I have a very nice neighbor who loves to visit but last week-end she was not her usual upbeat self. She works for a company that employees 18,000 people here in the area where I live and they had just laid off 450. Her job was safe but she had friends whose jobs were cut. I could tell she was really upset and it got me thinking.
While 450 out of 18,000 is a very small number there is a ripple effect. The people who lose their jobs are angry and upset. So are the people around them. That number is much larger than 450. Watching my neighbor I wondered what the work place would be like for the next few weeks. Do companies realize how layoffs also impact the workers who stay. I don't think it was a very happy place to work last week.
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