My Premonition Came True

And so it begins. Our company just got out of a meeting that was called this morning to let us know of people who just got layed off. It's weird because whenever something bad is happening, it's like these walls talk and I get a feeling something isn't right. But people I have worked with for years were affected by the layoff. In a sense, it's like cleaning house and they get rid of the people they wouldn't normally get rid of because they have no reason to. But some of them I was a little surprised and shocked. Fortunately, no one in my department was affected. We typically run on a lean staff, so when this happens we are generally o.k. It's still never good because people's lives dramatically get changed. And in this world where it is so hard to find a job right now it's going to be almost impossible for them in the coming weeks and months. I dislike this part of our business, but it's life.