Want To Get Ahead In Your Career? Stop Being So Loyal and Start Being Selfish!

Want To Get Ahead In Your Career? Be Selfish and stop being so loyal. (And Act Like A Free Agent). Let's face it, corporate loyalty is dead. With mass layoffs on the rise in tech, (Google, Amazon, Meta, IBM, Salesforce, SAP and others) many people are questioning their loyalty to the company. In this video, I share why I believe you should always act like a free agent and the CEO of your career.
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[@jkadoodle]

I got a good job once and about 5 months later was offered almost 40k more somewhere else. I took it, and while it felt uncomfortable leaving so early, it’s true that nobody will do what’s best for you except yourself. Companies will drop you without a second thought.

[@drewyoung2102]

I see this all the time as a manager and do nothing but wish them well. 40K is a lot in most of the country. There is a point in many industries you played your cards as W2 collector though.

[@phototristan]

Heck, I know someone who did that after two weeks.

[@makenocommento-kj4gq]

@jakthoodle, you are correct, they will dump you like hot brick

[@Caligirl1977]

That’s so true

[@StephenGangi]

Exactly.

[@michaelmckay8719]

I worked at a company where a woman received her 20th work anniversary flowers at noon on a Friday. Then, that same afternoon, she was laid off. An epic HR blunder. Simply Spectacular.

[@forrestaustin7050]

If all you get is flowers after 20 years, that layoff was probably a blessing.

[@DeportillegalAliens]

Don't surprise me

[@deadelitezealot]

Hahaha that is funny

[@MW-on1ft]

What a betrayal, Not funny

[@GreyRock100]

Companies are laying off so they can hire new people at a lower rate.

[@latanyajones4638]

O wow… these companies ain’t loyal

[@Str953]

@@johndemario8173 bro we are getting laid off as well

[@LIVdaBrand]

Yep

[@JohnS-il1dr]

Doing remote gave the impetus for tech to hire very cheap labor in other countries and have them remote in.

[@eMDiKhamPha]

You're 1000% correct.

[@tubalcain6874]

At 65, working both a full-time job, and a part-time evening job, I’ve finally died on enough hills to conclude with this. 1.Loyalty is a two way street. 2.Respect is where you find it. 3.I’ll give a good faith effort and integrity, and that’s all. 4.I work to live (deal with it).

[@sterlingforbes3872]

loyalty being a two way street is huge... so many times I found myself being loyal to others but not receiving their loyalty in return... it's a painful feeling.

[@ML-yn9yu]

yeah glad It only took me my 2nd job to realize this.. I used to be a hard work/brown-noser, not anymore.

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

hello

[@pattyb8904]

Damn right

[@Comeonemane1]

god with a handful of loyal men, loads can be accomplished. ego and greed always gets in the way. myself included. I try to be giving. I always have. I was raised to be a sharing type of person , and as a adult it has incredible drawbacks in a ME ME ME world. 47 years old. every time ive have made any real amount of money for example, I always feel a sense of shame or guilt. we are largely ruled by very self involved and selfish people, that feign charitable acts.

[@Jupiterxice]

Being selfish keeps you making more money and advancing. Never stay loyal to a company once they put you in their cog or wheel there is no incentive to move you up or promote you.

[@williamchevalier2224]

and try to whip ride you to do more work.

[@Jupiterxice]

@@williamchevalier2224 exactly

[@carried6996]

😭. I feel like this is one of the stupidest things companies could do. But you're 100% correct! Been with my company for 20 years and I mean nothing to them...

[@Jupiterxice]

@@carried6996 only loyalty I did was for 20yrs in miliary after that no loyalty to anyone else

[@carried6996]

Well thank you so much for your service It's greatly appreciated I love Patriots! I work medical And it feels like it's spiraling out of control. I think I'm just going to go travel 😊

[@kesayo]

Don't be loyal to companies, but definitely be loyal to friends and colleagues. The mistake a lot of people make is being more loyal to their employer than their friends. Companies won't do you any favors. But friends will help you get your next job.

[@roythousand13]

Co-Workers are NOT your friends!

[@kat7939]

Thank you!!👏🏿👏🏿

[@co_7523]

Don't be loyal to colleagues but be loyal to friends. 😅

[@babou5694]

Preach💯💯. A lot of time the problem are always the employers not the employees. The co- workers I have always have my back and I have theirs.

[@languso13]

Naw they will throw you under the bus do fast for their benefit its not even funny!

[@amastr-fc5kw]

“Selfish” is what I would describe companies as. We are completely FREE to make the best decisions for ourselves and our family.

[@dwadedunkedkobe]

Free market, babes.

[@qee540]

when you work for another, you are essentially Only an Agent. No matter what kind of job or work you are doing. No alternative.

[@BillClinton228]

Loyalty and respect never made me money, exactly the opposite. Leaving a company last year allowed me to TRIPLE my income and my previous employer treated me very well and supported me but they werent paying me a market related salary to begin with and then when I didn't get a year end bonus and a annual salary increase that was the last straw. Corporates will try to get away with the bare minimum when it comes to the employees and if you're not getting what you want theres no reason to stay no matter how friendly your manager is because smiles dont pay the bills.

[@bradg1660]

While I agree with what you're saying in this statement. The one caveat I would say is then you can't expect companies to be loyal and you can't get mad if they laid you off with in 13 weeks of hiring you. Or, let's say 5 weeks in they find a better candidate just get rid of you and take the better candidate. If you can freely leave them at any time for any reason that suits your family or your needs then technically they should be able to freely get rid of you at any time for any reason that helps their needs. You can't be a hypocrite and just be one-sided.

[@qee540]

​@@bradg1660 is just business. which is why there is a "negotiation table". If the company are unable to adhere to your "condition" in exchange for your contribution, then the deal is off. it's just win-win situation for both sides. if they companies seek for respect an so called "employee" which is just a fabricated fictitious word, they have to do something. It goes both ways. You're not someone that can be on the negotiation table aside from a socialist / dictator aren't you?

[@chuckinhouston9952]

I’m just completing 50 years in corporate America - 30 years as a C-level executive. This video is dead-on-balls accurate. You are a free agent. If you are excessively loyal to your employer, you are the fool. You do the best job you can do while you’re on board - earn what you are being paid. But you can resign at any time for any reason and be fired at any time for any reason. Be ready for it. Don’t be afraid to make a move. It’s your life. When you receive your pay, everything is even. Nobody owes anybody anything at that point. Your company is not your family, it’s a team. Don’t get too close to people you work with - especially subordinates. It rarely ever works out well. End of tirade. Good luck.

