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Managers' Health Affected By Layoffs

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The public's sympathy for the distress caused by layoffs tends to be directed, understandably, toward the workers who are losing their jobs. But the act of handing out layoff notices, or of picking the workers to be laid off, is no picnic.

A decade-long study of line managers at Boeing found the long-term side effects of laying off workers can include "sleep problems, emotional exhaustion and dizziness," according to a report in Human Resource Executive.

These so-called "layoff agents" were reported to have been distancing themselves emotionally from workers--they felt they had become "calloused" and desired to tune out. They were also found to have higher rates of stress, depression and emotional exhaustion, HRE reports.

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I happen to work for the above mentioned company, they didn't seem to care about the stress level of this manager when I had to lay off workers. I cared about my employees and I was very stressed out and hurt that I had to do it. When I was done handing them out I was called to my managers office and I got one! Pretty low if you ask me!

Anonymous of OH 6:08PM June 03, 2011

people like you are why our country sucks a** I bet you were a union auto worker and squandered your $75 an hour.

Justin of CT 9:52PM May 18, 2009

The main manager at my job came out of a meeting earlier this year feeling distraught because the bank wants to cut all the consultants. He managed to make a deal, cutting our hours to 32, and of course, laying off less than five employees. Not many manager can do what he did. Let alone care about consultants.
THANK GO FOR PEOPLE LIKE HIM.

WILLIAM CADENILLA of ChowJobs of NY 8:50PM May 03, 2009

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