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So on Tuesday I was completely blindsided and laid off.  Our manager came in and asked to talk to me and the other lady I work with (who is an equal position as me) I got anxious because I hate when anyone says "we need to talk".  Long story short, he said business was down and they were going to go down to 1 sales manager and that unfortunatley I was the one who was going to be laid off.  I have been there ONE month less than the other lady and made more than her so I guess it was the way they decided to go.  Little do they know she hates her job and was already searching for a new one and sending out her resume while at work (which I refrained from saying).

I asked if there was somewhere else for me to go and he said no.  Sucky thing is I had just transferred to the current location 2 months earlier from a place I really enjoyed working.  They hired my friend for my old job and had me move because the place I went to was busy and they needed help and figured I could learn everything faster and did my paperwork better.  I told my GM that it was completely unfair, I woudlve never transferred if I knew this was going to happen and I didnt even want to transfer in the first place.  He didnt really say much other than gave me my final check and mentioned that they had been discussing it for a few weeks (which means they started discussing only ONE month after I had been there!)

Im really upset he told me in front of the lady I worked with.  I know he needed a witness but he couldve gotten any other manager, not someone who was my equal and was basically told that she was staying and I was being laid off.

The good news is that I do have contacts in the industry (catering, sales manager) so I already have an interview lined up for tomorrow and one on Monday but it sucks because I really did like my job and the lady they kept will be gone as soon as she finds something else.  Plus I got a raise when I transferred (about $8k) because they knew Id be losing money without the commission from the events I had already sold.  So now I will technically most likely end up taking a pay cut :(  I was thisclose to writing a letter to my GM telling them that he made the wrong decision about the person to let go because I enjoyed my job and the person they kept already sent her resume out and hated it. ETA - I didnt send the email, I wanted to but decided not to so I didnt burn any bridges.

This is really just a vent, I called DH right after and was hysterical, I had never been laid off before.  Of course he was super supportive but I was just so depressed about it.  Now things are hopefully looking up but Im still angry and bitter about the whole situtation.  Props to anyone who read this whole post :)

@Mrs. DG:Yeah I agree he handled it really bad.  I wanted to write a letter to HR about how upset I was about how it was handled but I also dont want to burn any bridges, especially in the industry I work in!

My friend that is at my old location told my old boss and he had no idea.  Unfortunately though it is the same company so they let me go because I was last hired at the location I was at, not last hired in the company (we have about 15 S. Cali locations).  The only way I could go back to my old location is if they let my friend go and since its not her fault any of this happened I wouldnt even want to try (though she feels terrible).

I'm really really sorry :(

@kericita:I wondered if I would go back and if I hadnt found a job by then I probably would but then look for something else.  Ive been treated like this twice (first was them transferring me from my original location I really liked).  So I dont doubt something like this could happen again.

Everyone else, thank you so much for your comments and well wishes, it means alot to me and just reading this has made me feel better :)

@awakemysoul:Unfortunately in CA its an "at-will employment" state so they can fire or let go of someone for any reason or no reason, and I can quit for any reason or no reason.

I had an interview on Friday that went really well, they are interested and sent me a personality test that I completed today. I talked to the hiring person on the phone after and she told me the salary might be less than what I am used to but the commission makes up for.  So Im not sure if by "less than what I am used to" she means less than my last job or less than the previous job which was $10k less that the last (if that makes sense).  Im hoping its in between because I cant take less than my previous previous job even with extra commission. I have to be able to live off my base and the commission is just extra.

I have another interview with a different company today at 4pm so Ill let everyone know how it goes.  Funny thing is, its right next door to where I was working :)

Thanks for the well wishes!

Just an update (because I hate not reading resolutions on here) :) that I was offered a job at the first place I interviewed at!  The base salary is ALOT lower than what I was making but the commission structure is nice and should make up the difference and hopefully end up at more than what I was making.  I am still negotiating the base salary and will hear back from them today as to if they will raise it or not.  If not, she said I can do a review in 90 days and they will review my salary then.  Im really excited and I will be working with a lady I have worked with before and shes great (the other girl seems great too).  I will be training next week M-F in New York!  Im a little scared about going by myself and not having family or friends around and DH hates the idea of me going alone but it will all be for the best!

Thanks again for all the suggestions, comments and wishes for me :)