[@dpledoone]

I worked for a huge finance company where I would regularly meet the CEO and when we talked about staffing he told me, “don’t look at them as people, look at them as boxes”…suffice to say I did not last much longer there…

[@Jupiterxice]

Smh lets you know you're just a number

[@shuki1]

Sure, why not? Employees are merely selling their time to the company and the actual company is not some family. There is no emotion there, hopefully the employee will find some nice people to work with during that time, but that is not guaranteed or part of the contract. And at any time, the employee can just pick up and leave, so why should the company be more loyal to the employee more than it needs to?

[@CarrieV9]

@@shuki1 let me guess, you work in HR? There’s a middle ground between completely dehumanizing employees and treating employees as beloved family members. It’s called being HUMAN and treating people the way you would want to be treated.

[@shuki1]

@@CarrieV9 nope. I am a 'loyal' employee of over a decade at a large company on one hand and a founder of a side gig which has employees on the the other hand. Work is not a family, but everyone is expected to treat others with respect and camaraderie during the lifetime of the job. The vast majority of the time, the relationships between all people is 'situational' and ends when the work relationship ends. The purpose of HR is to make sure the company does the minimum required by law for the employee, BUT is most cases, will also be tasked with making the workplace a 'good' place to work at, to keep the employee (selling their time to the company) happy and productive.

[@BillClinton228]

The Chinese have a term, "huminerals" its a cold, brutal term but its so accurate to how corporates see their employees.

[@hallehmahjouri9011]

I always tell others to never be too loyal to your job. The minute you cost them too much money, they will let you go and never check on you to see how the rent payments are going.It’s a business transaction. That’s it. Another great video Brian! WE ARE…

[@jessitabonita]

I need to be told that every single day! TLDR: after being homeless for 11 months in 2022: I was fired for being honest about feeling ashamed of being homeless. I was fired from an investment firm after only being there a little more than a month because I wasn't a "cultural fit." It was a job that was comfortable yet mildly challenging with a hybrid work schedule... But after a hell of a 2022: I made the _mistake_ of being honest with my hiring managers/C-suite executives that I was living in my SUV and if it would be okay for me to work in the office or coffee shop instead since, well... you know. They were initially empathetic to my situation... Until my 30 day review which was sprung upon me with no notice for me to prepare. After getting and giving professional feedback about the job, the two overworked middle aged women then asked me about my "personal situation," and that they were wondering if and when I'd find a roommate or place of my own. Although I was just an admin type role, not advising anyone else about their finances: they were uncomfortable that one of their employees was living an "alternative lifestyle." I broke down crying that I'm just trying to make the best of a broken engagement, my ex stealing my savings and identity, which forced me to adapt to the car-dwelling while I get back on my feet with no help from family nor my church. I was immediately embarrassed that I cracked and cried to these women who were strangers that I so easily trusted. The next day one of them asked me over our Zoom 1:1 meeting, "how do you feel about yesterday?" I was honest and said that I felt ashamed and ambushed, as if I was some drug addict who just experienced an intervention. I elaborated that I was grateful for them to be the only people who knew of my living situation and consistently asked me what I was doing to find a more stable situation. The following Monday, after my SUV broke down due to an engine misfire, I notice I can't login to Teams. Then one of the managers and COO, called me into her office. She said I wasn't a "cultural fit," because their company culture frowns upon gossip. I was so confused and with daggers in her piercing eyes: she glared at me that I was talking about her and how she "ambushed" me after listening to me cry for 20 minutes in my 30-day review. I never felt more hurt, betrayed, sad, angry, confused, and overwhelmed all at once. That happened December 12, 2022 and I'm STILL grieving. Luckily I found a live-in caregiver job with way less pay but also way less stress (and my own MIL apartment!) and the owner of the auto shop I took my now-totaled SUV to gifted me a van! Despite the good things to come from that job loss: I'm still trying to get over it. I may be arrogant to think that if I were that manager/COO: I'd have first pulled me aside to ask about me feeling "ambushed," since that was apparently such a triggering word. Since good leaders seek to understand before being understood. Apparently there were conversations I didn't hear and decisions made from ego that I'll just never know.

[@Selsmittenxo]

@@jessitabonita I’m so sorry they did that to you :( I’ve also been fired from being honest. Really hope you’re doing better and just know that they’re judgmental and lack the ability to be empathic to your situation, despite it being a real tough spot.

[@owenb8636]

100%. My previous employer promised I'd be eligible for a performance bonus in the job interview but didn't include it in the contract, when I questioned why they had some excuse for it. My fault perhaps for not insisting it be included but I took the job anyway and when the time came, sure enough they decided the company hadn't performed well enough to give bonuses to anyone despite that fact that I'd had outstanding performance reviews and always went above and beyond. They laid a bunch of people off, casualised most of the business and introduced redundancy payments to get people to leave, which didn't include my department since they didn't want us to quit lol. My team leader tried her best to get me to sign another contract but I'd seen enough. Companies really just do what's best for them all the time. I don't blame them for that but we have to do the same.

[@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living]

This. They’ll lay you off, then post YOUR job with a lower title and a lower salary.

[@narlywaves2371]

Why would they check on you if you no longer work there.....get real.

[@jackcarraway4707]

On the flipside of things, don't be so eager if you actually have a "good" job, which by that I mean your boss respects you, you're paid fairly, can live comfortably and you are genuinely happy where you work. Those are as valuable as gold. I'd rather be happy making $75k than miserable making $100k. I know money is important, but your mental health is even more important.

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

I work in healthcare happy making the wages under $100,000

[@53strat55]

I can recently vouch for this, been out for 3 months. Not able to study, still coping with it. Looking for a new job, i will most likely get paid more thats the pluss side. But now I'm sitting without a job at home for this month and maybe the next.

[@lr7815]

What if it was 150k or 200k to be miserable vs 75k good job?

[@sergiorobles7169]

@@lr7815 75k no questions asked

[@jackcarraway4707]

​​@@lr7815Nothing can compensate for a bad boss. Plain and simple. Toxic bosses ruin your every day life.

[@CarrieV9]

This kind of behavior has been happening for more than 30 years. Look, it’s treacherous out there. This advice is spot on. My goal is to make my money, feel good about my contributions and get the hell out when I meet my savings goal.

[@aaronaustrie]

Stop pleasing other people and learn to please yourself first!

