Today, Anita pulled half of the project into a meeting. Apparently, she informed the group that their portion of the project would be ending on Monday. She pleaded with the group not to worry, however, as the firm was planning on creating "special projects" to keep the group employed until the second phase of the project begins in early June.
As far as I am concerned, the following may be happening:
a) Anita could be telling the truth
b) Anita will fire the group at the end of the week. Firing the entire group without notice would lower morale for those remaining on the project. {Why work hard at a place that engages in mass-layoffs without notice? -- you could be next!} The "special projects" story could have been fabricated in order to make it seem like Anita was doing everything in her power to keep everyone around. It would ease tensions.
c) Anita is trying to keep everyone around until the second phase of the project begins. In order to keep people from jumping onto other projects, Anita is enticing people to stay on with phantom projects. By the time people realize that they are being jerked around (by only being allowed to bill 20 hours per week), it will be too late to find other work. At that point, people will decide just to suck it up and remain on for the second half of the project.
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Anita is filled with bs. She is the most disgusting gold-digger in this profession. She made an announcement that she resented the first year K&E associates for making more money than her. Tactless. Her first name.
Do not believe anything this charlatan says. Last week, she vehemently denied the Lexolution assertion that the project would end this Friday, and she emphasised that there was lots of work. Wake up and smell the coffee first reviewers; you are done this week. Second reviewers will buy themselves maybe a week. The priv team have a little more time.
Anita does not want people jumping ship before the production is done. She holds a carrot out with the promise that some first reviewers will remain on the project. A few may survive, but most are done. Anita is a master manipulator. Do not be fooled by her self-serving speeches.
I'm going with Option #1, but I guess only time will tell.
I have noticed a lot of people missing...
given all that is being said about the craziness of this project, i wouldn't see why anyone would want to stick around, anyway.
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if any of you stick around there, you're just hosing yourselves. get out there and get yourself on the market before dozens of you are dumped into the job pool.
don't trust anyone at this place!
I was cut today & I was on the first review team that came in the first month the project started. This is by far the worse firm I have ever worked at. At first, I was upset because who wants to be fired or cut from a project but now I am very relieved. The tension in that project is too much for anyone to take.
The one thing I did learn from working at that "useless" project is that you trust no one, including your fellow "kiss-butt" temps, & try to always detach yourself & emotions from any job you have in life.
What firm was this?
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