re: Anyone ever get laid off?

Come on I know oil industry guys here...

Been laid off twice...when bp bought amoco I was caught in research department without PhD....
Was there 17 years.. us citizens severance maxed at a year...European maxed at 1.5 years... medical covered for a year...I got a year and my severance date was two months in the future.. laid off Monday...started a new job Friday with a 20 percent increase...asked my boss if I could leave before my severance date...he said yes so I got checks from two companies for two months then got a check for 12 more months from amoco...

Second time got 1.5 months ( was there 3 years) company was shutting down us operations...started three weeks later ..same pay but bonus structure that paid 20-60 percent more...I maxed out bonus...

You do not want to hear how nice it was when the new small company I worked for was bought by a big oil three years later.:)

Always worked out...but it is an event that will test you..make finding a new job your new job immediately....

Also I know a lot of people laid off..probably more that have than have not in my industry..(oil)