[@odalisgonzalez6875]

You're so right. Employers have returned back to their unprofessional ways. I've learned to put myself first & loyalty left my vocabulary a few years ago

[@gointomars]

I started with $48k yearly salary in 2020 and changed jobs every year with increased salary ; $56k in 2021, $70k in 2022, and now starting a new job soon at $80k in 2023.

[@missmansfield6306]

You are giving me hope!

[@whatdidujustsay2094]

Good for you!

[@churchofpos2279]

My former work unit lost 1/3 of the staff since the pandemic. It meant that the rest of us had to pick up the case load. And guess what ? no raises for doing 20-30% more work. We were given the "we are family" and "work harder for the good of the family" speech. Fast forward to fall 2022- They let over 300 "family members" go with no warning.

[@australian1018]

Ah abortions ha.

[@AndreViens]

Damn straight. Very well stated. I always tell my friends, coworkers and even my direct reports that you need to do what is best for you. Do not be a slave to your company. Your company will drop you in a heartbeat. Do not feel like you need to owe anything to them.

[@justrusty]

When I was a manager, employees would come to me when they had a new job feeling a little guilty and sheepish about it. I had to tell them (off the record of course) that there was no reason to feel that way, that they should always put themselves first. Companies will suck the life out of you if you let them. When we had layoffs, there was one guy who had to be called in - this was long before the cooties so it wasn't a remote work situation - I think he was actually on PTO. He was all excited because he thought he was getting promoted. He was laid off. Another guy was on overseas assignment, had never even met his boss in person. When he finally returned to home base, they said to him "Oh, we missed you." Not in a good way. There was a layoff while he was in transit and they "missed him" but now they could do it.

[@kristenmoonrise]

Wow..!

[@rejectwokeness1314]

PTO?

[@justrusty]

@@rejectwokeness1314 Common abbreviation for "Paid-Time-Off" - many companies have gone from vacation and sick time to a single "Paid Time Off", which of course is always less than when vacation and sick time were separate.

[@thenicestguy2748]

When I gave my notice and then had to go the office the week after the manager did not even speak to me and even removed me from linkedin lol. He thinks he will work there forever and that he can't be laid off. I don't feel guilty about having quit at all.

[@floatingsara]

What does it mean, they said to him "oh we missed you", not in the good way?

[@ericafarley2850]

It's amazing how employers (not all, but the culture of employment has changed) want to blame other people for not having a work ethic and yet treat employees badly. Then wonder why there is a great resignation.

[@denismcelligott4088]

Being selfish is a good thing and it worked out for me. My previous employer laid me off in early November. I saw layoffs coming in the middle of last year and started looking for a new job. I found a new opportunity in time. My new employer pays me much more than my last job. As I was about to give my notice, I was laid off from my previous employer in early November and got a decent severance package. I was able to start my new job the next week. Since I left my last job, I've only been in contact with two people I worked with, one of which left the company too. No one from management or my team has checked in with me since I left. Loyalty is dead and everyone needs to do what's in their best interests. Companies don't care about their workers. I saw about a few weeks ago that my job was posted online and was still not filled as of this past week.

[@flowstateentertainment8395]

What did you tell your new company when they asked you why you’re leaving the old company? Did you tell them it was a layoff? Did they wonder why you were being laid off?

[@Zythus07]

I was laid off suddenly without notice in the middle of last year, after working there for almost 2 years. Was a normal 12 hour day until the last half hour, where I found out it was my last day. No hints, no warning, no heads up, nothing... Yes, I was working 12 hour days being treated like a middle schooler for only decent pay. Idiotic in retrospect. They called me back about 2 months later, asking me to come back. But I already had enough time to set my mind straight. I didn't go back. You're right. Company loyalty is dead, and it's about time I realize that.

[@DarkoFitCoach]

U worked 12hr a day? Wtf bro

[@Zythus07]

@@DarkoFitCoach It made sense at the time. If I stuck with 8 hour shift, I would have been burnt out from the 6 day weeks (mandatory OT almost all the time). 12 hour shifts gave me days off at least.

[@DarkoFitCoach]

@@Zythus07 so working times sucked ass anyway. sounds like a great job bro and u got used and abused for 2 yrs, well done!

[@Zythus07]

@@DarkoFitCoach Yes because there are a lot of "great jobs" to choose from in my area. Believe it or not the job I had before this one was worse, and the one before that even moreso. So well done indeed.

[@DarkoFitCoach]

@@Zythus07 sounds brutal. I get paid 40hrs and work maybe 10hr a week. Top. Most of time less. Today i havent worked for more then 20mins if that

[@Ash-gc6kj]

This is why Americans need to start and do their businesses. I cut hair for a living, and I had a client from India who had his own business here in America. He asked me, “Why do Americans work so hard to make a corporation so rich?” he had such a great point. Americans work so hard to make others rich when we live in a country where we have the opportunity to build a business as well.

[@atlantic_love]

You can't start a business if you're not good enough at what you do to support that business. Most people don't "cut hair". I studied computer programming, but never finished my degree and I'm not going to take loans to pay to finish that degree, and I don't have the time to drive more than an hour to attend school to finish it. I've got a full-time job. Be realistic.

[@erwina4738]

@@atlantic_loveLol you have a loser mentality. It is realistic to build your own business if you put in the effort and educate yourself. Your computer science degree has nothing to do with entrepreneurship. And you seem to be an excuse maker than a doer. Stick with a job because you clearly dont have the right mindset to do more.

[@JonathanBarrientos]

Solid advice. Never be loyal to a company. 💯

[@nocturnalsage4029]

After what I've been through, I learned to not only be selfish but cynical at the same time as far as company loyalty is concerned.

[@nygardenguru]

I agree the moment you fall in love with your job or be loyal is basically saying I’m soft and stabbing yourself in the back

[@Texmotodad]

Thx for this video. A company strongly wants you to give a two week notice before leaving but will tell you "we're downsizing" without any warning; and BTW you have to pack up your desk NOW.

[@shuki1]

Doesn't that usually mean they want someone out the door but will continue paying them until X date anyway?

[@Texmotodad]

@@shuki1 I agree - yes for a "doing the minimum" person. Unfortunately, at two differ companies I was with, each had a Manager who subscribed to the no-notice layoff. For my team, I would let them know how our financials were doing and things are in general. At one of those companies, our stock (with the new holding company) went from $24 to $3 in just 6 months. No one seemed to care. "Just the nature of the business." I warned our team to get their resumes in order just in case. Good thing! 2 wks later...

