No feedback / level-cap by hiring someone above you / give you free reign with no feedback. 

Usually a combination of these 😬

Looks like you’ve faced this situation!

Software Developer

Product Manager

Stop giving you projects, starts taking frequent updates on current projects, stops involving you in important meetings/calls, usually you’ll see some abnormal behavior, as your manager has to decide who to let go off from his team

Asks you specifically to present your work. 
Don’t consider your opinions on projects. 
Has a 1:1 with you letting you know that progress is lacking even though it’s at par with others. 
PiP plan

Founder

What is the best way to tell or signs to pick up from your manager/team if you’re about to be fired

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

What are the warning signs that you’re about to be fired?

Product Marketing Manager

What are the warning signs that you’re about to be fired?- Grapevine

Hey guys, i'm looking for a job switch from my stressful job, the work that is given to me is very complicated and it stresses me out. I have survived for 9 months in my current role but my mental health is not good hence I wish to leave ASAP.

I can't ask him to not give me complicated work as it won't look good, I think i was unlucky and landed in the wrong place.

I want to tell my manager that i'm job hunting due to my mental health

I think if I do this then he'll get off my back and stop pressing me to deliver quickly as he knows i'll be leaving. But with the current IT market and how the global economy has gone to shit, i'm not sure how long my job hunting will take. If it takes longer than 2 months then he'll think what this guy is still doing here.

How would you guys handle it if you were in my shoes. Asking for a team change wont work as most teams are crap, they'll have to change my department, which I don't think they'll do.

Advice, should i tell my manager about job hunting

Software Engineer

Just got a decent offer, considering a switch. 
Not sure how to approach manager (also co-founder) with this news. 

Context: 
1. Org has no clear set of rules/policies, but I heard notice period is usually 1 month. My joining date is 1.5 months from now. 

2. Team is in a chaotic state. 1-2 folks were fired, no replacements have been hired. 1 person is on a sabbatical. Worried manager won't take news positively. 

3. Want to leave on good terms, this is my first job, so not really aware of how to have these conversations.

Telling manager about serving notice period

Digital Marketing

I'm currently working in an investment bank as a risk analyst. My manager was abruptly fired today and I was told to manage the work for the time being. I had a talk with my manager and he hinted me that the whole team will he dissolved soon. So what are my options now?

Qualification - Btech + MBA from NMIMS University. 
Sitting for CFA L1 in August. 
Current CTC - 13L
YOE - 1

About to be laid off.

Analyst

In your experience, what are some early signs that help detect incoming layoffs at a startup?

 It could be company-wide, team specific or in a particular function only.

Layoffs at startups: Early signs or warning signals

Hiring freeze, decreased marketing spend, founding team retreating away from day to day activities and meetings

How to politely tell someone they are getting fired? How to soften the blow? Pls help

Ever since I have come back this week from Diwali break, it feels like I made a fucking mistake going back home and taking multiple days off last week.

My manager is intentionally putting too much on my plate, while other peers are just chilling and laughing at me.
Now, he is saying that we're running late on timelines because of me and I am a disgrace. He is laughingly mentioning to me that he will fire me.

I have a history of clinical depression and bipolar disorder, this is triggering me a lot and I can't sleep really well at night. I feel like ending it all and leaving this company for good. I have savings worth 12 months of living expense.

Is anyone else facing similar issues after coming back from Diwali?

Worst day at work today. Feel like ending it all.

Operations Manager

Hi folks,

A friend of mine has been put in PIP. He's afraid he'll be fired at the end of it. He's not a bad performer. Just stuck with a toxic boss who can't lead but expects 100 things to be done simultaneously and that my friend is a mind-reader. What do you do if you're fired by the firm? What do you say in the interviews? It's just been 7 months in the role. How do you justify the subsequent gap that may follow. 

Appreciate if someone share any tips. TIA!

Firing after PIP. What to do?

