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Posted on 2/16/25 at 1:59 pm to GRTiger
My husband has been laid off on five separate occasions in 30 years. Four facility/business closures and one RIF. Shortest time between jobs was three weeks, longest four months. It absolutely sucks, but it made us stronger as a couple.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 2:02 pm to TurkeyBaconLeg
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I don't wish anyone to lose their job, but this crying by government workers about getting let go is falling on deaf ears.
Have been laid off, also oil and gas. I have no problem with the layoffs. What gets me is so many people getting enjoyment out of someone losing their jobs because they are perceived to be on the enemies side for daring to work in government. Pretty insane we’ve gotten to this point as a country.
This post was edited on 2/16/25 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 2/16/25 at 2:06 pm to TurkeyBaconLeg
Yep. Guy hired me away from another company then laid me off 4 months later because he didn’t have enough work. I was WTF! Why did you hire me away to just lay me off that fast. Had a new job with a raise in 2 weeks.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 2:10 pm to Cosmo
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They are gonna struggle to find jobs
Doubt many have useful real world skills
Yes
And in the real world
You actually have to work
Posted on 2/16/25 at 2:21 pm to TurkeyBaconLeg
Happened to me. Gut punch. Found a better full time job. Re-enrolled at LSU and did night school for two years. Graduated and then moved into my career. Ultimately turned out to be a great thing to happen to me.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 2:24 pm to LSUGreg
Yep, laid off twice in the 90's. Joined the military and went to college, everything worked out.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 2:30 pm to TurkeyBaconLeg
I had a run where 4 companies in a row downsized after being acquired. I moved doing contractor work and did simple retail between gigs. Now I sit in an office and work for a Fortune 500 in a recession proof, merger proof job.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 2:36 pm to TurkeyBaconLeg
Laid off from from Pizza Hut after graduating high school.
Got a Mohawk along with a friend. They said it was unsanitary. Couldn't come back till it grew out.
Was leaving for boot camp in 5 months so just partied alot and didn't think about going back.
Got a Mohawk along with a friend. They said it was unsanitary. Couldn't come back till it grew out.
Was leaving for boot camp in 5 months so just partied alot and didn't think about going back.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 3:00 pm to TurkeyBaconLeg
I've been fortunate to not be on that side of a layoff. I can say as someone who has had to layoff people I've never seen anyone go about it with the glee doge and it's supporters have about it. These are usually hard decisions that no one wants to make but have to be done to protect profit margins or as a consequence of a lost sales/lost potential sales we scaled up for.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 3:04 pm to TurkeyBaconLeg
I’m not saying that feds shouldn’t be exempt from lay offs but the protections are in place to keep layoffs from becoming politically motivated. When you get lead scientists and attorneys whose jobs become politically motivated thats when we have larger problems at hand.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 3:13 pm to couyon2
In the mid 70's I was working at a custom woodshop, we made anything & everything contractors and customer wanted. Business started slowing down so a couple of the newer guys had to be let go. About 2 months later got a call from the owners wife, guy committed suicide. Went into the garage with a hose, started the car and bam.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 3:18 pm to FLTech
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These gov people keep leaving out a very important part they seem to always forget to mention when they are crying
They get full salary until September 2025
That’s the most generous layoff in the history of layoffs
If you believe they will see that money, I have a bridge I would like to sell you.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 3:22 pm to TurkeyBaconLeg
You are not entitled to a job, regardless of performance or the mission of the company/department you work for.
You are an input that should lead to some output.
That's it.
And sometimes even when you produce that output, you get let go.
Tough luck.
Losing a job is a miserable experience. I know. I lost one I had no business losing for refusing a fricking COVID vaccine.
But the "woe is me" mentality of people losing their jobs I have no sympathy for. Go find another one.
It's also a good lesson that every 2 years you should be making connections as if you did need a job. See what's out there. Even if you never leave.
You are an input that should lead to some output.
That's it.
And sometimes even when you produce that output, you get let go.
Tough luck.
Losing a job is a miserable experience. I know. I lost one I had no business losing for refusing a fricking COVID vaccine.
But the "woe is me" mentality of people losing their jobs I have no sympathy for. Go find another one.
It's also a good lesson that every 2 years you should be making connections as if you did need a job. See what's out there. Even if you never leave.
This post was edited on 2/16/25 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 2/16/25 at 3:25 pm to TurkeyBaconLeg
I was "laid off" from a county government job on my second day at that job, because they decided they didn't want me because I didn't have my driver's license yet, even though I was scheduled to get it that same weekend. There were four-man road teams in every county truck, so it's not like I couldn't have just rode along for a couple extra days before taking my turn as the driver for the day.
Turned out to be a blessing. Started my current job the following week and have been here for 25+ years.
Turned out to be a blessing. Started my current job the following week and have been here for 25+ years.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 3:27 pm to oldskule
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Same here, moved on, and got a better job each time.....
Yep, me as well...
Posted on 2/16/25 at 3:27 pm to TurkeyBaconLeg
Laid off 3 times. Each one turned out to be a blessing.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 3:31 pm to TurkeyBaconLeg
Laid off three times in my 34-year career.
First time I was in my 20s and much more into partying than work, so I understand.
Second time, the company merged and moved, offered me a job if I relocated with them, or a severance check. Took the severance.
Third time the company moved their focus away from my area of expertise.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 3:33 pm to TurkeyBaconLeg
3 times in 30 years.
They about to sink or swim with that DEI lesson.
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Life is hard. Get over it and find another job.
They about to sink or swim with that DEI lesson.
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