[joe fonebone]

I got called back to my job after being off a year...took a pay and benefit cut, but am working....there is nothing out there, regardless of what people are saying..we have hired a bunch of people, but they are going to be gone by july ( temporary work and they do know it)...

[LuvFreeRepublic]

Good for you on the call back and I am sure those who have the temp work are grateful. Batten down the hatches, it’s gonna get worse. God bless the Americans who did the right thing, and who are hurting now.

[Redleg Duke]

I was laid off from a company two months shy of 28 years of service. I decided then and there that I needed to realize that I wasn't going to get the same pay and benefits that I was enjoying, so I figured out how much I needed to make. That really expanded my options.

Being 62, I was able to take retirement from my old company, and I was flexible enough that when an opportunity occurred, three weeks after lay-off, I was able to jump on it.

A positive attitude is critical as well. You have to look at the layoff as God's kick in the pants to move you in a different, better direction.

Getting laid off was the best thing that could have happened to me!