Product Owner

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Been hearing this a lot these days where companies are firing a bunch of people and forcing some others to resign, to bring down the severance cost.

What are these situations created by these companies which actually force people to resign?

What is "forced to resign"?

When i was in college i wanted to build my own company/product. Thought of many ideas and tried to build something. None of them worked and it affected my studies so I had to quit just to clear my exams.

After college I took placements in a WITCH like company where I got put into data entry/operations job after clearing difficult coding interviews (kismat kharab?). 
Somehow learnt new technologies on the side and managed to switch to a development role at a lower salary in a startup.

After 3 years Worked hard on DSA and (barely) managed to get a good offer with above average pay. But the company is not stable anymore and may layoff at any time. 
Right now struggling to learn enough DSA to crack any company.
Now I am almost 30, i have no hobbies,no talents, no relationships just trying to have a stable career.

I see people everywhere doing so many things at once. How do they manage to do this.
They are working at FAANG and managing businesses at the same time, have a bunch of friends.
What am I doing wrong?

Just a long rant about life

It is just luck + hardwork man. Work harder at everything and you will get there.

Growth Manager

If an employee in the team resigns, and stops contributing to work, delays tasks and misses deadlines. What should his/her manager do to resolve this?

Resignation and work

I’ve heard of you have a 1:1 scheduled with your manager for today or for later in the week you will be laid off. 

I think I’m safe according to the above. But still super nervous

What teams getting laid off at Amazon India?

I work at a small scale startup where I interact daily with the CTO whom I directly report.

Recently, he has been giving tighter deadlines for critical projects at work and is not willing to discuss anything related to the scope or timeline of the projects. He just expects me to finish everything in x number of days without asking for even the slightest estimate of the duration.

This has led to me missing due dates for projects which he later blames on me quoting poor performance during reviews. 

Has anyone encountered such problems before? How did you handle it?

Deadlines without discussion

Product Engineer

What was the first sign that your company might be doing layoffs? 
Was it a random meeting addressed by CEO or some other shit?

What was the first sign of layoff?

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

Are quarterly reviews being set to more frequent, monthly reviews a sign of upcoming layoffs?

Is this a sign of impending layoffs?

To me it seems better to let them fire you, and enjoy the severance pay. But what are the disadvantages of doing this? Why do so many people voluntarily resign?

Is it better for an SDE to get terminated or resign in the Indian market?

Have recently started noticing a bunch of times that my manager leaves me out of meetings where key decisions are taken, related to the work that I only have done. 

I get to know this because I stalk their Google Calendar. It’s just weird. I’m not insecure or anything, I’ve been mostly rated well. It’s just odd. 

This just didn’t happen before and lately has started.
Anyone faced this and knows how to address it?

My manager is leaving me out of key meetings

1. Most lowest, low to Mid ratings (identified by your manager)

2. High TC — if you are in the same level for a long time (> 3 years) and your TC is reaching the top of that band.

3. High initial stock grant (possible by great offer negotiation skills) and you are approximately in the  2nd or 3rd year (when you got the most pay)

4. those who get retention offer in the past and your TC is L + 1 but not performing at L+1. Time to cut the cost.

5. Coasters: if your manager carefully Evalates your criticality and concluded you are easily replaceable

6. People who consistently complaining their teams are too busy too much pressure too bad WLB are in danger too.

How to minimize your chance of being laid off

1. Tell your manager you don’t need any tc increase，or tc is not your career goal

2 tell your manager you are willing to work hard and have no complaints. If you took 2 ppl work, no one will choose to let you go!

How to identify your Layoff probability

asked and got 37% increment. 0% chance of layoff. work only 6hrs a day. 
  
 have some self respect. I'd rather be laid off than do these shitty points. gross.

Engineering Manager

I've been "quiet fired" - no assignments, no meetings, just... nothing. How do you deal with being professionally ignored?
My boss hasn't spoken to me in weeks, and I'm starting to feel like the office ghost. Is this a hint to quit, or some weird management strategy?

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