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Hands up if you want to volunteer for layoffs, IBM tells staff (www.theregister.com)
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[–] mkukiwamagere@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

my friend was laid off last june by ibm and still hasn’t found a job

[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, sorry if I came across as aloof, I do know that it's tough out there, but I do believe that most people come out ahead after a layoff. But there are still many others who don't, and I do recognize just how lucky I am.

[–] mkukiwamagere@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

no you didn’t no apology necessary, it’s a very subjective experience and I wanted to share another side of it :)