[@Kiyonce.Kartier]

This is exactly why I just stop showing up lol I’m under no obligation, legally, to give a two weeks notice AND I’m not going back anyway. I’m burning the bridge, and walking away. I haven’t regretted it once. I did give a two weeks notice to my last job because I really liked them and wanted to end on good terms. That’s it and that’s all.

[@vincentcrowley5196]

What happened to the people who were away on business trips when getting laid off? Did they just say screw it mid trip and take a taxi to the airport ? I think I would.

[@pedros1]

nowadays workers do not have an assigned desk 😅 the desk they use is temporary and can be booked by anyone in the company

[@01michellehall]

This is why I don’t money chase. I live comfortably without spending lavishly. People moved and rerouted their lives to work at these big tech companies. The employees were treated horribly. It’s going to be hard to get paid that kind of money again. I feel bad for them and the people there with VISAs.

[@albertastro3761]

I stopped being loyal a year ago and decided to leave a corporation I’d been with for seven years. My salary has increased $63,000.00 since. My new firm is very corporate, impersonal, and it’s very performance based… but, now I’m compensated for my efforts.

[@olympic-ass-eater]

What do you do for a living?

[@joeblack3878]

@ Olympic Ass Eater Financial Industry / Assurance and Compliance.

[@markwhittaker6866]

Congratulations!

[@bencharlie9509]

Sounds like you were also underemployed before. It happens all the time!

[@BrooklynMadeMarcel]

Gonna be honest, i worked my last job I had, was terrible. It was like high school and had bad managers who would power trip over every little thing. Even had a meeting with my store manager with the rest of the team and he told us “ we weren’t ready to be managers or anything above “ filled out for a new position earlier that week little does he know and I got hired to be upper management and better pay. Don’t let anybody tell you can’t be something in life or be negative because of their shitty insecurities. Keep up the Great Work man. New Subscriber ‼️

[@kendoman3150]

As an employer for decades, you’re right that workers are just a number on a spreadsheet. The relationship from my point of view is transactional and I’m very transparent about that (in a nice way). Having said that I never understood why employees feel that they have to be “loyal”. “Loyal” employees are generally mediocre, while the “job hoppers” are ambitious, which I prefer.

[@Ink30]

Agreed the low performers have to be loyal cause no other company wants them

[@paulhornbogen980]

B. Your overall analysis is factual. You have to be selfish B. Bills have to be paid. This today's reality. Hell I am looking forward to my career change. Reality is my favorite word.

[@rebecca_stone]

I started my career in journalism (back when it was actually a viable business model to publish magazines and newspapers!), and have lived with the reality of looming layoffs, poachings and moving to the competition, it's just part of the nature of that industry. Although I've had long stints at companies, I mentally always have my "bag packed" and never get too cosy. You are right that stable jobs ended with the Boomers - as did state-funded university education and affordable housing.

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

start speaking in British accent...solves every problem

[@Golden63]

Such a great video! I’ve seen so many companies that posted a “record year” revenue and then decided to lay off some employees on the same day. They are no way near any financial trouble, they did so simply to please the Wall Street and keep their stock price floated, disregarding the fact that they are ruining people’s lives for their own greed.

[@timzeringue2649]

It's true, so sorry and sad.

[@co_7523]

Exactly, I don't think some of these companies are laying people off because they're not making money. They want to save money.

[@Ox9707]

Just got laid off. Not too mad since I was planning on leaving anyway. My timetable is just sped up. Glad I found this channel a while ago. Will be checking out your resources

[@Ox9707]

@ghost mall Congrats to you. I'm hoping that my situation is like that too. I've got God and a strong community backing me up in my search, so I'm confident I'll land somewhere great.

[@DiamondFlame45]

Don’t worry dude! You will get a better opportunity! Just keep applying!

[@themack5653]

Me too and I was under paid and they still let me go with no noticed. What I learn is you have to know your value and fake it till you make it. Don’t sell yourself short on your next salary.

[@earthsteward9]

I work for a company where we worked our butts off to keep the company from falling apart during the pandemic. When things slowed down, about a quarter were let go. Maybe they got huge severance packages but still it shows there is no loyalty

[@RandomFandomDragon]

Many moons ago I worked at a company that had to do layoffs, and the first thing they did was ask for volunteers. They were pretty transparent about what was being offered, had a few resources available to help those leaving update their resumes and do job searching, and I just wonder why more companies don't do that. While they probably won't get enough volunteers to meet the quota, they'd get a fair few. Hell, it would probably even be worth some good PR right now.

[@rebecca_stone]

@@RandomFandomDragon Totally agree - I wish my previous company had done that when making a tranche of layoffs which made no sense. High performers were laid off, and people who were burned out, at dead ends or no longer believed in the company were kept on.

[@co_7523]

This happened at my last workplace. Luckily I resigned months before my ex-colleagues were laid off. I resigned because my boss was aggressive and toxic. I'd had enough and I wasn't progressing. I'm so glad I put myself first and stayed loyal to me, myself and I.

[@jk8839]

100% with Bryan. We as employees don’t sign “contracts” when we get hired by companies unlike sports players who sign days to years of contracts. We should own our career

[@MannyLoxx2010]

You will sign contracts, if you're a Contractor, like me! The best career decision I ever made!

[@rockstarofredondo]

Sometimes contracts are involved. It can be bad or good.

[@timgibney5590]

@@MannyLoxx2010 That is a rough ride. When the contracts end you now have gaps on your resume and new clients won't want to do business with you and assume you were fired.

[@yourbodyandu]

Thank you, so much. I always thought that being a good employee was sticking with an employer. However, when my employer doesn't give raises and doesn't keep up with inflation they are just lagging behind what I need.

[@juki3451]

When one colleague from a different department was retiring a few other employees from her department was going around collecting money so they can buy her diamonds earrings. I said, "why are going out of your way & shouldn't the company give her a retiring gift?" They answered, "well she worked for the company over 30 years & I think it's only nice if we get her a retirement gift". My response was, "why should we be pitching in? & besides, it was her decision to stay so long". I said, "sorry, count me out besides, it shouldn't be us to come up with her retirement gift, but the boss that profited for all those years & I personally didn't even get to know her". 🎉 I just despise when we employees have to pitch in for birthdays, those going on maternity, the bosses/managers Christmas gifts, the so-called "Kris-Kringle", charity, ect. ect. It's one my biggest pet peeves & over the years, spending on colleagues, but when it was time to return the favour, not even a card. So they can go & screw themselves. I done with paying more than my fair share when all along the company should be paying for it.

