.

For those who enrolled:

What are you paying per month?
Which plan did you choose?
How has the coverage been compared with what you had while working?
Have you run into any unexpected costs, limitations, or issues?
Overall, do you feel the Retiree COBRA Plan is worth the cost?

I’d especially love to hear from Verizon retirees in Florida, but I’m interested in anyone’s experience. I’m trying to make an informed decision before my current coverage ends. Thanks!

They are for evidence. time stamp video evidence. fire with cause when timesheet has 8 hours but video shows 6 on site. All to avoid severance. doomed.

I was looking through my new employee paperwork from when I started at Wells many moons ago, and at that time the company policy was 1 month of severance for every year of service. Sometime in 2017, the policy apparently changed to just 2 weeks per year.

My questions are: Can the company legally change a severance policy like that? Did employees have to sign something acknowledging the change?

I vaguely remember seeing something about this in the OWBPA or on Teamworks before I was laid off. I’m especially wondering whether older, long-tenured employees have any recourse.

Please only weigh in if you actually know the answer or have relevant experience. The snarky remarks are getting old. Thanks!

Do those put on PIPs receive severance benefits similar to a layoff situation?

Am I reading correctly that we will not collect VSP until 45 days after signing the agreement on our separation date?

It is so subjective, isn't it? Use the information that you have and do what is best for you and your loved ones. Clinging to the notion of getting severance has caught up more than a few. Then, surprise, your severance is lost due to a relocation of your work to another division or company such as Cognizant. The only move to make is the one that gives you a semblance of peace in the current environment. Semblance, not actual peace.

I visited TheWorkNumber website and an entry under “Verifiers who have procured or attempted to procure your data in the past 24 months” appeared as having been pulled by Verizon in August.

Is this de rigeur for offboarding? I’d recommend everyone check theirs.

Can somebody please say what the severance package was like for the latest layoff? Just to see if there were any changes since the last round.

If you got 8 weeks notice was your severance package 18 months less 8 weeks?

Is anyone getting longer formal notice? Did anyone get like 6 months formal notice so that severance was significantly reduced ? (18 months, less 6 months ?)

For those of you that have analyzed the PIL language or had a lawyer review the language, were any dealbreaker clauses found?

Is it worth signing to get 3 months of salary?

BP severance was “deselected” by BP but no new package received from Stonepeak yet.

Is it standard and final?

You have the opportunity to do something good for those that wish to stay. Talk to your manager and put yourself forward to be on the list and get a package. Or just keep talking about how you want to leave. Your choice

How much worse off can you be than staying here if they show you the door and send you off with a nice severance package? Honestly?

Is it going to be the same as the last time? I'm hearing there might be some reductions, but I truly hope that's not true.

I heard that folks on laat displacement didn’t get packages. Any truth to that?

Wondering what might happen to the 10% that were placed in bottom ranking group. Will they automatically get terminated? Will they get severance? In most cases placement was probably due to performance but have heard of a few cases where managers made false accusations to force placement in the bottom and satisfy the newly established quota.

Obviously wait until your severance is a month or so from being done since the hiring process is about 4-5 weeks from first interview to job offer on average. Some licensed positions are quicker since not everyone can apply vs anyone off the street like a teller.

Hello - Did anyone else get a second separation agreement email yesterday? It’s been over 9 months so it is a bit odd.

Reddit brought it up too

https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM_Employees/s/NIb64DW7VI

Is it a scam?

Immediate Action Required - Important Information Regarding Your Employment

Dear Abby,

We are sharing some difficult news regarding your position.

After careful consideration of Oracle’s current business needs, we have made the decision to eliminate your role as part of a broader organizational change. As a result, today is your last working day.

We are grateful for your dedication, hard work, and the impact you have made during your time with us.

After signing your termination paperwork, you will be eligible to receive a severance package subject to the terms and conditions of the severance plan. You will receive an email from DocuSign to your Oracle email address with details on your severance and termination date.

Immediate Action Required
To receive important follow-up information, including FAQs and separation documents to help you through this transition, you must provide a personal email address.

Please click here to submit a personal email address immediately. If you make a submission error, please re-submit a new form. Please Note: The personal email address will only be used for correspondence regarding separation-related information and severance agreements.

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do you mean friday 8/28? or monday 8/31? several people are saying monday. any information on severance? number of people? this is not the end. layoffs will continue to happen over the next 2-3 years

How did he possibly manage to sail away with a smooth $3.3 MILLION "severance payment?" With all the layoffs and cuts!

When will they contact those that are leaving to go over severance package , those that went thru this ,can you comment on process , can we keep life insurance if we pay premium,

Has anyone (recently) successfully negotiated a longer/improved severance package using an attorney?

Does anyone know how to get a copy of our most recent severance policy? I have an idea of what it was back in 2024 but dont know if it has changed recently.

Please? I'd give anything to be shown the door with severance. I've grown to absolutely hate this place.

Just got my Zoom meeting. Final separation date is Oct 23. Severance is salary/benefits/vesting through separation date plus 2 weeks of On Target Earnings (min 8 weeks) for commission employees.

Whatever consultants Wells hired for these rolling layoffs must have told them severance packages would mask the illegal discrimination well.

With the onesy twosy layoffs still occurring why is there no info here on package? Weeks of severance? Weeks of cobra? , etc. has it drastically been reduced?

When does severance package begin if you were told day of notification was your last day? If 9/4, are you being paid through then w/regular pay?

☕ Coffee? Check.
📅 Calendar? Check.
😰 Existential dread? Check.
👔 Manager + HR meeting? Oh… sh-t.

Good luck to everyone tomorrow as we gather for that very special corporate tradition known as “Career Roulette Thursday.”

Remember, no matter what happens, your company has a carefully prepared plan for your future…

…it just may not include you. 😂

And somewhere in India or the Philippines, someone is already polishing their résumé.

May the odds, the severance, and your remaining PTO be ever in your favor. 🍀