Comments on: Five Ways to Avoid a Pink Slip in the Recession

By: Jacee

Jacee — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:21:46 +0000

i am hoping that the global economy would recover from this economic recession. life has been very hard with these massive job cuts.

By: Monica S Flores

Monica S Flores — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:55:50 +0000

I would actually be *very* interested to hear other people’s views on this since I’m having a hard time understanding.

I honestly don’t see why someone would have to fight or finagle so much to stay at a job if they don’t intend to excel at it, keep it, and grow it —>

The only things I see down *that* road are stress, health issues, relationship issues, and general unspecified unhappiness, none of which is productive in a job anyway. And believe me, I’ve experienced all of those.

My sense is a recession is a *perfect* time to start a new product or service offering.

By: Shareen

Shareen — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:05:50 +0000

I agreed with Jennifer’s post and points (1-5)what she discussed to keep job in this economy but at the same time I do agree with Monica Flores view too. In my situation, I worked nights, always co-operative and open to discuss and can offer more than my job description but hey when the times comes , you let go not because that you are UNWANTED or some one else can do what you do but some time employer think that if they will not let you go with others because of seniority than they might get sued so chances are there..

In last 8 years I have been laid off once and once my company was bought by another company and seems it is ongoing trend in USA economy so I decided to start my own which is difficult but doable.

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By: Jen @ NextRichGirl.com

Jen @ NextRichGirl.com — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:00:48 +0000

I think what you’re talking about is an entirely different topic. My original post is about how to keep your job… whether or not you want to keep it is another topic entirely. Not everyone is ready to take the plunge into a new career right now and sometimes you need the security of the job you have to help you pursue your dreams on the side (or to go to school or do some soul searchng or whatever). When it comes down to it, we all have bills to pay and the best time to make a change might not be in a recession.

By: Monica S. Flores

Monica S. Flores — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:51:11 +0000

Jennifer, I strongly disagree with all the points you listed except perhaps #5.

I think for many people a pink slip is actually an all-access pass to the future that they really *want* to be living. Those who are valuable members of their team are still hard at work and will not be ‘at risk’, whereas someone who is concerned about their job probably is at the mercy of other underlying issues, like maybe that job or industry or career is not a good fit for them, that particular industry is a dying industry, and being let go actually means an opportunity to bring about new industries, new products, new services…

If someone has a bad attitude, is clockwatching, needs to do a nightmare project (it’s a bad project for a reason), or needs to come up with additional reasons to sell their boss, then maybe that work environment is just not set up for their personal success, and maybe a pink slip is ticket to a better future.

For point #5, I do think that an employee’s bottom line is to add value to the company. So if there are hidden talents, yes, please share them: these could include ideas you have about how to reach new markets, make the existing business process more efficient, increase sales, and in general be more agile…. yes, I think that bringing these talents to the foreground is important.

However, for any company, the primary motivator is to have the company fulfill product and service delivery with employees who are well-suited to their specific task.

If someone is really a good illustrator, then they really don’t belong in the web design department.
If someone is a really good sales person, they truly should be laid-off from technical support.
If someone is a good plumber, don’t have them do the electrician’s job.

For readers, I’d like to know what you think. I definitely don’t believe fear is a great motivator. Instead of thinking what could go wrong with a pink slip, now’s the time to start thinking about what can go right — what moves you, what do you believe in, what dream do you have???? And what can you do to make that a reality?