Laid off employee left conflicted when the new hire who got their job contacts them on LinkedIn, asking for training and advice, they’re unsure whether to play along, wanting to keep things on good terms: ‘Would you help them?’ – FAIL Blog

umeboshiplumpaste writes

“[I would respond”]

“HI, X. Thanks for reaching out. As I am no longer with the company, I would defer to Person ABC for support.”

You were laid off. You do not work there. Saving the person or the job or the company or clients is not your problem. If the company did not create a proper offboarding procedure or knowledge transfer process–or anything else to capture what you did for succession planning, that’s not your problem, either.

(Also, who gets a new job and reaches out to an ex-employee who got laid off for help?!)”

Twenty_6_Red writes:

“Nope. They laid me off. If they want to pay me as a subcontractor, show me the money. Otherwise, figure it out on your own.”

md0320

This kind of happened to me – replacement was texting me, asking me questions while I was at my new job. Best not to. If your former boss can’t help, then it’s not your problem.