The fear of layoffs
Ok, all of us are afraid of layoffs, but do you know about the man who actually had his boss killed so that he could avoid a layoff?
If you don't believe it, you can read about it here.
While some people do it with the right amount of sensitivity, most don't, so there are plenty of layoff horror stories.
According to this site, in May 2009, employers took 2,933 mass layoff actions involving 312,880 workers.
There is also a tracker on layoffs that you can consult.
Of course, if you are sure you won't lose your job, you can play this layoff game.
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