Comments on: Layoffs Aren’t About You

By: JobOutlets

JobOutlets — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:24:08 +0000

I have a very close friend, who graduated from Harvard. Worked for ML for over 8 years, last year he’s laid off too. OMG, now the banking industry is badly hurt, how long it would take for those financial background like him get back to the job market. Banking jobs are not there as much as before as easily seen on http://www.joboutlets.com and other job sites in the region

By: chetan

chetan — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:36:56 +0000

People always hate to talk about when they are laid off. But as it has become every day’s news headline since Yahoo started it with cutting 1500 of its task force last year, now a need of platform has been in demand where people can express their selves in words how they are feeling about their company, whey the got laid off was that justified or not.
And every thing they want to tell anonymously.And http://www.layoffgossip.com is providing you that platform.

By: Jenn Barnes / HR Wench

Jenn Barnes / HR Wench — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:45:13 +0000

Lance – I take everything personally. If it’s not about me, I’m not interested.

Scot – You win the Missed the Point Entirely Award. Congrats!

By: Laurie Ruettimann

Laurie Ruettimann — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:35:06 +0000

Great post, Jenn! It’s totally about money, honey.

By: Scot Herrick

Scot Herrick — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:56:40 +0000

I never take anything personally that I invest at least 40-hours a week into doing. All of that time, problem solving and intellectual integrity to make things better for people is simply not anything about me. I would never dream that anyone would expect good work from me when it doesn’t count in my life. I have no problems foregoing all of the money and benefits I receive while working; it’s not personal to my life.

Of course people take layoffs personally. The key is to go through the grieving process effectively so one can move on. But to not take a layoff personally? Come on…

By: Lance Haun

Lance Haun — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:25:46 +0000

I feel like when people take layoffs personally, they lose a major opportunity to build toward their future (or something less corny). Maintain your relationship with your soon to be ex-company and make every conversation with your future employer a positive one about your experience there.