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Morrigoon
06-26-2009, 12:28 AM
Just curious... How many times have you been laid off in your life?

(Either staff-reduction or company going bankrupt kind of layoffs. Does not include jobs that were seasonal or of short duration to begin with, or being fired.)

It just suddenly occurred to me to wonder how often it happens over time.
Alex
06-26-2009, 05:55 AM
Zero. I've never left a job by a means other than quitting. When I was 18 I had a boss try to fire me but I talked her out of it.

I expected that streak to end when WaMu collapsed but for reasons I'm still not entirely sure of was kept.
scaeagles
06-26-2009, 06:17 AM
Never happened. In the early 1990s I worked for a struggling small company and there was a company wide 10% pay cut, but that's about as close as I've come.
3894
06-26-2009, 07:26 AM
Not ever. I have had to lay off people, though. That is very tough.
lashbear
06-26-2009, 07:45 AM
One company I was with ceased trading, the other was a large American credit card company who closed down the section of the business in which I was employed.

During counselling, I was told the average wage earner starting in the workplace can now expect at least 6 redundancies in their career.
Snowflake
06-26-2009, 08:35 AM
Never been laid off. Thought I was under the chop blade this year, so far so good.
Not Afraid
06-26-2009, 08:48 AM
Once from Mattel when I was 19 or 20.
Ghoulish Delight
06-26-2009, 08:50 AM
Once, from my first job. I've survived 3 rounds here.
wolfy999
06-26-2009, 08:51 AM
Once from a Company that had to cut personnel for financial reasons....I think I was 20 then.
JWBear
06-26-2009, 09:11 AM
1 1/2 times.

(The second time I was immediately rehired for a lower paying position with the same company.)
Cadaverous Pallor
06-26-2009, 09:31 AM
Nope. My jobs were with small companies, and with cities, during economic times which did not need layoffs. It's still rather hard to get laid off from a union/gov't job.
innerSpaceman
06-26-2009, 09:58 AM
The last firm I was at laid me off, along with everyone else, because they went out of business. I almost forgot that was an actual layoff, because I stayed in their suite working for a few of the other attorneys who stayed put, so to speak, and started up their own, much smaller firm on the same premises.


Another firm I was with laid off all the high-paid employees (incl. me), and replaced us with unskilled workers.
Andrew
06-26-2009, 10:01 AM
I've been laid off from three jobs:


I managed a movie theater in Woodland Hills and was the odd man out during a consolidation.
I worked technical support (phone and email) for Quarterdeck (remember them?) in Marina del Rey as a contractor and was laid off when all support was moved to Missouri.
I was laid off from Internet Security Systems when they moved all Northern California operations back home to Atlanta.
Capt Jack
06-26-2009, 10:14 AM
well, Ive had two companies disappear from under me, and one 'official' layoff.

but I clicked the wrong thing before reading the qualified responses.
Ghoulish Delight
06-26-2009, 10:22 AM
I've been laid off from three jobs:

I managed a movie theater in Woodland Hills and was the odd man out during a consolidation.Really? Which theater?
Andrew
06-26-2009, 10:41 AM
Topanga Theatre (http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2365/), 6360 Topanga Canyon Blvd (at Victory). This was in the early 90s.

There's a Crate & Barrel there now (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=6360+Topanga+Canyon+Boulevard,+Woodland+Hills,+C A+91367&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ei=NQhFSq7qDomKMdrPvLQC&z=16&iwloc=A&layer=c&cbll=34.186484,-118.60582&panoid=RNh8zxRO-SZIr196Lu6C7w&cbp=12,63.99,,0,5).
Ghoulish Delight
06-26-2009, 10:43 AM
Aww, I miss Topanga Theater.

They finally tore the building down a few years ago after it spent many years serving as various clearance houses, halloween costume shops, etc. Now there's a 2 story Crate & Barrel on the location.
Cadaverous Pallor
06-26-2009, 12:49 PM
Topanga Theatre (http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2365/), 6360 Topanga Canyon Blvd (at Victory). This was in the early 90s.

There's a Crate & Barrel there now (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=6360+Topanga+Canyon+Boulevard,+Woodland+Hills,+C A+91367&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ei=NQhFSq7qDomKMdrPvLQC&z=16&iwloc=A&layer=c&cbll=34.186484,-118.60582&panoid=RNh8zxRO-SZIr196Lu6C7w&cbp=12,63.99,,0,5).Awww!!! I went there in the early 90's all the time, as it was walkable from Canoga High. In the years after it closed I daydreamed about turning it into a rave/dance location.

Does that really count as Woodland Hills? ;)
Kevy Baby
06-26-2009, 03:09 PM
Does that really count as Woodland Hills? ;)Well, according to Crate and Barrel's web site (http://www.crateandbarrel.com/Stores/Store.aspx?storeid=74) it is.

But according to Andrew's Google link, it is the city of Los Angeles "(near Woodland Hills)"
Ghoulish Delight
06-26-2009, 03:10 PM
Yeah, Victory is the borderline between Woodland Hills and Canoga Park. South side is Woodland Hills, north side is Canoga Park.
Kevy Baby
06-26-2009, 03:15 PM
Yeah, Victory is the borderline between Woodland Hills and Canoga Park. South side is Woodland Hills, north side is Canoga Park.So Crate and Barrel would be "Canoga Park Adjacent?"

I've always had this weird mental block about N/S directions in the West Valley (I spent the first 20 year of my life in Chatsworth); I always want to think that Canoga Park is NORTH of Chatsworth and Woodland Hills being NORTH of Canoga Park. I don't know why, but in talking about this, I had the thought again.

One of those weird things I can't seem to shake.
Ghoulish Delight
06-26-2009, 03:17 PM
I've always had the same perception. Partially because my childhood house faces south, so my mental map is oriented that way.
Morrigoon
06-26-2009, 06:35 PM
Topanga Theatre (http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2365/), 6360 Topanga Canyon Blvd (at Victory). This was in the early 90s.

There's a Crate & Barrel there now (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=6360+Topanga+Canyon+Boulevard,+Woodland+Hills,+C A+91367&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ei=NQhFSq7qDomKMdrPvLQC&z=16&iwloc=A&layer=c&cbll=34.186484,-118.60582&panoid=RNh8zxRO-SZIr196Lu6C7w&cbp=12,63.99,,0,5).

OMG, I think I saw the Santa Claus movie there (the one with Dudley Moore)
Bornieo: Fully Loaded
06-26-2009, 07:07 PM
huh, I saw Rockey Horror there once. Wasn't as interesting as the Nuart.
€uroMeinke
06-26-2009, 07:30 PM
Once from Mattel when I was 19 or 20.

What about that funky Golf company - or did they even really hire you?
alphabassettgrrl
06-26-2009, 10:10 PM
I was laid off from my first job in CA. They sold the business and reworked the office, and I was apparently redundent.
Not Afraid
06-26-2009, 10:24 PM
What about that funky Golf company - or did they even really hire you?

I'm not sure if I can call going to work to find the office deserted being actually laid off.