The last time Raymond Fields applied for a job with a new company, Bush had just become president—no, not George W. Bush, but his father, George H.W. Bush. Early in his career, Raymond was a young go-getter. He applied for a delivery truck driver position at a...
Before his layoff in early 2020, Roger Slowinski had never applied for a job online. “I’d been with my company for 28 years, through a few acquisitions,” Roger said. “I started out as a field service engineer, then when the company moved me to Omaha, I did tech...
As the director of national sales for an information technology company, Melissa Armstrong traveled around the country three weeks out of the month, going to trade shows and conferences, and meeting with customers and prospects. It was on one of these trips, in early...
In today’s fast-paced and globalized business environment, organizations have to continuously innovate to remain competitive and sometimes pivot to respond to external challenges or economic downturns. Layoffs are sometimes necessary as an important part of this...
Getting laid off is never easy, but the coronavirus crisis has made the experience even more harrowing for many workers today. You may have already heard about organizations laying off employees en-masse via gigantic Zoom meetings or emails. When these terrible tales...
