February 2002
Beginner to intermediate
240 pages
3h 16m
English
In the spring and summer of 2001, you couldn’t pick up a business periodical without reading about another major company laying off employees. Companies as varied as Lucent Technologies, Sara Lee, Intel, Walt Disney, General Electric, J.C. Penney, and 3M all announced massive layoffs. When these announcements are made, attention naturally flows to those individuals who’ve lost their jobs. We expect that they’re likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and similar negative feelings. And companies respond by offering layoff victims outplacement services, psychological counseling, support groups, and extended benefit programs. While we certainly don’t want to downplay the trauma ...
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