My last full-time newspaper just laid off 45 people, many of them my friends. I am particularly miffed because it appears that the people cut were not chosen by talent or by output. A lot of useless people got to keep their jobs. A lot of the people who were outspoken toward management lost theirs, including one of my friends, who just had a baby a month ago.
What good does a layoff do if you just keep the people who don't pull their weight and cut people who do?
It's aggravating. It also means there will be more local competition for the few freelancing jobs that remain. That affects my bottom line, so I am a bit concerned.
45 layoffs at my old job
March 3rd, 2009 at 09:23 pm
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By the way how is the little guy doing?