11 Things to Do If You Get “Laid Off”
Or, fired even.
Okay, so no one wants to get fired. (Well, that’s not quite true. I actually had someone ask me to lay him off once, but that’s another story.) Still, sometimes, market forces back employers into a corner and they have no choice but to “help employees find other opportunities to excel”. So, what do you do when that happens? Well, an article over at TechRepublic has several suggestions:
#1: Get everything the company owes you
#2: Get your resume updated and out the door
#3: Search company Web sites
#4: List your sources of income
#5: Prioritize expenses
#6: Don’t forget insurance
#7: Don’t burn bridges
#8: Avoid raiding your investments
#9: Get out
#10: Keep up with your debt
#11: Pay attention to your feelings
Thankfully, it looks like not only am I not getting fired, but I’ll be getting a reasonable “cost-of-living” raise this year. But, with some of the stuff going on at Motorola, I thought my brother might make use of the tips. (Yes, he reads the blog, too.)
Advice from your Uncle Jim:
"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters - one represents danger and the other represents opportunity."
