So I wasn't scheduled to come to work till 2pm but there was an email from the president of our company about a meeting at 1:30. So I show up a little early to the meeting and everyone is quiet, walking around on eggshells. And I hear a rumor, layoffs....
So at the meeting, our president says "We aren't making enough money, we grew too big too fast.... First quarter wasn't as good as expected." 8 people lost thier jobs today, or were layed off. This to me prompted an interesting intellectual debate mostly in my head. Whats the difference between being fired and being layed off? Is one better to take as a person or give out? Or does it actually matter in an interview process. I was laid off from last job vs I was fired? Just something to mull over as I go about helping people who are now infected with the Klez virus because they didn't have an antivirus program.