Layoffs: How to think positively 25 Articles

by Marva Allen-Fowler

Laid Off, Relieved, and Blessed I knew it was coming...when the company announced impending layoffs, I knew my name would be on the list. Not because my work wasn't up to par, not because I wasn't working as hard as I w...read more

by Donna Hamlin

The Dreaded Pink Slip: Why Me? It would be nice to trust that if you worked hard and did a good job, you could count on a career and a pay check. The world isn't that reliable, however, so we need to be flexible and res...read more

by Elaine Sihera

I lost my job and don't seem to have any direction now. Is that normal? Q. I'm quite dissatisfied with the status of my life right now. A couple years ago, I think I had a good job working in a government agency. Howeve...read more

by Shweta Khare

More time to sleep, no commute and some splendid relaxing time just to muse around. Think positive now that you are out of the job rush. It's time to breathe slowly and to enjoy the "forced" break in your life right now! ...read more

by Beatrix Smiles

What can I say? It sucks to get laid off. It just sucks. There is strangeness involved with being let go from a job. Finding yourself downsized, trying not to take something personally that feels so personal. Realizing ...read more

by Peter Fisher

Perhaps you normally consider yourself to be generally a positive person. Even so there are frequent times in our lives when our feelings well up and we get that familiar sense that our situation could be better; indeed so...read more

by Bruno Somerset

Being laid off is a very difficult thing. As with any major life-changing experience you will go through many different emotions, from disbelief to anger to depression. It is made all the more difficult because it is usual...read more

by Jeffrey Titcomb

Keep a positive outlook while enduring a layoff, what are you, nuts!? Alright, here is a positive point to think about: While you're unemployed, you don't have to work on the holidays. You have the free time necessary to ...read more

by Pam From Hell

After being laid off you feel lower than a slug leaving a trail of slime. How on EARTH do you think positively at this point in time? It's not easy but it can be done. How do I know? I know because I've done it. I've sl...read more

by Jobie Weetaluktuk

How to think positively when you have been laid-off is hard as it sounds. Getting laid-off can be absolutely devastating and poison you with doubt and bitterness. I know a guy who was laid-off and who has not yet recover...read more

by Barry Tadmore

Layoffs are never a fun issue. Many times people take it personally when they're laid off, even though most layoffs happen based on seniority, not quality of work. However, there are several good things you can take from...read more

by Lori Piper

I have been part of a mass layoff only once. Did I know it was coming? Yes. Did I think for one moment I would be one of the ones let go? Absolutely not. Shock came quickly and painfully. What did I do? I went fishing ...read more

by Bill Whitney

This is question that becomes of less and less importance as you get closer and clsoer to retirement. In most cases, or at least in my business, layoffs are usually temporary. Firings are permanent usually, bit if you ...read more

by Allyjay

I got made redundant after 12 years service at a Bank, it was my own doing I asked for it. They wanted to layoff so many employees so I put my name forward, unfortunately at first I didn't get it. But due to my demising...read more

by Linda J Banks

When a Door Closes, Look for an Open Window...... I got laid off in December of 2006. After 12 years in the corporate world away from family and several years discussing whether I needed to come closer to home, I d...read more

by Sarah Afshar

When it comes to being "laid off", it's kind of hard to think positively because you feel like the world has caved in on you. You feel so down, that you feel worthless and in spite of feeling worthless, you have a hard tim...read more

by Randa Morris

Now that you are laid off, you are looking for ways to keep your spirits up, and stay focused on the positive aspects of your lay off. While there may not be any step by step method of "How to Think Positively" there ar...read more

by Richard Serra

From personal experience, I can share some of what made a difference in my own situation when I got a lay off. As it was the second time getting a lay off in all the years I've worked, I decided to take a different approa...read more

by C Davison

I like to think that everything happens for a reason. Even if something rotten happens, I reason that there must be an underlying upside. That said, a layoff could be seen as freeing you up to be available for another jo...read more

by Just luvin Jones

Thinking positively is not easy to do. There are so many things going through your mind. How are you going to pay the bills, what about the children, how are you going to find another job, can you get unemployment etc. The...read more