I was working at a factory, working my way through college, when they had a big layoff. It went strictly by seniority. I was a quality control inspector and got demoted to keep working. At least I had a job in a bad economy.
And the morale of the story .... This is like the 43rd and the next is the 44th off-topic post in this thread. Most of them in the last two pages. Probably not even worth trying to salvage at this point. I wouldn't want to sort through the mess. Probably time to lock it down.
Quote from: AC in NC on 01/18/2019 03:27 amAnd the morale of the story .... This is like the 43rd and the next is the 44th off-topic post in this thread. Most of them in the last two pages. Probably not even worth trying to salvage at this point. I wouldn't want to sort through the mess. Probably time to lock it down.I think people are sharing their personal stories to make a point. At least that's what I did.You work for a company and get a paycheck. That's your reward. If the company no longer needs your services they let you go. Sure it feels personal, but it's not. Business is business. Same goes for finding a new job. Don't feel bad about leaving. Your old boss should have paid you more or given better benefits.
Sometimes businesses have to reduce staff because the company's requirements change. We see that with Block 5 reusability and moving to SS/SH.I was part of a big layoff a few years ago. The company decided to move to web-based apps, overseas help desk, and some "cloud" apps and storage. They no longer needed a large in-house IT department. Sure, it sucked being told on a conference call I was out of a job, but it made sense. I wasn't working on any new projects and was keeping busy by helping second level support. I knew my time was up.The company gave us 30 days to help the reorg transition and a large severance package for incentive. They were about as nice and professional as they could under the circumstances.Unfortunately, SpaceX went the IT company route of immediate dismissal, but that's common in tech industries today. I guess everyone has to suffer because of the possible damage a disgruntled employee can do.
Quote from: RonM on 01/16/2019 05:09 pmSometimes businesses have to reduce staff because the company's requirements change. We see that with Block 5 reusability and moving to SS/SH.I was part of a big layoff a few years ago. The company decided to move to web-based apps, overseas help desk, and some "cloud" apps and storage. They no longer needed a large in-house IT department. Sure, it sucked being told on a conference call I was out of a job, but it made sense. I wasn't working on any new projects and was keeping busy by helping second level support. I knew my time was up.The company gave us 30 days to help the reorg transition and a large severance package for incentive. They were about as nice and professional as they could under the circumstances.Unfortunately, SpaceX went the IT company route of immediate dismissal, but that's common in tech industries today. I guess everyone has to suffer because of the possible damage a disgruntled employee can do.The book Lab Rats by Dan Lyons comes to mind about how silicon valley companies operate these days.Musk is originally a Silicon valley guy and old habits die hard.Though those who left Spacex do seems to generally hold less resentment than average and tend to quickly find jobs else where.Another issue they may have overshot on their hiring in some departments as the company was growing very quickly.Plus how many times did they change star ship's basic design and probably would have ended up with more specialized techs and engineers than needed.
"On the SpaceX side, the cost reduction was for a different reason unrelated to – SpaceX has two absolutely insane projects that would not only bankrupt the company. There's Starship and Starlink. And so, SpaceX has to be incredibly Spartan with expenditures until those programs reach fruition."