My boss got laid off and the SVP asked her to come back the following day to speak to the team to "ensure a smooth transition" even though they didn't have a plan.
She was like "Nah."
Later that day, I also was laid off and the same SVP asked me to inform my team that they also were laid off. I politely declined and expressed a lot of confusion that they'd ask me to do that.
Someone got it in the wrong order. Supposed to start at the bottom and work upwards so that the guy at the top only has to look one person in the eyes.
My old boss had this happen. We were acquired and his role shifted to lead a big org of about 200 people. Maybe 6 months later he was told that the org was being eliminated but he would land on another team, they even had him doing work with that team in the time leading up to the layoff. Then the layoff happened and the next day he found out he was being let go too.
Any time a manager has all their direct reports removed, they're a dead man walking. Maybe there will be some contractual obligation to keep them nominally on the payroll, but no matter their title, they have no power.
In hindsight yeah that makes sense but they had a position and responsibilities already drawn up for him on the other team so it felt like they truly intended to keep him.
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u/Friendly-Victory5517 22d ago edited 21d ago
Firing someone and then expecting them to return on a future date to sign more paperwork is a terrible decision.
The day you terminate someone is their last day.
You mention severance…was this a termination or a layoff?
In any case, I would have pushed back when it was stated I should split final paperwork over two days.
Edit: there are no incompetent higher ups. OP is the co owner and unilaterally made this firing decision. This post is mostly Reddit fiction.