RIF?

CEO pinged me on slack today and asked to have a quick chat. Told me I was being let go due to “restructuring”. Mentioned 3X it’s not performance issue. I later got to know that one of my direct reporteees was being axed in another conference room at the same time, without my knowledge.

context: I started ROW sales function in this EdTECH saas startup, from scratch, as Founding AE, scaled from 200k ARR to $1.1mn ARR all by myself. I was top of leaderboard in quota not just in ROW, but also US. Last year, I also got the 4th biggest deal in the history of the company - a GIANT district from Canada - all by myself.

Once we gained enough momentum and had enough confidence, I was told to start hiring and build a team under me. In parallel, a counterpart was hired and the ROW world was divided in 2 halves with each head managing their own half of the world.

In the meeting today - I Wasn’t given any reason apart from “restructuring”.

I smiled, nodded and respectfully departed the office for the last time 30 mins later, with my head held High.

Within an hour, my team member received this message on slack from my counterpart (sales head of other region)

I am shocked beyond words. I’ve never been let go ever, and have been an ace performer throughout my 10 year SDR-Sales career. And especially in this company. I did things that nobody could’ve / would’ve imagines.

WTF happened?? And what should i do now?

At this point, I don’t want another job. I don’t wanna go back. I just want to know - WHY! Where do I go and who do u get my closure from?