LogFAQs > #985353038

It was technically a layoff (from a tech company) but they tried to make it about performance when they did it, which was very frustrating.

when I was hired I was told if I met certain metrics they would give me a raise to the salary I had asked for ($5k more). I met with my direct manager weekly who told me I was on track to get the raise every week. Then at the end of the year told me no one was getting raises (or bonuses) because of company performance

they had HR check ins where I expressed my frustrations, and then within two weeks of the new year (the day after I turned in the project I had been working on) they let me go

but in the firing meeting they told me a bunch of bullshit like I didnt meet this metric I didnt do that and it was all stuff that was either out of my hands or that my boss had told me was just fine. basically threw me under the bus

all good though, by that point I had seen the writing on my wall and was already well on my way on my job search. Found a new job making 25% more and got to take a 2 month vacation with severance