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This CEO says it was tough but necessary

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 13 Jul 23

The CEO of an Indian startup Dukan laid off 90% of his support staff that was replaced by the AI powered ChatBot. He says the queries answered by ChatBot created by one of his data scientists is instant as opposed to the time...

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May 26, 2020

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 26 May 20

It's Tuesday and usually I start working after the weekend is over. That usually means Monday but yesterday for us was a holiday. It was Memorial Day. It was a nice day with the family. We cooked out and actually sat down at the...

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From trainging as an assistant manager to laid off in one weekend.

uath13 @uath13 (8192) • United States 9 Jan 12

My daughter had the weekend off so she came up for a visit. When she went home & stopped by the shop to check the schedule she & several of the other employees weren't on it. Apparently the company had decided to lay them all off....

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How businesses fail

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 17 Mar 10

2 head lines in a row - NY TIMES CEO paid $4.9 MILLION in 2009... NY TIMES cuts 150 jobs; 8% of newsroom... http://drudgereport.com/ I do not begrudge anybody a fair salary and I do not think that the government should...

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My husband was told that unless they get new contracts that he will be laid off

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 17 Nov 09

on February 26, 2010. That was good of the company to let him know. So many are just locking the door when the employees show up they find out when they can't get in. We're hoping there are more contracts.But if not, thank...

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96 Police Officers Laid-Off

dramaqn @dramaqn (1990) • United States 17 Sep 09

On Tuesday 96 police officers were laid-off in Akron, Ohio. What the heck is going on? This clearly is not the best way to save the budget. This clearly is not the safest thing to do. What is going on with the decisions the...

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How do you cope up this economic crisis?

itsmylife_777 @itsmylife_777 (6) • United States 18 Jul 09

Can you share any tips, ideas or your experiences how you cope up in this tough times?

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So who has been affected by this economic situation?

ChaJudLeoBit @ChaJudLeoBit (1656) • United States 12 Apr 09

I get to raise my hand first cuz I got laid off in Jan. (also cuz I started the discussion. But some of you may get to raise your hand before me if you got laid off sooner.) Stuff started slowing down last year and our overtime...

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The Clock Is Ticking

kbourgerie @kbourgerie (8780) • United States 16 Mar 09

I work for a large department store. As far as I know its the only store of its kind in that the employees have to make a daily sales goal. My department is commissioned and we too have to make a certain amount per day to offset...

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More lay offs in my town

raydene @raydene (9871) • United States 19 Jan 09

I live in a small town but we do have a hospital with er and a few overnight beds also a nursing home. 13 more employees of the hospital and nursing home were given their lay off slips today. I am happy to...

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I have heard that the WWE is going to get rid of 10% of their help .

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 11 Jan 09

Who do you think will get the ax when it comes to downsizing the WWE?Even if it goes across the board and every group of people gets an even % of laid off people , which wrestlers will be let go?

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Times are tough all over

sdmoonchild @sdmoonchild (731) • United States 24 Nov 08

I had just found out from my boyfriend that he had gotten layed off at his job. He is a welder. In fact, he was one out of 45 guys that got layed off- his last day is tomorrow. There are about 5 manufacturing plants here in our...

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Your Job and The Economy

ladym33 @ladym33 (10978) • United States 16 Nov 08

Do you work at a job that is directly affected by this economy? Are you afraid everyday that you might laid off at any given moment? Or do you work in a job that is recession proof such as the medical field?

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Lay offs / Job cuts >>> What you have to say ???

ddesigns @ddesigns (11) • India 16 Oct 08

Its TERRIBLE RECESSION going on Globaly (Specially in US) thousands of Job cuts / lay offs are done my Multinational and Fortune 500 companies... Firstly Lehman Bros got bankrupt and thousands of people loose there job then...

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Where do you get your news?

Rocketj1 @rocketj1 (6955) • United States 12 Sep 08

Internet? Newspapers? TV? The face of news is changing. Newspapers are struggling to stay afloat. They are laying off employees to downsize. The internet is exploding! Where do you primarily get your world news? Local news?...

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Lay offs and other job losses...

whiteheron @whiteheron (4222) • United States 31 May 08

It seems like a lot of people are losing their jobs due to lay offs... I just lost mine due to the Clinic I was working in as a therapist closing down for good here in Southern California. There are others in Northern California...

and how we deal with them

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Boeing Lays Off 750

Rozie37 @Rozie37 (15499) • Turkmenistan 21 May 08

Boeing will lay off 750 Southern California workers due to the loss of a lucrative contract. This is very sad to hear. In a time when the prices of everything needed for survival is skyrocketing, so many people are being laid...

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Stressing!!!!

betsyraeduke @betsyraeduke (2669) • United States 9 Mar 08

Recently my family and I moved to Georgia. I have been wanting to move here for quite while since I have always felt drawn to the south and my best friend lives here and has been wanting me to come. We have not been here long,...

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There seems to be more job stress as employees try to keep from being laid off.

Steve West @zebra2222 (5268) • United States 25 Dec 07

The stress for ever greater production has taken its toll in the work place. While CEOs and other top executives rake in huge bonuses and pay, the blue collar and white collar workers that are on the lower echelon seem to be...

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