[@jeanc819]

Your job is only important to your employer as long as it's funded. That said, don't confuse your professional worth with that of your job.

[@rexmundi273]

No loyalty, never. Take home as much cash as possible.

[@CT-yc4gd]

2:22 My personal theory is that there are 2 things at play here. The recession almost becoming a self fulfilling prophecy (though not entirely because the fed is increasing interest to cool the market) and employers pushing back on employees who demanded higher wages. Forcing the employer to pay up to keep the business going. I figure the thinking is "We lay off a bunch of people. Save some cash in the mean time, have the remaining crew take up the responsibilities, then when people are desperate enough, we hire them back at a cheaper rate."

[@milletmongoose]

My friend got laid off while she was on maternity leave. And she wasn’t the only one. That’s problematic, to say the least.

[@mandisaw]

In the US, you're supposed to go on FMLA - the whole point is that it protects your job while you're out on Family/Medical leave. A lot of folks focus on the paid maternity/family leave part, which makes sense, but really you've gotta file for both. I don't know your friend's situation, maybe this story pre-dates FMLA, or she was part-time, a new employee, or otherwise ineligible. But in the general case, if folks are eligible, they absolutely should file FMLA.

[@milletmongoose]

@@mandisaw that’s good advice. I’ll let her know

[@mandisaw]

@@milletmongoose The Federal Dept of Labor website lists the guidelines for who's eligible. If your friend *was* eligible, but FMLA wasn't offered, or worse, if she applied & was laid off anyway, then that's a Labor violation. She could reach out to the State EEOC wherever she was living/working at the time.

[@LorienDrechsler]

I can relate to these layoffs. I was admitted to the hospital via ambulance because my blood oxygen was below dangerous levels. My wife called the office to let them know what was going on, and after 6 days in the ICU, I received an email from my employer (Raymond James, for anyone who wants to know) that said my services were no longer needed, and I needed to turn in my badge by the end of the day. Who does that?

[@natalieeuley1734]

Being loyal is boomer shit. It's 2023. Loyalty is bad, not good.

[@uganda8956]

Preach

[@DeportillegalAliens]

But sometimes people leave the same shit job for another shit job....if its definitely green grass then leave no doubt...

[@johnbloggerr888]

Preach it bro! In the average American's working life, he/she will experience being laid off at least 2-3 times, so one must be prepared. If you're financially able, go beyond just having a basic 6 month emergency fund and invest for passive income. I started doing this in 2008 and 9 years later I was laid off. At the time of my layoff, I was making over $800/mo. in dividend income. Fortunately, my layoff was the best I ever had. Two months' advance notice, 8 months' severance, money to cover 6 months of COBRA, and a modest stipend for education or job placement. Again, be prepared. If you think your position is untouchable, you're delusional.

[@abdulaiyahuzanantomah8123]

Hi brother... Please can you drop your LinkedIn profile I will like to connect

[@whatisheartscont2be645]

My story of my layoff: Last year I worked for 1 international company as a specialist for a few months. One day out of nowhere I get a phone call from the main office that my contract has been terminated. I had no problems, no conflicts. I did my job well and my boss was happy with me. My company had desided to lay me off completely behind my back. I asked, why. And the answer was: "You are no match for our company culture." OMG... 😂 What a joke! I think this is not a good way to treat your workers. So yeah, I also think that corporate loyalty doesn't exist anymore.

[@DarkoFitCoach]

Corporate loyalty never existed buddy. Dont fool urself

[@JohnS-il1dr]

"No match for our company culture" = too old, too white, or to expensive for us. I was 2 of 3 of above and got laid off last year.

[@kesayo]

that’s not a good thing for HR to say. Sounds discriminatory. Unless you’re a straight white male, then they can say whatever they want.

[@warsurplus]

Your channel deserves so many more subscribers. You've broken the HR professional mold. Thank you.

[@davedunbar8884]

As a late boomer (tail-end of the boomer era), I've felt loyalty to my employer. That's not all bad, but I definitely agree with your comments, and sometimes I wish I had moved around more earlier in my career. (I'm only on my 3rd employer.) I'm taking your advice now, though, late in my career, and will consider whatever options are best for me and my family. Thanks for the videos!

[@improvisedchaos8904]

I'm on my 8th or so employer, each new job is a raise. I never ask for a raise; and I never give a two weeks notice. If you value my work, you'll pay me accordingly; if you don't- I'll get my money elsewhere. Loyalty to these sociopathic companies is a fools errand. I got fired from my first job because I had food poisoning, watched my gf at the time lose her job because she got in a car wreck and had to go to hospital instead of work.

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

welcome to the world of human

[@towardsthelight220]

Companies were different in your day. People were different.

[@skip031890]

A job is a job. Use it like it uses you meaning get as much out of it as you can just as they do with you. It's nothing personal. It's all business.

[@mihaeladog7187]

That’s how Google rose to success, steeping on dead body. Anyway my boss told me once “ I want your 100% commitment” that scared me and I walked away bc I had little kids at that time and I wanted a job with a family friendly schedule .

[@matts1392]

I appreciate your perspective here. The problem I see with being choosy about offers is that I have trouble finding a company that doesn't treat people like garbage. I have about a decade of corporate experience at this point and that's always been my experience, particularly with publicly traded companies.

[@rejectwokeness1314]

Every company treats employees like garbage, period.

[@26Bluegb]

If you work in education, you will employers complain that people don't want to work extra/long shifts, weird schedules, etc anymore. They just don't seem to understand that employees are onto their bs. There is no gold watch and pension- you can work your live away for someone that does not care about you. That's not loyalty, that being abused.

[@YuunaAndCuddles]

The worst time I got laid off was even before the pandemic happened. I worked for a telco company in the Philippines, partly because of a company buy-out, and my job description expanded to cover the requirements for working with them. Almost a year later, I got married, and during our vacation, I got called by the company, and was told that the entire division was about to be laid off. Good news was that we were supposed to be transferred to one of three companies, but the bad news was that I did my research and learned that the pay wasn't that great for the new set of requirements for the new job. I told myself, "alright f this and I had enough", rejected the offer, took my severance pay, and went for a new job. The hurtful part there was that I was expecting to stay for a supposedly good company after getting married, only to land into troubled waters. Well, at least our plans to get married were fulfilled.

