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After quitting McD's, I got laid off from BK

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Work & Volunteering
BK in my area was bleeding money and having a business slowdown. A manager had to commute between 2 stores bc they had to cut back on management. They let go of several people...including me and even the manager who hired me lost her job. And now, they closed 2 out of 3 stores in town. The people they hired for lawn service was let go. It still feels so personal. For instance, what if I didn't yell for a coworker to shoot me shoot me! I must have said, "shoot me. I'ma die anyway" several times. I feel that somehow contributed to my layoff.

btw, also the seniority thing sinc i was there 3 weeks.

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm not sure what you're actually asking here. Was this recent or are you just filling us in for context?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Don't take it personally, I've found BK have been bleeding money for years. Their food is disgusting, pricey, no competition for McDonald's when they have just as many (and bigger) stores to stomp over them.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    piccolo wrote: »
    I'm not sure what you're actually asking here. Was this recent or are you just filling us in for context?

    I was just asking whether I should take it personally or not lol.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yes, you should take it personally.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Arctic Roll wrote: »
    Yes, you should take it personally.

    why?
  • LauraOLauraO Posts: 535 Incredible Poster
    stoned_angel432 wrote: »
    I was just asking whether I should take it personally or not lol.

    Hey stoned_angel,
    Did you ask your manager why you lost your job? Hopefully they gave you a reason. It sounds as though it wasn't a personal thing because they were laying others off too, it sounds as though they were trying to save money. However, when you are made redundant your manager (or the person doing it) should explain why.
    LauraO
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    JavaKrypt wrote: »
    Don't take it personally, I've found BK have been bleeding money for years. Their food is disgusting, pricey, no competition for McDonald's when they have just as many (and bigger) stores to stomp over them.
    That was because I stopped working there.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    LauraO wrote: »
    Hey stoned_angel,
    Did you ask your manager why you lost your job? Hopefully they gave you a reason. It sounds as though it wasn't a personal thing because they were laying others off too, it sounds as though they were trying to save money. However, when you are made redundant your manager (or the person doing it) should explain why.
    LauraO

    Yes my manager and a few other people were in the same room when the layoff happened. She told us explicitly she was letting us go. what do you mean by made redundant? Just curious.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    stoned_angel432 wrote: »
    Yes my manager and a few other people were in the same room when the layoff happened. She told us explicitly she was letting us go. what do you mean by made redundant? Just curious.

    Redundant means they're letting you go and not replacing you because your job no longer exists.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Most people will get made redundant at some point in their lives. These days I imagine most people will get made redundant at more than one point in their lives. There is no point in taking it personally.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    piccolo wrote: »
    Redundant means they're letting you go and not replacing you because your job no longer exists.

    lol. I'm sure glad there are no definite positions in fast food. They just schedule by labor (sales divided by employee costs.)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    stoned_angel432 wrote: »
    She told us explicitly she was letting us go.

    Did she use swear words and have her fanny out while she was doing it?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    CptCoatHanger wrote: »
    Did she use swear words and have her fanny out while she was doing it?

    no
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    CptCoatHanger wrote: »
    Did she use swear words and have her fanny out while she was doing it?

    :lol: It took me a moment...
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