It happens every quarter where I work. I think my core competency is surviving

Jun 5, 2024
2:19:16pm

dYrtbYkerYder All-American

rounds of layoffs. I've probably made it through 15 or so during my career. At least 10 of those have been during my 4.5 years at my current job.

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Layoffs notification day at my workplace today. Not fun. At all.

RGGeemer

Jun 5, 8:19am

Are you at risk?

BYUtka

Jun 5, 8:20am

I mean I don't think so? But who knows

RGGeemer

Jun 5, 8:34am

Those are never a fun day

Squeegee

Jun 5, 8:20am

I’ve been through that a couple times over the past 10. It can feel like a game

Coug98

Jun 5, 8:22am

I got let go last week. I’m only 3 weeks post surgery from a work injury.

Malcolm Reynolds

Jun 5, 8:25am

Yikes. Sorry. Thats rough.

Soupie

Jun 5, 8:26am

Sorry man, that seems so dirty what they have done

pegushin

Jun 5, 8:48am

Recession coming?

Genghis Spreads

Jun 5, 8:43am

Yeah, because of this guy’s layoff

dixieutahbyuzag

Jun 5, 9:02am

Yeah, because this is the only layoff anywhere.

Future_Tacos

Jun 5, 9:06am

You must not know what a recession looks like

dixieutahbyuzag

Jun 5, 12:51pm

I do

Future_Tacos

Jun 5, 3:21pm

Then you know that’s ridiculous

dixieutahbyuzag

Jun 5, 4:43pm

Ours is actually because we lost a pretty big contract (we are a government

RGGeemer

Jun 5, 9:09am

Probably, but that was nearly guaranteed in 2023 so who knows.

vagabonder

Jun 5, 9:10am

Coming?

ochobeeguy

Jun 5, 9:18am

Have we had two consecutive quarters of negative growth? Even one?

Genghis Spreads

Jun 5, 8:49pm

Hey that’s happening at my work today too:) hang in there man

Magneto

Jun 5, 9:10am

It happens every quarter where I work. I think my core competency is surviving

dYrtbYkerYder

Jun 5, 2:19pm

I was like you, starting thinking I was Rasputin but they got me in March. The

pegushin

Jun 5, 2:25pm

Holy cow. This is the 2nd one here in my 9 years of service.

RGGeemer

Jun 5, 2:25pm

RE: It happens every quarter where I work. I think my core competency is

cambo

Jun 5, 2:38pm

How do you deal with the stress and anxiety?

Magneto

Jun 5, 4:30pm

I'm closely tied to a decent amount of revenue, my wife works, and my skills are

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