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Cloudflare Employee records her final meeting where HR tries to fire her (ody.sh)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I can’t give more approval for this woman, she handled everything so well.

The backstory is that Cloudflare overhired and wanted to reduce headcount, rightsize, whatever terrible HR wording you choose. Instead of admitting that this was a layoff, which would grant her things like severance and unemployment - they tried to tell her that her performance was lacking.

And for most of us (myself included) we would angrily accept it and trash the company online. Not her, she goes directly against them. It of course doesn’t go anywhere because HR is a bunch of robots with no emotions that just parrot what papa company tells them to, but she still says what all of us wish we did.

(Warning, if you've ever been laid off this is a bit enraging and can bring up some feelings)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There is no professional, moral, or practical reason to attempt to be "honest" about why you were let go unless you are in a hyper local industry where everyone knows each other personally. Obviously even Cloudflare doesn't have a solid idea why they let her go.

Employment verification usually goes to a third party either way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'll take this into consideration the next time I look for a new position. I've never been on the side of performing or requesting a background check on a potential employee, but have almost always been asked why I left my previous employer when I've interviewed for a new position. Thanks internet friend.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah, just to second them, most companies won’t share much more than the vaguest of summaries of your time there. Such as “yes they worked here between these dates doing job”. Keep in mind the person answering the phone most likely doesn’t even know who you are unless you give a direct line to your direct report.

But there’s a bigger reason; they could potentially be sued for damages. If what HR has in the file isn’t true, or the manager misremembers, or any other long list of things. They would be defaming you. Hard to win, harder to prove, but still something most companies want to steer clear of.

There are also state laws which dictate what can and cannot be said about a past employee, but that varies from state to state.