2025 is deemed the year of layoffs. That’s what a hiring manager told me jokingly the other day. Time to squeeze the oranges hard as you possibly can until it’s about the burst! I think everyone is terrified. I certainly am. It’s infuriating. You work hard, do everything you’re supposed to do, and you lose no matter what happens

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    18·
    4 hours ago

    I am tired of the world pretending only the people who invest money are “invested” in a workplace.

    Your example here is what I am speaking of.

    We invest our lives in a workplace, with the hope that our labor will make the workplace succeed in the marketplace. It is an investment: of our time, of our effort, and thought.

    When the business fails or decides we aren’t worth it, they are ignoring the investment we made in learning how the business works and doing our best work.

    We are turned to the streets, nevermind the effort and investment we went through. No, because we didn’t bring money to the table none of that counts somehow even though we did all the real labor that make the business function. Labor the “invested” couldn’t do on their own, no matter how much money they had.

    • Opinionhaver@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      3 hours ago

      The only company I’ve ever truly been invested in is the one I’m running myself. I’ve never seen working for someone else as anything more than trading my time for monetary compensation. The only reason I ever cared about a company’s success was to ensure I still had a place to earn a living from.

      If it were a small business where I felt valued, then maybe it would be different - but not when we’re talking about a company that employs hundreds and the CEO doesn’t even know me by name.

    • Lifecoach5000@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      4 hours ago

      I agree with you. I also take the investing approach to hopefully learn any new skills I can during employment that might be viable for my future career somewhere else.

    • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      4 hours ago

      you only lose if you invest more than you get paid back with your paycheck. if you get laid off, it’s supposed to be their loss, because they lose your experience. you should be good. i know change can be stressful, but you can get another job until finally a company isn’t mismanaged and keeps you.