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In response to "My only thoughts are this. With this bad economy layoffs are usually based on seniority. You would be low man on the list if the company took a " by Redmond has a particular set of skills

not necessarily. I've been laid off at both ends of seniority. -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu) Jan 29 '09, 06:35

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yup, sometimes they'll cut the top salaries instead, saving more money by not having to pay the bigger salaries. - znufrii Jan 29, 06:36 5
- yes, exactly. Or if a whole department gets cut, everyone goes. I've had that happen. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 06:37 4
  - I've seen that happen too. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 06:39 3
    - I've also seen the "only computer guy" get cut. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 06:40 2
      - I was at a company where all the redheads got fired. -- nm - Redmond has a particular set of skills Jan 29, 06:41 1
        
        seriously, they cut the computer guys. more than one place. "We'll hire someone by the hour as needed" or "we'll use the guys in our other office." -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 06:41
Sometimes the situation is 1 higher-up or 2 entry-levels. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 29, 06:35 2
- and you retain more capacity with two bodies than with one. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 06:37
- one of my best friends just got laid off from Vault.com after 12 years. she was chief editor. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 06:36

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