Lay Off Update

The voluntary options to leave expired at the end of July.  They added an extended leave of absence option that will be available until the 15th.

From our Department, which is comprised of several different work areas, 15 people will need to be cut.  They received 12 volunteers. 

Which sounds pretty good.  Except that they will now analyze the work areas and work load from the areas those 12 people are from, to see if, operationally, it can be supported for them to leave their positions.  If not, they will be denied and the number of involuntary cuts will go up.

They announced today that 3 upper management  positions are becoming available, and those positions and any others that come open from voluntary leavings, that HAVE to be filled, will be filled ONLY with people from within our Department.

I guess that slightly improves my odds.