u/fiddle-limier1c

I'm still shocked by the huge trick played on me at my current job and I just need to vent. I had submitted my resignation after finding another job opportunity that was a bit closer to my home and paid a bit better. Although this new opportunity wasn't perfect, I was ready for a change.

But my current manager decided to make me a counteroffer. They waited until just a few days before I was supposed to start at the new company, and then presented me with what seemed like a perfect job: a much higher salary, flexibility to work from home, and a clear path for career development. Of course, I accepted.

Things went wrong almost immediately. On the first day I was supposed to start the new position, the manager who made the offer was fired. About a week or so later, his direct manager also left the company. Throughout this period, I literally received no tasks or responsibilities for my new role and was still required to do all my old duties.

After about a month and a half, I was told that due to internal restructuring, my wonderful new position would be canceled, and I would have to return to my original job with the same old salary. How rude! To make matters worse, they suggested I apply for another vacant position. I applied, was told I was accepted, but then they suddenly withdrew the offer again, claiming they needed someone for a role I wasn't suitable for.

Now, everyone around me keeps saying things like 'Come on, at least you still have a job,' which honestly makes my blood boil. I'm completely fed up with this place. As soon as I find another good opportunity, I'm leaving and I won't look back.

A friend of mine's company is laying people off right now, and the way they're doing it is not normal at all. In the morning, they gathered everyone on a mandatory, company-wide video call. It was supposed to be just a regular update, so no one suspected anything.

And suddenly, in the middle of the call, people started disappearing. You'd find their Slack account deactivated, and a minute later, they would disappear from the video call. And everyone is forced to sit and watch their colleagues as they are digitally erased right before their eyes in real-time, waiting to see if their icon is the next one to disappear. What kind of Black Mirror horror movie is this? This is unnaturally cold-blooded.