Opinions on termination wanted.

So, say you worked somewhere 13 years. Business gets slow, and the company merges with another (both companies owned by the same family). You are told your position is being eliminated, but they want you to stay on and train your successor for 2-3 weeks. Thoughts? Should I be cranky? Happy?

 

What's "your" exist package like? Does it hinge upon your training your replacement?

 

Exit package is regular pay for the time I stay to train.

 

+1. Better be a helluva nice severance package. Although, its better than being asked to train someone and then get sliced. Still a kick in the nuts tho. I'd pass and walk.

 

Every day you're still employed and looking for your new gig is a day you're not unemployed.

[edited to make sense...]

 

Be careful if you do this. It could affect your ability to collect unemployment.

 

You certainly want to leave on good terms! you may need them as a reference for your next job or they may call you back. Stay positive and remember when one door closes another one opens....good luck :up:

 

and you have your termination paperwork is in hand? How about med coverage?

Regular pay for 2 weeks don't cut it for me.

 

If your position is being eliminated, what do they need a "successor" to replace you for?

 

quadruple pay for your troubles. Otherwise let them swing in the wind.

 

I'd ask them that.

 

Mmmmmm. Interesting.

 

I'm trying to stay positive, but it's difficult.

No paperwork as yet.

All insurance is through my wife's job.

I have several good prospects for another job, and if I get another job in the next day or two it will be a challenge to stay.

 

Do that and walk.Well,that's what I would do.

 

If they are severing you I would negotiate...you'll be glad to stay but you need 2 weeks pay for every year you were employed to make it worth training your replacement. Otherwise...respectfully turn them down and find the door. If they won't do that maybe they will at least meet you half way.

 

I laughed when they said that, and gave them the "yeah, right". Companies are owned by two brothers who had an acrimonious split 6 or 7 years ago. Brother one threw me under the bus by putting me in the middle between them. Now brother 2 is back and in charge, and brother 1 is MIA.

 

Yeah, definitely negotiate the exit terms. Where's Hyperdyne when you need him?

 

Yes, I know it's very difficult to train someone to take your place and you're left to fin for yourself...If you get another job that's different, they should understand your situation and yes I would leave (on good terms) at that point.

 

In my experience in management, we were always told never to say anything negative if someone called for a reference on an ex-employee, unless of course they stole something or started a fight at work etc. Even then, we were instructed to just say no comment. They were worried that somehow a negative review could come back to haunt us.

I know that kind of defeats the purpose of a reference check, but our opinion was that they were gone anyway so why start something.

What are they going to say....."He quit because we were going to lay him off and he wouldn't train his replacement".

F'em

 

Got any sick time left?