Managers' Health Affected By Layoffs

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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

Hm.
In many companies, the managers who are delivering the message had nothing to do with the decision.
Sometimes, too, when whole groups are shut down, the manager has to tell her employees, while she is herself being laid off too.
And who will hire you, with that attitude?

Barry Leiba of NY 9:44PM April 28, 2009

Poor, poor managers. Well, if they can't sleep, then they need to try SLEEPING IN THEIR CARS like we have to do these days with no jobs and layoff after layoff!!!
Stupid articles like this amaze me. Everybody has it so tough.
I'll take their lousy stressy job and fire everybody, but at least I'll have a paycheck so I can eat.

Johnny of OH 4:23PM April 28, 2009

Indeed. I was laid off at the end of February, after almost 32 years with the same company. My first-line manager had to cut three of his ten direct reports, and that had to be very hard on him. Whenever I talked with him in the month between the announcement and the effective date, I let him know that I knew it wasn't his "fault", and that I knew it was difficult for him too.

Barry Leiba of NY 4:45PM April 27, 2009