I don’t feel like I have much to be thankful for right now, and the only thing I keep trying to remind myself of is that at least I don’t have a wife and kids depending on me, because getting laid off would’ve hit even harder if I had a whole family to worry about. It just feels awful that they chose this exact moment to do it, right when the holidays are supposed to make people feel grounded and supported, and I can’t stop thinking about how easily they could’ve waited until January instead of dumping all this stress on everyone now.
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@c7 - @"AT&T-IS blew out 25,000 people right after Diverstiture in 1984."
Dark days indeed. I lived through AT&T Information Systems (IS) layoffs and the literally dozens of major rounds of cutbacks at AT&T working there that followed well into the 2000's. When it first began to happen it was literally a feeling disbelief by not only by AT&T employees and their families who were used to the benevolent Bell System work environment but also by Americans at large who couldn't fully grasp that the "contract" of employment for life was over at major companies. IBM soon followed suite and once they did the floodgates opened up on mass corporate layoffs which soon became commonplace.
I remember when AT&T-IS blew out 25,000 people right after diverstiture around 1984. I know as I had to size the universe so I know what they do to prevent lawsuits. They have gotten better at it since then.
@ab yep 17,000 in the June 2002 layoff.
@OP I have two friends that are terminally ill. They have money, family, everything, but also have some organs failing. They likely won’t see next Thanksgiving. Last Thanksgiving neither of them saw this coming.
Can you find a few organs, body parts that are really working well for you & be genuinely Thankful for those.
I understand some days are way harder to look at bright side but all we can do is try to find any tiny light that we can.
Here's something I came across earlier posted on the site that I found helpful.
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka6yqhnz?source=follow&n=1
Much success in your job search!
Agree. It was heartless and cruel
Grownup and get a grip on things my young friend!
Losing ones job is unfortunately something nearly everyone whose eber worked in Corporate America has experienced at one time in their career.
You'll get through it but you can't feel sorry for yourself as it won't do you any good. Get off the couch today, update your resume amd start looking for s job immediately!
Once you :get the ball rolling" you'll start to feel much better about yourself and new opportunities will begin to open up for you!
I'm headed to Plymouth to find the kind-hearted Wampanoag People in the hopes of getting a meal for a man who's down on his luck.
@aj HR? Corporate? Unaffected?
Maybe corporate America will have a change of heart, open their window, and yell down to some street urchin to buy you the biggest goose?
Must be new to the company. Never of heard of the Verizon home for the holiday's plan that has been happening since Verizon came to be.
You should be thankful for waking up to see another day. You will be just fine. Verizon doesn't define who you are. Take this time to relax and later on just get your thoughts together and focus on your plan to move forward.
this has been happening in corporate america every year since 2001. plenty of people impacted by the verizon 2002 holiday layoff never recovered... ignorance is bliss