Title is self-explanatory. I was not laid off today, but the whole situation has flicked some weird off-switch in my brain.
I feel incredibly guilty that I was kept over others who got laid off — obviously I know I have no part in those kinds of decisions, but I feel awful going to work, and covering their shifts, now knowing that they were offered shitty severance packages in exchange for their multiple years of hard work.
I have no motivation to execute anything well. When customers came in today after I learned about the lay offs, I felt no motivation to smile when they came in. No motivation to refold that shirt they just messed up so it looks good for the next person. No motivation to have authentic, human conversations at work because I was just jarred into the full understanding that I am nothing but a number on an expense report, and anyone could come and throw the years of hard work ive put into my store away in a second.
I feel awful for my teammates who were laid off today — and jaded at the fact that this means I, as a manager, will have to take more onto my plate to makeup for these losses. More time away from my family during the holidays, more time away from my partner which was already limited, and more time away from my schoolwork, which means more late nights and more inevitable mental health crises.
Anyone who’s maybe dealt with mass lay offs in the past or with different companies, is it normal to feel this way?? to feel just awful even though you were one of the ones kept? I just look around and think about every training video that talks about how “vans is a people company,” or how being an employee is like “being apart of the family” and I want to vomit because it is just so corporate garbage.
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Honestly it switched up everything for me at work. Walked into lululemon on my break after I heard and went back to work with my 2 week notice. Beyond disappointed with the company and the way it’s being run lately. The stores facilitate the money coming in, it sucks seeing hr cut employees for their own trashy marketing and product development. I’m leaving, just can’t support the company any longer
Not a vans employee and not involved but this popped in my feed for some reason. Corporate survivors guilt is a thing and can leave people feeling like shit. Your feelings are going to be shared almost across the board and are normal
been a vans employee for the last five months. one of the assistant managers and one of the floor supervisors were the ones who got laid off from our store. it’s so devastating bc these people put so much love and care into the vans brand and giving people the best experience possible. it was even more sad bc the floor supervisor who was let go literally just got that promotion not even three months ago… right before the holiday season too, this is putting a lot of us into weird and unthinkable situations. i’m so sorry to everyone who was laid off, y’all did not deserve this💔
I used to work for Vans last holiday season. They slowly stopped scheduling me in January this year and then I was just removed from the group chat a few weeks later. The company has just gone to trash
So did vans just eliminate the AM position and restructure it. Saw they laid off 600 employees, all comments seem to be AMs.
Assistant managers, floor sups, and stock sups. Depended on the headcount of the store
fuck vans, they didn’t deserve us.
lost two really great supes this week, and i feel the same way. doing the bare minimum as an asm, but i truly don’t want to. fuck this company.
Absolutely normal, if you ask me. I’ve been laid off 5 times in 20 years, but I’ve survived at least that many, and maybe more. Sometimes, I’ve felt, it’s a blessing to be out the door early. It’s a shitty feeling, no matter if you stay or go.