Who else is being laid off?

[happyPuppy]

It is strange in a way , I feel honored to be part of this group of people with such character. Willing to do whatever it takes to get by , rather than crying and doing the poor me act. That is what makes this a great country, great people.

 

[jmdaniel]

I feel very fortunate that I was let go at the end of September, and picked up a job with my former employer's main competion three weeks later, with severance overlapping income the entire month of November. Felt good to be laughing last. That being said, I know that my situation is at least due to a bit of good fortune, and I consider myself very lucky in this time.

My suggestions, for whatever they are worth:

• Network, network, network. My job didn't just fall into my lap, it was brought about by past connections and persistence. If you don't have a LinkedIn account, get one, and start building a newtwork of people you know, and people that know them.

Get out of the house, as much as you can. This is partially for keeping your mind straight, but also helps your networking. Meet people, volunteer, etc...

Take this time to take care of yourself. It's stressful times, and you need to keep your dauber out of the dirt.

Look into alternatives. There are jobs out there that have a secure future, and it may be time to look into one of those. Re-education needed? Perhaps, but some of these careers have no downside future risk, and that may be worth it.

For me, the silver lining in these times we are going through is that it is a reality check for a lot of people and businesses. I truly believe we will be a stronger country on the other side, as people live more within their means, and businesses revert back to sound business principles.

 

[L2M]

You know, the founder and CEO of the company I originally worked for (we've since been bought and downsized by an international company) said that the ultimate level of success in a business shouldn't be the money made by the owner or stock holders but the number of people employed by the company. Did he make a good wage? Of course. Did he make millions on the sale? Yes. But he managed to provide over seventy people with high quality jobs.

It disappoints me to see businesses (including the one I work for now) laying off people and outsourcing to other countries to try and prepare for a bad time ahead. Seems as if they don't realize that laying off people just reduces the number of consumers who can buy their product and starts the whole cycle over again.

 

[Bounce]

I'm glad i found this thread.

We were just offered early outs. IF we get our request in by the 23rd. AND IF we commit to leave by the end of THIS december.

Not enough time to think through a decision and there's no bonus to encourage us to leave. My plan was always to leave and then go to work for someone else. Clearly that wouldn't be so easy under the current circumstances in other companies.

 

[krashdragon]

I sincerely hope that all you guys either laid off or going to be have much success and get, if not a great job, then at least a livible one.

Best of luck to all of you, I'm in the same boat!

mary

 

[Geezer]

I'm glad i found this thread.
We were just offered early outs. IF we get our request in by the 23rd. AND IF we commit to leave by the end of THIS december.

Not enough time to think through a decision and there's no bonus to encourage us to leave. My plan was always to leave and then go to work for someone else. Clearly that wouldn't be so easy under the current circumstances in other companies.

So you get to voluntarily leave with no incentives? Isn't that option always available?