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"I saw that one coming." What NOT To Say To Someone Who's Been Laid Off
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It's starting to happen. Now it's not just my non-conformist art school friends that don't have jobs. It's the corporate, 9-5 ones, too! Dear God!! As people close to me start to get laid off, I start to get tongue-tied. What are the best ways to console someone who's been kind of canned??
What To Say
"That place was awful anyway. You'll totally find something better."
This has worked well for me, but only when I really mean it.
Otherwise it gets all stuck and mumbled!
"Sucks When Your Job Gets Blow'd Up"
I think this is a nice sentiment and works with certain industries.
"I'm so sorry about that. I'm sure the economy will improve soon."
This is a good one.
You’re probably lying but that’s totally OK in this situation.
More What NOT To Say
"Don't worry, the unemployment rate is actually 14%, not 7% . . .
so you’re in good company."
Although this can seem like a good thing to say by letting the person know that there are plenty out there in the same boat . . .
It reminds them that everyone in their damn boat is fighting for approx. 2 jobs!! Ah! You just doubled their competition. Not a good thing to say unless you really want to freak them out and instill hopelessness.
"You didn't DO anything there anyway."
It may be true, they could be one of those people that spend 6 hours of their working day on Facebook.
But just let the sting wear off a little bit before you suggest they actually TRY WORKING at their next job.
It Could Be Worse
Yeah, yeah, yeah… it could always be worse. BUT YOU JUST LOST YOUR JOB! Now what? Soon you’ll be on the streets and homeless?
added by Coffee Slut 06/04/2009
What Not To Say
"Awesome! Now you'll have more time to play Xbox with me!"
Because this isn’t particularly esteem-building.
"Wow! You finally got axed!"
Because you should really try to conceal your excitement.
"Well, now you can do what you REALLY want to do."
SO not consoling.
added by Elisa 06/04/2009
"I'm Sure The Guy in India Doing Your Job Now is TOTALLY Miserable"
added by JayFerris 06/04/2009
"Stop wallowing in self pity and do the laundry while I go to work."
NOT a particularly understanding thing to say to your live-in boyfriend, or your roommate.
That is kind of cruel, especially the hasty use of sharpie . . .
Enough to make a recently unemployed person cry if they happened to walk by.
"Don't take it personally"
This is fine, as long as the person’s boss didn’t pull them aside during the process and tell them that he did, in fact, hate their guts and was really excited to get rid of them. Because that IS ever so slightly personal.
added by Andrea D 06/04/2009
"Don't quit your day job!"
Not that I was giving advice at this point, I think what happened was that not 10 minutes after the recently-laid-off individual told me he had been canned, he was doing something silly and I said, “Well don’t quit your day job! . . . Ooooh . . . er. Yeah. Sorry.”
But that almost belongs in a different guide:
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