Quiz re: layoffs

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.)

View Poll Results: How many times have you been laid off?
Once	6	30.00%
Twice	3	15.00%
Three times a lady	2	10.00%
Four or more... can I pick 'em or what?	0	0%
What is this "laid off" of which you speak?	9	45.00%
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

06-26-2009, 12:28 AM	#1
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Quiz re: layoffs 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. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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06-26-2009, 05:55 AM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	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.
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06-26-2009, 06:17 AM	#3
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	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.
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06-26-2009, 07:26 AM	#4
3894 Next Stop: Funkytown! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cheeselandia Posts: 1,907	Not ever. I have had to lay off people, though. That is very tough. __________________ "I didn't want to have to do this, but you leave me no choice. Here comes the smolder." - Flynn Rider, "Tangled"
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06-26-2009, 07:45 AM	#5
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	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. __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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06-26-2009, 08:35 AM	#6
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Never been laid off. Thought I was under the chop blade this year, so far so good.
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06-26-2009, 08:48 AM	#7
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Once from Mattel when I was 19 or 20.
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06-26-2009, 08:50 AM	#8
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Once, from my first job. I've survived 3 rounds here. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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06-26-2009, 08:51 AM	#9
wolfy999 Eyes like Sapphires! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2.4 miles from Disneyland Posts: 1,523	Once from a Company that had to cut personnel for financial reasons....I think I was 20 then. __________________ Diane "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin 1937-2008 DISNEY IS FINALLY PAYING ME BACK......STILL OWES ME ABOUT (oh, wait....way too much)!
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06-26-2009, 09:11 AM	#10
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	1 1/2 times. (The second time I was immediately rehired for a lower paying position with the same company.) __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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