Met 2 of our new hires last night at a training. They've been here 3 days and are already concerned about being laid off. Felt bad for their anxiety but think it's ill-placed to some extent

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New hires have nothing to worry about - in past downturns, we always keep new hires and lay off experienced people that can't keep themselves staffed

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That's because they are on FB and we've given them no reason to feel calm based on all the bitching.

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Haha well, I moved to NYC in 2008 for my first job and then Lehman crashed two weeks later. The economy now is as stable as a table compared to what it was back then.

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^that must have been an experience!

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Makes sense - just feel bad for them- starting your first job is nerve-wracking enough without that added stress

A1- haha yes, it was! Looking back, I'm like, "ok, that was a little extreme..." I'm now happy that I have the movie The Big Short to show my kids what I lived through. "When I graduated from college, the world economy was falling apart...!"

D3- pretty much the extent of what I told them.

D3- thanks for sharing that wisdom. I hadn't known that

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