Worked for a large enterprise before, handled big numbers, real impact. Then life happened and I relocated to the EU and took a FinOps role at Company "XYZ."
For almost 6 months (standard probation here), they had me doing small, borderline trivial stuff. Think: "figure out if we need this resource or not" - talking about €500–€1000/month decisions. Fine, whatever, I played along.
Then near the end of probation (literally ~5.5 months in), I delivered something actually meaningful: a detailed plan to save the company ~€300,000 annually. Not vague ideas, concrete actions, timelines, teams involved, the whole package. Presented it to leadership. They were happy.
Next day: random meeting invite from my boss. No context.
I join. He’s cold as ice. Then HR joins.
At that point you already know.
They tell me: "We’re not a match." That’s it. No explanation, no feedback. Nothing. My laptop was remotely locked before the meeting even ended.
What’s even more absurd: they later send me a recommendation letter. Not a single negative comment. Apparently I did everything right… just not right enough to stay?
So yeah. That’s my introduction to FinOps in Europe.
Didn't expect to be dropped this hard