Quckly severing ties.

@GardenGerty (157545)
United States
March 2, 2018 9:03pm CST
When my husband was told he had lost his job, his company changed all the website passwords immediately. It was as if they wanted to block all the employees they were letting go. Yesterday he got a mailing package to return all the electronic devices he had used to do his job. So just as quickly, he packed it all up. It was a prepaid FedEx box. We took the package to a drop off and it is gone. It is like we were shut out, and we are saying good riddance.
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@paigea (35678)
• Canada
3 Mar 18
That does sound so impersonal.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
He was not even allowed to enter his last day's work. His supervisor did it.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
4 Mar 18
@paigea I would not think so, but they have some competition that might think otherwise.
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@paigea (35678)
• Canada
4 Mar 18
@GardenGerty wow. Is everything top secret there?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Mar 18
Does seem so cold doesnt it?
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Yes, no further communication at all.
@dodo19 (47050)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
3 Mar 18
That seems really cold and kind of heartless. Probably for the best.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Yes, very abrupt.
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@moffittjc (118433)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Mar 18
The way he was treated by his company, and the way they pushed everyone out the door so quickly, it was best to say good bye and good riddance as fast as you could. Obviously, that company doesn't care very much for its employees (or the new company that bought them out).
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
The reason or excuse would be "we are headed in a new direction". Yeah, down the tubes.
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@moffittjc (118433)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Mar 18
@GardenGerty One of those classic "non answers" that companies so conveniently use as an excuse. Like "right-sizing the company."
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Oh wow. Sorry he lost his job. And that they didn't trust him and all that. Glad he sent everything right away to get it over with
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
I really do think the company has been bought out or something, it changed so much in the last six months. They had been really good for five years.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
4 Mar 18
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• Aberdeen, North Carolina
3 Mar 18
Like a bandaid, they probably figure it is best to rip it off quickly than drag things out longer than necessary
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
That is a good way to think of it, and I am glad to have the extra stuff gone.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
3 Mar 18
I can relate to that. As part of my responsibility these security guards and a few others were reporting to me.When I visited my office after my resignation the security guard did not salute me. Instead he asked me to sign a visitors' book
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Wow I am certain that felt very strange to you.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
4 Mar 18
@allknowing Yes, I would too.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
3 Mar 18
@GardenGerty I felt emotional
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@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
3 Mar 18
Sorry to hear he lost his job and they are doing this to all the people they let go. Something sounds suspicious for them to be changing password and emails to the site so fast like that
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
It strikes me that they are having something major happen to them.
@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
4 Mar 18
@Tina30219 I think the major whatever it is is the reason they lt a lot of people go.
@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
3 Mar 18
@GardenGerty If That is the case so soon after getting rid of people is what I find very odd.
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
3 Mar 18
I am sorry for your husband. But why did they do it so quickly?
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
I am suspecting the company has been bought out or mergered or something.
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
4 Mar 18
@GardenGerty may be they are cutting cost.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48921)
• United States
3 Mar 18
They were very unkind
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
I am glad it did not drag on, though. He had a couple of thousand dollars worth of equipment, I think.
@RasmaSandra (73365)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Mar 18
Sounds like that company has its secrets and it wants to protect itself very well. Best to do what they want and good riddance. No sense in getting into any arguments when things like this happen. Hope he can find another job soon.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Yes, something is going on. I do not like work politics.
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@JudyEv (325696)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar 18
As others have commented, that's what happens but just the same I think it leaves an awful taste in the mouth.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
I had been wondering about the electronic equipment and I am glad to have it gone. I am not even sure they know who in the company had what devices.
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
4 Mar 18
Wow, that's pretty abrupt and harsh. Good riddance, indeed!
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
4 Mar 18
I hear from others that that is just standard operating procedure in business.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
4 Mar 18
@GardenGerty Maybe it is. It's just frustrating when employers expect loyalty from their employees, but offer none back.
@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
3 Mar 18
This is what happens with most companies. They treat you as an outsider
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
He is an outsider now. I am just glad they sent for the stuff quickly. When we have been sent new equipment it has always taken a long time. We are enjoying a breath of fresh air from this. Thanks for your insight @LadyDuck.
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@LadyDuck (457967)
• Switzerland
3 Mar 18
This is what I explained, nothing personal, normal routine.
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@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
6 Mar 18
@GardenGerty Good to hear that you are enjoying some breath of fresh air
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
3 Mar 18
it's for security reasons that they're doing that. We do the same thing.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Oh, I am sure, he just did not get to enter his own time sheet the last day, but I understand that vengeful people might cause problems.
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@LeaPea2417 (36431)
• Toccoa, Georgia
3 Mar 18
They are being cold and impersonal. I pray your husband finds a better job.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
There are many things that he can and will do. I think he will enjoy himself.
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@LadyDuck (457967)
• Switzerland
3 Mar 18
This is nothing personal, but all the companies change the passwords in cases like this for security reasons.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Yes, I am sure. It is just quicker than they have acted in the past.
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@LadyDuck (457967)
• Switzerland
4 Mar 18
@GardenGerty Everything works faster in our modern days.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
3 Mar 18
Sadly the company has to protect themselves from sabotage. Your husband accepted losing his job with good grace but some employees with a grudge would try to sabotage the electronic systems. For example erasing peoples accounts or sending out false information etc. I know in some banking organisations the employee is asked to accompany a security guard to personnel department. They are escorted from the building. Someone else empties their work station and it is handed to them and they are escorted off the premises so that they can not muck up the system. Their accounts deleted and essential passwords changed immediately. Sorry your husband has lost his job and I hope that he is able to find something else soon!
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
This is what I like about myLot. People with wider experience help things get put into perspective.
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@just4him (306049)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Mar 18
That's good. Now, you wait for what God will bring next, and I'm sure he will. And it will be better than the last job.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
He has a temporary gig that he used to do just before harvest and he will be doing it again. He loved it.If he could find something like that once a month it would be great.
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@just4him (306049)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Mar 18
@GardenGerty I hope he can.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
3 Mar 18
Sounds like they are hiding something to me.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
3 Mar 18
It sounds like something big was behind this.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
3 Mar 18
@GardenGerty as soon as I read it that was my first thoughy