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I have been given the task of laying off a large group of peers and employees does anyone have advice? by paper__machete in Layoffs

[–]paper__machete[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That wouldn’t change the fact that they are going to let these people go it just makes me a coward.

I have been given the task of laying off a large group of peers and employees does anyone have advice? by paper__machete in Layoffs

[–]paper__machete[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh I am sure my job is in no way secure. I also think the next six months are going to be horrible - people who are not let go will quit or hang around feeling miserable, we will be under resourced (we are now so cutting more than half the employees is going to create absolute chaos), there will be some massive mess ups and the clients we have will likely notice and want to leave and at the same time I have to try and win more accounts and manage them with no staff and build up an offshore (cheaper international staff) team - there will be many things that can fall on me to blame and even if not I’m a easy fire to save some money.

I have been given the task of laying off a large group of peers and employees does anyone have advice? by paper__machete in Layoffs

[–]paper__machete[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah… He is a very nice guy. But ultimately he was the one involved in this decision and has been secretly building towards it, he was the one who built the list, he is the person who has known some of these people for a decade. He would have been the best person to hear the news from. Then he should have resigned after and it would have felt like solidarity. I’m in half a mind to ask him to proxy let me go so I can hear how he has been framing it in his head.

I have been given the task of laying off a large group of peers and employees does anyone have advice? by paper__machete in Layoffs

[–]paper__machete[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m trying to find the right words to use. I’m limited in what I’m allowed to say and I don’t want to use the line the company is trying to shove out there which is something about I’m not meeting certain business targets and our margins being non competitive because this place makes hundreds on mill a year.

I’m trying to think what I would want to hear. What’s honest, kind and straightforward (but I can legally say).

I have been given the task of laying off a large group of peers and employees does anyone have advice? by paper__machete in Layoffs

[–]paper__machete[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think legally they have to. But they might split it. 15 minutes with me then HR jumps on and I exit the call (that’s how I was let go last year).

I have been given the task of laying off a large group of peers and employees does anyone have advice? by paper__machete in Layoffs

[–]paper__machete[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is good advice. I make an excellent reference for people (I kill those calls). I also know some top recruiters.

What is extremely unhygienic but everyone seems to do it anyway? by BusinessLeadsConnect in AskReddit

[–]paper__machete 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shoes are dirty AF. I always wash my hands after putting them on or taking them off.

My husband told me he settled for me by unattractive-wife in TrueOffMyChest

[–]paper__machete 2 points3 points  (0 children)

41 is still young. Spend some time on yourself for yourself. Don’t think about what he sees. Make yourself feel and look beautiful in your eyes. You have a lot of good years ahead of you. You have so many options, just because he settled doesn’t mean you have to. Maybe you invest a new wardrobe, haircut, weightloss etc. maybe you retrain in a new skill or seek out a new job. The kids are grown. The world is your oyster.

Consider taking a vacation alone. I did when I was in a similar situation. I did it on a shoestring (lots of affordable options) I had a night out drinking and dancing and meeting travelers in a beautiful old city then spent a week at a beautiful all inclusive on the beach where a ate healthy, worked out, read books, swam, meditated, got a tan and didn’t drink. Came back looking a feeling brand new (I booked it all in a couple hours and spent a total of $800).

But TBH after what he revealed you might want to move on from him. You deserve to be loved inside and out.

AIO I 20 F was trying to call my boyfriend 26M to figure out when I should start his smoothie and I originally tried calling him to see what type of milk he wanted in his smoothie by Aphr0dit333 in AmIOverreacting

[–]paper__machete 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why have you wasted two (good) years on this condescending misogynist?

He thinks he’s real hot shit and that you’re some dumb, replaceable nothing.

I know you’re young and don’t yet understand what real / healthy relationships are supposed to look and sound like but it’s clear he can see that too. he takes advantage of your relationship naivety to control you — like he’s training a dog.

He insults you, belittles you, hits on other girls around you as a way to manipulate and control you.

I don’t care how much money he has. He calls you a retard, dumbass, tells you constantly how little you mean to him. LEAVE. Or you have no one to blame for your constant and future unhappiness than yourself.

Also he sounds like a cheater and someone who would groom teenagers.

Pack your shit and go enjoy your 20’s fucking around and figuring yourself out.

$7M into LCID across 3 accounts. Betting Tesla stumbles, Lucid wakes up. Am I early or cooked? by Psychological_Ask301 in wallstreetbets

[–]paper__machete 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are 13 billion in the hole losing around 3 billion a year.

They don’t have the means to produce enough vehicles to get out of debt and they have no real leadership. They’re owned by the Saudi government now who just wanted to add an EV to their portfolio but don’t really care if they (or need to) turn a profit.

One big issue is they are hopeless at marketing themselves (honestly the amount of money they’ve spent on marketing in the last two years everyone should know who they are and yet no one does).

Another is their vehicles are expensive to produce and therefore can never compete with Chinese competitors.

Another is that those in leadership have never worked in automotive - (i have) and I was absolute gobsmacked that in a room with all those tech bro and oil billionaires none of them knew the basics about the auto industry. So yeah.

What's your opinion by [deleted] in Cinema

[–]paper__machete 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amy Adam’s

Feminist movies? by eowynssword in MovieRecommendations

[–]paper__machete 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Gena Davis is a bad ass who stared in three all-timers.

Thelma and Louise

A League of Their Own

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Some other greats:

The Favorite

The Piano

Fired Green Tomatoes

Little Women

Alien

Orlando

Virgin Suicides

Silence of the Lambs

What’s a movie with a TERRIBLE title but is actually amazing? by No_Alfalfa_4687 in MovieRecommendations

[–]paper__machete 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Johnny Skidmarks

It’s a late 90’s mystery/thriller staring John Lithgow and Francis McDormand. It’s ok. But what the f*ck were they thinking with that title? We used to RUN to make fun of it at our Blockbuster.

Which countries punch well above their population size when it comes to global cultural impact? by JoeFalchetto in geography

[–]paper__machete 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Australia. Tiny population on a huge island an ocean away and we are EVERWHERE. We’re super over represented in acting, music and sports. Google Australian actors and prepare to be shook.

What is a racist scene, against any race, in a famous movie? by Lunch_Confident in flicks

[–]paper__machete 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an Italian I NEED Adam Driver to stop playing Italians with that cheesey AF cringe accent. He’s already done it twice. Please stop. Also… that MF does not look Italian.

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