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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I can’t give more approval for this woman, she handled everything so well.

The backstory is that Cloudflare overhired and wanted to reduce headcount, rightsize, whatever terrible HR wording you choose. Instead of admitting that this was a layoff, which would grant her things like severance and unemployment - they tried to tell her that her performance was lacking.

And for most of us (myself included) we would angrily accept it and trash the company online. Not her, she goes directly against them. It of course doesn’t go anywhere because HR is a bunch of robots with no emotions that just parrot what papa company tells them to, but she still says what all of us wish we did.

(Warning, if you've ever been laid off this is a bit enraging and can bring up some feelings)

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[-] [email protected] 159 points 8 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[-] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

Generally, the WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more employees, not counting those who have worked fewer than six months in the last twelve-month work period.

She mentioned in the call that she started working in like August.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

It specifies which employers are cover with the WARN act, not employees. It either covers whole company (all employees in company) or no one at company at all.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Cloudflare has 100 employees not counting her.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Ahh my mistake. I misread that as the employees who have not been there for that long would be exempt from this protection.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

This is why severance gets offered. It’s a contract that you agree to and henceforth you can’t really fight. And employees would frankly rather take the pay than immediately lose income and then start investing time in a lawsuit against a much better resourced organization, which could take years and may not result in anything. Most companies know how to navigate the laws. Few ordinary people know how to sue over them and win.

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