Received my notice to RTO
I wanted to share my experience in case it may help anyone else in a similar situation.
15 years at Cat,5 as an engineer. 10 in a rep /dealer support roles, SG 26. I was “remote” for 10 years. Last 3 roles nobody had any issues with me staying remote. The last 2 years I received an exceeded rating. There is no office or hub nearby.
I knew it was coming but just got my letter today to relocate and go 5 days in the office in Irving or take severance and work until oct 30. I’m choosing the severance.
It’s a bit sad but it’s the way the enterprise is moving towards in order to not have massive layoffs. Joe was like this when he was SVP and VP so it is no surprise. I don’t believe they are going to let their foot off the gas on this one. I do believe they are losing their talent pool and deep expertise is going away. Even Cat Digital and Enterprise Strategy are moving towards 5 days a week.
Severance was weekly pay x years of service x 1.5. I tried to negotiate the multiplier but no luck.
Anyway. Here is to finding a job while I still have one…