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My mid-year review said "exceeds expectations." I have it in writing. I took a screenshot before my access was cut because I had a feeling I might need it. When the layoff email came, it said the round was targeting "low performers." I am…
I have a progressive condition requiring specific workplace adjustments. Cisco were accommodating when I joined. Documented, agreed, in place. When the restructuring list was drawn up, I was on it. I asked HR whether my disability had bee…
Intel cut 15,000 jobs and suspended the dividend on the same earnings call. Three months later, the dividend was reinstated. The jobs weren't. I don't fully understand every capital allocation decision involved. What I do understand is th…
The Activision acquisition was sold to us as a moment of strength. All-hands about synergies and the future of gaming. We were told investment was being maintained. The deal closed on a Friday. The layoffs were announced the following Tue…
In October I was put on a Performance Improvement Plan. "Communication style." Vague enough to cover almost anything. I'd never had a negative review. My 360 feedback was positive. The PIP came out of nowhere. In November the layoff round…
Two and a half years on the same team, longer than most of the full-timers around me. I found out I was done because my badge stopped working at the turnstile at 7:45am. A security guard came over and politely told me my access had been t…
I came back from maternity leave in September. My manager said all the right things. My performance history was strong. My return plan was in place. Six weeks later I was told my role was being eliminated. I asked whether my leave had bee…
I wasn't struggling with the work. I was struggling with the culture after the first round of layoffs. Overnight, collaboration became competition. I spoke to my manager about it. She was sympathetic. She also told me she'd been asked to …
I raised a concern through the internal ethics reporting channel. I followed the process exactly as described in the policy documentation. I was told the concern would be investigated and that I would be protected from retaliation. Six mo…
My end-of-year review said I was doing "exceptional work" and that I was being considered for promotion. Six weeks later I was in a layoff round. When I asked HR how to square those two things, I was told that "restructuring decisions are…
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My mid-year review said "exceeds expectations." I have it in writing. I took a screenshot before my access was cut because I had a feeling I might need it. When the layoff email …
I have a progressive condition requiring specific workplace adjustments. Cisco were accommodating when I joined. Documented, agreed, in place. When the restructuring list was dra…
Intel cut 15,000 jobs and suspended the dividend on the same earnings call. Three months later, the dividend was reinstated. The jobs weren't. I don't fully understand every capi…
The Activision acquisition was sold to us as a moment of strength. All-hands about synergies and the future of gaming. We were told investment was being maintained. The deal clos…
In October I was put on a Performance Improvement Plan. "Communication style." Vague enough to cover almost anything. I'd never had a negative review. My 360 feedback was positive…
Two and a half years on the same team, longer than most of the full-timers around me. I found out I was done because my badge stopped working at the turnstile at 7:45am. A securi…
I came back from maternity leave in September. My manager said all the right things. My performance history was strong. My return plan was in place. Six weeks later I was told my…
I wasn't struggling with the work. I was struggling with the culture after the first round of layoffs. Overnight, collaboration became competition. I spoke to my manager about it.…
I raised a concern through the internal ethics reporting channel. I followed the process exactly as described in the policy documentation. I was told the concern would be investig…
My end-of-year review said I was doing "exceptional work" and that I was being considered for promotion. Six weeks later I was in a layoff round. When I asked HR how to square th…
Gaslighting is one of the most common tactics used by toxic managers and institutions. If you've been made to feel like you're overreacting — that is a tactic. It is not reality.
The isolation people feel in toxic workplaces is real — and deliberate. Reading others' experiences helps you see the patterns. Sharing yours helps others do the same.
Workers are routinely told their concerns aren't serious enough. Your experience is valid. It deserves to be recorded — not minimised, not explained away.
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