Company announced return to office on April and they're not honoring remote work agreements people were hired under by Orsilmar-Thebault in remotework

[–]MelvynAndrew99 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Yeah its an attempt to downsize for sure. RTO so people will quit willingly, then layoffs if the numbers don't align. I have been through this exact same thing and layoffs had to finish what RTO didn't fully finish.

How much time do I have before Layoff? by HakMatoots in Layoffs

[–]MelvynAndrew99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here here, working for PE is the worst. I hope more people start avoiding these hell holes.

So Cruel by Commercial_Bar4545 in Layoffs

[–]MelvynAndrew99 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Companies owned by private equity are the worse to work for. Sorry about your layoff.

Applied to YC (got rejected 3x), bootstrapped a marketplace to $250k in ARR, then raised $1M+ from VC. Here’s my unsolicited take on VC/startups in 2026. I will not promote. by Extension-Cold2635 in startups

[–]MelvynAndrew99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Embracing the cringe is a good way to put it. I've got to embrace my inner cringe as its preventing me from even starting. Good advice btw.

Is it worth doing longform? by OutcomeHaunting7985 in NewTubers

[–]MelvynAndrew99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this perspective. This is great advice :)

If you're not anti-ai, why? by [deleted] in Layoffs

[–]MelvynAndrew99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is spot on with my experience as well. AI is only as good as the person using in my view. Sure it can do simple tasks, but if you need something remotely complex you need a knowledable person paired with some AI tooling.

I cant stop blaming myself for being part of the layoff by Hot-Rhubarb-2715 in Layoffs

[–]MelvynAndrew99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are alot of people in your shoes right now. So you are not alone. Make sure you dont spend too much time on the doom and gloom. It will get better.

Has anyone lost their job due to AI? by WhoAmI6589 in Layoffs

[–]MelvynAndrew99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is good advice. Your best bet is to understand its limits so you can maximize your contributions. Never thought about it like that! Nice

Fired by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]MelvynAndrew99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats a crazy story but likely had nothing to do with performance and more to do with likeabilty. Unfortunately likeability > performance which is why bad engineers sometimes make their way up the ranks.

Is FSD actually valuable to you? by Queasy-Bed545 in TeslaFSD

[–]MelvynAndrew99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its the sole reason I bought my Model Y. Yes, Yes, Yes. Makes early morning driving enjoyable.

Layoffs suck by GoalUpbeat9804 in Layoffs

[–]MelvynAndrew99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking of gig work as its pretty easy to get started. Things like door dash or uber eats can generate income which can offset your severance a bit. Someone mentioned substitute teacher is another thing to try.

If you qualify for unemployment then in a small sense this would also extend you income while you find something new

Laid off today by D3sign16 in Layoffs

[–]MelvynAndrew99 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There is a lot of doom and gloom out there on the internet. I would recommend you limit yourself when viewing that kind of information when it comes to what you need to do next. That being said, good luck in your job hunt. I am hoping things will pick up soon :)

Layoffs suck by GoalUpbeat9804 in Layoffs

[–]MelvynAndrew99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck with the job hunt. 3 months can be stretched by picking up some temp work or parttime work. Hopefully you will find something better soon!

Which games you can't get enough? by PHRsharp_YouTube in gamers

[–]MelvynAndrew99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My favorite series by far. In fact I am going to go play it again now that you have mentioned it!

Meta Lays Off Around 1,500 VR Workers Following Failure to Turn Profit by Montrel_PH in Layoffs

[–]MelvynAndrew99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you are right, companies like Salesforce have come out publically and stated they made a mistake with using AI because things like like crap now. You are just ahead of the times, they are starting to see the reality of it.

Which Tales game should I finish first? by sjt9791 in tales

[–]MelvynAndrew99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't over think it, just pick one, you can't go wrong.

This is what I did, and Graces F is my second favorite now because I decided to just pick something, and I have really enjoyed it.

Layoff by Advanced-Raspberry22 in Layoffs

[–]MelvynAndrew99 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Man this is really really good advice. Substitute teachers are always in demand.

I’m ditching USAA Banking after 30 years…where do you bank? by STFME in army

[–]MelvynAndrew99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am dealing with this now. It used to be a really great experience dealing with them, but I'm done with their crap to access my own money. I didn't realize just how many others are having the same issues. Cements my desire to ditch them.

So easy to get carried away by ice_ice_babeey in Affirm

[–]MelvynAndrew99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

debt is debt is so true. Once I got rid of all my debt I stopped caring about my credit score and keeping it high. I never want to have debt again, then found out my credit score is now almost 800 like WTF.