My daughter's place of employment terminated 300 employees the day before Thanksgiving. The company can get the work done for less in the South. My daughter thought she was safe being in management, but no such luck. Merry Christmas. She is changing her line of work and going to school while she has her unemployment, but it will tough. A SIL was terminated in January - he was the vice president of a good sized company, so no one is safe. The financial situation there is more positive. He, too, is entering the health care field.
Times are not easy for so many this year.