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I am fairly sure that I am being laid off with other Sr. Engineers tomorrow and need some ideas. Basically, I saw a calendar mistake by HR, so oops!

Meh. It's gonna suck for a bit, but whatevers. Life is more important than a shit job. :)

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

I was in such situation recently and I dealt with it like an adult rather than petty teenager. Don't burn your bridges.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago

My last time getting laid off, I had people loyal to me tell me well in advance so I was prepared.

You don't end up the kind of person who has people loyal to them if you do wacky, zany hijinks and make everything about yourself, even when it objectively is about you. Don't make scenes, don't be dramatic, just have some questions ready about severance and what benefits are available to you.

This will pay off a lot when you go to apply for a new job and they want to talk to the people who you worked for.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Depends on whether there are bridges to burn in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

If you read some of the answers, you'll find some interesting practical ones that don't involve burning bridges. But we should also keep in mind that the company itself matters. If some random schmuck from HR is interviewing you, and you decide to spice things up a little, how exactly is this going to come back to hurt you? It's theoretically possible that they'll move companies when you're searching for a job in the future, but maybe it's not that likely.