Layoffs and your opinion

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[quote author="awgee" date=1234049047][quote author="xsocal land merchant" date=1234016896]<blockquote>Layoffs can be blessing in disguise. They can be good for the companies, the employees, and ex-employees</blockquote>.



This is some heavy duty spin. Tell the person or kids in the family of a person laid off that it is a "blessing in disguise".



Damn, if you can sell that concept then you can probably sell ashes to the devil.



Just a little snarky tonight.



enjoy!</blockquote>


I was laid of once a long time ago. (About to show my age here). I was writing code for an aerospace firm in the hottest new language, Pascal. And hating it. Sitting in an office, staring at a screen 8 hours per day was no a good fit. Good jake, but not a good fit.

I got laid off, and panicked. Got another coding job at the same firm for more bucks, but also got an offer of apprentice as a land surveyor for starting at a 1/4 of what I was making.

I took the apprenticeship.

I never caught up salary wise, but was much happier and fulfilled, so being laid off became a positive experience in my case.

I was single and I dare say I could not have taken the cut in pay had I been married with kids.

For the most part, layoffs have to be awful.



And it is going to get much worse.</blockquote>


I am older than you Moses laid me off after I carved the 6th commandment.
 
[quote author="no_vaseline" date=1234112430]The people at my wife's work were legitimately saddened and upset to let her go - especially her supervisors.



When 25-40% of your business dries up overnight, you gotta do what you have to do.



Optimism, sunshine, and puppydogs weren't going to fix the problem there.



You listed optimist and pessimist, but you left one out. <em> Realist.</em></blockquote>


Which structural firm did your mrs. work for?
 
[quote author="vicstah" date=1234320808]Sorry to hear that Momo. It's always tough to see people lose their jobs having to change their lives drastically. At least in your case, you'll be on your way to attend culinary school in France. Please do let us know when Cafe Momopi will be open. :)



[quote author="momopi" date=1234320031]After 12 years at my work, I came back from vacation to find my position, along with 500 others, eliminated in round #1 of layoffs this year. Oddly, I don't feel sad. I've burned half of my 20's and 30's at this company. @_@! It's time that I did something else for a change.</blockquote></blockquote>


How about Le Petit Momopian!!
 
[quote author="biscuitninja" date=1234338295][quote author="momopi" date=1234320031]After 12 years at my work, I came back from vacation to find my position, along with 500 others, eliminated in round #1 of layoffs this year. Oddly, I don't feel sad. I've burned half of my 20's and 30's at this company. @_@! It's time that I did something else for a change.</blockquote>


Bummer... so when are you going to hack their system and hold it ransom...er... help them to understand your uniqueness? ;-P :vampire:



Bummer, hope you find something soon. Good luck

-bix</blockquote>


I doubt that I'd do anything to endanger my severance pay. :D
 
MoMo,



Go work at any of the Bolsa resturants for cash, that won't endanger your unemployment benefit. That way you can to eat for free and give them a few pointer.
 
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