MyCareer – Take It Or Leave It

Here’s an update from the MyCareer Melbourne layoffs report of a few days ago.

Fairfax Digital COO Nic Cola, in a Shortlist article, avoided using the words “redundancy” or “closure” when describing the changes at MyCareer – changes that affect eighteen staff from product, technology and marketing roles.

Instead, Nic attempted in a nice little shot at politics, to highlight the benefits to staff of the cuts to the Melbourne positions.  He claimed that staff who had the freedom of lifestyle to haul their arses to Sydney would have “better work flexibility and career progression”.  He denied that their roles were being made redundant.

Okay.  Soooo, let me get this right, Nic.  I go home and announce to my partner that I have been given a “opportunity” to transfer to Sydney.  She and I contemplate the move and discuss that a) the children are settled in school b) our youngest finally has the childcare we have waited for for the past year and c) she cannot possibly consider moving because her employer doesn’t even have an office in Sydney and because of all of these factors, we cannot relocate.  I go to the office to do my job on Monday morning (or, you know, whenever the non-closure closure is happening) and there is no job.  My job is gone.  I know that Nic said I have not been made redundant.  But I DO. NOT. HAVE. A. JOB.

Same outcome, Nic.  Jeeeeez…I hate corporate-speak.