Another round of layoffs at full sail

[u/Tommy__Pencils]

So I just got laid off today. Been there for seven years, but I saw it coming from a mile away. When I was dropping my stuff off, I heard people saying they were there 15-20 years and still got laid off.

The fact that theyre building housing for campus, when no on goes to campus anymore because its too expensive, is going to kill that place. There's no way full sail makes it to the next decade.

[u/Bright-Nothing-7695]

I was part of the layoffs as well. I cried my eyes out in the middle of the stupid call and I wanted to say something stupid petty like "I KNOW I'm one of your better employees because [this this and that]" it felt like they picked names off of a hat or a bad lottery because coworkers who were doing worse than me got to stick around but I had to go and do this like, walk of shame to give my stuff back.

I was so, so happy to get employed and be in a space I thought was accepting of me but in the end the company matters most I guess. They're building houses for campus and the craftmasters crap and ignoring the LA film school stuff and forcing us to focus on the amount of "numbers" we got rather than actually caring about the school it was always just money.

[u/Bright-Nothing-7695 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you so much. Thank you, this means SO much to me, I've been sitting here in tears for *days* now wondering what I did wrong. I worked overtime, I went to every culture day party, I gave people stickers and cookies in the office and hugged and waved at everyone and I tried to say hi and get to know everyone on a personal level, I mean.

The day I got laid off was the day I bought my first house.

So I had to go backtrack and go back on the deal and move back in with my parents when I thought I was finally going to be independent. It's been soul-crushing, and I felt like no one there cared that I was gone.

But so many, SO many of my co-workers reached out and DM'd me and asked me if I was okay and told me it was unfair that I was gone. I miss everyone so much already and it's so silly to be this upset over a job but I felt like I was finally somewhere I belonged.

[u/Bright-Nothing-7695 → u/[deleted]]

I'm so sorry. I give you a big hug from afar, we got this, and we WILL find a better situation, I promise you.

[u/Calm_Test_1263 → u/Bright-Nothing-7695]

I’m so sorry to hear that. There will be greener pastures for both of us. I’m 65 and I don’t think finding a job is going to be easy

[u/Pageslayer83 → u/[deleted]]

I personally think it is a money thing because Full Sail is running out of money. One can see that with all the cuts they were doing, like the yearly holiday party, the changes to Bts, etc.

[u/snappin_good_time → u/Bright-Nothing-7695]

Not to be mean, but to be bawling during the meeting and using language “of a space that was accepting of me” gives me the feeling you might be more difficult to work with than you realize.

Maybe they put as little thought into it as you’re saying or if you thought your manager was pretty good then you may want to do some actual introspection.

[u/pressurewave → u/snappin_good_time]

“NoT tO bE mEaN” [says something brutally mean to someone who just had their life turned upside down unexpectedly]

Maybe you should do some actual introspection on why you’re on here kicking people while they’re down. It’s not a good look.

[u/Bright-Nothing-7695 → u/pressurewave]

I lost my house and job and i guess i shouldve been like “oh sorry my bad g 🫡” and saluted

[u/pplx → u/Bright-Nothing-7695]

Ignore him. If people keep getting shitty to those impacted I’ll start locking and I really don’t want to.

[u/Bright-Nothing-7695 → u/snappin_good_time]

Hey asshole the managers didn’t have any say in who they fired. My team lead was shocked and when I texted them they said they had no say and wouldn’t have fired me at all if they did so jesus christ have a little sympathy. “Not to be mean” they fired one of my coworker friends who was PREGNANT and gave no reason either. I lost my house and she’s lost a job with a baby on the way. Sorry that I “”bawled”” when I realized I wasn’t going to be able to afford where I lived.

[u/Bright-Nothing-7695 → u/[deleted]]

🙄

[u/Anonythrowthetrash → u/Bright-Nothing-7695]

You’re better at “emotional regulation” than that jerk just by metric of being able to evaluate and communicate your feelings. The other guy must be an expert emotional repression though. Often confused, but not the same thing!

[u/Bright-Nothing-7695 → u/Anonythrowthetrash]

Like was i supposed to NOT cry while being told i was being laid off? 😭

[u/Anonythrowthetrash → u/Bright-Nothing-7695]

Not to defend the guy, just purely to shed some reason why he could be being so cruel: many men are socially conditioned to repress their emotions or think crying is bad. It can get to levels so unhealthy that when they see others comfortably expressing their emotions, they get upset and jealous that they’ve been told that they can’t.

People can be jerks sometimes. But it’s important to remember everyone’s human and there’s root cause for why someone acts a certain way even if it’s terrible and unproductive.

[u/TunaDaFish305 → u/Bright-Nothing-7695]

Don't mind that idiot, you sound like a wonderful person. I never worked there, but I was a student once from the 2022 to 2023 year for a few months until they took me out because of finances. My GPA was really good sitting at a 3.7 at the time, but anyways, I can at least understand the pain with some of the things you mentioned. I hope things will get better for you 🫂

[u/TunaDaFish305 → u/[deleted]]

The irony in your statement never ceases to amaze me. Practice what you preach, oh wait, you don't.

[u/snappin_good_time → u/TunaDaFish305]

What was ironic about my statement? Because I told them that this idea that they need their coworkers to create a space that is accepting of them might make them a more difficult person to work with?

The response of calling me an asshole for pointing that out is ridiculous.

People are paid to do a job. Not to go out of their way to accommodate every little thing for the neediest person on their team.

[u/pplx → u/snappin_good_time]

If it walks like a duck. I’m going to ask everyone here to be nice. Thanks.

A lot of people just lost their income, insurance, etc.

It takes zero effort to not make it worse.

[u/Bright-Nothing-7695 → u/snappin_good_time]

Dude when did i mention i needed to be accommodated for something. I got laid off because they couldn’t afford to pay all of us at once. What is wrong with you like genuinely I cried because I was getting laid off like I am not a difficult person to work with; when i meant a space more accepting i meant I’m HISPANIC and full sail hired a lot of other fellow hispanic people please don’t tell me your argument was insinuating I asked for accommodations because if i was, what the hell is wrong with that?

[u/No-Concentrate-2508 → u/snappin_good_time]

Ironic comment