can I ask my employer to lay me off? by Alison Green on May 14, 2010 A reader writes: I work for a major financial services company. I no longer wish to work for that company but don’t want to just resign. The company has been laying workers off and is planning more layoffs. I don’t want to feel like a sitting duck. I also want to leave and focus on a non-competing business that […] Read the full article →
should I tell recruiters I was laid off? by Alison Green on August 28, 2009 A reader writes: I just graduated in December, and started work in January. The company lost a large contract, and my site had to lay off 20% of the work force, myself included. Any recruiter is going to ask why I left, and a friend of a friend who works for a staffing agency said […] Read the full article →
should I warn my friend he’s about to be laid off? by Alison Green on July 9, 2009 A reader writes: About 8 months ago, we hired a new manager who moved very close to me and my family. I am his direct supervisor. Shortly after they moved here, we invited them over for dinner and we have since become good friends … dear friends, in fact. Our kids play together, we’ve been […] Read the full article →
update from laid-off reader — being nice pays off! by Alison Green on April 16, 2009 Remember the reader from this post last month, who wrote in asking about whether she should send a thank-you note to her boss to thank him for the opportunity she’d had with him? She just sent in this update: I wrote to you on March 2nd asking if it would be proper for me to […] Read the full article →
laying off a good employee by Alison Green on April 10, 2009 A reader writes: Due to the recent economic downturn, I am obliged to fire one of my best employees: he is proactive, his work is always sharp, he is a team player, and he is an evangelist of the vision of the company, not only in his department but in the entire company. Unfortunately we […] Read the full article →
laid off and then asked back by Alison Green on April 5, 2009 A reader writes: I was laid off after working 2.5 years with a company I adored. I was devastated. I kept in contact with coworkers and was persistent about letting my Branch Manager know of my desire to come back. Finally I landed a new job. But, 3 days later, my Branch Manager gave me […] Read the full article →
thanking boss after getting laid off by Alison Green on March 3, 2009 A reader writes: I have been at my job for 11 months and the company laid off everyone but 2 people because of the slow economy (22 people in all). I was one of the ones laid off. I absolutely loved the job. Would it be proper to write a thank you note to the […] Read the full article →
thank-you note for not being laid off? by Alison Green on February 11, 2009 A reader writes: My husband has been successfully employed by the same company for 13 years. Due to the economic climate, the company has been forced to lay-off 14% of their staff. Fortunately, my husband’s job has been spared, and at least for the moment, we feel that his job is secure. Would it be […] Read the full article →
job-searching after being let go by Alison Green on January 11, 2009 A reader writes: August 29, 2008 – After working for this IT services company for 2.5 years, I was taken into the boss’s office and told that the money was bad and business was scarce. My boss cut me from 40 hours per week down to 20 hours per week to save the company money. […] Read the full article →
Yahoo!’s leaked layoff memo by Alison Green on December 16, 2008 Check out this leaked copy of the instructions Yahoo! sent to managers for conducting their 1,500 layoffs last week. There’s much to cringe at here, but I think the worst is this: “Yahoo! will not ask for reimbursement from the employee on any repayment obligations (relocation, sign-on bonus), provided the employee signs the Supplemental Release.” […] Read the full article →