On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Tom Hanks <tjha...@forgeglobal.com> wrote: > Novell, during my tour of duty 95 - 2000, never looked at current > openings / needs and attempted reassignment internally prior to, nor > during a layoff. It was their philosophy (as I learned from my stint > working in HR) to execute the layoffs, then those employees could apply > for an existing opening and earn the job the traditional way. It has > worked to the advantage of the employee as they exit with a package then > get hired for another job within the company.
Having worked for, and having talked with the owners of sub-contracted companies of Novell, I've found this to be precisely the case. The owner of the business formerly known as "Xponential" told me that is exactly what happened to him. He was laid off from Novell, and told his position was being outsourced to an outside company. He was then told he could re-apply for the new position if he fit the bill - so he was laid off, formed a company, and was re-hired to do exactly the same thing, having filled the "outsourced" position himself. Seemed a bit strange to me. --Jason /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
