Were you one of these persons? Have you ever been one of those laid off? I know that feeling of exasperation, and upset. I have felt my own stomach get sick when I was let go in the past. The shocking reality is harsh, to say the least. It is what I would consider an ultimate rejection. - It's worse than being dumped by that pretty girl in high school, right before the prom.
What do you do to get past this? Why me?
First, understand that this may not be in response to your performance. However, if you have a niggling of a feeling that it may be, you should take stock of yourself. If you have ever had to rate yourself for a performance review, how did you do it? Did you give yourself accolades? Be honest with yourself. Did you write the right thing did you assess your strengths as well as your weaknesses? How was your attitude toward co-workers? Your position? The company you work for?
Secondly, remember the tenets of capitalism. The outset of this: It is the CEO's responsibility to a corporation and it's shareholder's to increase shareholder's wealth. Shedding jobs is tough to do. Don't take this personally, its capitalism. Now, what can you do to reposition yourself for the upward momentum? What is your current skill set, with this downtime on your hands, can you learn a new skill? Does this setback qualify you to get free training? It may. See your HR Department and State Employment Services. I know that Georgia used to offer free IT training. I believe the state of California does too. I remember seeing in the news that there were factory workers in Michigan who were retrained as Registered Nurses.
Third, how do you cope? This is a great time to review some of the hints from earlier posts; I encourage you to read them. Set up a regular schedule. Stick to it, get out of the house. Make the library your office.
Fourth, find out who is hiring. There is constant doom and gloom in the world, that is what makes news. It's like driving past a car accident. You probably really don't want to see the potential blood and gore, but your curiosity makes you slow down and view it, just like everyone else. I know that there have been layoffs, which amount to the size of a medium size city, but remember there are people hiring. Thousands of positions, hundreds of locations. In all fifty states.
As Casey Kasem used to say on America's top 40, "Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars!"
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