[@AnnMitt]

This is such a good video. Thank you. My position was eliminated in Oct 2022, along with four others. I had a gut feeling in 2021 that my entire department was going to be restructured based on how cold the director was to us analysts, but I stayed on anyway because of all the typical reasons. I'm still unemployed at this point. Thank GOD that I have a one year emergency fund.

[@jonsimmons4150]

Never hang on for a job, clutch at straws! Even if you have years in the company, at the first sign of problems- start looking!- Its better they look to fill a job, than you getting no warning and having to sign on a unemployment check, and look for another job!- its never a good moment when that happens. It always falls on bad timing

[@KeepItFresh02]

I was hired a few years ago in 2019 as a software developer. The position was advertised as fulltime. I interviewed, got the job then later that day or the next day, got a call and the HR lady asked me if I was ok with contract to hire to see if I like the position and if I think its a good fit. I didnt have a car then so I did uber/lyft for 4 months, paying about $60 a day to go up to the office. Then 4 months into the project, it was pretty close to being done, HR called me into the office to tell me that I can leave now or finish the week out. I went back to my desk and took the macbook pro 2017 space grey they gave me and kept it. They emailed me a few days later and sent a shipping box to my home. I was so livid. I grabbed the box and walked to the dumpster and tossed it right in there. I have since bought a new 2021 Apple M2 Pro laptop just a few months ago because that laptop got dinged up quite abit and some keys broke because I tried to replace them and didnt do a good job and the keys didnt work anymore.

[@aaronaustrie]

This video came at the right time for me as I'm currently trying to get me a job this year 2023

[@samtheskoolie]

I was laid off before the Christmas/New Year holiday right before my scheduled and approved 2 weeks PTO. Keep in mind, this was totally abrupt, with cited "performance based" issues (first I'd heard of that, especially since my boss had a 1-on-1 with me the week before and was singing my praises - for the record, this was a standing meeting that he had every 2 weeks with each team member, so this was not a case of me being singled out for "poor performance" or otherwise). So I had ZERO time to react, NO warning, and since it was the holidays, it wouldn't be until almost February when unemployment would kick in and almost March when I started hearing back from employers on applications. It was nothing short of cruel and disgusting to lay me off when they did and how they did it. Also, our company adopted the "unlimited PTO" model, so there was no payout for accrued PTO. My boss had the same two weeks of PTO scheduled (which it why I took it when I did). So to add insult to injury - while I got laid off, he got paid.

[@michael567jober]

i love how honest and real you are! my favorite recruiter! you aren’t out of touch from reality like most others on here!

[@evilzzzability]

I am not joking but one company I worked at once hired a mid level solicitor and then included her in the first round of mass layoffs during the first WEEK of her new job.

[@AndreaDiaz-rc3iy]

This is so me😭😭

[@IAmBuddythedecibwave]

It deeply upsets me that the human aspect of our work culture has been eliminated. This is all so new and painful to me. Explains a lot of what I went through in my early adulthood, and I wish I had known this sooner.

[@jessitabonita]

TLDR: after being homeless for 11 months in 2022: I was fired for being honest about feeling ashamed of being homeless. I was fired from an investment firm after only being there a little more than a month because I wasn't a "cultural fit." It was a job that was comfortable yet mildly challenging with a hybrid work schedule... But after a hell of a 2022: I made the _mistake_ of being honest with my hiring managers/C-suite executives that I was living in my SUV and if it would be okay for me to work in the office or coffee shop instead since, well... you know. They were initially empathetic to my situation... Until my 30 day review which was sprung upon me with no notice for me to prepare. After getting and giving professional feedback about the job, the two overworked middle aged women then asked me about my "personal situation," and that they were wondering if and when I'd find a roommate or place of my own. Although I was just an admin type role, not advising anyone else about their finances: they were uncomfortable that one of their employees was living an "alternative lifestyle." I broke down crying that I'm just trying to make the best of a broken engagement, my ex stealing my savings and identity, which forced me to adapt to the car-dwelling while I get back on my feet with no help from family nor my church. I was immediately embarrassed that I cracked and cried to these women who were strangers that I so easily trusted. The next day one of them asked me over our Zoom 1:1 meeting, "how do you feel about yesterday?" I was honest and said that I felt ashamed and ambushed, as if I was some drug addict who just experienced an intervention. I elaborated that I was grateful for them to be the only people who knew of my living situation and consistently asked me what I was doing to find a more stable situation. The following Monday, after my SUV broke down due to an engine misfire, I notice I can't login to Teams. Then one of the managers and COO, called me into her office. She said I wasn't a "cultural fit," because their company culture frowns upon gossip. I was so confused and with daggers in her piercing eyes: she glared at me that I was talking about her and how she "ambushed" me after listening to me cry for 20 minutes in my 30-day review. I never felt more hurt, betrayed, sad, angry, confused, and overwhelmed all at once. That happened December 12, 2022 and I'm STILL grieving. Luckily I found a live-in caregiver job with way less pay but also way less stress (and my own MIL apartment!) and the owner of the auto shop I took my now-totaled SUV to gifted me a van! Despite the good things to come from that job loss: I'm still trying to get over it. I may be arrogant to think that if I were that manager/COO: I'd have first pulled me aside to ask about me feeling "ambushed," since that was apparently such a triggering word. Since good leaders seek to understand before being understood. Apparently there were conversations I didn't hear and decisions made from ego that I'll just never know.

[@jonsimmons4150]

Always, always lie through your teeth to employers on your family, or living situation. Im a unmarried man, with no children through personal choice, and i was living in a country where it looks shady, or unreliable not to be married and have kids, a free agent, free running. In my interview, i made up a wife, children, talked about schooling, even i knew the name of the school they went to. etc etc. Never be ashamed.

[@juanvaldez4043]

Only a very small few companies ever actually call you back, even if they absolutely positively need you, they would rather hire someone else.

[@shaymay2892]

Why?

[@juanvaldez4043]

@@shaymay2892 don’t know why, watched a few employers go through a few guys instead of just calling laid off people back 🤷‍♀️

[@jasantana]

I'm not sure if you covered this yet, I believe although the workplace expects a "friendly" persona to not rock the boat or sour the mood of the environment although at times its unrealistic to uphold that image all the time. I notice in my career being friendly, flexible, and deluding oneself you will get what you earned gets no one ahead but usually being a straight-shooter, constructive with critique of workplace issues with processes, policies, and accountability (this one annoys me because at my job no one is held accountable for mistakes). The latter, in the eyes of management can present an issue where they might see you as someone they can no longer control not because the person is out of line but challenging the status quo, which happened to a guy I worked with who was quite literally gaslit when he found his job was posted but his management kept deflecting they know nothing about it until a few months later (this past Thursday) was let go and he asked why because they're downsizing but guess the new guy replacing him starts Monday. How can I work for a company that is deceptive but promotes the importance of our cultural connection with other associates?

