Laying people off?

[Singlestack]

The only time I was laid off was at the end of 2008. I had a unique job, and the company gambled they could just cobble together a few people to get it done. They couldn't, and called me 9 months later. I came back as a full-time contractor and make more now than when I worked there. Best thing that ever happened to me, and it would be very difficult for me to go back as an employee. Wouldn't need to, anyway.

[RblDiver]

Thankfully I've not been in that sort of position, but my family was coming back from Thanksgiving vacation this last year. When we got back into town we went to the Perkins restaurant near my place. It was ~6:45 or so, we ate and left by about 7:45. The next day we read in the paper that all the employees had been called in for a meeting at around 8 to learn that the place was closing effective the next day (after having been assured that they were going to remain open). Turns out the new owners decided to close down the Fort Collins and Loveland locations and keep the Greeley location.

Weird to think that I was among their last customers. Sucks that these people were out of work just before Christmas.

[blacklabel]

Turns out the new owners decided to close down the Fort Collins and Loveland locations and keep the Greeley location.

Ironically, the one in Greeley is closed now too.

[RblDiver]

Ironically, the one in Greeley is closed now too.

I might be wrong and it was the Loveland one that was to be kept open. But regardless, bad situation. (My family's decided that we're the death knell of any restaurant we frequent, as they tend to go under!)

[ronaldrwl]

Dang, this topic is unsettling