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09 January 2009

My husband has to lay off two of his employees today. →[More:]He's a senior manager in a small company and the owner has decided to lay people off due to the economy. My husband feels absolutely horrible about this; he's never had to "fire" anyone before.

post by: desjardins at: 10:19 | 7 comments

Oh, sad.

posted by typewriter 09 January | 10:49

Yeah, that must have been difficult. Especially with the company being small.

posted by special-k 09 January | 10:53

I am wondering if they have procedures in place, such as senority, etc. It's still horrible but that would make it easier and less "personal," although it would still be cold comfort for those who have been kicked to the curb.

posted by danf 09 January | 10:59

One of them is an immigrant here on an H1B visa, so I'm not sure how that's going to work out for him if he can't find another job quickly. I think that's what my husband feels the worst about - this guy (and his family) could get deported.

posted by desjardins 09 January | 11:12

Oh, sad sad situation. I'm so sorry.

posted by Stewriffic 09 January | 11:39

Has he looked at all the options? Cutting the hours of everybody, everybody taking a small pay cut theirself to retain both (what an Obamaistic concept! Think of the publicity and sales potential the company could pull out of such an altruistic methodism...), or asking each one if they might have something else on the horizon?

Office or manufacturing jobs?

posted by buzzman 09 January | 17:39

It's a software company. The remaining staff is already taking pay cuts. Unfortunately, it's not my husband's call, and the owner is kind of a hothead.

posted by desjardins 09 January | 20:07

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