[@edgarnyembwa4717]

I guess they promote a "family culture" as well!

[@jonsimmons4150]

​@Looking Up from day one working in a company, i am seeking out advantages, and possibilities, by the end of the second week, i still have my eyes on the job ads, i even on several occasions when just started jobs, feigned doctors appointments and dentist visits to finish off my round of interviews to make sure i had a backup plan in case the one i just started went sour, or i wasnt happy with it. I have made the mistake before, to accept one job, call back to decline the 2 others, and the first job turns out to be a lemon, but i just blew out the 2 others!

[@OpinionatedBlues]

Wow, they’re so dirty for that.

[@LAAM619]

Once i learned my lesson about how companies will trash you, i stopped caring about them. I have quit a job the day of orientation becus another job called me with a better offer. Another job i had, i got an offer while i was on the clock, i accepted, clocked out "for lunch" and never came back

[@hershtheonly4799]

What of those of us without the opportunity of leaving? What little life I have claim over is because of the jobs I have had. Career implies content of a lifetime of doing said work. Those of us who cannot drive or are in small towns or such cannot pick up and leave.

[@FracturedReality777]

Oh yes. This is so true. No company loyalty. Be loyal to yourself and job hop as needed.

[@mariekano9730]

Period

[@Minimalist-Lifestyle]

I'm not surprised about laid off person not getting recalled. In many industries (especially aerospace/defense), there were mass layoffs when the pandemic first hit. These people left the industry forever either through early retirement or getting re-skilled into new industries.

[@bravemountaineer7269]

Very true. I got a new job in October 2019 with a big Aviation company. I had another job offer from another company but I turned it off. After I started to work for the Aviation company, the other company gave me an counter offer. But I decided to have my loyal to this Aviation company. Then when the Covid 19 hit in early 2020, they decided to lay off 25% of the employees. I was one of the laid off. But I had good skills so immediate landed another job before the layoff day. On the layoff day, my manager and the HR manager called my name. And their facial expressions were fanny. None did know that I was going to start work at a new company in a week. I always prepared that every day is my last with the company.

[@FMJeeping]

Wow. Thanks for making this video. I am in a similar situation currently. I signed an offer letter to a new company about 1 week ago and I'm going through the onboarding process. Which the new company informed me would take about a month. I am currently working so money is ok right now. But also I'm finishing out the last few active interviews I had lined up. The day after I signed my offer letter ,I got into talks with two other companies and seem to be a finalist candidate at both. The two companies I am interviewing with would be nearly 10 k more at one company and nearly 20 k at the other. I felt guilty momentarily about signing and now potentially jumping ship to the other companies. But I remembered your saying "Acting like a free agent " and it made a lot of sense. The company I am currently working at has led me on about a pay raise for over a year with nothing but hollow promises and lies. It will feel good being able to walk away knowing I will be making more money and expanding my career.

[@mfanakithi2002]

Love this. I’ve got companies that I’ve decided will not get my services. The way they treated others simply left a bad taste in my mouth

[@nicholasrosen6342]

It's better to live for yourself than existing for someone else, ergo your mental health is more important than going into work (a job you don't like).

[@josiah5776]

Companies today are the ones who are selfish and soulless. I went on short term disability guaranteed by my company. They stopped paying me 2 weeks into it, but wouldn't let me return to work to get paid because I was "still on disability leave." When I finally got tired of their obfuscation, I quit. My boss, director and HR never even replied to my resignation email (I was working remote). I just got the COBRA insurance notice in the mail a few weeks later.

[@gmo709]

Supply and demand. Get what you can, but also a job you enjoy.

[@privateprivate4315]

There is no loyalty in business. Now there should certainly be ethics and integrity but not loyalty. Loyalty is for friends and family

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

don't put up with people's shit

[@sarina5352]

😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Often people called me self centered and sell fish I mean indirectly at my work. I just told them that I care about my health before anything else.

[@godisgood789]

You're U Tube videos are very resourceful and educating. I am business owner and still believe that loyalty is Gold and should be respected. It's very disturbing to hear those stories! Thank you for voicing your honest opinion!

[@pablitocodes]

Homie is speaking from the heart

[@itsnotme07]

I don't call it "being selfish". I call it being loyal to myself. Loyalty to a "company" or even a manager/boss....it used to be a thing that worked. Not really since the 90's. Not going to lie, I've been lucky to worked with and for great companies/people. That didn't happen by accident. If things are going well (not performance related) at a new job...then I consider my options. There have been several times that I had to take another position because the new job didn't meet MY expectations. Life is short, no point in working at a toxic place for toxic people.

[@gulielmi2002]

I got let go the day after I got married. I had just recently bought a house with my fiancé and was in the process of moving in. I told her sense we are just bought a house and about to move in, why don't we just go down to the courthouse and get married (legally) so we don't have to deal with it at the ceremony in a few months so we don't have to deal with it. not only did my manager help be understand the process of getting a marriage license but also helped me get a house inspector so I could buy a house. this same manager is the person who laid me off 24 hours after I got married.

[@cing9545]

If you stay loyal to yourself, you'll know what you want to do, what your goals are, which you know better than your enterprise. You'll be able to realise if they are using you or if they genuinely care about your ideas and value you

[@frankconley6321]

Remember, you are never working for a company you are working for yourself. After 6 months start looking for your next job and keep looking until you find it. When you do, jump ship. Companies do not give raises or promote. (Forget the 2% raise). Ignore this at your peril.

[@ryann8348]

I had a steady software job for 15 years. Missed the pandemic hiring bubble; didn't even know it was going on. Got laid off early 2023, spent some months in a contract role, then got a full-time role mid 2023. Despite the employer-tilted job market, still got a 100% compensation increase from the job I was loyal to

[@lmusima3275]

This is one of the best recruitment videos I’ve seen. I wish I found this content before or during the job crisis. If I’d seen this content several years back when I was facing redundancy, I wouldn’t have settled for that crap temporary job close to my house.

