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...your company has just gone through layoffs and you didn't lose your job, you might feel relieved. Or you might feel so horrible, you almost wish you didn't work there anymore, either...
Last week was brutal for the workplace, with U.S. companies - like Caterpillar, Boeing, Sprint Nextel and Target - cutting more than 80,000 jobs all told. Losing your paycheck in a recession is certainly awful, and those who hold on to their jobs are no doubt better off than their fallen colleagues. But watching colleagues pack their things and go - and dealing with guilt that it wasn't you, anxiety that you might be next, exhaustion from the extra work you must take on and even envy of those who get to leave such a sullen environment - that's not much...
Talking about it, though, is exactly what experts say you should be doing - including with your laid-off co-workers. People who lose their jobs often feel ostracized, which is partly a function of how the still-employed, going through internal turmoil of their own, treat them. "Most people say nothing, most people are afraid of you," says Damian Birkel, a career counselor and founder of the nonprofit Professionals in Transition, which provides services to the unemployed. "For someone to come in and offer any type of support during what is the most awkward and embarrassing time you're going...
...Station, Tex.“I was really happy that I was able to jump really well,” Christensen said. “I had my good mark from our second meet in December, but it makes me feel really confident that I didn’t lose anything over the break and that I’m getting better.” Sophomore Hilary May, fresh off her victory in the 3K at the NYU Metro Coaches Invitational three weeks ago, picked up another win—this time in the one-mile run—with...
...more items that get taken out, the better chance Obama has to gain Republican support for the bill. In this scenario, Republicans would get to claim victory as well, telling their constituents that they fought the good fight in the name of fiscal conservatism. "We were going to lose no matter what," the aide said. "This bill will pass. The better it is, the less we lose...