Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to disease outbreaks and running an influential journal. Officials said the mistaken dismissals were being rescinded.

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    2 days ago

    Completely. I’m lucky enough that in my field I can find another job in a few weeks. If this happened to me, I would demand:

    1. Payment up front for lost time.
    2. A punitive signing bonus.
    3. A severance clause, with lump sum payment due upon termination in the future.

    I’d be happy to do business with you, but I will now need additional assurances to move forward.

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      14 hours ago

      Are you sure you can find another job in a few weeks?

      I thought the same when I was laid off from a contractor in February due to musk’s bullshit, and I didn’t even get an interview until August despite hundreds of applications, a decade of engineer level experience in the field and multiple letters of recommendation. I basically only got the interview because my wife worked there.

      I got hired based on merit, but at 50% what I was making before and as an entry level tech.