Where I work, they had a mass layoff here recently. I've been there- getting pulled into a meeting- hearing; "Hey, if you're here, sorry but...." when shit went down, people started disappearing and the rest of us didn't really know what was going on! We had a meeting since then about it and there are no other plans for any more layoffs- this was it. So .... yay?
But I still feel guilty. I mean, I'm grateful. I'm humbled and I immediately thanked the good Lord for even protecting me from any whispers or mere anxiety of it. Like I said, we had zero indications. Just a lot of asking of numbers and how we can improve ourselves if disciplinary actions are taken. But my numbers are good. I've done this type of work for a long time, I know what I need to do and what I need to be doing to keep myself busy and make them happy.
Apparently there's been some mass layoffs everywhere. I know some church family has been a bit anxious on the whispers of layoffs in their jobs too.
But I've been there. 4 years ago - huge mass exodus at American Cancer Society. Mostly due to the whole country shutting down and at the time, ACS relied heavily on donations only. If no one could get together for drives and whatnots because of covid, there was no money. Fortunately during that time, I was actually making more on Unemployment than I was when I was working. So it was both a blessing and a bonus. (No work to save money?! Yes please!) I highly doubt that same $600 incentive bonus would be given this time around.
I will pray and will keep both those affected by any layoffs as well as those being hounded by anxiety. It's no fun to live like that. And may they find better places they needed to be at because of this.