[@dondiegi]

I agree with you. Do your best where you are at but lookout for yourself. Companies put themselves in better opportunities everyday. Why should we not do the same ?

[@Steve44036]

1000% correct! In this position for three years and would change if I didn't have two factors stacked against me. Was hired as warehouse manager however my inventory duties were handed to three different technicians as if I was observing cross training. I did not complain but took on another project for a year, while stream lining production within a month of start up. However the owner accused me of causing technical issues and demands I use the companies SOP. After ,changes to companies SOP, I noticed the company still had the same issue.. After applying some critical thinking and consulting with a senior technician, I was confident of No matter how the project is completed, the issue Will continue without onsite technical assistance.

[@morganrussell38]

I just got fired because she wanted me to "get it" within two days. Even though she promised me training. I was going to be loyal to her. Never again!! She didnt even give me a warning!

[@lizard-breathOG]

I got told to choose finishing my education or the promotion I was given 3 weeks earlier(I hadn’t actually started working in the position yet) I chose school and quit my job. They keep asking if I’m going to come back, and the boss can’t seem to understand why I was pissed that he gave me that ultimatum, especially 3 weeks after being told I got the position and I was already in school for a full semester at that point.

[@abdulaiyahuzanantomah8123]

I was employed in 2021 by company and got laid off in six months time, it was a mass lay- off, even very experienced people went including my lab manager. I decided to travel abroad for second masters on scholarship and now I am being offered the same job as they have built new facilities. I just completed a semester of my masters studies do you think I should go back. The pay is almost 2.5 times what I earn as a masters students as stipend. However it is a 12-hour shift working hours. Do you think I should consider this job?

[@lizard-breathOG]

@@abdulaiyahuzanantomah8123 did you enjoy the job the first time you worked there and could you handle the hours?

[@elaineinarizona6354]

It died before the Boomers. Just took years to finally figure it out. Companies never change. I remember working for a large corporation and they laid off a man that had sold his house and was driving cross country with his family to new job. Company laid him off mid way driving. That was 25 years ago. I never forgot how immoral and heartless that was.

[@TheProletariat.]

Quiting your job to advance your career or just to change of pace is not a characteristic of a "non loyal" employee. To me loyalty is clocking in and clocking out and promoting your place of employment throughout your employment. You clock in and you do your job to best your ability. That's it. If life has plans elsewhere... then your loyalty would be to professionally give your notice.. but do your job as you've been doing it! Beyond that.. you could be laid off just as easily as you finding work elsewhere. If you're wanted badly enough they will demonstrate that in a way that you understand and maybe you'd have no interest in leaving! .. but if not.. be true to yourself and go where you need to go!

[@jaymeleonhard3764]

Yup- my friend found out she was fired when her key card did not work when she went in to work. She was working for a contractor at Microsoft.

[@MICHAELWILLIAMS-tq7jc]

This makes perfect sense. My employer literally want everyone to get a CMCA designation but they do not want to increase the salary once you get it. To me, that is insane to require more certifications but not increase the salary.

[@markzajac9993]

100%! I got laid off in October of last year and how I found out was that I was locked out of my computer when I came in one morning. I thought it was a computer issue so I went looking for someone in IT only to have a woman from HR looking for me...She said, 'Hey, aren't you supposed to have a zoom meeting with so and so (my manager)? I said, yes but I'm having an issue with my computer. She said, "Ooooooh, come with me." That's when I knew that was my last day lol. She also said that she would prefer me not to linger and to leave as soon as possible not to tell anyone because she had to lay off more people. Of course I didn't and did the proper thing and said goodbye to my colleagues like a decent human. To top things off, she never gave the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment the payroll info they needed for my claim which suspended the claim for close to 3 months (if you know this department and live in this state you will know that the bureaucracy is on a soviet level). I got laid off the first week in October and I literally just got my first check last week. I will work hard for any company that will have me but the only loyalty I have is to my friends and family. Corporations are entities you don't want to be all warm and fuzzy with. It's like hugging a snake. I have been on multiple interviews and thankfully they haven't (yet) said that 'we're family.' That just makes me cringe.

[@AndresPazSoldan]

On a sidenote: when your job spot is advertised after you were laid off and it wasn’t performance, it might be fue to a market adjustment in which they assume they can afford someone more qualified for less salary and benefits.

[@roninmantis7584]

You need to be loyal to yourself first. Remember companies only care about profit, if you are in the way to increased profits, you're gone.

[@karenpage5674]

My husband 34 years at his job needs to hear this. He tried to coach me when my job was eliminated he doesn’t understand

[@artaria22]

I was on a retreat with the team we had dinner one night and 3 of them were fired the next day. One guy quit his job from a very prestigious company to come to where I was working. I too am unemployed now, but I still remember that how terrible that must have felt.

[@laurenr9659]

This is exactly why I'm working to grow my company so I can quit my job. The nonsense in the workplace is just not worth it anymore. Too many smart, extremely capable people being disrespected while Todd or Susan can barely open an excel file.

[@GreenspudTrades]

I was in the exact same position a few years ago. Reneged on one offer I was about to start when a better one came through. One of the best decisions of my life.

[@dcabral00]

Although I sincerely appreciate your viewpoint, there is another side to this story. After working for the same company for approximately three years, I started hearing from family members and friends that by staying where I was, I was holding back my career because I could definitely find another job that paid twice as much as I was earning at the time. I've been employed by the same company since 1998, and the truth is that the same people who gave me that advice were laid off, fired, are currently receiving unemployment benefits, switched jobs that they lost within weeks, moved to another state in search of a lower cost of living, and even declared bankruptcy. With that stated, I would advise staying put if you know you work for a firm with a pension, you truly like your job, it pays the bills, and you can start saving money.

[@bravemountaineer7269]

Very true. I got a new job in October 2019 with a big Aviation company. I had another job offer from another company the same time but I turned it off. After I started to work for the Aviation company, the other company gave me an counter offer. But I decided to have my loyal to this Aviation company. Then when the Covid 19 hit in early 2020, they decided to lay off 25% of the employees. I was one of the laid off. But I had good skills so immediate landed another job before the layoff day. On the layoff day, my manager and the HR manager called my name. And their facial expressions were fanny. None did know that I was going to start work at a new company in a week. I always prepared that every day is my last with the company.

[@nickd2296]

I can't even imagine being hired by a company straight out of college and then finding out that you were laid off before you even start. I pray that it does not happen to me. I'm in the accounting industry so I should be fine.