How many of you have faced work force reductions or layoffs since November?

[Writer]

Poll question: How many of you have faced work force reductions or layoffs since November?

[tandot]

1. I'll be out of a job probably January/February

[sorcrow]

2. My position is scheduled to disappear at the end of February

My soon to be former company is laying off about 60 total out of 400 in the US. About 25 will be gone by the end of next week. The others including me will be gone sometime during the Q1 2009 as products are released and/or transferred to other locations.
(on edit: I just found out this morning.)

[likesmountains 52]

3. I get sent home early or get overstaffed about 20% of my shifts...

[hedgehog]

4. Other - several projects canceled or tabled, plants put on extended holiday shut-downs.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

5. Laid off three weeks ago.

Working in the UK for a US company. My whole (small) department is gone, as is about 25% of the UK workforce.

[Marrah_G]

6. I am taking a cut in hours January first

Fortunately I work for an awesome progressive boss. When business picks back up so will our hours. He didn't want to have to let either of us go.

I'll maybe get a part time job to cover the difference until the economy stabilizes.

[flvegan]

7. I've been lucky, but I've lost a lot of colleagues.

Good, talented, hard working colleagues as well.

[pink-o]

8. We're being encouraged to take lots of leave without pay to prevent more layoffs.

My job is not in trouble (yet) but after the dust settles it's gonna be a lot different from what I signed up for.

Those of us workers left in positions are going to see our hours change, a lot more shift work and just a lot more work for no more pay.

At this point, I'm just bloody grateful to clear a paycheck!!!

[tabbycat31]

9. other, I was already out of a job

the banking industry took hits long before November.

[gizmo1979]

10. Dangling by a thread.

I may make it through one more layoff but the 2nd one of the year will get me for sure.So I'm thinking march I will be without my good union job.

[mondo joe]

11. I expect something in the future. I work with non-profits, which are gong to suffer

in the coming months.

[Virginia Dare]

27. Both non-profits that I work for are closing their doors..

lost their funding. Hopefully this is all very temporary...:-(

[mondo joe]

28. I think it has barely begun. Orgs that get governmental grants will feel a big hit in 2009.

This is going to be a big bad echo.

[blue cat]

12. other

hours cut from 36 to 32 - which will hurt like the dickens.

[marlakay]

13. part time job hours cut from 25-8 per week

right now they are at 18 per week but after first of year i will be lucky to get 8-10 per week. they won't lay me off because i work in small hotel and they will keep me on fri & sat nights only. enough just to not qualify for unemployment.

and not sure if they won't just lay us off starting in feb when its dead slow.

[RebelOne]

14. There were three people in my department.

Yesterday, two were laid off, leaving only me. So now I am expected to take up the slack.

[supernova]

15. Laid off 3 times since 2002

First of October this last time.

Yeah, it stinks. :banghead:

I'm a contract worker, which was the original form of outsourcing.

I desperately want to get into something else more stable, obviously.

[janx]

16. Reductions in my department.

I narrowly escaped being laid off, but I was due for a promotion--from adjunct to permanent faculty-- this spring that now won't happen.

[Writer]

18. Wait - you work at a university and that's facing layoffs? n/t

[janx]

26. Mostly adjuncts--

but yes, universities are feeling it.

[FarCenter]

17. Terminated 12/19

[lukasahero]

19. Other, left before they could lay me off

I've been laid off before though.

[meowomon]

20. We got our Health Insurance axed last Summer

Who knows what will happen.

[spindrifter]

21. While I may not be laid off,

there are severe cuts beginning in January, as well as "furlough" days, when we won't get paid, but will have to have basic services staffed and we "get" to work at the office to catch up on other stuff.

[IDemo]

22. A & B

Today is my last day until Jan. 5th, and I had a two week furlough over Thanksgiving.

[Donnachaidh]

23. Laid off in July. n/t

[Viva_La_Revolution]

24. Not officially laid off, but no work since mid-November...

Might have one project starting after the holidays.. maybe. :(

[uppityperson]

25. Self employed and have had a big decrease in business.